Your exp./input on portfolio cred: which college easiest, most liberal

I've been combing, lurking, posting and reading replies (no leering, I promise ) here for hours per day for days now (what a boon!). BAin4weeks.com, too. One more question that's important to address for my situation is for which of the "big three" is easiest and, or, most liberal with credit when it comes to portfolio submission. Any and all input is encouraged. Same for creation and submission tips.... Thanks!

 

Anyone planning to write portfolios should consider taking "Experience Based Education 100 - Prior Learning Portfolio Development" from Sinclair Community College: http://www.sinclair.edu/academics/elhs/departments/ebe/cllp/FAQs/index.cfm

They'll teach you how to write portfolios and give you 3 quarter-hours (= 2 semester-hours) of credit for the course itself, plus the portfolio credit.

You can only challenge Sinclair courses for portfolio credit, and they're all lower-level. But there are courses there for everyone. The portfolio credits are cheap. And Sinclair's transcript doesn't indicate whether you earned the credits by portfolio or by taking the courses, which may be useful when transferring them to some colleges.

 

Experiential Learning

I did this process at New York Univerisity, SCPS and received 40 credits for all upper level courses in my major (Real Estate)

Awesome way to earn FREE! credit, and the price is right. At least at NYU, all you have to do is take a 2 credit class that walks you thru the portfolio process. Here's a link NYUStudents.com that has some really good information on the process at NYU.

The professor that taught the class also taught at Empire State Univerisity. She gave the same class and said the both schools were very close in the requirements.

If your a decent writer, you will do very well at this process. Try and get a school that has a major that is in your field, this way you can get the upper level major classes as well in your portfolios.

Good luck,
ViperNY

 

Thanks to both, especially for the Sinclair tip! Looks good....

 

Career Portfolio Workbook

Mike : I too am putting together a Portfolio: And I have found these two books very informative:

The Career Portfolio Workbook by Frank Satterthwaite & Gary D'Orsi HF5383.s27

How to Prepare your Curriculum Vitae by Acy L Jackson and C Kathleen Geckeis HF5383. J24

Both are available at your Local Library. Read em / And Like em! Traderneil