Lansing Community College
Procedure Details

Procedure Title: Credit for Licensure, Certification, and Other Credentials
Procedure #: CEWD.001
Revision #: 004

Unit Responsible: Community Education & Workforce Development (CEWD)
Individual Responsible: Experiential Learning Coordinator

Effective Date: 10/11/2024
Initial Approval Date: 02/22/2019
Last Review/Update Date: 10/11/2024
Next Review Date: 10/01/2027

*Does this procedure support a Board Policy? Yes
If yes, identify: 3.100 – Credit for Previously Acquired Knowledge and Learning Experience

Board policies can be found at: LCC Board of Trustees Policy Page

*Does this procedure support HLC criteria and/or Assumed Practices? Yes
If yes, identify: 4A

HLC Criteria can be found at: HLC Accreditation Criteria
HLC Assumed Practices can be found at: HLC Assumed Practices

*Does this procedure support a State or Federal Regulation? No
If yes, identify: N/A

*Note: Standard Operating Procedures should be in furtherance of some LCC policy and/or accreditation criteria, even if the relationship is not direct. Assistance in determining this information can be obtained from the Academic Procedure Advisory Committee (APAC) and/or the Accreditation Liaison Officer.

Credit for Licensure, Certification, and Other Credentials, BP 3.100

1. Purpose

To identify, review, and, if appropriate, approve credit for students who hold current licensure, certification(s), or other credential(s) which may be equivalent to college-level courses.


2. Scope

Applies to current students requesting credit for active licensures, certifications, or credentials, academic departments/faculty responsible for approving or denying credit equivalencies from active licensures, certifications, or other credentials, and personnel processing requests for credit. 


3. Prerequisites

Student must be admitted to Lansing Community College (LCC).

Guidelines:

  • Credit is limited to specific credentials.  A complete list of these credentials can be found on the Licensure, Certification, and Other Credentials Equivalency Table. 

  • Licensure, Certification, and Other Credentials must directly relate to a specific course or courses required by an LCC certificate or associate degree. Developmental coursework is excluded from consideration. 

  • LCC does not accept the transfer of credit for expired licensures, certification, or other credentials. 

  • In the case of payments made after the end of the semester for which credit was approved, Licensures, Certifications, and Other Credentials Credit will be posted the following semester.

  • A non-refundable $50 processing fee must be submitted. Fees are subject to change.

  • The application for credit and required documentation submitted to the Experiential Learning Coordinator.

  • Additional experience and/or documentation unique to each credential may be required. Students may contact the Experiential Learning Coordinator at 517-483-1933 to determine which college program will perform the assessment.

  • Additional transfer credit information can be found at LCC’s Licensure, Certification, and Other Credentials webpage.

  • The decision of LCC to award credit for license, certification, or other credentials does not obligate any other institution to accept such credits in transfer.

  • Credits awarded through any of the Prior Learning applications/exams will be applied to the student’s record as transfer credit.

  • Appropriate credit for Experiential Learning is applicable toward LCC General Education requirements for all degrees, including degrees that otherwise would require completion of the full Michigan Transfer Agreement (MTA). However, due to statewide rules, credit for experiential learning is not applicable to the MTA endorsement at this time.

  • LCC does not accept the transfer of credit for Licensure, Certification and Other Credentials awarded at other institutions.

  • Regardless of the number of credits transferred in, Lansing Community College (LCC) awards require that the following be earned directly from LCC (except for approved consortial programs taught primarily by partner schools):

    • Associate Degrees – at least 15 semester credits toward the program of study;
    • Certificates of Achievement – at least 7.5 semester credits toward the program of study;
    • Certificates of Completion – at least 25% of the semester credits toward the program of study.

4. Responsibilities

  • Student – Responsible for initiating meetings with program advisor and submitting appropriate paperwork.
  • Registrar’s Office – Responsible for completing all procedures and adhering to the guidelines as it relates to awarding credit.
  • Academic Division/Departments/Faculty – Responsible for approving or denying credit equivalencies from Licensures and/or Certifications.
  • Experiential Learning Coordinator (ELC) – Reviews with students their potential prior learning credits and, if appropriate, helps them through the application process.
  • Divisional Contact – Responsible for communicating with program faculty, administration, and the ELC.


5. Procedure

  1. The student should meet with an advisor in the program for which credit is being sought. 

  2.  The student must meet with the ELC to discuss the student’s licensures, certifications, and other credentials, to determine which, if any, method of prior learning credit is the most appropriate. 

  3.  If appropriate, the ELC and the student will complete a Credit by License, Certification, and Credential Application for assessment.

  4.  The student will submit the electronic Credit by License, Certification, and Other Credential Application. A non-refundable $50 processing fee must be submitted with the application. 

  5.  The Academic Division determines what credit if any will be granted to the student’s record and signs off on the Credit by License, Certification, and Other Credential Application. 

  6. The Divisional Dean’s Office will forward the Credit by License, Certification, and Other Credentials Application to the Registrar’s Office for processing.  The student will receive notification via LCC email.

    1.  If credit is denied, or if a student feels the evaluation was incorrect, they may file a written appeal to the Dean of the Division from which the credit is being sought. Appeals must be received within 3 months from the date of the decision. The decision of the Dean shall be final.

  7.  Credit approved by the Divisional Dean will be posted to the student’s academic record by the Registrar’s Office.

  8.  The Registrar’s Office will notify the student via LCC student email once the credit is granted.


6. Reference

Student Rules, Requirements, and Procedures webpage

Credit for Prior Learning webpage


7. Definitions

  • Certification – Verification that a professional has met a certain set of criteria for a skill or job as measured by third-party assessment.
  • Licensure – A state's grant of legal authority to practice a profession within a designated scope.
  • Other Credentials – Other formal professional qualifications.