Faculty FAQs

Research suggests that CPL benefits students and colleges by increasing completion and closing achievement gaps. In California, this means CPL can help the system achieve the goals outlined in the Vision for Success and increase college funding through improving measures on the Student Centered Funding Formula metrics.

CPL Research Source: CAEL Fueling the Race for Postsecondary Success

Board Policy 5235 and Administrative Procedure 5235 Credit for Prior Learning is a great resource to learn more about the different methods of assessment that SDCCD accepts for Credit for Prior Learning. 

Faculty and staff interested in learning more about CPL and potential opportunities for students within your disciplines contact:

 

Campus Contacts  

City College: Angela Merkens amerkens@sdccd.edu  
                     Julius Alejandro jalejandro@sdccd.edu  

Mesa College: Tonya Whitfield  twhitfie@sdccd.edu 

Miramar College: Maryam Tartoussia mtartoussia@sdccd.edu  

 

Campus Contacts military Credit for Prior Learning 

 

Campus Contacts  

City College: Angela Merkens amerkens@sdccd.edu  
                     Julius Alejandro jalejandro@sdccd.edu  

Mesa College: Tonya Whitfield  twhitfie@sdccd.edu 

Miramar College: Maryam Tartoussia mtartoussia@sdccd.edu  

 

Campus Contacts Military Credit for Prior Learning 

City College: David Kennemer dkennemer@sdccd.edu  

Mesa College: Tonya Whitfield  twhitfie@sdccd.edu  

Miramar College: Duane Short dshort@sdccd.edu  

There is no cost for CPL.

Courses may be proposed and approved to be offered through CPL via the curriculum review and approval process.  Faculty interested in making their course CPL eligible contact

 

Campus Contacts  

City College: Angela Merkens amerkens@sdccd.edu 
                     Julius Alejandro jalejandro@sdccd.edu  

Mesa College: Tonya Whitfield  twhitfie@sdccd.edu 

Miramar College: Maryam Tartoussia mtartoussia@sdccd.edu  

 

Campus Contacts Military Credit for Prior Learning

City College: David Kennemer dkennemer@sdccd.edu  

Mesa College: Tonya Whitfield  twhitfie@sdccd.edu  

Miramar College: Duane Short dshort@sdccd.edu  

For students interested in CPL, contact  Shelly L. Hess shess@sdccd.edu  to set up a CPL counseling appointment. Military students, follow the steps on the Veterans Services website to send your official military transcripts. For faculty and staff interested in learning more about CPL and potential opportunities for students within your disciplines, contact 

Campus Contacts  

City College: Angela Merkens amerkens@sdccd.edu  
                     Julius Alejandro jalejandro@sdccd.edu  

Mesa College: Tonya Whitfield  twhitfie@sdccd.edu 

Miramar College: Maryam Tartoussia mtartoussia@sdccd.edu  

 

Campus Contacts Military Credit for Prior Learning 

City College: David Kennemer dkennemer@sdccd.edu  

Mesa College: Tonya Whitfield  twhitfie@sdccd.edu  

Miramar College: Duane Short dshort@sdccd.edu  

Military Articulation Platform (MAP) is a cloud based system that matches college catalog information with American Council on Education recommendations for military credit with   college catalog information.  Once the matches are approved by faculty via the curriculum approval process, they are stored in MAP and offered as college credit to incoming veterans. Military Articulation Platform (MAP) is administered by the Riverside Community College District at the Norco College Veterans’ Resource Center. Twelve colleges of the Inland Empire Desert Regional SWP Consortium and Saddleback College completed phase 1 and 2 of the platform development and deployment. San Diego City, Mesa, Miramar, and Continuing Education were selected to be part of the Phase 3 cohort. For more information contact Shelly L. Hess shess@sdccd.edu

Click here to view the Credit for Prior Learning Curriculum Approval Process.

To begin, students should set up a CPL counseling appointment.  Once students have met with a counselor and determined their eligibility, course selections and methods of assessment for CPL, they should log into JIRA to complete the petition form.