Lambton College PLAR

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PLAR Web Page: https://www.lambtoncollege.ca/custom/Pages/Policies/Policy.aspx?id=2147515156

Applicant Requirements: A person requesting Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition does not need to be enrolled in a Lambton College program at the time of the request. The requestor must, however, demonstrate that through life experience, non-formal study, or work and training experience that there is sufficient background to undertake PLAR.

How do students apply? Information not available.

Fees: Information not available.

Types of PLAR offered: Course specific.

Credit award limits: Grades earned through PLAR may not count for more than 50% of the courses or credits required for graduation from a program.

Assessment methods: Portfolio Submission, Challenge Exam.

Steps in PLAR process: A fee will be levied for PLAR, payable at the time of registering for PLAR. After meeting with the faculty assessor, and once the assessment criteria and requirements have been established by the faculty assessor, the student may either indicate that they wish to proceed or may withdraw the application for PLAR within five working days and be refunded the PLAR fee minus a processing fee.

Student support provided: Information not available.

Withdrawing from process: After meeting with the faculty assessor, and once the assessment criteria and requirements have been established by the faculty assessor, the student may either indicate that they wish to proceed or may withdraw the application for PLAR within five working days and be refunded the PLAR fee minus a processing fee.

Credit recognition on transcripts: The grade awarded will be commensurate with the demonstrated learning relative to normal grading expectations for the course(s). The grade awarded will be one of the grades normally awarded for that course. In some circumstances, such as the inappropriateness or inability to evaluate to the precision of an individual grade, and with the approval of the Dean, an AS grade may be awarded. The grade and credit earned through PLAR will not be designated or in any way identified on the student transcript as having been earned through the PLAR process.

Acceptance of other institutions’ PLAR credits: Information not available.