PLAR Web Page: https://www.fanshawec.ca/admissions/mature-and-transfer-applicants/mature-applicants/prior-learning-assessment-recognition-1
Applicant Requirements: You may have your prior learning assessed before entering a college program. Courses with successful PLAR attempts will be recorded on a transcript.
How do students apply? Contact an Admissions and Pathways Advisor in the Office of the Registrar, by phone at 519-452-4277 or email at advising@fanshawec.ca.
Fees: The PLAR application fee is $105 per course.
Types of PLAR offered: Course specific and advanced standing.
Credit award limits: You can receive credit for up to 75% of a college program through Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition, depending on the nature and extent of your learning and how well your learning matches the college course requirements (learning outcomes). You must be enrolled and complete a minimum of 25% of the program credit units at Fanshawe.
Assessment methods: Challenge evaluation; Portfolio.
Steps in PLAR process: PLAR Applications are filed with the Office of the Registrar. PLAR applicants should be informed in advance of the PLAR process and the method of assessment. The Office of the Registrar will forward the application to the Academic School for assessment. Once the assessment is complete, the School will notify the student of the decision. The School will also notify the Office of the Registrar of such decision by returning the complete PLAR application form.
Student support provided: Book an appointment with an Admissions and Pathways Advisor, or contact your Program Coordinator to inquire about PLAR and see if a Learner Guide is available for the course you wish to PLAR.
Withdrawing from process: Information not available.
Credit recognition on transcripts: Credits awarded through PLAR should be transcribed in the same way in which credits are normally transcribed in each course, without any indication that credits have been acquired through prior learning assessment. These credits will be used in the Cumulative GPA calculation as appropriate. Unsuccessful attempts to obtain credit through PLAR are not recorded on a transcript.
In exceptional circumstances where it is not possible to use the normal grading system, a "P" (pass) is used. Where the PLAR assessor must use a “P”, it is important to note that some professional organizations, universities and other institutions may not accept the “P” grade.
Acceptance of other institutions’ PLAR credits: Information not available.