Malcolm
Here is an extract from our AP(E)L Policy. We don't distinguish between
stand-alone credit and credit that is offered from a previous
qualification so in theory (and certainly in practice in some schools)
students can use the credit twice.
Gillian

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7.	The maximum credit for which APL can be offered is one third
(i.e. 120 credits) of a 3-year undergraduate degree and one half (i.e.
240 credits) of a 4-year integrated masters degree.  Undergraduate
students are therefore expected to spend two full-time years at
Newcastle University and thus, at least half of the credit gained is
from Newcastle University so that students who receive a Newcastle award
have had the distinctive learning experience offered here. Any
deviations to this rule of maximum credit must be considered by
University Concessions Committee.
8.	The maximum credit for which APL can be offered is one half of
the taught component of postgraduate certificates, taught doctorates and
the Integrated PhD.  The maximum credit for which APL can be offered on
other postgraduate taught programmes (diploma or masters) is 40 credits,
unless an individual exemption is approved by the relevant Dean of
Postgraduate Studies.  Any such exemption is restricted to a maximum of
60 credits.  Any deviations to the maximum credit on the taught
component of the postgraduate programmes listed above must be considered
by University Concessions Committee.
9.	In all cases where APL has been approved, the classification of
an award shall be determined only on the basis of the modules taken as
part of the relevant programme studied at Newcastle University.   The
board of examiners considering a student who has been admitted to a
degree programme with exemption from some modules beyond Stage 1 (on
undergraduate programmes) shall ensure that the decision regarding
classification is made in accordance with the weighting specified in the
degree programme regulations.  This requires that it is the average mark
on the reduced number of modules studied at Newcastle University that is
used in the calculation leading to an award, together with the specified
weighting of the stages.
10.	The preparation of a claim for APL is always the responsibility
of the student making the claim; claimants are strongly advised to seek
guidance from the School concerned.
11.	APL will be identified on the student's transcript.
12.	Students will not be asked to surrender any previous
qualification awarded by this or another institution against which
credit is being given.   This applies to students applying to
undergraduate programmes as well as to those applying to postgraduate
taught programmes on which students 'progress' from Certificate to
Diploma to Masters where there is an approved suite of qualifications
with clear entry and exit points.  [The latter is not APL in the strict
sense but should be clearly laid out in the degree programme regulations
as an official progression route.]