Description
Additional=min(documented,max(0,cap-previous)); unrecognized=documented-additional.
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.
Additional=min(documented,max(0,cap-previous)); unrecognized=documented-additional.
When to use this tool
Use Prior Learning Hour Cap Residual when checking the stated credit, overlap, rounding or prerequisite convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter documentedHours, suppliedCap, previouslyRecognized. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read eligibleAdditional, unrecognized. Use the output convention below.
Require nonnegative documented hours, cap and previously recognized hours. Additional=min(documented,max(0,cap-previous)); unrecognized=documented-additional.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| documentedHours | Newly proposed documented hours; prior recognized hours reduce only cap headroom. | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| suppliedCap | Supplied Cap | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| previouslyRecognized | Previously Recognized | Required. Finite number; minimum 0. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| eligibleAdditional | Eligible Additional | Required. Finite number. |
| unrecognized | Unrecognized | Required. Finite number. |
{
"input": {
"documentedHours": 80,
"suppliedCap": 100,
"previouslyRecognized": 40
},
"output": {
"eligibleAdditional": 60,
"unrecognized": 20
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Documented hours are treated as newly proposed hours; no overlap, evidence quality or valid recognition entitlement is established.
- 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 Credit Gap
New applicable=max(0,min(assessed-applied,cap-applied,required-applied)); remaining requirement is required-applied-new, clamped at zero.
- Attendance Equivalent Distance Learning Hour
Remote credit=min(cap,remoteHours*weight); equivalent hours add contactHours.