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College Credit for Military Service

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College Credit for Military Service

  • ​The American Council on Education collaborates with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) to review military training and experiences and recommend appropriate college credit for members of the Armed Forces. ACE’s credit recommendations appear in the Military Guide and on military transcripts. 

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    Military Guide

    The ACE Military Guide presents ACE recommendations for formal courses and occupations offered by all branches of the military. All recommendations are based on ACE reviews conducted by college and university faculty members who are actively teaching in the areas they review. New courses and occupations are continually being evaluated by ACE, and these entries are added on a daily basis. The Guide includes all evaluated courses and occupations from 1954 to the present.

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    Transcripts for Military Personnel

    ACE provides quality assurance and policy guidance to the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps for military transcripts. More than 2,300 colleges and universities recognize these transcripts as official documentation of military training and experiences and applicable ACE credit recommendations.

  • Resources for Colleges and Universities

    ACE can help colleges and universities attract adult learners, translate their prior learning experiences into college credit, and move them towards degree completion.

Previous Content

  • January 28, 2013

    ACE’s Online Military Guide to Credit Recommendations Has Enhanced Search Capabilities, New Look

    ACE’s Military Guide has a revamped search function and an updated look, making it easier to locate and review the thousands of courses the Council has evaluated and recommended for college credit since 1954.

  • July 2, 2012

    Deadline Extended for Campuses to Sign VA’s “Principles of Excellence” for Serving Veterans and Service Members

    The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) on Friday notified campuses that the deadline to express intent to comply with the "Principles of Excellence for Educational Institutions Serving Service Members, Veterans, Spouses, and Other Family Members" has been extended from June 30 to Aug. 1.

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    May 11, 2012

    Memo: Executive Order on Principles of Excellence for Military Tuition Assistance and Veterans Education Benefits Programs

    Summary of President Obama's April 2012 Executive Order establishing "Principles of Excellence for Educational Institutions Serving Service Members, Veterans, Spouses, and Other Family Members." The memo reviews the directive's implementation steps and enforcement mechanisms.

  • Adult Learners

    Adult Learners: Using Your ACE Credit Recommendations

    A guide to help adult learners use their ACE credit recommendations for military or workplace training.

  • Military Guide Sample Occupation Exhibit

    Military occupation exhibits are subdivided into multiple sections, and are structured differently for many of the occupation categories. The sample military occupation exhibit identifies the various sections found in the exhibits and describes the contents and purpose of each section.

  • Joint Statement on the Transfer and Award of Credit

    The Joint Statement on the Transfer and Award of Credit was developed by the three national associations whose member institutions are directly involved in the transfer and award of academic credit: the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, the American Council on Education, and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. The statement is intended to serve as a guide for institutions developing or reviewing policies dealing with transfer, acceptance and award of credit. "Transfer" as used here refers to the movement of students from one college, university or other education provider to another and to the process by which credits representing educational experiences, courses, degrees or credentials that are awarded by an education provider are accepted or not accepted by a receiving institution.

  • Joint Service Transcript Webinar Slides

    The Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard are moving to a Joint Services Transcript (JST) and you need to be ready! ACE is hosting a series of FREE webinars to introduce the JST. The merge of AARTS, SMART, and CGI to a ‘purple’ transcript under a single name and program is a major accomplishment for the Military Voluntary Education Program and was enthusiastically promoted and supported by DANTES. The synchronized transcript is based on the SMART model.

  • Military Guide Frequently Asked Questions

    Answers to frequently asked questions about the Military Guide.

  • Marine Corps Joint Services Transcript Sample

    Marine Corps Joint Services Transcript Sample. This is a sample of an Marine Corps Joint Services Transcript. It includes all details found on an official transcript and serves as an example.

  • How to use the Military Guide

    Instructions on using the Military Guide

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Adult Learner of the Year Award

The Adult Learner of the Year Award is presented annually by ACE's College Credit Recommendation Service to an adult learner who has benefited from the use of ACE credit recommendations to earn a college degree or advance a career.

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