Credit for Prior Learning

Turn your experience and professional certifications into academic credits.

We’re great at figuring out how to transfer credits. If you have any of these professional certifications through a sponsoring organization, we can do a Prior Learning Assessment to help turn that experience into credits that count towards a CPS degree.

CertificationSponsoring OrganizationTransfer Credits
Accreditation in Public Relations (APR)Universal Accreditation Board (PRSA)CMN 6010 (3QH)
PBR 6100 (3QH)
PBR 6710 (3QH)
Communication Management ProfessionalInternational Association of Business CommunicatorsCMN 6010 (3QH)
Strategic Communication Management ProfessionalInternational Association of Business CommunicatorsCMN 6000 (3QH)
CMN 6010 (3QH)
Certified Professional (CP)Society of Human Resource ManagementHRM 6015 (3QH)
Senior Certified Professional (SCP)Society of Human Resource ManagementHRM 6005 (3QH)
HRM 6015 (3QH)
CP or SCPSociety of Human Resource ManagementHRM 6015 (3QH)
Professional in Human Resources (PHR)HR Certification InstituteHRM 6015 (3QH)
Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)HR Certification InstituteHRM 6005 (3QH)
HRM 6015 (3QH)
PHR or SPHRHR Certification InstituteHRM 6015 (3QH)
People Analytics CertificationAcademy to Innovate HR (AIHR)HRM 6025 Workforce Analytics 3 QH
Digital HR CertificationAcademy to Innovate HR (AIHR)HRM 6035 Digital HR 3 QH
HR Business Partner 2.0 CertificationAcademy to Innovate HR (AIHR)HRM 6042 Strategic Workforce Planning 3 QH
Talent Acquisition CertificationAcademy to Innovate HR (AIHR)HRM 6020 Talent Acquisition 3 QH
Certified Fundraising Executive (CFRE)CFRE InternationalNPM6130 (3QH)
PMP-Project Management ProfessionalProject Management InstitutePJM 5900 (4QH)
PMI-Risk Management ProfessionalProject Management InstitutePJM 6015 (3QH)
PMI-Scheduling ProfessionalProject Management InstitutePJM 6025 (3QH)
Program Management ProfessionalProject Management InstitutePJM 5900 (4QH)
Portfolio Management ProfessionalProject Management InstitutePJM 5900 (4QH)
Project Management ProfessionalIBM Open Badge Program-Project ManagementPJM 5900 (4qh)
PJM 5900 (4qh)


PJM 5900 (4qh) and credit for one 3 qh elective
LEVEL CoreLEVELALY 6000 (3QH)
ALY 6010 (3QH)
ALY 6015 (3QH)
ALY 6030 (3QH)
Information Dominance Warfare Officer and Enlisted Information Dominance Warfare SpecialistUS NavySIA 6050 (4QH)
SIA 6060 (4QH)
SIA 6070 (4QH)
GEOINT Certification Program (GCP)NGAGIS 5103
RMS 5105
RMS 6110
GIS 6385
GIS 6360
Certified Financial Planner (CFP)Certified Financial Planner Board of StandardsCED 6050
FIN 6102
FIN 6161
Financial Risk Manager (FRM)Global Association of Risk ProfessionalsFIN 6102
FIN 6161
CED 6250
Professional Risk Manager (PRM)Professional Risk Managers’ International AssociationFIN 6102
FIN 6161
CED 6250
UTEP-Partnership AgreementCompletion of UTEP’s Graduate Certificate of HLS20 QH
United States Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare CenterSpecial Operations Forces Captains Career Course (SOFCCC)M.S. Leadership, M.S. Project Management, M.A. Homeland Security
LDR 6100 (3QH)
HLS 6010 (3QH)
HLS 6000 (3QH)
CMN 6962 (3QH)

M.S. Strategic Intelligence Analysis
SIA 6030 (4QH)
HLS 6080 (4QH)

M.S. Global Studies International Relations
GST 6300 (4QH)
GST 6327 (4QH)
GST 6324 (4QH)
Carto DB, Inc-agreement with Northeastern University College of Professional StudiesJoint Project between Carto and NortheasternJoint Project between Carto and Northeastern
D’Amore-McKim School of Business Certificate programInternal credit transferUp to 18 QHs as an individualized Specialization
HubSpot Academy Certifications: Mapping to DGM 6285 Interactive Marketing FundamentalsHubSpot Academy4QH credit for DGM 6285 in equivalence to any of the 5 certifications.