1.  Personal experience (work / life)  Competency (demonstrated)  Training (non-credit bearing)

2.  Personal experience (work / life)  NWCCU 25% limit standard applies (2.C.7)  College must have a documented process / procedure  SME final approval required  Portfolio process typically used

3.  Competency (demonstrated)  Challenge tests SME approval required  Standardized external tests (CLEP, etc.)

4.  Training  Externally documented  Industry recognized certifications & licenses  Military training records  SME approval required  College must have a documented process / procedure  Portfolio process typically used

5.  Award Limits  Experience: Limited by NWCCU standard (2.C.7) to 25% of total credits needed to obtain certificate or degree  Competency: Limited by internal college acceptance policies  Training: Limited by internal college acceptance policies  CCS residency requirements (30% of certificate or degree ) impact to limit

6.  Quality Assurance & Quality Control  subject matter experts administer award process for experience & training components  subject matter experts provide consensus on standardized test components of competency  subject matter experts administer challenge test components of competency  Who are these subject matter experts??? Permanent tenured faculty members