Transfer Manual: Credit for Military Experience

Active Duty Credits A maximum of nine lower division units will be granted for two years of active military duty in the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Army National Guard, Air National Guard. These units are considered Physical Education units and are subject to the nine-unit PE-activity transfer limit. (Note: This policy differs slightly from and overrides the ACE recommendation of four units for basic training).

Confirmation of active duty service must be by either a DD295 (for active duty personnel) or by a DD214 (for former military personnel).

DD214 is a transfer or discharge report from the military. This document is for veterans only and may be obtained from:

The National Personnel Records Center
Military Personnel Records
9700 Page Blvd
St Louis MO 63132-5100
www.nara.gov/regional/stlouis.html

When requesting records, the following information must be provided: full name, rank, branch of service, service serial number, and a signature.

DD295 is a training record for active duty personnel. Students should contact their commanding officers to obtain this document

Service Schools and Military Occupation Specialties

Academic credit for course work completed through military service schools and for military occupational specialties (MOS) may be granted in accordance with the recommendations in ACE's Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services and in accordance with USF transfer policies. Not all the military services use the acronym MOS, however, in this transfer guide MOS is used to refer to any military service's ACE accredited occupation specialty.

A student not eligible for the nine-units of PE credit for two years of active military duty may still be eligible for MOS and military training credit.

Up to nine units of work experience credit can be awarded for the MOS, this credit is subject to the nine unit limit for work experience. Credit earned for training leading to the MOS is not considered a duplication of credit (e.g. a student may receive credit for avionics training and still receive up to nine units for an MOS of avionics technician).

Due to the poor quality and many inconsistencies on some military records it will be up to the University Evaluator to determine when credit should be granted. The record of course work must match the title, number, exhibit dates, length, and location as listed in the ACE guidelines.

Confirmation of course work or MOS may come from DD214, DD295, or other official training transcripts and records.

An AARTS (Army/American Council on Education Registry Transcript System) complete training record with ACE credit recommendations is available to Army enlisted soldiers and veterans with basic service dates falling on or after October 1, 1981. Army National Guard soldiers and veterans on active rolls January 1, 1993 with pay-entry basic dates/basic active service dates on or after October 1, 1981 are also eligible. There is no charge for this service. Address transcript requests to:

Manager
AARTS Operations Center
415 McPherson Ave
Ft Leavenworth KS 66027-1373
Fax (913) 684-2011
leav-www.army.mil/aarts

A similar service (SMART) for members of the Navy and Marines with active service dates from January 1, 1999 is now offered. For more information visit their web site www.smart.navy.mil.

In addition to the DD295, DD214 and other service records, Air Force personnel should, when appropriate, submit transcripts from the Community College of the Air Force. Address transcript requests to:

Registrar
Community College of the Air Force
Maxwell Air Force Base
Alabama 36112
tuvok.au.af.mil/au/ccaf/

DANTES Examinations

Credits may also be awarded through the Defense Activity for Nontraditional Education Support College Level Education Program (DANTES CLEP). These credits are awarded in the same manner as regular CLEP credits. Please refer to the CLEP section of this manual.

To be transferable these scores must be reported on an official ETS score report. To request a report write:

Educational Testing Service
PO Box 6604
Princeton NJ 08541
(609) 921-9000
www.collegeboard.org

A non-standard CLEP score on a DANTES report is NOT TRANSFERABLE. It will be designated with a "SA" or "SB" to the left of the standard score column. Additionally, a student may have taken a DANTES non-CLEP exam. These would bear the heading DSST. Non-standard CLEP scores and non-CLEP exam scores WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR CREDIT

Foreign Military Service

In some instances the two year active duty military service PE credit can be granted to students who have served in another nation's military. However, documentation of such full time service must be clear and official. Singapore and Israel are examples of countries with standard two-year military service, which can be adequately documented. Granting of this credit is at the discretion of the University Evaluator.

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