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Tech Prep Credit Eligibility Requirements

To request college credit for high school courses in a Tech Prep plan, you MUST complete a prior learning assessment (PLA) application. Review this list to determine if you are eligible to apply for PLA Credit by High School Articulation:

• Students must have graduated from high school
• Before requesting PLA credit, students must complete 6 credit hours of non-developmental courses within their Lone Star College System degree plan. Articulation for RNSG 1172 requires 10 credit hours instead of 6, along with admission to the Nursing Program.
• Students  have 15 months from the day of high school graduation to complete the 6 credit hours and apply for PLA credit. Due to the 10 credit hour requirement for articulation of RNSG 1172, students admitted to the Nursing Program have 36 months from the day of high school graduation to apply for PLA credit.
• Student completed at least one articulating course their junior and/or senior year of high school with a grade of at least 80.
• All prerequisites for articulated college course are fulfilled 
• Students are encouraged to continue the Tech Prep plan they started in high school through articulation and select their major as the appropriate AAS program. However, the articulated courses may also suffice as electives on a different program where possible.
• Submit an Application for Prior Learning Assessment by High School Articulation PLUS an official copy of a final high school transcript showing credit for the articulated course to a LSC advisor/counselor (How to Request Credit for High School Articulation).  If the high school transcript does not reflect an A in the course type column of the course(s) you are requesting credit for, we cannot award credit.

Questions or Concerns? Contact the Tech Prep Coordinator ls.techprep@LoneStar.edu 

Development of this site is funded with a grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to the Gulf Coast Tech Prep Consortium with funds provided by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006.