• Standardized Exam Students may take standardized multiple-choice exams remotely or on the Portland campus for the following required courses. Please check with your advisor to make sure the exam will fulfill a requirement for your Department of Technology major: College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) o ACC 110 Financial Accounting for Decision-Making - ATL and Tech Mgmt majors o BIO 101/102 Biological Foundations/Experiences - Science Exploration (SE) core for CYB and Info Tech majors o ECO 101/102 Introduction to Macro/Microeconomics o MAT 108 College Algebra Dantes Standarized Subject Tests (DSST) o ITT 181 Computing and Information Technology o ITP 250 Management Information Systems o MAT 120 Introduction to Statistics • Credential Review Industry credentials such as A+, Security+ and CCNA do not result in course credit through credential review. They can be used as a significant part of an academic portfolio (see below). • Academic Portfolio Students with appropriate learning from experience may be able to gain Department of Technology faculty approval to complete up to 9 credits of ITP/ITS/ITT requirements. Before beginning a portfolio, students must meet with the PLA office to enroll in the required, non-credit bearing, free, online portfolio development workshop in Brightspace. Undergraduate portfolios are charged $50 per credit hour for the final Technology faculty evaluation. **Some Applied Technical Leadership and Technology Management students may be required to complete ITT 400 portfolios. ITT 400 portfolios are separate from the 9 credits of other portfolio work described above. PLA Sept 2021 For more information, please visit: https://usm.maine.edu/prior-learning-assessment Get credit for what you've learned! Prior Learning Assessment and Department of Technology HOW IT WORKS If you have college-level learning from work, volunteer, or life experience, you may be able to use Prior Learning Assessment to earn academic credit at USM. In the Department of Technology, students typically use learning from previous technical occupations or training to earn credit. In order to earn credit, learning can be demonstrated through one of the following processes: __________________________________________________________

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o ACC 110 Financial Accounting for Decision-Making - ATL and Tech Mgmt majorso BIO 101/102 Biological Foundations/Experiences - Science Exploration (SE) core for CYB and Info Tech majorso ECO 101/102 Introduction to Macro/Microeconomicso MAT 108 College AlgebraDantes Standarized Subject Tests (DSST)o ITT 181 Computing and Information Technologyo ITP 250 Management Information Systemso MAT 120 Introduction to Statistics

• Credential ReviewIndustry credentials such as A+, Security+ and CCNA do not result in course credit through credential review. They can beused as a significant part of an academic portfolio (see below).

• Academic PortfolioStudents with appropriate learning from experience may be able to gain Department of Technology faculty approval tocomplete up to 9 credits of ITP/ITS/ITT requirements. Before beginning a portfolio, students must meet with the PLA office toenroll in the required, non-credit bearing, free, online portfolio development workshop in Brightspace.

Undergraduate portfolios are charged $50 per credit hour for the final Technology faculty evaluation.

**Some Applied Technical Leadership and Technology Management students may be required to complete ITT 400 portfolios. ITT 400 portfolios are separate from the 9 credits of other portfolio work described above.

PLA Sept 2021

For more information, please visit: https://usm.maine.edu/prior-learning-assessment

Get credit for what you've learned!Prior Learning Assessment and Department of Technology

HOW IT WORKSIf you have college-level learning from work, volunteer, or life experience, you may be able to use Prior Learning Assessment to earn academic credit at USM. In the Department of Technology, students typically use learning from previous technical occupations or training to earn credit.

In order to earn credit, learning can be demonstrated through one of the following processes:

__________________________________________________________