Credit for ACE-Approved Training

You may be able to earn college credit for employer-sponsored training and certifications that are based on the American Council on Education National Guide to College Credit for Workforce Training. This options includes an evaluation of corporate training, certifications or apprenticeship programs. Please send all ACE transcripts to records@pstcc.edu.

Credit for SOPHIA Learning

You may be able to earn college credit for courses taken through SOPHIA Learning. Courses taken will need to be submitted on an ACE Transcript. Students can use the ACE Request Transcript Page to find the credits they have earned. Students should speak with their assigned advisor about potential credit they can earn. 

Credit for Department of Labor Approved Apprenticeship Programs

International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)
To receive college credits, the certificate must be presented to the Records Office. For additional questions, please contact abeldridge@pstcc.edu.

Massey Electric Journeyman Certificate
To receive college credits, the certificate must be presented to the Records Office. For additional questions, please contact abeldridgee@pstcc.edu.

Credit for Industry Training

• DENSO Manufacturing Tennessee, Inc. 
• Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) 

Credit for Coursework from Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (TCAT)

Tennessee College of Applied Technology and Pellissippi State Community College have a local partnership which promotes student transfer and program articulation. The partnership is for the purpose of providing eligible TCAT students the opportunity to receive college credit upon successful completion of a qualified program at a TCAT.

Tennessee Colleges of Applied Technology (TCAT) 

Credit for Life Experience Portfolio Credit

Students may earn college credit through life experiences outside the classroom.

Credit for life experience might be granted for college courses for which credit cannot feasibly be granted by other means, like credit by exam. If you’re interested in Credit for Life Experience, complete the Credit for Life Experience form. You will then be contacted to provide documentation to support your claim. Once all documentation is gathered it will be presented to the proper academic dean. 

If the academic dean grants approval for your request to proceed, you will interview with a faculty committee to clarify your experience. The committee will review any documentation and pass along a recommendation to the academic dean, and ultimately the vice president of Academic Affairs, for approval. If your request for Credit for Life Experience is denied, you’ll be contacted at this point. If your request is approved, the Records Office will notify you that academic credit for your life experience has been added to your records.

Credit for Military Training

Pellissippi State works closely with veterans to ensure that the maximum amount of credit may be awarded for military courses and training.

ACE recommended military credit is considered based upon submission of official military transcript along with course descriptions. All course and occupation descriptions can be accessed from the Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services on the ACE web site. AARTS and SMART transcripts are no longer valid options to use for assessment verifications.

Credit for Non-Regionally Accredited Institutions

Many kinds of courses you may have taken at another college are automatically accepted for credit at Pellissippi State. If your previous credits are not automatically accepted, you may request reconsideration of transfer credit decisions.

The appeals process is the same whether you are transferring from a regionally or non-regionally accredited college or university.

• You must have a transcript on file at Pellissippi State
• You must complete the Petition for Transfer Credit Form and submit course descriptions, course syllabi and any other required documentation to the Records Office (records@pstcc.edu)

The appropriate academic dean will review these documents and your appeals request. The Records Office and/or Admissions Office will then notify you of the review decision. At this point, the decision about your transfer credit is final.