Credit for Prior Learning Act

This bill would change federal student aid rules so that a student's cost of attendance can include up to $2,000 per award year, adjusted for inflation, for costs such as test fees tied to assessments of prior learning. It defines these assessments as evaluations of knowledge or skills learned outside college that test for evidence of learning and lead to academic credit without extra coursework. Accrediting agencies would have to confirm that colleges have publicly disclosed standards for assessing prior learning. Colleges would report the number of students receiving credit for prior learning and the average credits awarded, broken down by race, income, and Pell Grant status. The changes would take effect on July 1, 2027.

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Sponsors

• Donald Norcross Democrat sponsor
• 0 cosponsors