Prior learning assessment outside of US

Does anyone know of anywhere which will award a degree based on 100 % prior learning (either portfolio assessment or testing) outside of the US? I know that Thomas Edison etc will do so in the US but it would be difficult for me to meet the humanities/social science credit required (I'm looking for a chemistry degree) for a US degree. UK/Australian model would be more appropriate. The OU in the UK will only award 2/3 of the credit for a degree.

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Are you sure you couldn't complete the humanities/social sciences requirement? Thomas Edison seems fairly liberal on what they accept for these requirements. For an example see Steve Levicoff's essay ("The Levicoff Portfolio") in Bears' Guide, 15th ed.
Levicoff did almost all of his degree through testing and portfolio, and lists the courses he completed for each requirement.

You might also look at the "BA in 4 Weeks" website, which includes degree manuals for quickly obtaining degrees from Excelsior College, as well as information on Thomas Edison and Charter Oak.

 

> Does anyone know of anywhere which will award a degree
> based on 100 % prior learning (either portfolio assessment or
> testing) outside of the US?

Do the University of London's exams count as "testing"?
Unfortunately, they don't offer an external degree in Chemistry:
http://www.londonexternal.ac.uk/undergraduate/index.shtml

2/3 credit from the Open University may be your best deal.

You don't have to buy Bears' Guide to read the Levicoff Portfolio. Here it is:
http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=5e7856%241sq%40dfw-ixnews11.ix.netcom.com

 

thanks everyone. I'll take another look at the guids as suggested and reassess my social/humanities background.