Noncredit to Credit Coursework Completed at Shasta College
Noncredit education at Shasta College offers tuition-free classes and certificate programs that help you develop foundational skills, brush up on earlier learning, upskills, and provide a smooth transition to credit programs and employment. Noncredit courses are focused on skill attainment, rather than GPA, and can be repeated any number of times to allow for skill refreshment, career exploration, and lifelong learning.
Many of our noncredit classes have credit course versions that are functionally the same course. For example, ECE 370 (noncredit) and ECE 170 (credit) are both “Understanding Childhood Trauma” and cover the same course content and course objectives. Some students enroll for ECE 370 as noncredit, and some enroll in ECE 170 to earn one unit, but the instructor is teaching the class to both groups of students at the same time, with the same information and the same assignments. We call these “mirrored” courses.
If you have taken a noncredit course that has a mirrored credit course, and you have a need for the actual course units for professional development or because you have decided you want to pursue a credit-based certificate or associate degree at Shasta College, you can request the credit version of the course added to your transcript through Credit for Prior Learning (CPL).
This process is only available for eligible noncredit courses completed at Shasta College that have a direct equivalent credit course (“mirrored” course). The eligible courses are listed below. To explore Shasta College's full range of noncredit offerings, visit our Noncredit Education webpage.
| Noncredit Course |
Credit Course Mirror |
Course Title |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGAS 316 | AGAS 16 | Small Ruminant Production | |
| AGEH 323 | AGEH 23 | Nursery Practices and Management | |
| AGEH 371 | AGEH 71 | Organic Gardening Practices | |
| BSOT 320 | BSOT 120 | Time & Stress Mgmnt in the Workplace | |
| BSOT 321 | BSOT 121 | Decsn Mkng, Prblm Slvng, & Conflict Res | |
| BSOT 322 | BSOT 122 | Customer Srvce & Attitude in the Wrkplce | |
| BSOT 323 | BSOT 123 | Communication and Team Building | |
| BSOT 324 | BSOT 124 | Values, Ethics, & Organizational Change | |
| CALS 354 | CALS 154 | Basic Computer Skills | |
| CALS 356 | CALS 156 | Reading and Writing for Career and Life | |
| CALS 358 | CALS 158 | Mathematics for Employment | |
| CULA 366 | CULA 66 | Wine With Food | |
| CULA 371 | CULA 71 | Beginning Beermaking | |
| CULA 373 | CULA 73 | Introduction to Wines | |
| CULA 382 | CULA 82 | Wines of California | |
| ECE 370 | ECE 170 | Understanding Childhood Trauma | |
| ECE 371 | ECE 171 | Trauma-Informed Practices in ECE | |
| ECE 372 | ECE 172 | Culturally Respns Self-Care for Ece Educ | |
| FAID 332 | FAID 132 | Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) | |
| FAID 333 | FAID 133 | Certif CPR for the Professional Rescuer | |
| FAID 375 | FAID 75 | Emergency Medical Technician | |
| FIRS 305 | FIRS 105 | Driver/Operator 1A: Emrgncy Vehicle Ops | |
| FIRS 306 | FIRS 106 | Driver/Operator 1B: Pump Operations | |
| FIRS 335 | FIRS 135 | Inter ICS:Expanding Incidents I-300 | |
| FIRS 338 | FIRS 138 | Hazmat First Responder Operations | |
| FIRS 341 | FIRS 137 | Fire Fighter Survival | |
| FIRS 353 | FIRS 153 | Fire Control 3: Structural Fire Fighting | |
| FTWO 312 | FTWO 112 | Advanced Firefighter Training S-131 | |
| FTWO 316 | FTWO 116 | Fire Ops in Wldlnd/Urban Interface S-215 | |
| FTWO 321 | FTWO 121 | S-230 Crew Boss (Single Resource) | |
| FTWO 322 | FTWO 122 | Engine Boss S-231 | |
| FTWO 332 | FTWO 132 | Intermediate Wildlandfire Behavior S-290 | |
| FTWO 337 | FTWO 137 | Division/Group Supervisor S-339ar | |
| FTWO 353 | FTWO 153 | Strike Team/Task Force Ldr - AH 330 | |
| HEOC 302 | HEOC 102 | Intro to Careers in Healthcare | |
| HEOC 311 | HEOC 11 | Medical Terminology | |
| HEOC 394 | HEOC 94* | Health Occupations Work Experience Educ | *every 54 hours equals 1 unit |
| INDE 301 | INDE 101 | Industrial Trade Basics | |
| MUS 321 | MUS 21A | Community Guitar | |
| MUS 325 | MUS 25A | Beginning Strings | |
| MUS 343 | MUS 43 | Shasta Symphony Orchestra for Seniors | |
| MUS 344 | MUS 44 | Concert Orchestra for Seniors | |
| MUS 346 | MUS 46 | Symphonic Band for Seniors | |
| NUTR 330 | NUTR 30 | Health and Wellness Coaching | |
| NUTR 335 | NUTR 35 | Integrative Nutrition and Wellness | |
| NUTR 340 | NUTR 40 | Weight Regulation: Biology and Behavior | |
| NUTR 345 | NUTR 45 | Applications of Health/Wellness Coaching | |
| NUTR 350 | NUTR 50 | Youth Wellness Coaching | |
| THTR 308 | THTR 8 | History of World Theatre I | |
| THTR 381 | THTR 81 | Script Analysis and Playwriting |
CPL for noncredit to credit coursework will be approved for students who are currently active Shasta College students and have discussed their specific need for the credit version of the class with a Shasta College Counselor.
How to Request Credit for Noncredit Coursework
To request Credit for Prior Learning based on previously completed noncredit coursework at Shasta College, please follow these steps:
- If it has been more than two semesters since you took a course at Shasta College, re-apply to the college.
- Meet with your Counselor to discuss your completed noncredit coursework, how the credit version of the course aligns with your educational/career goals, and the potential impact CPL credit may have on your academic or transfer goals.
- Complete the Credit for Prior Learning Petition after meeting with your Counselor.
- If your noncredit grade was a Pass/No Pass, but the credit version of the course must have a letter grade, you will be assigned the actual grade you earned in the noncredit version of the class (A, B, C, D or F).
- You will be notified that your petition has been processed via your Shasta College email. Once the course is posted to your Shasta College transcript, it will have a notation that the credit version was received through Credit for Prior Learning, per local and state policy.
Please Note
If Shasta College awards Credit for Prior Learning coursework and units, they will be used to fulfill your Shasta College graduation requirements. This coursework and associated units will be added to your Shasta College transcript. Financial Aid cannot be used to pay for units earned through CPL.
If you plan to transfer to another institution, please be aware that every college/university has their own policies regarding Credit for Prior Learning. What was accepted at Shasta College may not be accepted at another institution.
Contact Us
Speak to a counselor for all Credit for Prior Learning options and how they can best meet your academic goals.