Credit for your Professional Experience
At Tiffin University, your work experiences and skills may qualify you for low-cost Course credit. Up to 3 hours (1 course) of credit may be awarded for each FIVE years of your related professional, military, or community service experience.
To Apply:
For Credit for specific courses, browse through the related professional fields from the options below to display potential courses and learning outcomes. Or, you can click to review a complete list of potential courses.
For open elective credit, click "Do you need Open Elective credit?" at the bottom of the page to view available competencies. Or, you can click to review a complete list of potential competencies.
- Select the courses or competency whose skills align with AT LEAST 5 years of your professional experience (this may span multiple jobs).
- Prepare a written statement that clearly indicates the course credit you are applying for and details how you demonstrated the skills in your professional experience. Include a reference from the specific place(s) of employment who can confirm your statements. See the written statement example.
- Include a separate statement for each course you are applying for. Up to 1 course may be awarded for each FIVE years of relevant experience.
- Review the CPL Step-by-step page for detailed instructions on creating and submitting your portfolio. You may wish to speak with your advisor or admissions counselor to ensure you are maximizing your benefits.
A maximum of 3 hours (1 course) of credit may be awarded for each FIVE years of professional experience.
Do you work with numbers?
(Accountant, Bank Teller, Bookkeeper, Financial Consultant)
ACC210 - Financial Accounting
- Prepare journal entries for transactions, for adjusting entries, and for closing entries.
- Prepare an accounting worksheet.
- Prepare financial statements.
COM130 - Introduction to Speech Communication
- Describe and appreciate communication as both a human activity and as a human process.
- Perform the basic skills of small group problem solving, discussion, and public speaking.
- Research and organize effective presentations that inform or motivate a targeted audience.
FIN101 - Personal Finance
- Provide a background on money management.
- Examine the role insurance plays in risk management strategies.
- Examine stock, bond and mutual fund fundamentals.
Do you work with groups or are a part of a team?
(Personal Assistant, Event Coordinator, Fundraising)
COM130 - Introduction to Speech Communication
- Describe and appreciate communication as both a human activity and as a human process.
- Perform the basic skills of small group problem solving, discussion, and public speaking.
- Research and organize effective presentations that inform or motivate a targeted audience.
CUL210 - Comparative Cultures
- Examine culture in historical, psychological and social contexts.
- Analyze the significance of culture to society.
- Evaluate various manifestations of culture.
MGT121 - How Business Works
- Identify various functions that exist within the business environment.
- Describe the different career paths that are available within the business environment.
MGT201 - Management of Organizations
- Describe general management principles.
- Explain ethics in management practice.
- Express the skill necessary in managing organizations.
PHI110 - The Art of Reasoning
- Apply basic concepts, rules, and skills for logical reasoning in natural language.
- Create a code of intellectual conduct.
- Distinguish between effective and ineffective arguments and rhetorical strategies.
PHI215 - Ethics
- Acquire basic knowledge, skills, and theoretical tools for identifying practical ethical problems.
- Recognize and apply basic knowledge and tools to analyze ethical problems.
- Develop basic skills and tools for evaluating different solutions to ethical problems.
SCS220 - Introduction to Leadership
- Classify how leadership affects our lives on a daily basis.
- Distinguish and examine personal skills and traits that play an active role in successful leadership.
- Examine the elements and interrelationships of the leadership process: leader, follower, and context.
SMG160 - Introduction to Sports Management
- Develop knowledge and understanding of what is involved in the management of interscholastic, intercollegiate, professional and recreational sports.
- Gain an appreciation and understanding for the realm of business facets within the sports industry.
- Develop an understanding of theories of leadership, management and organizational theory.
Do you work with the public?
(Customer Service, Retail, Social Work)
COM130 - Introduction to Speech Communication
- Describe and appreciate communication as both a human activity and as a human process.
- Perform the basic skills of small group problem solving, discussion, and public speaking.
- Research and organize effective presentations that inform or motivate a targeted audience.
CUL210 - Comparative Cultures
- Examine culture in historical, psychological and social contexts.
- Analyze the significance of culture to society.
- Evaluate various manifestations of culture.
MGT121 - How Business Works
- Identify various functions that exist within the business environment.
- Describe the different career paths that are available within the business environment.
MGT201 - Management of Organizations
- Describe general management principles.
- Explain ethics in management practice.
- Express the skill necessary in managing organizations.
PHI110 - The Art of Reasoning
- Apply basic concepts, rules, and skills for logical reasoning in natural language.
- Create a code of intellectual conduct.
- Distinguish between effective and ineffective arguments and rhetorical strategies.
PHI215 - Ethics
- Acquire basic knowledge, skills, and theoretical tools for identifying practical ethical problems.
- Recognize and apply basic knowledge and tools to analyze ethical problems.
- Develop basic skills and tools for evaluating different solutions to ethical problems.
SCS220 - Introduction to Leadership
- Classify how leadership affects our lives on a daily basis.
- Distinguish and examine personal skills and traits that play an active role in successful leadership.
- Examine the elements and interrelationships of the leadership process: leader, follower, and context.
Do you care for others?
(Health & Fitness, Healthcare, Personal/Atheletic Trainer)
COM130 - Introduction to Speech Communication
- Describe and appreciate communication as both a human activity and as a human process.
- Perform the basic skills of small group problem solving, discussion, and public speaking.
- Research and organize effective presentations that inform or motivate a targeted audience.
CUL210 - Comparative Cultures
- Examine culture in historical, psychological and social contexts.
- Analyze the significance of culture to society.
- Evaluate various manifestations of culture.
EXS146 - Introduction to Exercise Science
- Identify the breadth of the field of Exercise Science.
- Identify educational and career opportunities in the field of Exercise Science.
- To evaluate and discuss scientific literature in Exercise Science.
HCA140 - Survey of the Healthcare Industry
- Identify the steps in the payment process identifying the differences and intricacies of insurance third party payers.
- Distinguish similarities and differences between primary, secondary and tertiary care.
- Identify and define the broad overview of the healthcare industry from a business perspective, the challenges to create and sustain a competitive advantage, and the ethical issues present.
NAT124 - Introduction to Athletic Training
- Practice correct athletic training medical terminology.
- Properly tape and wrap extremities.
- Identify basic signs and symptoms of common athletic injuries.
NAT130 - Foundations of Healthy Living
- Explain the importance of a healthy lifestyle in preventing premature disease and in promoting wellness.
- Understand the importance of a global perspective on health, and recognize how gender, racial, and cultural background influence disparities in health status, research and risk.
- Identify the key components of personal fitness and describe the benefits of regular physical activity and healthy diet.
NAT261 - Principles of Health and Fitness Training
- Plan, conduct, and interpret age-and goal-specific fitness tests that assess cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength and endurance, body composition, and flexibility.
- Correctly interpret exercise and fitness test data to design safe and effective exercise programs in accordance with the American College of Sports Medicine’s FITT-VP principle.
- Read clinical exercise test results to determine the presence of underlying health issues.
PSY265 - Lifespan Development
- Recognize the interdependency of the physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and psychological domains of human development.
- Describe the stage of developmental and learning theories and the human characteristics in each developmental stage.
- Compare and contrast major theories and research of human development.
Are you a skilled tradesperson?
(Construction, Electrician, Hair Stylist)
COM130 - Introduction to Speech Communication
- Describe and appreciate communication as both a human activity and as a human process.
- Perform the basic skills of small group problem solving, discussion, and public speaking.
- Research and organize effective presentations that inform or motivate a targeted audience.
MGT121 - How Business Works
- Identify various functions that exist within the business environment.
- Describe the different career paths that are available within the business environment.
MGT201 - Management of Organizations
- Describe general management principles.
- Explain ethics in management practice.
- Express the skill necessary in managing organizations.
MKT151 - Introductory Marketing
- Apply fundamental marketing principles, generalizations, theories and strategies.
- Understand the role of marketing ethics, consumer behavior, social responsibility, the importance of marketing, history of marketing, job of a marketing manager, target markets, market segmentation, market segmentation, opportunities identification, marketing environment, business buyer behavior, product planning, goods, services, ideas, competitive environment, economic environment, and the technological environment in marketing.
- Apply marketing principles (to improve thinking, problemsolving, and decision-making) within organizations and business settings.
MKT252 - Buyer Behavior
- Describe fundamental consumer behavior principles, generalizations, theories and strategies.
- Describe buyer behavior, consumers, market segments, culture, subcultures, social class, status, family, decision making, personal influence, diffusion of innovations, personality and self-concept, motivation, involvement, attitudes, consumer ethnocentrism, and changing attitudes.
- Examine the role of consumers as individuals, decision makers, and culture.
SCS220 - Introduction to Leadership
- Classify how leadership affects our lives on a daily basis.
- Distinguish and examine personal skills and traits that play an active role in successful leadership.
- Examine the elements and interrelationships of the leadership process: leader, follower, and context.
Do you work in public service?
(EMT, Firefighter, Police Dispatcher, Safety Officer)
COM130 - Introduction to Speech Communication
- Describe and appreciate communication as both a human activity and as a human process.
- Perform the basic skills of small group problem solving, discussion, and public speaking.
- Research and organize effective presentations that inform or motivate a targeted audience.
COM310 - Human, Interpersonal and Small Group Communication
- Develop an understanding of the basic theories of human communication theory as it applies to interpersonal and small group situations.
- Explain and apply how certain small group characteristics and activities influence ongoing communication patterns among members.
- Restructure communication to effectively engage in communication in differing small groups.
COR120 - Correctional Thought and Practice
- Understand the American Criminal Justice System’s struggle with corrections.
- Identify beneficial technology for offender management.
- Comprehend the future of corrections in America.
ENF150 - Police and Society
- Explain key concepts in policing foundations.
- Define the key components of police field operation.
- Describe key contemporary issues in policing.
ENF154 - Homeland Security Overview
- Define the terminology and legal concepts associated with homeland security concepts.
- List the roles and jurisdiction of various departments within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
- Appraise political, social, and geographic foundations of terrorism.
ENF245 - Emergency Organization and Management
- Analyze the structure of the homeland security apparatus.
- Analyze factors that influence multi-jurisdictional and emergency responses.
- Examine the appropriate relationship between homeland security, national defense, and law enforcement.
FOR105 - Victimology
- Explain the impact of crimes against persons and how it affects the various populations of society.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of services afforded to victims of crime.
- Evaluate the legal processes that victims of crimes must endure and the rights afforded to victims.
JUS110 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
- Describe the major agencies, procedures, personnel, and decision-making points which comprise the criminal justice system.
- Discuss significant problems and issues found in each subsystem of criminal justice.
- Recognize the relationships and interdependencies among criminal justice and other social service agencies and their personnel in the fight against crime.
JUS201 - Criminal Law
- Identify constitutional issues relevant to criminal law and apply existing principles/law in resolving said issues.
- Demonstrate appropriate use of general principles of criminal liability by accurately applying statutory law to known criminal offenses.
- Distinguish between justifications and excuses relevant to criminal liability defenses.
JUS202 - Criminal Procedures
- Identify reasonable cause and probable cause situations relevant to Fourth Amendment search and seizure law, and determine the need for a warrant.
- Identify probable cause situations relevant to Fifth Amendment self- incrimination law and identification procedures and determine the lawfulness of evidence collection.
- Examine the consequences of constitutional violations.
LAW211 - Business Law I
- Explore criminal law, intentional torts, constitutional law and contract law.
- Distinguish between criminal and civil law and have an understanding of their interrelationship.
- Analyze a contract from a legal perspective.
PHI110 - The Art of Reasoning
- Apply basic concepts, rules, and skills for logical reasoning in natural language.
- Create a code of intellectual conduct.
- Distinguish between effective and ineffective arguments and rhetorical strategies.
PHI215 - Ethics
- Acquire basic knowledge, skills, and theoretical tools for identifying practical ethical problems.
- Recognize and apply basic knowledge and tools to analyze ethical problems.
- Develop basic skills and tools for evaluating different solutions to ethical problems.
SCS220 - Introduction to Leadership
- Classify how leadership affects our lives on a daily basis.
- Distinguish and examine personal skills and traits that play an active role in successful leadership.
- Examine the elements and interrelationships of the leadership process: leader, follower, and context.
POL101 - Introduction to the American Political Process
- Comprehend the concepts, institutions, and officials that make up the American political process.
- Analyze the meaning and intent of the American Constitution and its amendments.
- Apply how government affects our lives on a daily basis.
POL151 - Introduction to National Security Studies
- Understand the structure of national security processes and institutions, the elements of national power, and the interagency planning process used by the United States.
- Understand a range of domestic and international political, economic, and security challenges associated with US national interests and globalization.
- Demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving skills through assessment and presentation of contemporary national security issues in written and oral presentations.
Do you work with technology?
(Computer Technologist, Data Analyst, Troubleshooter, Web Developer)
CDS152 - Introduction to Cyber Defense
- Identify cyber defense methods at application, host and network level.
- Describe elements of access control process.
- Explain attacks to and defenses for human element and physical security.
CST111 - Digital Literacy and Technology Readiness
- Evaluate ethical, legal, privacy and security issues related to the use of the commercial web, social media, and cloud storage.
- Utilize productivity software as a means of effective information creation, communication, collaboration, and analysis.
- Explain storage mediums and retrieval systems for digital information.
CST125 - Introduction to Computer Hardware and Systems
- Identify, configure, and upgrade microcomputer modules and peripherals.
- Diagnose and troubleshoot safety and preventive maintenance challenges.
- Understand the function of motherboards, processors, memory, and printers.
CST255 - Internet and Website Design
- Design and modify techniques of web pages.
- Apply multimedia content to a web page.
- Design and Integrate JavaScript and HTML on a web page.
CST285 - Spreadsheets Applications and Data Analysis for Decision Making
- Examine basic concepts of spreadsheets.
- Demonstrate concepts of spreadsheets to build a model for data analysis.
- Apply advanced concepts of spreadsheets and construct examples such as tables, PivotTables, advanced functions, macros, what-if analysis, and various spreadsheet add-ins for data analytics in a spreadsheet model.
Do you work in the creative arts?
(Digital Media, Marketing, Video Production)
ART210 - Art Appreciation
- Discuss the meaning of art as an expression of personal and cultural values.
- Examine how art has attempted to define, interpret, and/or alter reality.
- Identify instances in which art reflects the complexities of the human condition.
DMD134 - Introduction to Digital Media
- Identify fundamentals of digital photography, video production, and multi-media.
- Illustrate best practices and introductory skills using design theory and technology.
- Present knowledge of potential careers within the Digital Media Design field.
DMD230 - Digital Video I
- Develop an understanding of video theory, aesthetics, and techniques through practice and critique.
- Demonstrate the application of proper video capture methods and techniques ranging from lighting to tracking.
- Utilize Adobe Premier/Final Cut Pro (or oter technologies) to compose and produce video shorts.
MKT151 - Introductory Marketing
- Apply fundamental marketing principles, generalizations, theories and strategies.
- Understand the role of marketing ethics, consumer behavior, social responsibility, the importance of marketing, history of marketing, job of a marketing manager, target markets, market segmentation, market segmentation, opportunities identification, marketing environment, business buyer behavior, product planning, goods, services, ideas, competitive environment, economic environment, and the technological environment in marketing.
- Apply marketing principles (to improve thinking, problem solving, and decision-making) within organizations and business settings.
MKT252 - Buyer Behavior
- Describe fundamental consumer behavior principles, generalizations, theories and strategies.
- Describe buyer behavior, consumers, market segments, culture, subcultures, social class, status, family, decision making, personal influence, diffusion of innovations, personality and self-concept, motivation, involvement, attitudes, consumer ethnocentrism, and changing attitudes.
- Examine the role of consumers as individuals, decision makers, and culture.
MUS223 - Music Appreciation
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of the basic elements of music using appropriate vocabulary as it relates to various musical forms.
- Recognize various musical styles and genres through listening and discuss the features that make a particular example distinct.
- Infer connections between significant sociological, historical and cultural trends that influenced the development of musical art forms.
Are you a professional writer?
(Editing, Grant Writing, Technical Writing, Historical Writing)
ENG152 - Technical Writing
- Understand the relationship between technical writing and rhetorical theory.
- Understand technical writing as a field informed by a heuristic approach.
- Solve basic technical writing problems.
ENG262 - Editing
- Demonstrate acceptable writing skills appropriate to communicating effectively in their particular professional context.
ENG301 - Professional Communication
- Utilize the specialized discourse common to numerous professional fields.
- Utilize the structure and function of various documents common to numerous professional fields.
- Evaluate and create the structure and quality of various document and presentation types.
HIS111 - American Society to 1865
- Understand historical causation.
- Apply the scientific method to a case study in American history.
- Analyze and demonstrate knowledge of the history, or change over time, of early America through the Civil War.
HIS112 - American Society since 1865
- Understand historical causation.
- Apply the scientific method to a case study in American history.
- Analyze and demonstrate knowledge of the history, or change over time, of America from the end of the Civil War through the present day.
Do you need open elective credit?
(NACE Competencies)
Communication
- Employ active listening, persuasion, and influencing skills.
- Communicate in a clear and organized manner so that others can effectively understand.
- Frame communication with respect to diversity of learning styles, varied individual communication abilities, and cultural differences.
Critical Thinking
- Make decisions and solve problems using sound, inclusive reasoning and judgment.
- Effectively communicate actions and rationale, recognizing the diverse perspectives and lived experiences of stakeholders.
- Multi-task well in a fast-paced environment.
Leadership
- Inspire, persuade, and motivate self and others under a shared vision.
- Seek out and leverage diverse resources and feedback from others to inform direction.
- Use innovated thinking to go beyond traditional methods.
Teamwork
- Effectively manage conflict, interact with and respect diverse personalities, and meet ambiguity with resilience.
- Build strong, positive working relationships with supervisor and team members/coworkers.
- Exercise the ability to compromise and be agile.
Technology
- Navigate change and be open to learning new technologies.
- Use technology to improve efficiency and productivity of their work.
- Manage technology to integrate information to support relevant, effective, and timely decision-making.
Professionalism
- Act equitably with integrity and accountability to self, others, and the organization.
- Maintain a positive personal brand in alignment with organization and personal career values.
- Consistently meet or exceed goals and expectations.
Equity and Inclusion
- Demonstrate flexibility by adapting to diverse environments.
- Seek global cross-cultural interactions and experiences that enhance one's understanding of people from different demographic groups and that leads to personal growth.
- Solicit and use feedback from multiple cultural perspectives to make inclusive and equity-minded decisions.
Career and Self-Development
- Show an awareness of own strengths and areas for development.
- Assume duties or positions that will help one progress professionally.
- Voluntarily participate in further education, training, or other events to support one's career.