Map military training to course equivalencies via ACE guidelines

Two-year to four-yearwith adaptationFour-year to two-yearwith adaptationFour-year to four-yearwith adaptation

Mechanism

Joint Services Transcripts are mapped to course equivalencies using ACE guidance, so veterans get credit for what they already did. Less repeated coursework, shorter degree.

Preconditions

A military credit evaluation database in the student information system, populated with approved alignments.

Owner, by role

Veterans Transfer Specialist / Registrar Evaluator

Who can act

System, state or accreditor (NC Senate Bill 761, 2014)

Effort

Medium, 6 months to first visible effect

Outcome metric

Average credits awarded to veterans; veteran retention

Failure modes

Generic military credits may be transcripted as general electives rather than applying directly toward major or general education requirements, resulting in excess credits.

Contra-indications

None stated