How to write and submit your journal
We’ll guide you through the process, step by step.
Select your journal topic
Journal topics and outlines are already approved, so you don’t need to create your own. Just, select the subtopics that match your experience.
Select your journal length
Your journal length depends on two things: the number of credits you’d like to earn and the number of subtopics you’d like to write about.
| Max. credit amount | Word count |
|---|---|
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3-credit journal
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3,000 — 4,500
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2-credit journal
|
2,000 — 3,000
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1-credit journal
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1,000 — 2,000
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Download and follow the appropriate journal template
You won’t need to write an intro or conclusion — just follow the template we’ve set up.
One credit: View template / View sample
Two credits: View template / View sample
Three credits: View template / View sample
Upload your submission
Log in to e-Campus to upload your submission.
This will include:
- Your 500-word autobiography
- (You’ll write this one time and include it with each journal submission.)
- Licenses
- Trainings
- Other specializations
Additional things to know
You’ll write from first-person experience — no research, citations or references are needed.
- If your journal is denied credit, you may rewrite and resubmit it one time.
Credit is granted if your journal thoroughly covers your chosen number of subtopics and is approved by our faculty evaluators.
You may submit more than one journal for potential credit through PLA. You can earn up to a maximum of 30 credits allowed toward a bachelor’s degree and 15 credits allowed toward an associate degree.*
