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PLA - Your Experience Matters

Experience Matters

Earn Credit for What You Already Know

At Thomas Edison State University, we recognize that you possess college-level knowledge, no matter how you acquired it. Whether that experience comes from work, life or military experience, we can formally evaluate and apply your prior learning experience as credits toward a degree program. Students at TESU earn an average of 38 credits toward their degrees by leveraging prior learning. The University also offers an array of credit-by-exam options as an alternative to taking standard courses.

Begin earning the credit you deserve today.

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Is PLA Right for You?

Take our self-assessment to learn if you are a good match for earning credit for college-level knowledge you have acquired outside the classroom through prior learning assessment.

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Transfer Your Credit

Have you attended college before? If so, you may be able to transfer credits earned at other regionally accredited colleges or universities. The University also offers a variety of other ways to earn credit – all designed around the needs of adult learners, like you.

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