Present your learning
Bring together records of study, professional development, relevant work, projects, and accomplishments. Explain what you learned and how it relates to your intended field.
Portfolio preparation ↗Build on what you know.
A guided process that connects prior learning, individual goals, and independent academic work.
A personal starting pointYour experience.
Your experience.
A purposeful plan.
Your learning journey begins with your background: previous study, professional development, work, and other experiences that have shaped your knowledge.
Portfolio assessment helps identify the academic competencies you can demonstrate. An individual learning contract then outlines the additional work needed for your chosen area of study.
Connect evidence to knowledge
Assessment considers demonstrated learning and its relationship to academic competencies. Credit depends on evaluation; experience alone does not guarantee academic credit.
Prior learning and transfer credit ↗Agree on a study plan
Work with a Faculty Mentor to define the competencies, resources, assignments, and academic work included in your learning contract.
The learning contract ↗Guidance throughout the process
A Faculty Mentor helps clarify your goals, identify appropriate resources, review progress, and guide major scholarly or creative work. You take an active role in planning and completing your studies.
Independent study
Independent learning calls for organization, sustained effort, and regular communication. Access to a computer, reliable internet, document preparation tools, and relevant research materials supports this work.
Before enrolling, confirm the current assessment process, supervision arrangements, required work, and program terms with the university.
Continue your preparation
Experience assessed. Expectations clear.
Claremont’s approach evaluates demonstrated learning gained through work, previous study, training, independent learning, and life experience. Experience alone does not earn a degree; portfolio evidence and any additional academic requirements must be assessed.
Professional licensing disclosure
Claremont’s degrees are not designed to meet professional licensing requirements in any jurisdiction and do not confer a license to practice a regulated profession. Acceptance for employment, further study, or transfer credit is not guaranteed.
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