(UK)
UK universities that recognize your experience
In the United Kingdom, universities call it Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), and you may also hear APEL or RPEL. Here are accredited universities that publish how they recognize experience.
Credit for experience, the Kingdom way
In the United Kingdom, universities call it Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL), and you may also hear APEL or RPEL. Your experience is mapped against module learning outcomes. An honours degree carries 360 credits, and each university publishes how much of an award prior learning can cover.
Your experience covers part of the degree, and you complete the remaining modules with the university, typically online and around your work.
5 universities to explore
Middlesex University
London, England
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)A London university with an established process for recognizing previous learning toward its programs.
Read the policy ↗Registered with the OfS (England)University of Derby
Derby, England
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)Published academic regulations that set out how prior learning can count toward an award.
Read the policy ↗Registered with the OfS (England)University of Chester
Chester, England
Work-based learning (APEL)Chester’s professional development degrees let you shape a pathway around your job and claim credit for the learning you have gained at work.
Read the policy ↗Registered with the OfS (England)University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth, England
Recognition of Prior Learning (Learning at Work)Learning at Work degrees designed around your job, recognizing qualifications, Armed Forces rank and evidenced experience mapped to university modules.
“You can use RPL for up to two thirds of the credits you need for your degree.” Source ↗
Read the policy ↗Registered with the OfS (England)University of Cumbria
Carlisle, England
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPCL and RPEL)Recognizes certificated learning and experiential learning from work or life, matched to your course at the right academic level.
Read the policy ↗Registered with the OfS (England)
Each name links to the university’s own published policy. We’re independent, and a listing reflects that published policy.
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