Semester Hour Limits to Credit for Prior Learning
Lakeland grants semester hours for prior learning at the undergraduate level only.
- Associate Degree - limited to 15 semester hours from any category of prior learning
- Bachelor’s Degree - limited 30 semester hours from any category of prior learning
- Students transferring with some technical diploma level courses may receive advanced standing semester hours toward cooperative education experience, internships or practicum course equivalencies.
Students may earn Lakeland University (LU) credits for specific courses aligned with industry certifications aligned and approved by faculty.
Students requesting CPL via Certification should:
- Submit a CPL request to their faculty program advisor
- Submit certification documentation (within the last three years), such as:
- Certificates of completion
- Exam reports from employer or third-party training
- Continuing Education Unit (CEU) certificate or transcript
- Licenses/Certification documents
- Faculty sends documentation of approved requests to the Office of the Registrar
- Students are notified of CPL award and processing fees
- Includes a $50 non-refundable administrative fee
- Credit award = $75 per semester hour earned
- Bursar adds the fees to current bill cycle
Lakeland accepts College Board Advanced Placement Examination (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), College Level Examination Program (CLEP) and Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) tests as a service to students who wish to earn credit awarded as semester hours for college-level achievement. On most tests, enrolling students who achieve a score of 3 or higher on an AP, a score of 4 or higher on all Higher Level IB exams, and 55 or higher on a CLEP or DANTES exam may earn college credit and exemption from completing the equivalent Lakeland course requirement. Students may not receive AP, IB, CLEP or DANTES credit for any subject area in which they have already taken college coursework. Associate degree students who have completed 42+ semester hours or Bachelor’s degree students who have completed 85+ semester hours of college coursework are not eligible for AP, IB, CLEP or DANTES credit. Lakeland allows a maximum of 30 semester hours of credit through equivalency exams towards the completion of an associate or bachelor’s degree.
CLEP tests fall into two categories: (1) General Exams, and (2) Subject Area Exams.
The General Exams in English composition, humanities, mathematics, natural sciences, and social sciences/history function are designed to assess knowledge of fundamental facts, concepts, and basic principles as well as the ability to perceive relationships.
The following specific CLEP exams with required score can satisfy Lakeland University course requirement(s):
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CLEP Title
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Semester Hours Awarded at LU
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Lakeland University Equivalent
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Required Score
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Business and Computer Science
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Financial Accounting
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3
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ACC 210 - Financial Accounting Principles
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55
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Information Systems
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3
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CPS 100 - Introduction to Computers
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55
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Introductory Business Law
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3
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BUS 410 - Business Law I
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55
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Principles of Management
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3
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BUS 330 - Management Principles
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55
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Principles of Marketing
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3
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MKT 350 - Marketing Principles
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55
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Composition
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College Composition
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3
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GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing ; Exemption from GEN 110 - Composition I: Academic Writing
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55
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Foreign Languages
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French Language
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4-8
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Level 1 - Exemption from World Languages requirement (4 crs)
Level 2 - Exemption from World Languages requirement (8 crs)
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55
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German Language
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4-8
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Level 1 - Exemption from World Languages requirement (4 crs)
Level 2 - Exemption from World Languages requirement (8 crs)
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55
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Spanish Language
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4-8
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Level 1 - Exemption from World Languages requirement (4 crs)
Level 2 - Exemption from World Languages requirement (8 crs)
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55
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Humanities and Social Sciences
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American Government
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3
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POL 221 - American Government I ; Exemption from History and Political Science requirement
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55
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American Literature
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3
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ENG 320 - Exploring American Literature ; Exemption from Literature and Writing requirement
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55
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Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
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3
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Elective; Exemption from Literature and Writing requirement
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55
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English Literature
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3
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Elective; Exemption from Literature and Writing requirement
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55
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History of the United States I: Early Colonization to 1877
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3
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HIS 111 - United States History I ; Exemption from History and Political Science requirement
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55
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History of the United States II: 1865 to the Present
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3
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HIS 112 - United States History II ; Exemption from History and Political Science requirement
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55
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Human Growth and Development
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3
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PSY 330 - Human Growth and Development ; Exemption from Social Sciences requirement; Does not apply to Education majors
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55
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Humanities
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3
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Elective
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55
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Introduction to Educational Psychology
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3
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PSY 230 - Educational Psychology ; Exemption from Social Sciences requirement; Does not apply to Education majors
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55
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Principles of Macroeconomics
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3
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ECN 235 - Principles of Macroeconomics ; Exemption from Social Sciences requirement
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55
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Principles of Microeconomics
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3
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ECN 230 - Principles of Microeconomics ; Exemption from Social Sciences requirement
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55
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Introductory Psychology
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3
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PSY 200 - General Psychology ; Exemption from Social Science requirement
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55
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Introductory Sociology
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3
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SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology ; Exemption from Social Sciences requirement
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55
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Social Sciences and History
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3
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Elective
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55
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Western Civilization I: Ancient Near East to 1648
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3
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Elective; Exemption from History and Political Science requirement
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55
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Western Civilization II: 1648 to Present
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3
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Elective; Exemption from History and Political Science requirement
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55
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Science and Mathematics
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Biology
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4
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BIO 100 - Introduction to Biology; Exemption from Natural Sciences requirement
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55
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Calculus
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4
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MAT 231 - Calculus I (4 semester hours) ; Exemption from Mathematics requirement
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55
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Chemistry
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4
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CHM 131 - Principles of Chemistry I; Exemption from Natural Sciences requirement
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55
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College Algebra
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3
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MAT 130 - Intermediate Algebra
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55
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College Mathematics
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3
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MAT 130 - Intermediate Algebra
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55
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Natural Sciences
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3
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Elective
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55
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Precalculus
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3
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MAT 162 - Pre-Calculus ; Exemption from Mathematics requirement
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55
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Students who complete a Lakeland University foreign language course above the first-semester level with a grade of “B” or better will also receive credit for all foreign language courses that are the prerequisite to that course. A student can earn retroactive credit who is studying a language that is not their native language. A student may earn a maximum of 14 semester hours, not including the completed course. The course taken to earn retroactive credit must be the student’s first college course in the language.
Note: Lakeland University Credit for Prior Learning policies applicable to Undergraduate programs only.
Students requesting Credit for Prior Learning (CPL) through the Work Experience option should:
- Submit a CPL request to their faculty program advisor
- The request should include relevant work experience documentation, such as
- Copies of employee performance appraisals
- Job Descriptions
- Resume
- Other types of documentation can be approved by program faculty
- Faculty sends documentation of approved requests to the Office of the Registrar
- Student may earn a maximum of 10 semester hours of EXP 390
- Students are notified of CPL award and processing fees
- Includes a $50 non-refundable administrative fee
- Credit award = $75 per semester hour earned
- Bursar adds the fees to current bill cycle
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