{"id":86,"date":"2026-07-08T15:11:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.web.umflint.edu\/cpl\/?page_id=86"},"modified":"2026-07-08T15:11:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T19:11:31","slug":"prospective-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/cpl\/prospective-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Prospective Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover fb-cover-text-box wp-duotone-black-and-white\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;min-height:100%;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/cpl\/wp-content\/themes\/flintblock\/assets\/images\/sidewalk-art.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 95%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 95%\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-90 has-background-dim 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class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/cpl\/prospective-students\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Prospective Students<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/cpl\/eportfolio-review-flow-chart\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">ePortfolio Review Flow Chart<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/cpl\/eportfolio-template-rubric\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">ePortfolio Template &amp; Rubric<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/cpl\/electronic-portfolio\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Application for CPL Through Electronic Portfolio<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/cpl\/professional-certification-form\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Application for CPL Through Professional Certification &amp; Licensure<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-navigation-item wp-block-navigation-link\"><a class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__content\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.umflint.edu\/cpl\/challenge-exam\/\"><span class=\"wp-block-navigation-item__label\">Application for CPL Through a Challenge Exam<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The University of Michigan-Flint appreciates that learning can and does take place outside of college courses.\u00a0Whether you have numerous years of work experience, have earned licensure or certifications, or have served in the military, these learning experiences and credentials\u00a0<em>may<\/em>\u00a0be eligible for awarding you academic credit at UM-Flint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To explore the possibility of earning academic credit through the university\u2019s Credit for Prior Learning policy,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/go.umflint.edu\/CPL-Request-Info\">complete the CPL interest form<\/a>\u00a0and the Coordinator for Credit for Prior Learning will contact you to discuss your responses through the email address you provide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please note that while the university can discuss the prospects of earning credit through CPL, the process of awarding academic credit through the demonstration and documentation of prior learning is only available to enrolled students.&nbsp; Once you register for classes, you 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