8.2 Early Childhood Education Field Practicum PLAR Approval and Guides
ECE Students looking to PLAR an ECE Field Practicum must:
- Have at least 2 years paid work experience in an Early Years Setting – Child Care, Kindergarten in an Elementary School, EarlyON/Family Centre.
- Review the Learner Guide and complete the Learner Self-Assessment in Appendix A before deciding to apply for PLAR.
- Receive prior approval to apply to PLAR by the ECE Field Practicum Coordinator.
- There is a PLAR application fee per course. This fee applies to both the challenge evaluation and the portfolio assessment. To see the current PLAR fee, visit Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition (PLAR).
- Applications are filed with the Office of the Registrar.
- If you fail to prove that you have met the learning outcomes, you are not eligible for a refund. If you have paid for a challenge evaluation and then decide to take the course instead, you are not eligible for a refund.
- Once approved, students contact advising@fanshawec.ca to sign up, pay for PLAR, and receive a PLAR guide for the ECE Field Practicum course.
Grade Requirements
- Policy A124, “Recognition of Prior Learning”[PDF] guides the PLAR process at Fanshawe.
- Transcripts of credits earned through PLAR will normally reflect a grade achieved in the same manner as credits are normally transcribed. In some cases, a successful PLAR credit will receive a grade of “P” (pass). Unsuccessful attempts will not be reflected on the transcript.
- The grade you achieve in the PLAR assessment is the grade that will appear on your transcript once you are enrolled in a course or program at Fanshawe College.
- The minimum grade required for a successful PLAR attempt will be the same as the minimum passing grade of that specific course.
- To be eligible to graduate from a Fanshawe program, learners must meet residency requirements in accordance with Fanshawe Policy A122 [PDF] and achieve a cumulative 2.0/60% GPA over all courses (unless otherwise stated).
Completing the PLAR Guide
- The PLAR Advisor will give instructions to complete the PLAR Guide and may connect with the Field Coordinator for further instructions with the PLAR.
- Once the student has completed the PLAR Guide requirements, they will send the work to advising@fanshawec.ca and the ECE Field Practicum Coordinator.
- The Field Coordinator will review the PLAR submission, and a PLAR Advisor will process the grade.
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