Description
New applicable=max(0,min(assessed-applied,cap-applied,required-applied)); remaining requirement is required-applied-new, clamped at zero.
Education credit bookkeeping depends on conversion factors, overlap, prior recognition, caps and prerequisite assertions. Contact hours and recognized credits are different quantities; a numerical equivalence or waiver flag does not establish accreditation or authority to award a qualification.
New applicable=max(0,min(assessed-applied,cap-applied,required-applied)); remaining requirement is required-applied-new, clamped at zero.
When to use this tool
Use Prior Learning Credit Gap when checking the stated credit, overlap, rounding or prerequisite convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter requiredCredits, assessedCredits, alreadyApplied, suppliedCap. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read newApplicable, remainingRequirement. Use the output convention below.
Require nonnegative credit quantities/cap and alreadyApplied<=assessed. New applicable=max(0,min(assessed-applied,cap-applied,required-applied)); remaining requirement is required-applied-new, clamped at zero.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| requiredCredits | Required Credits | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| assessedCredits | Assessed Credits | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| alreadyApplied | Already Applied | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| suppliedCap | Supplied Cap | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| newApplicable | New Applicable | Required. Finite number. |
| remainingRequirement | Remaining Requirement | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"requiredCredits": 100,
"assessedCredits": 40,
"alreadyApplied": 10,
"suppliedCap": 30
},
"output": {
"newApplicable": 20,
"remainingRequirement": 70
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Applied credits may already exceed cap or requirement; the tool does not reconcile an institution's actual recognition rules.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Consult the institution’s current recognition and qualification rules and verified completion/evidence records for actual credit decisions.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Prior Learning Hour Cap Residual
Additional=min(documented,max(0,cap-previous)); unrecognized=documented-additional.
- Qualification Renewal Credit One Module
Module credit=hours*rate*fraction; add existing and clamp remaining requirement at zero.