CREDIT FROM OTHER SOURCES

Admission with articulated credit
CCBC has an association with secondary and proprietary schools and other organizations offering instruction. The college matches the instructional program of these institutions with its own curricula and, when appropriate, enters into a formal articulation agreement. Students interested in articulation programs should contact the Admissions office. There are fees associated with these options.

Military training and education
Many military training and educational programs have been evaluated and recommended for college-level credit by the American Council on Education, the National Program on Non-Sponsored Instruction and CCBC faculty. These recommendations may be acceptable for credit.

Assessment of Prior Learning

CCBC acknowledges that many adults have benefited from learning experiences outside the college classroom, such as:

• On-the-job experience
• Training for job advancement
• Military training
• Involvement in community activities
• Self-designed learning activities in areas of personal interest

Some students may be able to receive college credit for the college-level learning they have already completed through the Assessment of Prior Learning (APL) program. APL allows students’ prior learning (equivalent to the objectives and scope of college courses) to be evaluated for credit. That credit can then be applied toward certificate or degree requirements.

The amount of credit awarded for prior learning may be no more than half of the specialized courses in a program, with a maximum of 30 credits. No more than 15 of the 30 credits may be granted based on examinations developed by CCBC or portfolio assessment.

The APL program offers a variety of options to the serious adult interested in getting credit for his or her college-level learning. College credits may be earned through the following options:

• Credit by examinations more information: e-mail / 410-285-9956 / www.ccbcmd.edu/apl/index.html
  Scores from programs such as the College-Level Examination Program (CLEP), Advanced Placement Testing Program (AP), DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST), and International Baccalaureate (IB) are reviewed for possible award of credit.

• Departmental examinations more information: e-mail / 410-285-9956 / www.ccbcmd.edu/apl/index.html
  Academic departments of the college have developed competency examinations for selected courses.

• Portfolio assessment more information: e-mail / 410-285-9956 / www.ccbcmd.edu/apl/index.html
  Since many educational experiences cannot be evaluated satisfactorily by examination, qualified students may choose to develop portfolio summaries of their college-level learning. Portfolios are then presented to appropriate faculty for evaluation and possible award of credit.

• Non-collegiate training and education more information: Registrar:
  Catonsville: 410-455-4555; Dundalk: 410-285-9801; Essex: 410-780-6363
  Many training and educational programs offered through businesses, industries and government agencies have been evaluated and recommended for college-level credit by the American Council on Education and N.Y. Regents/PONSI and are acceptable for credit.

• Apprenticeship Training more information: e-mail / phone: 410-455-4428.
  Students may qualify for up to 30 college credits for the satisfactory completion of an apprentice training program registered with and recognized by the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council.