Credit for Prior Learning Application for Examinations

Credit for Prior Learning for Examinations :


A student who has passed the subject-specific content examination that is required for certification/licensure in their state, may apply credit for prior learning to the aligned content knowledge course, if it is a course that is required within a student’s Relay program for licensure/certification. The policy can not be applied to open flex course options within a student’s program.


The Relay courses included under this policy are:


ELA-551: Understanding Concepts in Secondary ELA

ELEM-550/ELA-550: Science of Teaching Reading

MATH-551: Understanding Concepts in Secondary Mathematics

SCI-551: Understanding Concepts in Secondary Science

SS-551: Understanding Concepts in Secondary Social Studies


Individuals requesting credit for prior learning for an examination must provide the following information by submitting:


-the Relay course(s) for which credit for prior learning is being sought

-proof of a passing score for the current, subject-specific ---content examination that is required for certification/licensure



Deadline: Students must submit the form by the due date for the term in which they are seeking credit for prior learning: Summer 2025 (07/28/25 due date), Fall 2025 (9/29/25 due date), Spring 2026 (2/9/26 due date).

Please indicate your first name

Please indicate your last name

Please indicate your email address

Please indicate their first and last name.

Course names and examinations for all courses can be found here along with submission instructions.

If you have not completed an exam, what is your anticipated exam date ? Please be sure to list Relay as the receiving institution.

Reminder - if there are any links in the supporting documentation, please be sure to update sharing settings to be "anyone with the link" and/or upload your score report. This will ensure that the reviewers have access to all of the great materials you're submitting!

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