Definition:&Knowledge&and&skills&acquired&through&experience&alone,&evaluated&subjectively&by&faculty&with&subject&
matter&expertise&via&an&evaluation&of&a&compilation&of&work&(i.e.,&a&portfolio).!
• PEL&may¬&be&offered&for&all&courses,&including &where&faculty&w ith&su b ject - matter&expertise&are&unavailable.
• Only&courses&that&are&active,&preexisting,&documented&in&the¤t&catalog,&in¤t&master&course&outlines
(MCOs),&an d &in&rece n t&syllabi&m ay&b e&us ed &for&the&a w ard ing&of&cre dit&by &Prior&Learning&Assessment&(PLA).
Approved&courses&do¬&have&to&be&offered&every&quarter&to&be&considered&active.
• Credit&Limitation:&Credit&awarded&for&PEL&shall¬&exceed&25%&of&credits&required&for&certificate&or°ree.
• Prerequisite(s):&In&preparing&a&PEL&portfolio&for&review,&the&student&may&need&to&show&experiential&learning&for
relevant&course &ou tco m es&o f&the&p rere qu isite(s)&as&w ell&as&fo r&the&p etition ed &co urse ,&but&cre dit&w ill¬
necessarily&be&awarded&for&the&prerequisite(s).
• Challenge&Exam:&Credit&by&PEL&will¬&be&awarded&if&a&challenge&exam&exists&for&the&relevant&course.
Student Name SID#
Last First
Telephone Shoreline E-mail
I am petitioning for credit by PEL during , and affirm I am enrolled for credit at Shoreline during this quarter.
Quarter/Year
I acknowledge the requirements above and agree to guidelines as stated in Policy 5164 and corresponding Procedures for requesting Prior
Experiential Learning credit:
Student Signature: __________________________________________ Date: ________________
Petition!Process!(9!Steps):
STEP&1& Student&submits&all&official&transcripts&to&Enrollment&Services&for&transcript&evaluation.&
STEP&2& Student&brings&transcript&evaluation&results&to&meet&with&an&academic&advisor®arding&feasibility,&
options,&and&application&process&for&prior&experiential&learning&credit.&If&credit&is&appropriate,&
academic&advisor&will&direct&student&to &a p p ro p ria te &fac ulty &sub ject-matter&expert(s).&&
STEP&3& Student&completes&petition&(one&form&per&division)&and&meets&with&appropriate&faculty&subject-
matter&expert&to&determine&be st&w ay&to &dem o n strate&sk ills&and/o r&kno w led ge.&&
COURSES&FOR&WHICH&STUDENT&IS&SEEKING&CREDIT&(1#form#per#Division,#completed#by#faculty#subject-matter#expert)!