MLC recognizes that its student body, especially returning adult learners, often has professional experiences and credentials that could be considered in their academic studies.

Experiential Learning Credit

An “experiential learning” experience is a previous learning experience in a classroom, on the job, in previous training, or through personal study that a student wishes to apply towards credit for a college course. The student must provide supporting documentation in the form of a portfolio. Three faculty members evaluate the portfolio for fulfillment of course objectives.

APPLE Field Experiences

Learners in the APPLE program complete three field experience courses: Early Field Experience I, Early Field Experience II, and Literacy Clinical. As many of our learners in APPLE currently serve in our schools as paraeducators, substitutes, and sometimes the teacher of record, they may be able to apply those experiences to earn credit for one or more of these classes.

APPLE learners are enrolled in the experiential learning credit course based on their prior classroom experiences. During the first week of that class, learners upload a detailed resume that follows a specific format so the faculty members responsible for the course can determine which, if any, of the field experience courses could be met by collecting and sharing a portfolio of evidence. Learners are given the rest of the term to create a portfolio for each course they have been invited to demonstrate they have met through their professional experiences. Once their portfolio is complete, three faculty members review the submission(s) and determine if experiential learning credit should be awarded.