You may be eligible for credit toward your UNB undergraduate program based on your previous learning. A Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) looks at what you have learned through non-formal education and life experience and evaluates it for possible credit.
Prior learning could include workplace-related training, independent study or non-credit courses, and volunteer and community activity. PLA differs from transfer credit, which provides credit for formal university or college coursework.
You must be registered in a UNB program or in the process of applying for registration before you can request an assessment. The assessment may take up to 3 months, so you may want to start the process well in advance of when you need the assessment results. A PLA coordinator will work with you to provide necessary information and answer your questions, determine your eligibility, and guide you through the PLA process.
Assessment results will be sent to you, to your faculty and the registrar. Any earned credit will appear at the top of your transcript or will be added to your file pending admission to your program.
