Accreditation of Prior Learning

What is Accreditation of Prior Learning?

Central Film School appreciates that not all prospective students meet the standard entry criteria for its programmes, but that such applicants may have achieved equivalent learning outcomes through other qualifications, self-directed study, and/or professional experience. The School has, therefore, developed a policy and procedure that provides prospective students with the opportunity to demonstrate how they meet the entry criteria in other ways. This process is referred to as the Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL).

Why do we use APL?

Accreditation of Prior Learning refers to the recognition of previous certificated learning and/or learning experience undertaken by a student and/or applicant. This recognised learning can also be given a ‘credit-value’, which may permit a prospective student to commence a programme of study at a later stage, or with some credits exempted. This is sometimes referred to ‘transferring with credits’, which may enable a student direct entry into Level 5 or Level 6 of an undergraduate degree.