Online students can get credit for work experience by documenting their knowledge.
In the decade before she decided to get her online bachelor’s degree in business administration from Golden Gate University, Bethany Meyer spent most of her days in California working as a human resources professional in the restaurant industry.
When it came time to enter her program, she realized she knew plenty of the material covered in her required courses. The problem: she had the work experience – not the academic credit – to prove it.
Meyer’s school adviser suggested she try something called portfolio assessment, a process that would allow her to gain credit for a specific course by documenting what she already knew.
By Devon Haynie
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