Mapping Articulated Pathways
MAP is a software/application used and customized by each college to maximize credit
for prior learning. MAP allows colleges to compare their courses to military courses
and professional experiences. It creates articulations based upon the recommendations
made by ACE and other agencies. Articulations are stored in MAP and made accessible
to faculty and anyone involved in the process (California MAP Initiative, 2022).
Many colleges, including Chaffey, use M.A.P. (Mapping Articulated Pathways) to help
process CPL requests internally.
- Mapping: Equating prior learning experiences to college courses.
- Articulated: The analysis and approval of discipline faculty validating the prior
learning experience as equal to a college course.
- Pathways: Clear listing of courses needed for degree and certificate completion.
