Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Report 2023-24: Accepted Credits, Demographics & More
Explore the 2023-24 Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Report featuring accepted credits like AP, CLEP, and military credits, student demographics, and credit awards. Gain insights into various aspects of PLA in higher education.
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2023-24 Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Report Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education
MUS Accepted PLA Credits Standardized Tests Standardized Tests- AP, CLEP, DSST/DANTES, IB, Straighterline and UExcel Challenge Exams Challenge Exams- comprehensive exams of the course subject matter Portfolio Assessments Portfolio Assessments- students submit a portfolio showcasing their knowledge for faculty evaluation American Council on Education (ACE) and National College Credit American Council on Education (ACE) and National College Credit Recommendation Service (NCCRS) Recommendation Service (NCCRS)- proposes college credit equivalencies for learning outside of the college classroom Military Credit Military Credit- credits earned by branches of the US military Experiential Learning Experiential Learning- credits earned through work experience or learning outside of the college classroom
PLA by Semester PLA Credits PLA Credits Fall 2022 Fall 2022 Spring 2023 Spring 2023 Fall 2023 Fall 2023 Spring 2024 Spring 2024 Advanced Placement (AP) Advanced Placement (AP) 6529 6529 6198 6198 6576 6576 6185 6185 Military Military 287 287 276 276 265 265 260 260 Challenge Challenge 105 105 94 94 83 83 80 80 College College- -Level Examination Level Examination Program (CLEP) Program (CLEP) 159 159 140 140 138 138 122 122 International Baccalaureate International Baccalaureate (IB) (IB) 621 621 590 590 652 652 620 620 Other: Experiential Learning, Other: Experiential Learning, ACE, Portfolio, Straighterline, ACE, Portfolio, Straighterline, Dantes, UExcel and Other Dantes, UExcel and Other 463 463 447 447 450 450 436 436 Total Total 8164 8164 7745 7745 8164 8164 7703 7703 7,973 students were awarded credit in 2023-24
2023-24 PLA Demographics Compared Demographics Demographics All PLA All PLA AP & IB AP & IB Non Non- -AP/IB AP/IB Female Female 51% 51% 53% 53% 42% 42% Male Male 49% 49% 47% 47% 58% 58% 24 or under 24 or under 90% 90% 93% 93% 61% 61% 25+ 25+ 10% 10% 7% 7% 39% 39% White White 82% 82% 83% 83% 77% 77% Two or More Races Two or More Races 7% 7% 7% 7% 5% 5% Hispanic Hispanic 4% 4% 4% 4% 7% 7% American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian or Alaska Native 3% 3% 3% 3% 5% 5% Unknown Unknown 2% 2% 2% 2% 4% 4% Asian Asian 2% 2% 2% 2% 1% 1% Black or African American Black or African American 0% 0% 0% 0% 1% 1% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Islander 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% Non Non- -Veteran Veteran 95% 95% 98% 98% 72% 72% Veteran Veteran 5% 5% 2% 2% 28% 28%
2023-24 Military Credits by Branch 341 out of 504 (67.7%) of veteran students that were awarded PLA credits used military transcripts in 2023-24
2023-24 PLA by Campus Great Great Falls Falls College College City City College College Dawson Dawson CC CC Flathead Flathead Valley CC Valley CC Gallatin Gallatin College College Helena Helena College College Highlands Highlands College College MSU MSU- - Northern Northern MSU MSU- - Billings Billings MSU MSU- - Bozeman Bozeman Miles CCMissoula Missoula College College UM UM- - UM UM- - PLA PLA MT Tech MT Tech Miles CC Total Total Missoula Missoula Western Western Advanced Advanced Placement (AP) Placement (AP) 49 49 11 11 442 442 177 177 40 40 38 38 40 40 25 25 245 245 8295 8295 461 461 0 0 126 126 2693 2693 119 119 12761 12761 Challenge Challenge 18 18 0 0 9 9 0 0 7 7 5 5 4 4 0 0 57 57 27 27 28 28 0 0 2 2 6 6 0 0 163 163 College College- -Level Examination Examination Program (CLEP) Program (CLEP) International International Baccalaureate Baccalaureate (IB) (IB) Level 1 1 0 0 9 9 3 3 18 18 0 0 0 0 2 2 13 13 185 185 4 4 0 0 4 4 18 18 3 3 260 260 0 0 0 0 233 233 6 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 13 13 625 625 27 27 0 0 15 15 329 329 18 18 1272 1272 Military Military 15 15 0 0 42 42 4 4 13 13 28 28 3 3 0 0 51 51 231 231 8 8 2 2 16 16 105 105 7 7 525 525 Other: Other: Experiential Experiential Learning, ACE, Learning, ACE, Portfolio, Portfolio, Straighterline Straighterline, , Dantes, Dantes, UExcel and Other and Other 30 30 27 27 8 8 0 0 85 85 18 18 2 2 0 0 72 72 563 563 40 40 0 0 2 2 32 32 7 7 886 886 UExcel Total Total 113 113 38 38 743 743 190 190 166 166 89 89 49 49 30 30 451 451 9926 9926 568 568 2 2 165 165 3183 3183 154 154 15867 15867
2023-24 PLA Statistics 24.0% 24.0% of undergraduate students in MUS have PLA credits of undergraduate students in MUS have PLA credits 17.9% of undergraduate students in the MUS age 25+ have PLA credits 17.9% of undergraduate students in the MUS age 25+ have PLA credits 37.2% of undergraduate veteran students have PLA credits 37.2% of undergraduate veteran students have PLA credits
PLA Information Website: https://www.mus.edu/pla/ Contact: Jacque Treaster jtreaster@montana.edu (406) 449-9135
