Stephens College Without Walls will grant college credits for prior experiential learning, if properly documented. Proficiency examinations, non-college transcript credit, work experiences, volunteer activities, homemaking, workshops or seminars, recreational activities or hobbies, independent reading, or licenses are categories of experiences for which credit may be granted. Learning gained from these experiences must meet four criteria: it must be publicly verifiable, be equivalent to college-level work, have a subject matter or knowledge base, and relate to the student's educational and/or occupational goals. The application for college credit involves six steps: 1) the student takes a Liberal Studies Seminar, 2) a preliminary portfolio describing prior learning is assembled, 3) the portfolio is examined for completeness and congruence with the guidelines, 4) the appropriate department examines the portfolio for possible college-level learning, 5) the portfolio is returned to the student, with the department's recommendations, and 6) the student supplies documentation in the form of the final portfolio. Detailed guidelines and examples are presented for preparing the preliminary and the final portfolios. (BW)