H.R. 10452 — Credit for Prior Learning Act

This section adds an allowance of not more than $2,000 per award year (adjusted for inflation after the 2025–2026 award year) for reasonable costs, including test fees, associated with prior learning assessments to the cost of attendance used to determine federal student aid eligibility.

This section defines eligible credit for prior learning assessment under the Higher Education Act of 1965 to include evaluations of knowledge or skills acquired outside an institution of higher education that assess evidence of learning (not time or experience), rely on generally accepted criteria from relevant subject matter experts, and result in the award of academic credit toward program requirements without additional coursework.

This section requires accrediting agencies or associations to confirm during accreditation or reaccreditation reviews that institutions maintain sufficient standards for assessing prior learning. The standards must evaluate skills, competencies, and knowledge at levels generally accepted by subject matter experts and must be publicly disclosed.

This section requires institutions of higher education to report the number of students receiving credit for prior learning and the average number of credits awarded per such student, both disaggregated by race, income, and status as a Federal Pell Grant recipient.