Credit For Prior Learning
Credit for Prior Learning provides students a range of options to earn college credit for what they already know. Students can demonstrate college-level knowledge and competencies from examination, portfolio, to workforce and military. High school students with AP exam credit, International Baccalaureate, or Youth Apprenticeship experience may be good candidates for Credit for Prior Learning.
Learn more about CPLE at MATC.
ADVANCED PLACEMENT
Credit for Prior Learning and Experience may be awarded to students satisfactorily passing Advanced Placement exams. The transfer is made as a non-course credit by exam credit from the official AP Exam. AP gives students an opportunity to take college-level courses and exams while still in high school. A good AP grade may indicate that the student would benefit from entering a more advanced course than the usual first-year course or should receive credit for a college course that they have not taken. AP Grades range from 5 to 1: 5-extremely well qualified, 4-well qualified, 3-qualified, 2 and 1- no recommendation. To receive college credit, MATC requires an AP score of three (3) or higher. Please submit an official AP score report to MATC’s Admission Office.
To learn more about possible MATC credit through AP exams, go to the CPLE website and look under “MATC Departmental and National Exam” (link) for additional information.
INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE
The International Baccalaureate Organization (IB) authorizes qualified secondary schools to offer the IB curriculum and administer examinations. A student must be enrolled in an authorized school to be eligible to sit for IB examinations. The IB curriculum offers coursework at the higher level (HL) and the standard level (SL). Over 800 secondary schools in nearly 100 countries offer IB.
YOUTH APPRENTICESHIP
Youth Apprenticeship is a Wisconsin high school and work-based program in which high school students combine academic courses and applicable employment to, upon successful completion, receive a state certificate. This certificate represents credentials that are recognized by business and industry throughout Wisconsin. Students have the option to participate in either an abbreviated one-year or a standard two-year Youth Apprenticeship Program. Advanced standing credits are awarded to Youth Apprenticeship graduates who enroll in a sequenced MATC program.
For more information, visit: https://dwd.wisconsin.gov/
WHAT YOU KNOW
GETTING CREDIT FOR WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW
Credit for Prior Learning provides students a range of options to earn college credit for what they already know. Students can demonstrate college-level knowledge and competencies from examination, portfolio, to workforce and military training.