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Credit for Prior Learning

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Do you have professional certifications or military credit? You may be able to use your prior learning through “Prior Learning Assessment” to gain credits towards your degree. LSU Online offers credit for Amazon/AWS certifications, PMP, CFA, CPA, Certified Professional Constructors, and other certifications, as well as military training.

Another path is to start with an LSU Continuing Education certificate program and earn credit when transferred into an eligible degree or graduate certificate program. Credit for prior learning is offered for programs at LSU A&M, LSU Alexandria, and LSU Eunice.

Shorten the time it takes you to get your degree, and save money by utilizing the skills and knowledge that you can already prove!

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How It Works

How do you apply your prior learning for credit? It’s actually very simple: Call our Enrollment Coaches and they will walk you through the process. LSU Online also accepts transfer credits from other colleges and universities for up to 90 credits at the undergraduate level, which shortens the time it will take to complete your degree. Contact your Enrollment Coach to get the process started at 833-280-5634 or lsuonline@lsu.edu.

 

Here are popular examples of certifications where LSU Online provides credit:

American Marketing Association

Association for Talent Development (ATD)

AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

AWS Certified Developer – Associate

AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate

A wide range of military credentials; please contact your Enrollment Coach at 833-280-5634

Business Process Management (BPM)

Certified Financial Planner (CFP)

Certified Professional Constructor

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)

Graduate School of Banking at LSU

Human Resources Certification Institute (HRCI)

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National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA)

National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS)

Project Management Professional (PMP)

Quality Matters

Talent Management Institute (TMI)

The Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)

The United States Sports Academy

 

LSU Continuing Education online certificate programs approved to count as college credit toward an online degree program:

LSU AWS Cloud Practitioner Certificate - View Program

LSU Certified Fintech Professional Certificate - View Program

LSU Learning Experience Design Certificate - View Program

LSU Management & Leadership Series MicroCert - View Program

LSU Project Management Certificate - View Program

LSU Project Management with Agile Certificate - View Program

LSU SQL for Analytics Certificate - View Program

LSU Tableau Certificate - View Program


Eligible Programs

Master of Science in Construction Management - Learn More

Bachelor of Science in Construction Management - Learn More

Post-Baccalaureate in Construction Management - Learn More

Master of Science in Leadership and Human Resource Development - Learn More

Bachelor of Science in Leadership and Human Resource Development - Learn More

Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice - Learn More

Associate of Science in Criminal Justice - Learn More

Bachelor of Science in Learning Experience Design and Innovation - Learn More

Focused Master of Business Administration - Learn More

Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies

Master of Arts in Education - Educational Technology

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration

Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics

Bachelor of General Studies with a concentration in Disaster Science

Bachelor of Science in General Business with a concentration in Business Analytics

Bachelor of Science in Health Professions with a concentration in Healthcare Administration

Bachelor of Science in Long Term Care Administration

Bachelor of Science in Sport Administration - Learn More

Bachelor of General Studies with a concentration in Organizational Studies

Associate of General Studies

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering


Do you have questions on how to Proceed?

Please contact one of our Enrollment Coach Team members at 833-280-5634 or lsuonline@lsu.edu. Meeting the requirements for PLA does not guarantee admission to LSU Online. Ask your coach about specific admission requirements.