PLAR Web Page: https://www.senecacollege.ca/about/policies/prior-learning-assessment-and-recognition-policy.html
Applicant Requirements: Information not available.
How do students apply? Complete a PLAR application available from the Coordinator and pay the assessment fee at the Registration Office (fee is set by the Ministry of Education and Training).
Fees: Information not available.
Types of PLAR offered: Course specific.
Credit award limits: Prior learning credit will only be awarded in a degree program for degree-level learning. No more than 50 per cent of a degree-level program may be awarded credit through PLAR.
Assessment methods: Assessment of a portfolio and/or by means of a challenge process.
Steps in PLAR process: Research Identify courses on our website for which you feel you may have gained the learning required for a challenge. Outlines are available online. Match your learning to the outcomes on the course outline. Consult Make an appointment to discuss your situation with the Program Coordinator - s/he will help you determine if a challenge is appropriate for you. Apply.
Complete a PLAR application available from the Coordinator and pay the assessment fee at the Registration Office (fee is set by the Ministry of Education and Training). The Program Coordinator or Chair of the Program Area in which the course is delivered must sign your form. The Registration Office will process your application and a copy will be sent to the Program Coordinator, who will contact you and arrange a date and time for your PLAR assessment. Challenge Complete your assessment as arranged with the Program Coordinator. Get Your Results When completed, your PLAR will be evaluated by a faculty expert who will assign a grade. If you have successfully challenged the course, the grade will be recorded on your transcript. If you have not successfully challenged the course, the grade will not be recorded on your transcript, but the Program Coordinator will contact you and instruct you to enroll in the challenged course to earn the credit.
Student support provided: Information not available.
Withdrawing from process: Information not available.
Credit recognition on transcripts: If you have successfully challenged the course, the grade will be recorded on your transcript.
Acceptance of other institutions’ PLAR credits: Information not available.