• New or returning students...

  ...who have considerable job experience related to the course of study they plan to pursue.

CURRENTLY, ENGLISH 120 IS OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY TO NYSTA MEMBER TURF AND GOLF COURSE STUDENTS SEEKING A CERTIFICATE IN INDIVIDUAL STUDIES WITH A CONCENTRATION IN LANDSCAPE/TURF TECHNICIAN.

2 TYPES OF CREDIT:

• You will receive 1 credit hour (ENGLISH 120) for completing a portfolio.

  You may receive further credit hours in your major discipline after the portfolio has been reviewed and assesssed by faculty in that discipline.

The English Department at SUNY-Delhi offers English 120, a Portfolio Development course, for new and returning students who have work experience in the field of their chosen major. Students in English 120 have the opportunity to prepare a portfolio for presentation to the faculty of their chosen discipline, making the case to receive college credit for accomplishments and skills learned in the workplace. Whether or not the major discipline ultimately grants the petitioned credits, English 120 students will learn valuable presentation skills and will be awarded 1 credit hour from the English department for work involved in assembling the portolio.

HOW IT WORKS:

This course is designed for students who have work experience related to their major field of study.

For example, someone who has worked for five years as a mason may wish to study for the Construction Technology degree. This person would have already learned a great deal of relevant information and skills from time spent on the job. For such a person to have to enroll in a beginning level masonry course would be a frustrating experience and probably not an efficient use of time or other resources. He or she could use the Portfolio Development course to construct a portfolio to present to the Architecture, Construction, Engineering and Applied Technologies Division at SUNY-Delhi petitioning for college credit for the work experience gained in five years on the job. Provided this person does an acceptable job assembling the portfolio, they will receive 1 credit hour in English (English 120). The student would then have the opportunity to actually present their portfolio to the faculty of the Architecture, Construction, Engineering and Applied Technologies Division, petitioning to receive credit for their masonry experience and any other applicable work; if credits are granted, the student will have fufilled graduation requirements without taking, what for them would be, needless coursework. Whether they receive this second type of credit will be deteremined at that time by the faculty for the program petitioned.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

After completing the assignments of this course, the student will have assembled a document that accurately describes and documents their work history. The student must turn in three copies of the completed portfolio. The student should also retain a fourth copy for his or her own files.

The Portfolio Development class has three primary goals:
1) Learn to write a clear, concise narrative that is well-organized and communicates effectively.
2) Learn to use documents to give substance to your experience.
3) Learn the importance of presentation skills.

Please review the COURSE OUTLINE for specific topics that will be addressed to support these lessons.