Appendix C: Responses on PLA and Online Coursework from Accrediting Organizations Recognized by Council for Higher Education Accreditation () and University of Colorado Denver’s Schools of Health *Note: CHEA does not have a blanket statement or policy prohibiting or discouraging accreditors from allowing programs to accept or award credit for prior learning. In fact, CHEA is working on a Quality Platform that accreditors may use if they would like to help institutions in their review of extra institutional offerings in which students have participated (like PLA). -- Jan Friis, Vice President for Government Affairs Allows Allows Online awarding of Coursework, credit by including Science Learning Accrediting Courses w/ Assessment Organization Labs (PLA) Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of YES YES Business (AACSB International) Accreditation Board for Engineering YES YES and Technology (ABET) Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and YES YES Mass Communication (ACEJMC) Accreditation Commission for Education YES YES in Nursing (ACEN) Accreditation YES, Council for however it Pharmacy likely would Education YES not shorten (ACPE) program seat time requirements
Appendix C: Responses on PLA and Online Coursework from Accrediting Organizations Recognized by Council for Higher Education Accreditation () and University of Colorado Denver’s Schools of Health *Note: CHEA does not have a blanket statement or policy prohibiting or discouraging accreditors from allowing programs to accept or award credit for prior learning. In fact, CHEA is working on a Quality Platform that accreditors may use if they would like to help institutions in their review of extra institutional offerings in which students have participated (like PLA). -- Jan Friis, Vice President for Government Affairs Accrediting Organization Allows Online Coursework, including Science Courses w/ Labs Allows awarding of credit by Learning Assessment (PLA) Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) YES YES Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) YES YES Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (ACEJMC) YES YES Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) YES YES Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) YES YES, however it likely would not shorten program seat time requirements
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