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Transfer Credits or Life Experience Program
We
are now pleased to offer an Experiential Learning or Life Experience Program for
those interested in Cornerstone Christian University and Seminary who have
accrued transferable credits and many years of ministry experience. This new
option will be substituted for a maximum of 60 credit hours or 20 courses of
three credits each and will be a compilation of students’ complete ministry
history and experience as well as any transferable coursework from other
colleges, seminaries, and or universities. Tuition for this program is a $625.00
Life Experience Credit fee which will accompany a student's “resume” which is
an in-depth and extensive portfolio of all documented, acquired and
demonstrated learning. Acceptance of a Life Experience resume will be
determined from all past transcripts that are received, validated and approved
by the CCU.
Additionally,
students will then be required to take 10 or 20 concentration courses at CCU to complete the Bachelor of Biblical Studies degree within the selected
concentration. The cost for the 30 credits or ten courses is $1,800.00. Any
credits short of the 120 credits required for the Bachelor must completed at CCU.
The
Life Experience Portfolio requirements are as follows:
1) The
student will create a Life Experience Portfolio (an extensive resume) completely
documenting all past ministry experience in chronological order. For the
purposes of evaluation, ‘unofficial’ copies of all transcripts will
initially be acceptable and must accompany the portfolio. Once accepted, CCU
will need the official transcripts from the schools where they were
earned.
2) Student can enrolled at CCU by contacting us
via e-mail or call us at
(800) 214-1559 to inform our
staff that a portfolio is being prepared and that they desire to be a candidate
for this program.
3) Once your portfolio is received and approved and the tuition is paid,
Students will be notified by e-mail and will then receive
information on enrolling at CCU for the remaining credits.
4) If
for some reason, the portfolio is not acceptable, we will endeavor to work with
students to re-write your resume (your portfolio presentation) so that we can
approve it or will substitute CCU's courses to equal the requirements.
5) Once your paperwork has been approved and you have been notified you will
at that time come back to this page or the payment page to pay your fee.
Experiential
Learning Policy Statement
Cornerstone
Christian
University
(CCU) adheres to the philosophy that education is a process of life-long
learning. CCU recognizes that (1) college-level learning can be gained outside
of a traditional college classroom or university setting through various
activities such as work experience, ministry experience, volunteerism, travel,
self-study, or training, and (2) experiential learning merits credit when it is
properly demonstrated and validated.
Purpose
The
purpose of this policy is to outline the process for the award of credit for
experiential learning. Since CCU is a ministry training center, all of the
opportunities of experiential learning also apply to ministry vocations.
Procedures
I.
Definition of Terms
A.
Experiential Learning is a term that refers to learning that is acquired
outside of a traditional classroom. This can be a co curricular activity linked
to a traditional classroom or professional standards in a particular field of
study such as in the case of practical, internships, student teaching, service
learning or cooperative education.
B.
Prior Learning is learning that is equal to college level learning and
has been gained outside of a traditional classroom prior to a student’s
enrollment in a university degree program e.g. work or military experience,
self-study, volunteerism, training, or travel, etc.
C.
Prior Learning Assessment is a method of evaluating and recognizing
learning that is equal to college level learning that has been gained outside of
a traditional classroom prior to a student’s enrollment in a university degree
program.
D.
Portfolio is an organized collection of material which documents prior
learning achievements and relates them to learning outcomes of college courses.
Usually the portfolio is developed to capture several fields of study for which
there are no specific examinations.
II.
Criteria for Consideration
A.
To earn credit for experiential learning a student must be enrolled as a
degree seeking student at Cornerstone
Christian
University.
B.
Experiential Learning Credit Options (Undergraduate
Level)
1.
Portfolio Development. Upon approval of the department head of the
student’s major and the department head and dean of the course (s) involved, a
student may develop a portfolio for a course (s) offered by Cornerstone
Christian University. This portfolio will be reviewed by a faculty member
appointed by the head of the appropriate department and school involved.
2.
*Credit for Training. Military
and professional training that is evaluated and recommended for college credit
by the American Council on Education (ACE) and training that is within an
articulated agreement with
Cornerstone
Christian
University
and Seminary and is approved for credit.
3.
*External Examinations. Upon
approval of the department head and dean, of the student’s major, a student
may submit satisfactory scores on external professional examinations. This
includes Advanced Placement (AP), the College Level Examination Program (CLEP),
Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES), International
Baccalaureate (IB) and other professional certifications or examinations
evaluated by the America Council of Education
(ACE) for college-level credit.
III.
Guidelines and Considerations
A.
Credit is awarded for learning that can be demonstrated, not for experience.
B.
Credit is awarded for learning which is college level and meets the standards of
CCU. That is, it is relevant to actual course competencies.
C.
Assessment of experiential learning is completed by faculty experts in the
relevant subject area.
D.
Credit earned through an assessment of experiential learning cannot be
duplicated through other mechanisms for earning credit.
E.
Experiential learning credit will be granted upon the written recommendation of
the department head having jurisdiction over the courses involved with the
dean’s approval.
F.
The applicability of experiential learning credit toward a specific degree
program is subject to departmental approval.
G.
A student may not fail a course at
Ames
Christian
University
and later receive credit for the same course through an experiential learning
option.
H.
The satisfactory scores for knowledge-based or professional examinations are
determined by the appropriate department and the dean of the school involved.
I.
No letter grade will be entered on the student’s transcript for experiential
learning credit. Experiential learning credit will be treated in the same way as
transfer credit. A “P” will be assigned and it will not count toward the
student’s grade point average.
J.
On a case by case basis, a student may earn a maximum of 60 semester hours at
the undergraduate level through experiential learning credit. However, each
department determines the maximum credit that can be awarded for a particular
degree and will establish its own process for evaluating and awarding credit.
The student must meet all University and departmental residency requirements.
K.
The opportunity to seek experiential learning credit is open to full and
part-time degree seeking students.
*These
options are currently approved for use at CCU.
IV.
Portfolio Development
A.
Portfolio development is an organized collection of essays and documentation,
demonstrating learning skills through work and life experiences. The portfolio,
specifically, must articulate knowledge equivalent to that which is taught in a
college course.
B.
There are several steps and processes involved in Portfolio Development.
The
enrollment in a course or workshop is a pre-requisite for portfolio development
and is considered essential for preparation and successful completion and
approval for credit. Students must complete the preparation for portfolio
development by enrolling in either of the three:
1.
A traditional portfolio development course
2.
A non-traditional portfolio development course
3.
A traditional or non-traditional workshop either for credit or non-credit.
C.
The department determines the courses that may be completed by portfolio
development and provides the specifications. Not all courses will be considered
for portfolio development.
D.
The portfolio can include knowledge and skills gained from a wide variety of
sources, but these are some of the more common ones used for Portfolio
Assessment:
-
full
or part-time jobs
-
independent
reading and study
-
training
programs or in-service courses
-
volunteer
work
-
cultural
and artistic pursuits
-
military
service
-
travel
study
E.
An Advanced Standing Committee will be formed and will be assigned the task of
reviewing the portfolio and making decisions using uniform guidelines as
established by the University.
F.
The Advanced Standing Committee will be asked to assess several things:
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Is
the knowledge sufficient?
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Has
the student demonstrated application of this knowledge?
-
Has
the student shown the relationship between the knowledge and the evidence?
-
The
Advanced Standing Committee will determine whether or not knowledge of the
subject is equal to a college level grade of “C” or better.
If
so, then credit will be recommended.
-
**If
the knowledge is judged to be insufficient, the Advanced Standing Committee
will recommend that credit be denied.
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**If
the Advanced Standing Committee decides that more information is needed in
order to make a determination, the student may be asked to submit additional
evidence, take an examination/and or be interviewed.
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**The
latter practices are often used in cases where students have acquired
knowledge of a subject that cannot be documented.
The Advanced Standing Committee should consist of the student’s department
chair, faculty advisor, the representative of the department from which the
course originates, and the workshop/course instructor.
V.
Experimental Learning Policy Committee
A.
The committee will be appointed annually.
B.
Each school Dean will appoint one representative.
C.
The following persons will also serve on the committee:
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Dr.
Ted Ridoré, President of Cornerstone University
-
Mark
Goldstein
-
Pastor
Wilbert Bradley MA, Dean
-
Sandra
Johnson MA, Administrative Assistance
-
Mark
Johnson, Admissions
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