ACE reviews military training (courses) and experiences (occupations) with the goal of awarding equivalent college credits for those experiences.
An ACE military review bridges the gap between professional military education and postsecondary education.
The ACE Military Guide has over 25,000 exhibits (22,000 courses and 3,400 occupations) dating back to 1954. The results of ACE military reviews appear in the
ACE Military Guide.
About the Review Process
The American Council on Education (ACE) works under a contract from the Department of Defense that is administered by the
Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES). The military services set the scheduling priorities for reviews.
Training sites work with their service program managers to identify projected review needs and prepare review submission requests before reviews are officially scheduled. Service program managers approve the completed review submission requests.
Reviews are conducted by faculty members from colleges and universities who are currently teaching in the areas they are reviewing. The review team analyzes materials, identifies learning outcomes, and recommends postsecondary credit based on its findings.
Please see the "Types of Military Reviews" section below for instructions to assist military training schoolhouses plan for and host successful ACE military onsite and virtual reviews.
Military points of contact should
contact ACE directly if they have questions that are not answered here.