Engineering Degree Online|What is a Portfolio Assessment???
Since I talked about getting credit a some legit colleges for a portfolio assessment, one of my online dorm room buddies asked, what the heck is a portfolio assessment?
Simply put, a portfolio assessments give you the chance to prove that you already possess certain knowledge that you would be gaining via a college course.
Ah, I know what you’re thinking - my job can be proof of that, right?
No way, hosea…
Having a job does not prove anything. In fact, if a school says that they will give you academic credit because you’ve been performing a certain job for a certain number of years run away fast because they’re almost certainly a diploma mill.
Portfolios don’t show time, but rather ability. But you can prove you’ve learned a body of knowledge. For example, do you play the piano? If you can prove that you play the piano to a standard achieved after taking a piano class or course at the university level (of which there are plenty), that skill could net you an easy three credits.
Dr. Steve Levicoff, who is a distance learning guru, earned his bachelor’s degree at Thomas Edison State College. He earned 98 college credits using portfolio assessment.
Think about that, now. 98 out of 120 credits. Hopefully that gives you some indication of the possibilities.
Levicoff was able to prove his knowledge in such diverse areas as “Folk Music in the United States,” “Advanced Radio Production,” and “Society & Sexual Variations.”
(wonder how he proved that one…)
Even though you can’t use your job, you can use professional certificates and licenses as well as speaking a foreign language (other than English), or writing a book or series of articles.
Hope that helps…so go ahead and give yourself some credit 
Ben
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