Military Service Credit Guidelines 29 March 11

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1 Articulation Office University Drive Camarillo, CA Military Service Credit Guidelines 9 March. In accordance with the recommendations from the American Council on Education (ACE), Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services, credit for military experience is granted in compliance with EO 036, Section.. and SP Every effort will be made to award credit for specific university coursework as opposed to elective credit. CI will award semester credit as follows: a. Credit for military training courses will be awarded as follows: i. Military Basic Training. Marine Corps students will receive 8 units; 3 units fulfilling General Education (GE) Area E and 5 units free electives.. All other branches will receive 4 units; 3 units fulfilling GE Area E and unit free elective. ii. All other courses will be awarded credit based on ACE recommendations as illustrated in Exhibit A. Units will count as free electives. b. Credit for an occupation will be awarded free elective credit based on ACE recommendations as illustrated in Exhibit B. The ACE National Guide to College Credit for Workforce Training contains ACE credit recommendations for formal courses or examinations offered by various organizations, from businesses and unions to the government and military. c. Credit for Defense Institute Foreign Center (DLIFLC) courses will be awarded according to the ACE National Guide to College Credit for Workforce Training as illustrated in Exhibit C. A minimum of 3 semester units will be applied for GE Area C3a fulfilling the University language requirement. Any remaining units will count as free electives. The DLIFLC provides foreign language training for U.S. military personnel requiring a language to perform their job and is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. d. Except as outlined above, formal approval is required for other GE Area and/or major course credit. Appropriate forms are available at No more than 30 semester units of combined externally developed test credit (of which military credit is included) will be applied to the baccalaureate degree. Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate and basic military training are excluded from this limit. Credit is granted for baccalaureate/associate degree level courses only. Graduate level work will be assessed by Graduate Programs. No credit will be granted for vocational level courses. 3. To receive credit, submit a request to the Records and Registration office along with a copy of your DD 4, DD 95, or other official documents such as the Army/ACE Registry Transcript System (AARTS), Sailor/Marine/ACE Registry Transcript (SMART), Community College of the Air Force, or United States Coast Guard transcript. Page of 8

2 Exhibit A Military Training Credit If a formal transcript (SMART, AARTS, etc) is not available, credit for courses indicated on the DD 4 and/or DD 95 may be found by searching at the following web location: The example below demonstrates how to determine correct CI baccalaureate level credit. Course Credit Example: The student will receive units lower division free electives and no credit for the vocational category: Page of 8

3 Exhibit B Occupation Credit If a formal transcript (SMART, AARTS, etc) is not available, credit for an occupation indicated on the DD 4 and/or DD 95 may be found by searching at the following web location: The example below demonstrates how to determine correct CI baccalaureate level credit. Occupation Credit Example: The student will receive 4 lower division units and 6 upper division units as free electives. (The full Summary text can be found in the ACE guide) Page 3 of 8

4 Exhibit C Defense Proficiency Test Credit Students will receive the following credit based on the recommendations of the ACE National Guide to College Credit for Workforce Training at The following examples demonstrate how to determine correct CI baccalaureate level credit. Transcripts may be sent to the Records & Registration office by ordering them directly from DLIFLC: Example : Defense Proficiency Test Credit The DLPT 5 Spanish test is completed with a score of 4 (DLI-0070) The student will be awarded 4 lower division (LD) units General Education (GE) C3a plus 7 upper division (UD) units as free electives. Example : Defense Proficiency Test Credit Two tests (same language) are combined to fulfill the required minimum of 3 units LD GE Area C3a. DLPT IV (Test period: Apr 0 to pres.) Italian test with a score of or (DLI-06) = LD unit GE C3a DLPT IV (Test period: Apr 0 to pres.) Italian test with a score of or (DLI-0) = LD units GE C3a Note: As of 4--0, test scores were converted to a single digit. Example 3: Defense Proficiency Test Credit Two tests (can be different languages) are completed, however, only one is needed to fulfill all 3 units of GE Area C3a. All units for the second test will be awarded as additional free electives. DLPT 5 Spanish test with a score of (DLI-0058) = 4 LD units GE C3a + DLPT 5 Spanish test with a score of (DLI-0059) = 4 LD units GE C3a + Credit earned for both tests = 4 units LD C3a + 4 LD free electives + 8 UD free electives for a total of 6 units. Defense Proficiency Test Series 5 (DLPT 5) Test Period: Apr 06 to present DLPT 5 ( Apr 06 to Present) Norwegian Spanish DLI-0048 DLI-005 DLI-0054 DLI-0057 DLI-0060 DLI-0063 DLI-0066 DLI-0069 DLI-0049 DLI-005 DLI-0055 DLI-0058 DLI-006 DLI-0064 DLI-0067 DLI-0070 DLI-0050 DLI-0053 DLI-0056 DLI-0059 DLI-006 DLI-0065 DLI-0068 DLI-007 Page 4 of 8

5 DLPT 5, continued (Test Period: Apr 06 to Present) DLPT 5 ( Apr 06 to Present) Albanian Greek Hindi Kurdish-Sorani Pashto-Afghan Persian-Dari Persian-Farsi Russian Serbian-Croatian Urdu Arabic (Iraqi) Arabic (Levantine) Arabic (Modern Standard) Chinese-Mandarin Japanese Korean DLI-007 DLI-0075 DLI-0078 DLI-008 DLI-0084 DLI-0087 DLI-0090 DLI-0093 DLI-0096 DLI-0099 DLI-00 DLI-005 DLI-008 DLI-0 DLI-04 DLI-07 DLI-0073 DLI-0076 DLI-0079 DLI-008 DLI-0085 DLI-0088 DLI-009 DLI-0094 DLI-0097 DLI-000 DLI-003 DLI-006 DLI-009 DLI-0 DLI-05 DLI-08 DLI-0074 DLI-0077 DLI-0080 DLI-0083 DLI-0085 DLI-0089 DLI-009 DLI-0095 DLI-0098 DLI-00 DLI-004 DLI-007 DLI-00 DLI-03 DLI-06 DLI-09 Page 5 of 8

6 Defense Proficiency Test Series IV (DLPT IV) Test Period: Apr 0 to Present DLPT IV ( Apr 0 to Present) French Italian Portuguese (Brazilian) Portuguese (European) Spanish German Romanian (DLPT III) Czech Greek Hebrew Persian Polish Russian Serbian/Croation Tagalog Turkish Thia Ukranian Vietnamese Arabic (Modern Standard) Chinese-Mandarin Japanese Korean () () + () () () () + () () () () + () () () () + () () DLI-06 DLI-09 DLI-0 DLI-05 DLI-08 DLI-03 DLI-034 DLI-037 DLI-040 DLI-043 DLI-046 DLI-049 DLI-05 DLI-055 DLI-058 DLI-06 DLI-07 DLI-00 DLI-03 DLI-06 DLI-09 DLI-03 DLI-035 DLI LD GE C3a + DLI-04 DLI-044 DLI-047 DLI-050 DLI-053 DLI-056 DLI-059 DLI-6 DLI-08 DLI-0 DLI-04 DLI-07 DLI-030 DLI-033 DLI-036 DLI-039 DLI-04 DLI-045 DLI-048 DLI-05 DLI-054 DLI-057 DLI-060 DLI-063 Page 6 of 8

7 Defense Proficiency Test Series IV (DLPT IV) Test Period: Sep 95 to 3 Mar 0 DLPT IV ( Sep 95 to 3 Mar 0) French Italian Portuguese Spanish German Romanian (DLPT III) Czech Hebrew Persian Polish Russian Tagalog Turkish Vietnamese Arabic Chinese Japanese Korean DLI-00 DLI-03 DLI-06 DLI-09 DLI-03 DLI-035 DLI-038 DLI-04 DLI-044 DLI-047 DLI-050 DLI-053 DLI-056 DLI-059 DLI-06 DLI-065 DLI-0 DLI-04 DLI-07 DLI-030 DLI-033 DLI-036 DLI-039 DLI-04 DLI-045 DLI-048 DLI-05 DLI-054 DLI-057 DLI-060 DLI-063 DLI-066 DLI-0 DLI-05 DLI-08 DLI-03 DLI-034 DLI-037 DLI-040 DLI-043 DLI-046 DLI-049 DLI-05 DLI-055 DLI-058 DLI-06 DLI-064 DLI-067 Page 7 of 8

8 Defense Proficiency Test Series III & IV (DLPT III & IV) Test Period: Oct 90 to 3 Aug 95 DLPT III & IV ( Oct 90 to 3 Aug 95) French Italian Portuguese Spanish DLI-068 DLI-07 DLI-074 DLI-069 DLI-07 DLI-075 DLI-070 DLI-073 DLI-076 DLI-077 DLI-078 DLI-079 German Romanian DLI-080 DLI-083 DLI-08 DLI-084 DLI-08 DLI-085 DLI-086 DLI-087 DLI-088 DLI-089 DLI-090 DLI-09 Czech Hebrew Persian Polish Russian Tagalog Turkish Vietnamese DLI-09 DLI-095 DLI-098 DLI-00 DLI-093 DLI-096 DLI-099 DLI-00 DLI-094 DLI-097 DLI-000 DLI-003 Arabic Chinese Japanese Korean DLI-004 DLI-007 UD free elective DLI-00 DLI-03 DLI-005 DLI-008 UD free elective DLI-0 DLI-04 DLI-006 DLI-009 UD free elective DLI-0 DLI-05 Page 8 of 8