Transfer Credit for Military Training and Experience

Military service school experiences. Granting of academic credit for military service school experiences will be guided by the evaluations prepared by the American Council on Education and published in the “Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services.” All Military Service School experiences that are recommended for undergraduate level credit will transfer to Central Michigan University. Acceptability of credit for military service school experiences to fulfill CMU major or minor requirements is at the discretion of the individual department.
Military occupational specialties. Granting of academic credit for military occupational specialties will be guided by the evaluations prepared by the American Council on Education and published in the “Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services.” All Military Occupational Specialties that are recommended for undergraduate level credit will transfer to Central Michigan University. Acceptability of credit for military occupational specialties to fulfill CMU major or minor requirements is at the discretion of the individual department.
Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) courses. Undergraduate courses from another college or university that is recognized as a Service Member Opportunity College institution for either the army (SOCAD), navy (SOCNAV), or marine corps (SOCMAR) may transfer to Central Michigan University subject to the following conditions:
1. transferable courses completed with a grade of C- or better or the equivalent must be accepted;
2. grades and honor points or quality points are not transferable to or recorded on the CMU permanent record. The Program Plan is a record of all of the student’s credit (including military experience) and where that learning fits into her or his degree plan.