Prior Learning Assessment 

Yakima Valley Community College currently awards college credit

for Advanced Placement, DSST, USAFI, CLEP, and International

Baccalaureate examinations. Credits are also awarded

through Course Challenge and Technical Preparation classes.

Qualified faculty approves the appropriate course placement.

No more than 45 credits of Prior Learing Assessment (PLA) credit

may be awarded. Credit will be awarded after the students

completes one quarter at YVCC and only for courses within the

institution’s regular curricular offerings.

 

The State Board for Community and Technical Colleges manages

a chart of minimum Advanced Placement scores for the state's

colleges.  The chart is available at:

http://www.wsac.wa.gov/PreparingForCollege/PriorLearningCredit 

 

More detailed, YVCC-specific score information is available in

the college catalog. 

 

PLA is a means of determining whether or not the knowledge,

skills, and abilities a students has gained through prior learning

match the knowledge, skills, and abilities a student would gain

by completing a specific course.

 

Policies and procedures concerning prior learning assessment

are currently being reviewed.  Additional methods of prior learning

are being considered, such as: work and life experience; military

training and experience; and through formal and informal education

or training from in-state and out-of-state institutions.

 

Please contact the registrar at 509-574-4702 for the most current

information on PLA.

 

Advanced Placement Program 

 

The Advanced Placement Program is a testing program of the College

Entrance Examination Board (CEEB). It is a special, college-level, learning experience for high school students, which can take the form of an honors

class, a strong regular course, a tutorial, or an independent study.  

High school students who have participated in the Advanced Placement

Program during high school or have developed an equivalent background

through self-initiative may take tests offered by the College Board each year

during the month of May, and scores will be reported to three colleges of the student’s choice. The student must have successfully completed one quarter

at YVCC before advanced placement credit will be placed on the transcript.  

Scores in computer science, economics, and music may also be submitted

and will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

 

Course Equivalent KeyYakima Valley Community College grants credit for

scores of 3 or higher in Advanced Placement exams as follows:

 

Score Area of Study Credits Courses

 

3       Art History      4           ART 280 

4       Art History      8           ART 280, 281 

5       Art History     12          ART 280, 281, 282 

3-5    Biology           5           BIOL 109 

3-5    Calculus AB    5           MATH& 151 

3-5    Calculus BC   10          MATH& 151, 152 

3       Chemistry      5           CHEM 100 

4       Chemistry      5           CHEM 109/110 

5       Chemistry      5           CHEM& 141/151 

3-4    English Lang/Comp 5  ENGL& 101 

5       English Lang/Comp 10 ENGL& 101, 102 

3-5    English Lit/Comp 5      ENGL& 101 

3       French           5            FREN 101 

4       French         10            FREN 101, 102 

5       French         15            FREN 101,102, 103 

3       German         5            GERM 101 

4       German       10            GERM 101, 102 

5       German       15            GERM 101,102,103 

3-5    Geography   5             GEOG& 200 

3-5    Govern & Politics 5      POLS& 202 

3-4    History European 5     HIST& 117 

5       History European 10   HIST& 117, 118 

3-4    History US    5             HIST& 136 

5       History US   10            HIST& 136, 137 

3-4   Physics          5             PHYS 115/125 

5      Physics         15            PHYS 115/125,116/126,117/127 

3-4   Physics B      5              PHYS 115/125 

5      Physics B     15             PHYS 115/125,116/126,117/127 

3-5   Psychology   5              PSYC&100 

3      Spanish        5              SPAN 101 

4      Spanish      10              SPAN 101, 102 

5      Spanish      15              SPAN 101, 102,103 

3-5   Statistics     5               BA 256

 

 

College Level Examination Program/IB/DANTES 

 

College Level Examination Program (CLEP) examinations are based on undergraduate courses offered during the first two years of college study.

They are developed by college instructors for the purpose of awarding

college credit. Like end-of-course examinations, CLEP exams demand comprehensive subject knowledge. Both CLEP subject and general

examinations yield credit at YVCC when satisfactory performance levels

are reached.  CLEP tests are available in over 50 college subjects. 

 

YVCC accepts CLEP as follows:Examinations are accepted for credit

equivalent to not more than one introductory course offering of five

credits or less for each examination completed successfully, with the

exception of level 2 language examinations for which 10 credits are

granted.Examination scores must be at the 50th percentile or greater.

Level 2 language scores must be at the following percentiles or greater:

French, 59; German, 60; and Spanish, 63.

 

DSST (formerly known as DANTES) and USAFI examinations (CLEP

administered in the Armed Forces) are acceptable on the same basis as

prescribed for CLEP, as is the IB (International Baccalaureate) exam.

 

Total credits obtained through all alternative (nonclass) methods are

limited to 45.

 

Students must successfully complete one quarter at YVCC before CLEP

credits will be placed on their transcript.

 

 

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