On Campus: Grant will help adults get college credit for experiences out of school

The University of Wisconsin System won an $800,000 grant to help adults get college credit for past experiences, such as corporate training, work experience, or military service. The grant, given by the Lumina Foundation for Education, will allow schools in the UW System to conduct “prior learning assessments,” measuring the learning people have gotten outside the classroom. Then, the student can get college credit for that prior learning.