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.