Faculty Resources

CPL Process for Faculty

If a student asks whether their prior experience qualifies for CPL:

• If you determine the student is eligible - Begin the CPL Assessment Form (coming soon) and follow the provided instructions.
• If you are unsure about eligibility - Direct the student to complete the CPL Interest Form.
  • The CPL Interest Form is initiated by the student and routed to the CPL Coordinator to begin the review process.

Note: Students do not need to submit the CPL Interest Form if you have already approved and/or assessed their experience using the CPL Assessment Form.

Faculty Role and Authority

District faculty who teach the course for which an individual seeks CPL, in conjunction with the corresponding department chair, have sole discretion to determine:

• Whether to consider CPL requests for the course
• Whether to award CPL to an individual student
• The type(s) of assessment(s) used
• The content of the assessment(s)

Methods of Assessment

The following methods may be used to award CPL:

• AP, IB, CLEP
• Joint Services Transcripts
• Portfolios
• Industry-recognized documentation
• Other standardized exams
• Approved noncredit-to-credit course equivalencies
• Credit by examination or faculty-developed assessment
• External assessments from other institutions (as approved by faculty).

Department Responsibilities 

On an annual basis, the Office of Instruction will ask that department chairs transmit a list of courses for which a department will consider awarding CPL through an assessment(s) other than AP, CLEP, or IB.

To promote consistent, transparent, and equitable evaluation of an assessment submitted for CPL, each department must create and maintain in its files a rubric, evaluation instrument, or predefined standard, as appropriate for a given assessment, for each CPL-eligible course. The lack of such an instrument, however, shall not preclude an award of CPL in a particular case if equitable and appropriate.

Approve A CPL Course

If you are interested in approving a course in your discipline for CPL, please follow the steps below:

1. Consult with your department chair and/or department to obtain approval.
2. Enroll in the CPL Canvas Course (coming soon).
3. Complete the CPL Canvas Course. At the end of the course, you will:
   • Submit the Faculty Course Approval Form to activate the course and receive a stipend (details provided in the course)
   • Develop a rubric for the CPL-approved course
4. Once the course is built in MAP, it will be considered active/live.
5. Course approvals will be reviewed on a yearly or bi-yearly basis.