Overview

• This article provides detailed help for RPL applicants seeking entrance to a master's degree
• To understand more about the three admission pathways at Woolf, read this article
• Detailed FAQs about RPL are here
• You can read the full Recognition of Prior Learning Policy here
• You may apply for RPL at any time with this link 

What is RPL for admission to a master's degree?

An applicant can be exempted from the requirements for admission if their life experiences provide similar learnings. For example, an applicant with a partially completed bachelor's degree in Computer Science has worked as a software engineer for several years. The applicant submits a portfolio of evidence for RPL, and after approval, she is enrolled directly into the MS in Computer Science. 

The RPL officer will take into account both:

• Previous educational attainment, including informal periods of study
• Relevant work experience

Completing the RPL Application

• You may apply for RPL at any time with this link. There is a $200 fee.

 

Required and Helpful Documents for RPL Application

The RPL Officer requires both high quality experiences and high quality evidence of those experiences. In general, your application will be strengthened if you can provide more evidence: for example: signed letters from employers, transcripts from your prior universities, certificates of completion from informal education programs, etc.

When applying for RPL, please submit the following documents:

1. Proof of Relevant Professional Experience:

1. Updated Resume/CV: Detailing all your educational and work experiences.
2. LinkedIn Profile URL is an additional, separate form of evidence
3. Verification of all work experience on the Resume/CV, such as:
   1. Pay slips from previous employers (please remove financial information)
   2. Letter confirming previous employment
   3. Other public evidence of the employment (such as a news article or the employer's own website, or the CEO's recommendation on your Linkedin page.
   4. Letters of recommendation from supervisors.
   5. Relieving or experience letters from employers.

2. Educational Background:

1. Proof of Highest Educational Qualification, such as:
   1. Degree certificate (if applicable)
   2. Transcripts or mark sheets from all semesters attended
   3. Letters from your previous institution confirming your enrollment and achievements
2. Additional educational work completed
   1. Bootcamp or professional certificates
   2. CPD credits earned
3. Any licenses you hold 
   1. May include CFA, CPA, ACCA or similar

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3. Additional Information to Provide

• Help the RPL Officer understand how your experiences helped you achieve an equivalent competence to that of a bachelor's degree.
• Statement of Motivation: explain why you're a good fit for a Woolf master's program. Highlight relevant skills and experiences that demonstrate your preparedness for graduate studies.

 

Step-By-Step Document Submission Guide

Help the RPL Officer understand your case by providing an organized, comprehensible set of documents. Please submit them in 2 PDFs:

1. Upload your Resume/CV as a separate document.
2. Combine all other proof documents, including your statement of motivation, into a single PDF for upload. Consider adding a cover document to explain the contents.

How to combine your PDFs into a single, organized PDF?

There are many online tools to combine PDF documents into a single PDF. We recommend https://www.ilovepdf.com/merge_pdf but you can use whatever works, including your computer's own operating system. Here is a guide for merging files on ilovepdf.com:

 

1. Click on “Select PDF Files”.

 

2. Select all the documents in your computer that you want to merge into the single PDF file.

 

3. Once you select all the files necessary and click on “Open,” you will be redirected to the Page Layout Setup where you can select the order of the documents in your PDF file. You can select which document will be in the 1st page and which document will be in the last page. Once the layout is completed, at the bottom right of the screen, you will see the option to “Merge PDF.” You will need to click on it, after which the website will begin merging all your documents into a single PDF file.

4. Once the Merge is completed, your PDF file will be ready to download. Please click on “Download Merged PDF” and save it in your computer as the final document which needs to be uploaded in the RPL form.

 

How to fill the RPL form correctly as a Student?

Link: https://literature.woolf.university/rpl-admissions

 

Page 1

Please read the instructions carefully before starting to fill the RPL application.

 

Page 2

Fill your First Name, Last Name, Email ID, and your LinkedIN Profile Link. Please make sure that all the details of your name are correctly mentioned as per your government ID card. Please use the same single Email ID which you have used to enroll into the college. You can also understand how to get your LinkedIN Profile Link by clicking on the link below.

 

Page 3

In this Page, please select which college are you applying from to Woolf and also the Degree which you are looking to pursue. The college you are applying to cannot be ‘Woolf”, so please do not mention “Woolf” under “College you are applying to” as this field should be filled with the name of the college you are applying to under Woolf (For Example: UpGrad, OneDay, Scaler, Exeed, etc).

Page 4

Here you will need to enter your Highest Educational Qualification and the number of years of professional work experience you have.

• While entering your highest educational qualification, please select carefully as going ahead in the RPL form you will need to provide proof documents to validate and support that you have actually completed the level of education you select in this step.

• While entering the number of years for your professional work experience, please select carefully as going ahead in the RPL form you will need to provide proof documents to validate and support each and every one of your work experiences as mentioned in your CV/Resume.

Page 5

This is a very important step which you will need to fill carefully. Here you will need to upload your CV/Resume and another document which will contain all the proofs of your highest educational qualification, all work experiences, any supporting letters, etc.

• While uploading your CV/Resume, please be sure that the document is up to date with the latest information including all your work experience details and all your previous educational details.
• While uploading all your proof documents, please follow all the instructions mentioned in the form carefully. You will also need to make sure to combine all your documents into a single PDF file as you can upload only 1 file. To understand how you can combine all your documents into a single file, please click on the link below:

Page 6

This page is a space for students to write anything additional for the RPL officer that may help strengthen the student’s profile further and show the RPL officer the eagerness, capability, and competitiveness of the student to take admission into the Woolf master's program. This space can include:

• Why should Woolf consider your profile to join the Woolf master's program, if you do not clear the criteria to receive the RPL?
• Special Achievements and responsibilities handled which is relevant to the degree the student is applying for.
• General thoughts on what makes you stand out as a student and candidate to get admission into the Woolf master's program.

Page 7

Thank you page. You have now filled the RPL form successfully. The RPL officer assigned to your case will review all your documents and get back to you with a decision on your RPL application.

• If your RPL application is Approved, you will get an email to let you know about the approval and you can get in touch with your college’s academic counsellor to begin your enrollment process into the Woolf master's degree program.

• If your RPL application is Rejected, there is nothing more that can be done to secure your admission into the Woolf master's degree.

  • But if you disagree with the decision of the the RPL officer, you can appeal the decision by writing to registrar@woolf.univeristy along with all your documents and asking the Woolf Registrar to reconsider your profile. You may have to also provide additional stronger documents to make your profile and revaluation case stronger in front of the Woolf Registrar.

 

RPL Eligibility for Indian RPL Applicants Without a Bachelor's Degree

• Every country has unique educational policies, and the following guide reflects the various formal and informal educational experiences typical for Indian applicants