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Pre-Approved Prior Learning Assessments

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​​​​​​​​​​​School of Continuing and Professional Studies has pre-approved the following learning assessments by competence and undergraduate quarter credit hours. There is a fee of $300 per submission.

Time Considerations​
  • In Fall Quarter, passing submissions received after October 26, 2022 will not appear on student records until Winter Quarter.
  • Students who plan to graduate in Spring Quarter 2023 should have submitted all PLA projects by October 26, 2022.
  • Students who plan to graduate in Winter Quarter 2023 should have submitted all PLA projects by August 1, 2022.
  • Students who plan to graduate in Autumn Quarter 2022 should have submitted all PLA projects by May 9, 2022.
  • Students should submit all PLA no later than 2 quarters before their planned graduation. 
  • PLA projects are not processed during weekends, holidays, or other times when the university is closed.
  • Once a PLA project is submitted, it may take up to three business weeks for the assessment to be completed.​

To submit documents of completion for one of the trainings below, complete the Pre-Approved PLA checklist. Then submit the completed checklist and all documents of completion to SCPSAssessment@depaul.edu.

OrganizationTraining ReceivedDocuments of CompletionLevel

Association for Talent Development
(ATD)

Certified Professional in Learning and Performance (CPLP)
Certificate/ TranscriptUndergraduate




Building Owners and Managers Institute International
(BOMI)
CertificatesTranscriptUndergraduate
DesignationsTranscriptUndergraduate
Chicago Theological UnionPre Graduate Courses
of at least 2 semester credit hours are graded
TranscriptUndergraduate
DePaul Continuing and Professional Education
(CPE)
Integrated Marketing Communication CertificateCertificate/ CPE TranscriptUndergraduate

Business Analyst Certification ProgramCertificate/ CPE TranscriptUndergraduate
Paralegal Studies Certificate ProgramCertificate/ CPE Transcript
Undergraduate
Project Management Certificate Program*Certificate/ CPE TranscriptUndergraduate
Financial Planning Certificate Program*Certificate/ CPE TranscriptUndergraduate/Graduate**

Grant Writing​Certificate/ CPE TranscriptUndergraduate/Graduate**
Supply Chain Management Certificate Program*Certificate/ CPE TranscriptUndergraduate
Professional Human Resources Certificate Program*Certificate/ CPE TranscriptUndergraduate
Six Sigma Green BeltCertificate/ CPE TranscriptUndergraduate
Six Sigma Black Belt​Certificate/ CPE TranscriptUndergraduate/Graduate**
DePaul Labor Education CenterLabor Leadership ProgramCertificateUndergraduate
Language Testing International(LTI)Language Writing Proficiency Test
(WPT)​
Test ResultsUndergraduate
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
(FINRA)
Series 7 examBrokerCheck ReportUndergraduate
HR Certification Institute
(HRCI)
Professional in Human Resources (PHR)Exam ResultsUndergraduate/Graduate**
Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)Exam ResultsUndergraduate/Graduate**
Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR)Exam ResultsUndergraduate/Graduate**
Life Office Management Association
(LOMA)
Certificate Programs
TranscriptUndergraduate
Associate Designation​TranscriptUndergraduate
Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI)​TranscriptUndergraduate
Fellow, Secure Retirement Institute (FSRI)TranscriptUndergraduate
Project Management Institute
(PMI)
Project Management Professional (PMP)CertificateUndergraduate
Society for Human Resource Management
(SHRM)
Certified Professional (CP) or Senior Certified Professional (SCP)CertificateUndergraduate/Graduate**

State of Illinois

Police Officer Basic Training

Undergraduate

State of Illinois

Certified Nursing Assistant

Evidence of Completion of a program listed on the Illinois Department of Public Health Registry and listing on the Illinois Department of Public Health - Health Care Worker Registry
Undergraduate
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA)​
​Certified Public Accountant

​AICPA Certification
​Graduate**

For Credit Hour Articulation, consult this chart.
For Competence Articulations for students in BAIFA, BAC, and BAGB, consult this chart.

*Students may get credit for CPE coursework or certificate, but not both.

**PLA credit may be applied to an undergraduate or graduate degree, but not both.


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