Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Trends 2024-25
Explore the Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) trends for the academic year 2024-25, including credits accepted, student demographics, and types of assessments. Discover the distribution of PLA credits by semester and the breakdown of student characteristics.
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2024-25 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 2023 Fall 2023 Spring 2024 Spring 2024 Fall 2025 Fall 2025 Spring 2025 Spring 2025 Advanced Placement (AP) Advanced Placement (AP) 6609 6609 6224 6224 6630 6630 6237 6237 Military Military 261 261 269 269 259 259 267 Challenge Challenge 92 90 77 62 College College- -Level Examination Level Examination Program (CLEP) Program (CLEP) 145 130 125 115 International Baccalaureate International Baccalaureate (IB) (IB) 653 628 673 625 Other: Experiential Learning, Other: Experiential Learning, ACE, Portfolio, ACE, Portfolio, Straighterline Dantes, Dantes, UExcel UExcel and Other Straighterline, , and Other 509 498 426 396 Total Total 8276 7832 8202 7694 7,968 students were awarded credit in 2024-25
2024-25 PLA Demographics Compared Demographics Demographics All PLA All PLA AP & IB AP & IB Non Non- -AP/IB AP/IB Female Female 52% 52% 53% 53% 43% 43% Male Male 48% 48% 47% 47% 57% 57% 24 or under 24 or under 90% 90% 94% 94% 61% 61% 25+ 25+ 10% 10% 6% 6% 39% 39% White White 80% 80% 81% 81% 76% 76% Two or More Races Two or More Races 9% 9% 9% 9% 7% 7% Hispanic Hispanic 5% 5% 4% 4% 7% 7% American Indian or Alaska Native American Indian or Alaska Native 3% 3% 3% 3% 4% 4% Unknown Unknown 2% 2% 2% 2% 3% 3% Asian Asian 1% 1% 1% 1% 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 94% 94% 97% 97% 69% 69% Veteran Veteran 6% 6% 3% 3% 31% 31%
2024-25 Military Credits by Branch 339 out of 543 (62.4%) of veteran students that were awarded PLA credits used military transcripts in 2024-25
2024-25 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) 31 9 324 110 42 24 8 26 231 8389 531 0 79 2938 125 12867 Challenge Challenge 10 0 5 5 16 4 2 0 51 22 19 0 2 3 0 139 College College- -Level Examination Examination Program (CLEP) Program (CLEP) International International Baccalaureate Baccalaureate (IB) (IB) Level 6 0 6 4 27 0 1 2 11 171 2 0 0 8 2 240 0 0 231 5 2 0 0 4 11 616 25 0 7 376 21 1298 Military Military 16 0 37 2 8 23 4 0 60 257 9 4 5 96 7 528 Other: Other: Experiential Experiential Learning, ACE, Learning, ACE, Portfolio, Portfolio, Straighterline Straighterline, , Dantes, Dantes, UExcel and Other and Other 11 2 3 1 54 6 2 0 73 596 21 0 15 35 5 824 UExcel Total Total 74 11 606 127 149 57 17 32 437 10051 607 4 108 3456 160 15896
2024-25 PLA Statistics 23.3% of undergraduate students in MUS have PLA credits 23.3% of undergraduate students in MUS have PLA credits 16.9% of undergraduate students in the MUS age 25+ have PLA credits 16.9% 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
