Leadership Springfield Signature Class Program

Prior Learning Assessment for Leadership Springfield Signature Class Program

The Project Management Graduate Program is collaborating with Leadership Springfield to offer students academic credit for completing their Signature Class program. This prior learning assessment process ensures compliance with the university's Credit for Prior Learning policy and applies to the following graduate programs:

• Master of Science in Project Management
• Graduate Certificate in Project Management

Prior Learning Assessment Process

1. To receive credit for prior learning through this partnership, a student must first apply and be admitted to one of the above listed graduate programs.
2. A faculty member in the School of Construction, Design and Project Management —typically the relevant Graduate Program Director—will serve as the academic unit designee and be responsible for assessing the student’s prior learning completion. No assessment fee will be charged.
3. The student’s participation in and completion of the Signature Class program must be verified by Leadership Springfield. Verification documents must be submitted to the graduate program/academic unit designee at the time of the student’s application to their chosen graduate program.
4. The academic unit designee will verify the credential from Leadership Springfield prior to awarding credit. Upon verification of prior learning, the academic unit designee will complete and submit the Prior Learning Assessment Credit Form. This form provides the official documentation necessary for credit to be granted on the student’s record.
5. The Prior Learning Assessment Credit Form should be submitted after all other program requirements have been completed.
6. For questions regarding this partnership, the process, and/or academic unit designees, contact the Graduate College.

Alignment of Learning Outcomes and Credit Hours

Credit for prior learning granted to graduates of the Signature Class through this partnership will not exceed six (6) credit hours. Two (2) classes would count for either of the above programs.

• TCM 792 Graduate Internship (3 credit hours)

Educational experience in cooperation with the student’s full-time employer including written, oral, and classroom assignments related to workplace improvement. May be repeated, but no more than three hours may be counted as credit toward a project management graduate program.

• TCM 760 Special Investigations (3 credit hours)

The student in consultation with the advisor selects for in-depth study an area of project management determined by the interest and background of the student. May be repeated, but no more than three hours may be counted as credit toward a project management graduate program.