Foreign Language Prior Learning Assessment PLA portfolio

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this isn't a question of being in favor of/not in favor of. This is the exact situation in which someone would NOT use PLA. PLA is not a promise for credit, it's an opportunity for you to demonstrate proficiency. You will be paying full price tuition for that "opportunity" and how you'll do it is up to you- but there will be a requirement of supporting documentation in there as well, plus assembling time, mailing, etc. If they award credit (if) then you'll have credit in the EXACT SAME THING that you could have done with a CLEP multiple choice test, 90 minutes, and 80 dollars. If you are fluent in Spanish, go take the exam TODAY. What would 6 credits PLA cost? Somewhere around $2000?


EDIT - the exact cost is $476/credit (x3) for the PLA "classes" ($1428) then you pay another $350 for 12 credits reviewed = $1778.00


http://www.tesc.edu/tuition/Per-Credit.cfm
How much does PLA cost? Is PLA covered by Financial Aid?
A:
PLA-100 (1 credit) and PLA-200 (2 credits) are OL courses, and the per-credit tuition for those is the same as for other OL courses. Once you successfully complete the PLA-100 and PLA-200 courses and have learned how to write and assemble your portfolio work, there is a Portfolio Assessment fee for the review of your material. The fee is $350 for the first 12 credits reviewed (it is not a per-credit fee—it covers up to 12 credits), and then $200 for each additional 6 credits reviewed.