SAINT JOSEPH’S UNIVERSITY

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (ELAP)

APPLICATION

 

 

ELAP provides currently enrolled students in good standing the opportunity to validate college level knowledge acquired through work experience.  ELAP candidates will be asked to demonstrate their prior knowledge of actual courses listed in the University College catalog (usually through Portfolio Assessment).

 

                        Name  __________________________________________________________

 

                        Student ID#  _____________________________________________________

 

                        Address  ________________________________________________________

 

                                       _________________________________________________________

 

                        Telephone (Home)_____________(Business)_______________(E-mail)______________

 

                        Application Fee/Tuition Fee:  $200.00 per course

 

Student’s Signature          ____________________________________________               Date ________________

 

ELAP PROCESS

 

  1. Schedule an initial meeting with the Associate Dean in order to identify the academic department that best corresponds to the learning that you wish to have assessed for college credit.  List the individual subject and course number listed in the University College catalog that describes the knowledge you have acquired through professional or personal experience.

 

Associate Dean’s Signature  _________________________________________                 Date ________________

 

Example:  Academic Department – English (ENG); Related course number and title – ENG 1155, Rhetoric in Modern Practice or COM 2025 – Organizational Writing.

 

Department                                                     Course Number                                                          Title

 

 

 

  1. Schedule a meeting with the appropriate department chairperson to discuss individual ELAP requirements and expectations.

 

Chairperson’s Signature  ____________________________________________                Date ________________

 

 

  1. Document your learning by submitting all relevant forms of evidence.  Include resume, job descriptions, 

       letters of reference, educational certificates, and articles/publications.  Attach copies of relevant 

      documentations wherever necessary.

 

 

 

Questions:  Please contact University College at 610-660-1266 or email uc@sju.edu