Bridging the Military Transfer Gap MACRAO 2013 Transfer Summer Summit Sarah Mellon University of Michigan-Flint

Presentation Agenda  Purpose of military transfer credit  ACE military training and occupation review process  The Joint Services Transcript (JST) and ACE Military Guide Online  Establishing policies for military transfer credit  Communicating review decisions  Issues and concerns  Helpful Resources

Recognizing Military Transfer Credit  Increase in student veteran population  Guidelines established by the Memorandum of Understanding and Principles of Excellence  Promote transition, enrollment, and progress  Considerations unique to veterans  Decrease delay

ACE Course Evaluation Process Pre-Visit Course Materials Agenda & Directions Planning for On-site Telephone Conference On-Site In-Briefing Course Evaluation Exit Briefing Post-Visit Final Report (ACE, 2011)

Occupation Evaluation Pre-Visit Submit Documents Schedule Interviews Prepare Service Members On-Site Interviews Exit Briefing Post-Visit Final Report (ACE, 2011)

Elements of the Joint Services Transcript (JST) AACE Army JST Sample AACE Marine Corps JST Sample AACE Navy JST Sample AACE Coast Guard JST Sample  Key elements of the JST  ACE Identifier  Dates of training/occupations  Credit recommendation  Number of semester hours  Vocational, lower or upper division, graduate  Last date of evaluation for version  Other educational activities while on active duty  CLEP  DSST (DANTES Standardized Subject Test)  College credits

Policies for Military Transfer Credit  Does your college or university have a formal policy?  Determine who will evaluate the JST  Determine a uniform process  Address credit for both training and occupation  Involve the veteran in the review process

Communicating Review Decisions  Record transfer credit in transfer database  If academic programs have specific acceptance policies, make sure the information is available  When possible, note reasons for denied transfer credit for records  Eliminates duplication of credit review  Provides veteran with rationale for denied transfer credit

Issues and Concerns  Type of transfer credit  “Block” credit  Elective credit  Exact equivalency  Accreditation concerns for academic programs  Transcript lacks grade  Not enough detail  CMVE members working with multi-state collaborative to address issues with ACE

Helpful Resources  ACE ACE Military Course and Occupations Evaluations: Procedures for On-Site Reviews room/Documents/Military-Course-and-Occupation-Evaluations.pdfhttp:// room/Documents/Military-Course-and-Occupation-Evaluations.pdf  ACE Military Guide Guide-Online.aspxhttp:// Guide-Online.aspx  Joint Services Transcript Request  Consortium of Michigan Veteran Educators

Contact Information Sarah Mellon Veterans Admissions Coordinator University of Michigan-Flint