Christy Dirren, an Organizational Communications major, talks about her experiences in the Prior Learning Assessment program in the video below. Christy earned 12 credits (woohoo!) toward her Bachelor’s degree by writing essays based on learning from her prior experiences. Listen up because Christy offers really great advice to future and current PLA writers:
The PLA topics that Christy wrote for were:
- Managing Transitions
- Team Building
- Principles of Instructional Design
- Youth Ministry 101
Christy — CONGRATULATIONS! This is a great accomplishment!

Christy — Congratulations!
Melanie — I love how you honor your students on your blog!
[...] Christy Dirren – 12 credits through PLA [...]