Experiential Learning Portfolio Evaluation Rubrics - Credit Hours Guidelines

Oct 3, 2026

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Experiential Learning Portfolio Evaluation Rubrics provide structured credit-hour recommendations for TCAT graduates, graduates of nationally accredited proprietary colleges, recognized healthcare credentials, professional work experience, professional apprenticeships/internships, and noncredit health sciences programs. The document specifies program-by-program credit hour totals (including credential-based crediting), aligns credit values with college-level learning outcomes, and standardizes calculations using one credit hour equals 45 contact hours (15 in class and 30 out of class). It also includes rationale for mapping experiential learning to healthcare discipline courses and notes revised status as of 12/2022.

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CREDIT HOURS RECOMMENDED

TCAT graduates

Graduates from a nationally accredited proprietary college

Nationally recognized healthcare credential (licensure/certification)

Professional work experience

Professional apprenticeships/internships

Noncredit programs in a health sciences discipline

Experiential Learning Portfolio Evaluation Rubrics CREDIT HOURS RECOMMENDED FOR TCAT GRADUATES Program Practical Nursing Pharmacy Tech Dental Assisting Medical Assistant Credit Hours 2424 2424 Credential LPNCPhTRDA/CDA CCMA Credit Hours 3 3 3 3 Surgical Technology Administrative Office Technology-Medical Emergency Med Tech Med Office/ Info Tech Nursing Assistant 24 24 16 12 3 CST CMAA EMT CEHRS/ CMAA/CBCS* CNA 3 3 3 3-9 3 Total 27 27 27 27 27 27 1915-21 6 *CEHRS--Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist *CMAA--Certified Medical Administrative Assistant *CBCS--Certified Billing & Coding Specialist Rationale: Student learning outcomes must represent college-level competencies in designated, discipline-specific courses. Calculation is consistent with that for RSCC credit courses. One credit hour = 45 contact hours (15 in class and 30 out of class study). CREDIT HOURS RECOMMENDED FOR GRADUATES FROM A NATIONALLY ACCREDITED PROPRIETARY COLLEGE Program Credit Hours Practical Nursing TBD Pharmacy Tech TBD Dental Assisting TBD Medical Assistant TBD Surgical Technology TBD Credential LPN CPhT RDA/CDA CCMA CST Credit Hours 3 3 3 3 3 Total TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Administrative Office Technology-Medical Emergency Med Tech Med Office/ Info Tech Nursing Assistant TBD TBD TBD TBD CMAA 3 EMT 3 CEHRS/ CMAA/CBCS* 3-9 CNA 3 TBD TBD TBD TBD *CEHRS--Certified Electronic Health Records Specialist *CMAA--Certified Medical Administrative Assistant *CBCS--Certified Billing & Coding Specialist Rationale: Student learning outcomes must represent college-level competencies in designated, discipline-specific courses. Calculation is consistent with that for RSCC credit courses. One credit hour = 45 contact hours (15 in class and 30 out of class study). Maximum credits in this category are 27. CREDIT HOURS RECOMMENDED FOR NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED HEALTHCARE CREDENTIAL (licensure/certification) 1. 3 credit hours/ credential Rationale: Credit hours reflect the generally accepted educational preparation required to take the credentialing exam, either licensure or certification. CREDIT HOURS RECOMMENDED FOR PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE 1. 3 credit hours—3-5 years of work experience with acceptable college level learning outcomes in a healthcare discipline. 2. 6 credit hours—6-8 years of work experience with acceptable college level learning outcomes in a healthcare discipline. 3. 8 credit hours—more than 8 years of work experience with acceptable college level learning outcomes in a healthcare discipline. Rationale: Credit hours must reflect the college-level learning outcomes gained through clinical work experiences consistent with those gained through the clinical/lab/lecture educational components of an academic-based healthcare discipline program. Every effort is made to relate work experience credit to lecture, clinical, and/or lab courses in the applicable healthcare discipline. CREDIT HOURS RECOMMENDED FOR PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIPS/ INTERNSHIPS 1. 6 credit hours—1 year of apprenticeship/internship experience with acceptable college level learning outcomes in a healthcare discipline. 2. 12 credit hours—2 years of apprenticeship/internship experience with acceptable college level learning outcomes in a healthcare discipline. 3. 18 credit hours—3 years of apprenticeship/internship experience with acceptable college level learning outcomes in a healthcare discipline. Rationale: Credit hours must reflect the college-level learning outcomes gained through clinical work experiences in an apprenticeship/internship consistent with those gained through the clinical/lab/lecture educational components of an academic-based healthcare discipline program. Every effort is made to relate apprenticeship/internship experience credit to lecture, clinical, and/or lab courses in the ap

FAQs

How does the rubric calculate credit hours?

Credit hours follow a standardized conversion of one credit hour equal to 45 contact hours (15 in class and 30 out of class study). For noncredit health sciences programs, credits are awarded using the total contact hours divided by 45.

What credit hours are recommended for professional work experience?

The rubric assigns 3 credit hours for 3–5 years, 6 credit hours for 6–8 years, and 8 credit hours for more than 8 years, each tied to acceptable college-level learning outcomes in a healthcare discipline.

What limits apply to maximum credits in the work-experience and noncredit categories?

The document states that maximum credits in the proprietary college category are 27. For noncredit programs in a health sciences discipline, maximum credits depend on comparability and contact hours but must not exceed 24 credits.

Oct 3, 2026

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