College credit for military experience
Put your eligible military training to work for you. In fact, your eligible military experience may apply as eligible credits toward your degree — helping you graduate faster and pay less.
Put your eligible military training to work for you. In fact, your eligible military experience may apply as eligible credits toward your degree — helping you graduate faster and pay less.
How to submit your military experience for college credit
1. Request
Obtain your military transcript from your specific branch.
2. Apply
If you are a new student, apply to University of Phoenix.
3. Submit
Complete your service transcript request form with your application.
List your previous military experience on your application for admission and sign a transcript request form. We will let you know how many credits have been accepted.
Obtaining your military transcript
Common military transcript terms
The Army, Navy, Marines and National Guard all rely on the Joint Service Transcript for documenting all college credit-worthy training received.
The American Council of Education (ACE) reviews military training (courses) and experiences (occupations) with the goal of awarding equivalent college credits for those experiences. University of Phoenix evaluates those transcripts to determine whether it can grant course credit for your military training.
The Air Force uses the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) transcript for documenting all college credit-worthy training received. Air Force-enlisted personnel should complete an AF Form 2099, Request for Community College of the Air Force Transcript, at the base education office and have the transcript sent directly to their University of Phoenix® military Enrollment Representative. (Transcripts sent directly to students are unofficial copies and will be stamped “Issued to Student.”)
DSST (formerly DANTES) provides active duty military personnel an opportunity to earn college credits through testing programs. If you receive a passing score on the DSST exam you may be eligible to receive credit towards your program requirements.
Additional military resources
General Education Mobile (GEM) program
The GEM program connects CCAF students — from anywhere in the world via the Internet — with regionally accredited civilian academic institutions that offer freshman- and sophomore-level general education courses covering oral and written communication, math, social sciences and humanities. These courses fulfill the 15 semester hours of the CCAF Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree general education requirements.
Military tuition and discounts
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Questions other students are asking
You may be able to earn college credit for military experience. As an active-duty service member, Veteran, or member of the Reserves, you can list your military experience on your application and sign a transcript request form. We will request your military transcripts for you and let you know how many credits have been accepted.
Upon applying to University of Phoenix, submit your military transcripts. We will review your military transcripts and determine the total college credit for military training applied to your program.
Bootcamp or basic training will be listed on your military transcript. The American Council of Education (ACE) will review your military training and University of Phoenix will evaluate your military transcripts to determine whether course credits can be granted for your military training.
Your military transcript will include college credits for military experience as evaluated by The American Council of Education (ACE) including: your Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) training, Army Advanced Individual Training (AIT), military jobs and completed courses.