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1 ARMY CAREER DEGREE ARMY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY CMF-79 - Recruiting -79R Recruiter -2 Network Applied Science and Technology COLLEGE AND DEGREE Central Texas College Associate in Applied Science in Applied Technology Sales Management DEGREE OBJECTIVE Occupational POINT OF CONTACT: Johnelle Welsh Dean of Student Services Central Texas College PO Box 1800, Killeen, TX x 1298, , FAX stusvcs@ctcd.cc.tx.us; ACADEMIC RESIDENCY 16 Semester Hours. CTC distance learning courses meet this requirement. HOW TO USE THE DEGREE PLAN CONTENTS 1. OVERVIEW - Degree plan type, s covered, college and degree, objective, contact, residency. (above) 2. DEGREE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY - A table of degree requirements with options marked. (next page) 3. REQUIREMENT PAGES - A series of individual Requirement pages showing the details behind the summary Xs. Appendix III explains how to use them. 4. APPENDIX I - MILITARY-RELATED EXPERIENCES APPLIED TO THIS DEGREE - A list of Army schools, s, and relevant licenses/certificates considered as possible sources of credit for this degree. If you have others, inform the person assisting you with your credit evaluation. This is primarily a reference used to verify that all sources have been considered. 5. APPENDIX II - EXAMPLES OF CREDIT OUTCOMES - A summary of degree requirements met and remaining for a typical soldier completing BNCOC or WOBC. 6. APPENDIX III - HOW TO USE REQUIREMENT PAGES - Explains how to pursue the credit sources. 7. APPENDIX IV - SELECTING THE RIGHT DEGREE - Points to consider in making your degree choice. HOW TO PROCEED Use the resources mentioned above to determine whether this is the right degree for you. If you are unsure, review Selecting the Right Degree, Appendix IV. If you will soon complete BNCOC or WOBC, look at Appendix II and estimate your status. If not, or if you want a more complete picture, check the Requirement pages to determine how many you have met, how many remain, and how you might satisfy them. Consult your Army Education Center counselor or use the contact information shown above to enroll. Ask the college for an official evaluation and a Student Agreement degree plan based on this degree plan. It will show exactly what you must do to complete the degree. Decide which remaining requirement to pursue next; go to its individual Requirement page and explore your options. Repeat the last step until you have met all the degree requirements for graduation. 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

2 DEGREE REQUIREMENTS SUMMARY Central Texas College Associate in Applied Science in Applied Technology Sales Management REQUIREMENT SH ARMY ARMY SCHOOL DISTANCE A ENGL 1301 Composition 3 X X X & Rhetoric I B Speech Electives 3 X X X X C Arts & Humanities Electives 3 X X X X D Social & Behavioral Science 3 X X X X X Electives E MATH 1342 Elementary 3 X X X Statistics F Computer 3 X X X Science/Microcomputer Course G ACCT 2301 Principles of 3 X X X Accounting H Physical Education 4 X` I BMGT 1303 Principles of 3 X X X Management J MRKG 1311 Principles of 3 X X X X Marketing K Records Management 3 X X X L Advertising 3 X X X M General Academic Electives 6 X X X X N BMGT 1301 Supervision 3 X X X X O HRPO 2301 Human Resource 3 X X X X Management P Advertising Media 3 X X Q Salesmanship 3 X X X X R BUSI/MGMT Selection 6 X X X X X S Free Electives 3 X X X X X TOTAL 64 An "X" indicates that the college guarantees to accept credit from the source shown for at least part of the requirement. See details for credit awarded and for each particular requirement on the following pages. 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

3 DEGREE REQUIREMENT A REQUIREMENT SH ARMY ARMY DISTANCE SCHOOL ENGL 1301 Composition & Rhetoric I 3 X X X EN024A English Composition I Any college's course listed on Transferability Tables of the current SOC Degree Network System-2 Handbook for the category number shown above. Not applicable Not applicable CLEP English Composition with Essay...3 SH College Composition with Essay...3 SH DISTANCE CTC courses ( ENGL 1301 Composition & Rhetoric I...3 SH Any Composition I course listed in the DANTES Independent Study Catalog under code Composition. 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

4 DEGREE REQUIREMENT B REQUIREMENT SH ARMY ARMY DISTANCE SCHOOL Speech Electives 3 X X X X CM001A Public Speaking Any college's course listed on Transferability Tables of the current SOC Degree Network System-2 Handbook for the category number shown above. 79R30/40/ SH Not applicable DANTES SST Principles of Public Speaking...3 SH DISTANCE Any course listed in the DANTES Independent Study Catalog under codes Speech or Business and Professional Speech. 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

5 DEGREE REQUIREMENT C REQUIREMENT SH ARMY ARMY DISTANCE SCHOOL Arts and Humanities Electives 3 X X X X PL081A Ethics Any college s courses listed on Transferability Tables of the current SOC Degree Network System-2 Handbook for the category number shown above. Not applicable SMC, AR Humanities...1 SH CLEP General Humanities...3 SH CLEP General Social Sciences & History...3 SH CLEP American Literature...3 SH CLEP English Literature...3 SH CLEP College Level French, German or Spanish...4 SH CLEP Western Civilization I or II...3 SH DANTES SST Art of Western World...3 SH DANTES SST Intro to World Religion...3 SH ECE Ethics: Theory and Practice...3 SH ECE Religions of the World...3 SH DISTANCE CTC Courses ( ANTH 2351 Cultural Anthropology...3 SH HIST 2381 African-American History...3 SH HUMA 1315 Intro to Fine Arts...3 SH Any course listed in the DANTES Independent Study Catalog under codes Fine & Applied Arts; Language Arts; Philosophy, Religion, and Theology; Cultural Anthropology; World Civilization I; or World Civilization II. 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

6 DEGREE REQUIREMENT D REQUIREMENT SH ARMY ARMY SCHOOL DISTANCE Social & Behavioral Science Electives 3 X X X X X EC101A Introduction to Economics EC201A Macroeconomics Principles EC301A Microeconomics Principles PO077A American Government PO078A State and Local Government PS101A Introduction to Psychology PS301A Social Psychology PS501A Abnormal Psychology SO001A Introduction to Sociology SO002A Social Problems Any college's course listed on Transferability Tables of the current SOC Degree Network System-2 Handbook for the category numbers shown above. 79R30 Social Psychology...2 SH 79R40 Social Psychology...2 SH SMC, AR International Relations...3 SH SMC, AR International Relations...3 SH CLEP General Social Science & History...3 SH CLEP Human Growth & Development...3 SH CLEP Intro to Psychology...3 SH CLEP Intro to Sociology...3 SH CLEP American Government...3 SH CLEP Principles of Microeconomics...3 SH CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics...3 SH CLEP History of US I or II...3 SH DANTES SST General Anthropology...3 SH DANTES SST Lifespan Developmental Psychology...3 SH ECE Abnormal Psychology...3 SH ECE Lifespan Development Psychology...3 SH Continued 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

7 DISTANCE Partial list of appropriate Central Texas College Distance Learning Courses. CTC Courses ( ECON 2301 Macroeconomics...3 SH ECON 2302 Microeconomics...3 SH GOVT 2301 State and Federal Government I...3 SH GOVT 2302 State and Federal Government II...3 SH HIST 1301 History of the United States to SH HIST 1302 History of the United States from SH HIST 2301 Texas History...3 SH HIST 2381 African-American History...3 SH PSYC 2301 Intro to Psychology...3 SH SOCI 1301 Intro to Sociology...3 SH Any freshman or sophomore level course listed in the DANTES Independent Study Catalog under code Social Science. 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

8 DEGREE REQUIREMENT E REQUIREMENT SH ARMY ARMY DISTANCE SCHOOL MATH 1342 Elementary Statistics 3 X X X MH053A Introductory Statistics Any college's course listed on Transferability Tables of the current SOC Degree Network System-2 Handbook for the category number shown above. Not applicable Not applicable DANTES SST Principles of Statistics...3 SH ECE Elementary Statistics...3 SH DISTANCE Any freshman or sophomore level Elementary Statistics course listed in the DANTES Independent Study Catalog under code Mathematics. 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

9 DEGREE REQUIREMENT F REQUIREMENT SH ARMY ARMY DISTANCE SCHOOL Computer Science/Microcomputers 3 X X X CS001A Survey of Computer Concepts (others may also be acceptable inquire) Any college's course listed on Transferability Tables of the Current SOC Degree Network System-2 Handbook for the category number shown above. Not applicable Not applicable TEST CLEP Information Systems & Applications...3 SH DANTES SST Intro to Computers...3 SH DISTANCE CTC courses ( COSC 1300 Computer Info Processing...3 SH MISC 1420 Word Proc for Microcomputers...4 SH MISC 1430 Spreadsheets for Microcomputers...4 SH MISC 1440 Database for Microcomputers...4 SH MISC 1450 Microcomputers for Business...4 SH Any freshmen or sophomore level computer science/data processing course listed in the DANTES Independent Study Catalog under codes Computer and Information Science. 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

10 DEGREE REQUIREMENT G REQUIREMENT SH ARMY ARMY DISTANCE SCHOOL ACCT 2301 Accounting Principles 3 X X X AC021A Financial Accounting Principles for Sole Proprietorships Any non-duplicated freshman or sophomore level college courses listed on Transferability Tables of the current SOC Degree Network System-2 Handbook for the category number shown above. Not applicable Not applicable CLEP Introduction to Accounting...6 SH DANTES SST Principles of Financial Accounting...3 SH ECE Introduction to Accounting...3 SH DISTANCE Any college freshman or sophomore level Accounting Principles course in the DANTES Independent Study Catalog listed under code Accounting Principles. 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

11 DEGREE REQUIREMENT H REQUIREMENT SH ARMY ARMY SCHOOL Physical Education 4 X DISTANCE Not applicable Not applicable Basic Training AR Physical Education...4 SH Not applicable DISTANCE Not applicable 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

12 DEGREE REQUIREMENT I REQUIREMENT SH ARMY ARMY SCHOOL DISTANCE BMGT 1303 Principles of Management 3 X X X MG101A Principles of Management Any college's course listed in the Transferability Tables of the current SOC Degree Network System-2 Handbook for the category number shown above. Not Applicable Not Applicable CLEP Principles of Management...3 SH ECE Principles of Management...3 SH DISTANCE CTC Courses ( BMGT 1303 Introduction to Management...3 SH Any freshman or sophomore level course listed in the DANTES Independent Study Catalog under code Management Principles. 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

13 DEGREE REQUIREMENT J REQUIREMENT SH ARMY ARMY DISTANCE SCHOOL MRKG 1311 Principles of Marketing 3 X X X X BU005A Principles of Marketing Any college s course listed on Transferability Tables of the current SOC Degree Network System-2 Handbook for the category number shown above. 79R30 Marketing Principles...3 SH Not Applicable CLEP Principles of Marketing....3 SH DANTES SST Basic Marketing...3 SH ECE Principles of Marketing...3 SH DISTANCE Any college level course listed in the DANTES Independent Study Catalog under code Marketing. 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

14 DEGREE REQUIREMENT K REQUIREMENT SH ARMY ARMY DISTANCE SCHOOL Records Management 3 X X X OF012A Records and Information Management Any college's course listed on the Transferability Tables of the current SOC Degree Network System-2 Handbook for the category number shown above. 79R30-Records Management...3 SH Not Applicable Not Applicable DISTANCE Any college level Records Management course listed in the DANTES Independent Study Catalog under code Records Maintenance. 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

15 DEGREE REQUIREMENT L REQUIREMENT SH ARMY ARMY DISTANCE SCHOOL Advertising 3 X X X BU048A Advertising Any college's course listed on the Transferability Tables of the current SOC Degree Network System-2 Handbook for the category number shown above. 79R-Advertising...3 SH Not Applicable Not Applicable DISTANCE Any college level Advertising course listed in the DANTES Independent Study Catalog under code Advertising. 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

16 DEGREE REQUIREMENT M REQUIREMENT SH ARMY ARMY DISTANCE SCHOOL General Academic Electives 6 X X X X CM001A Public Speaking EC101A Introduction to Economics EC201A Macroeconomics Principles EC301A Microeconomics Principles EN024A English Composition I EN025A English Composition II MH048A College Algebra MH049A Trigonometry MH053A Introductory Statistics MH054A Pre-Calculus MH055A Calculus I MH056A Calculus II MH059A Linear Algebra PO077A American Government PO078A State and Local Government PL081A Ethics PS101A Introduction to Psychology PS301A Social Psychology PS501A Abnormal Psychology SO001A Introduction to Sociology SO002A Social Problems Any non-duplicated freshman or sophomore level college's course listed on Transferability Tables of the current SOC Degree Network System-2 Handbook for the category numbers shown above. 79R SH 79R SH AR SH AR SH Partial list of appropriate exams: (Also see Degree Requirements (C) Arts & Humanities (D) Social & Behavioral Science and (E) Mathematics). CLEP General Natural Science...8 SH CLEP General Biology...8 SH CLEP General Chemistry...8 SH DANTES SST Astronomy...3 SH DANTES SST Principles of Physical Science...3 SH Continued 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

17 DISTANCE Any distance learning course listed under Humanities, Social Science, College Math or Science not previously applied. CTC Partial Listing ( ANTH 2351Cultural Anthropology...3 SH CRIJ 1307 Crime in America...3 SH ECON 2301 Macroeconomics...3 SH ECON 2302 Microeconomics...3 SH ENGL 1301 Composition and Rhetoric I...3 SH GOVT 2301 State and Federal Government I...3 SH GOVT 2302 State and Federal Government II...3 SH HIST 1301 History of United States to SH HIST 1302 History of United States from SH HIST 2301 Texas History...3 SH HIST 2381 African-American History...3 SH HUMA 1315 Intro to Fine Arts...3 SH PSYC 2301 Intro to Psychology...3 SH SOCI 1301 Intro to Sociology...3 SH 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

18 DEGREE REQUIREMENT N REQUIREMENT SH ARMY ARMY SCHOOL BMGT 1301 Supervision 3 X X X X DISTANCE MG102A Principles of Supervision Any college's course listed in the Transferability Tables of the current SOC Degree Network System-2 Handbook for the category number shown above. 79R SH 79R SH PLDC, AR SH SMC, AR SH AR SH CLEP Principles of Supervision...3 SH DISTANCE Not Applicable 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

19 DEGREE REQUIREMENT O REQUIREMENT SH ARMY ARMY SCHOOL DISTANCE HRPO 2301 Human Resource Management 3 X X X X MG201A Human Resource Management Any college's course listed in the Transferability Tables of the current SOC Degree Network System-2 Handbook for the category number shown above. 7940/ SH Not Applicable DANTES SST Personnel/Human Resource Management....3 SH ECE Human Resource Management...3 SH DISTANCE Any freshman or sophomore level Human Resource Management course listed in the DANTES Independent Study Catalog under code Personnel Management. 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

20 DEGREE REQUIREMENT P REQUIREMENT SH ARMY ARMY DISTANCE SCHOOL Advertising Media 3 X X Not Applicable 79R30/40/ SH Not Applicable Not Applicable DISTANCE Any freshman or sophomore level Business Principles course listed in the DANTES Independent Study Catalog under code Advertising Media. 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

21 DEGREE REQUIREMENT Q REQUIREMENT SH ARMY ARMY DISTANCE SCHOOL Salesmanship 3 X X X X BU010A Salesmanship Any college s course listed in the Transferability Tables of the current SOC Degree Network System-2 Handbook for the category number shown above. 79R30/40/ SH Army Recruiter, AR , 10/95-Present...3 SH Army Recruiter, AR , 10/90-9/ SH BNCOC, AR , 10/90-Present...2 SH ANCOC, AR , 10/91-2/ SH Guidance Counselor, AR , 1/90-Present...1 SH Health Care Recruiting, AR , 10/97-Present...2 SH Health Care Recruiting, AR , 4/90-9/ SH Recruiting Commander, AR , 1/90-1/ SH Station Commander, AR SH Recruiting First Sergeant, AR , 1/90-Present...3 SH Not Applicable DISTANCE Any course listed in the DANTES Independent Study Catalog under code Salesmanship. 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

22 DEGREE REQUIREMENT R REQUIREMENT SH ARMY ARMY SCHOOL DISTANCE Business/Management Selection 6 X X X X X Multiple Any college level courses listed in the Transferability Tables of the current SOC Degree Network System-2 Handbook for the category numbers shown above. 79R SH 79R SH 79R SH PLDC, AR , 10/93-9/ SH PLDC, AR , 3/89-9/ SH BNCOC, AR SH BNCOC, AR SH ANCOC, AR SH SMC, AR (All versions)...6 SH SMC, Nonresident, AR , (All versions)...2 SH Recruiting Commander, AR SH DANTES SST Personnel/Human Resource Mgmt...3 SH DANTES SST Supervision...3 SH ECE Organizational Behavior...3 SH ECE Human Resource Management...3 SH ECE Production/Operations Management...3 SH ECE Labor Relations...3 SH DANTES SST Personal Finance...3 SH DISTANCE CTC Courses: ( BMGT 1325 Office Management...3 SH HRPO 2301 Human Resource Mgmt...3 SH PSYC 2301 Introduction to Psychology...3 SH RELE 1301 Real Estate Principles...3 SH Any course listed in the DANTES Independent Study Catalog under code Business and Commerce (EXCEPT Clerical/Secretarial Studies, Records Maintenance; Special Secretarial, Typewriting, or Hotel, Institutional, and Restaurant Management). 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

23 DEGREE REQUIREMENT S REQUIREMENT SH ARMY ARMY DISTANCE SCHOOL Free Electives 3 X X X X X MG201A Human Resource Management Any college's course listed in the Transferability Tables of the current SOC Degree Network System-2 Handbook for the category number shown above. Any relevant recommended credits not previously applied...3 SH Any relevant recommended credits not previously applied...3 SH Any relevant recommended credits not previously applied...3 SH DISTANCE CTC Courses: ( Any relevant CTC distance learning course not previously applied...3 SH Any relevant freshman or sophomore level courses in the DANTES Independent Study Catalog not previously applied. 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

24 APPENDIX I MILITARY-RELATED EXPERIENCES APPLIED TO THIS DEGREE The college guarantees to grant the following course credits from the military-related learning experiences listed below to the extent that they match degree requirements. Maximum credit is shown for each item. It is necessary to match the credit to actual requirements, eliminating duplication and addressing instances where the credit is insufficient to meet the total requirement. For example: Is there a way to compensate for the credit short-fall or does the experience fail to meet the requirement? See the individual requirement pages for guidance and choose where the credits can most effectively be applied. ***Important: This evaluation should culminate in a Student Agreement.*** MILITARY-RELATED EXPERIENCE A B OPTIONAL NOTES ON USE OF CREDIT Basic Training, AR Present 4 4 Requirement H Army Recruiter, AR , 10/95-Present 4 4 Requirements Q, R Army Recruiter, AR , 1/90-9/ Requirements Q, R PLDC, AR , 10/93-9/ Requirements R, S PLDC, AR /89-9/ Requirements R, S BNCOC, AR , 10/95-Present 2 1 Requirements R BNCOC, AR , 10/91-9/ Requirements R BNCOC, AR , 10/90-Present 4 4 Requirements R, S ANCOC, AR , 10/91-2/ Requirements R, S ANCOC, AR , 7/96-Present 7 6 Requirements R, S SMC, AR , 9/95-9/ Requirement B, D SMC, AR , 1/91-8/ Requirement B, D SMC, AR , 1/90-12/ Requirement B, D SMC Nonresident, AR , 12/94-10/ Requirement B, D SMC Nonresident, AR , 7/90-11/ Requirement B, D SMC Nonresident, AR , 1/90-6/ Requirement B, D Master Fitness Trainer, AR , 12/97-10/ Requirement S Master Fitness Trainer, AR , 1/90-10/ Requirement S Guidance Counselor, AR , 1/90-Present 2 2 Requirements Q, K Health Care Recruiting, AR , 10/ Requirements Q, R Present Health Care Recruiting, AR , 4/90-9/ Requirements Q, R Recruiting Commander, AR , 1/90-1/ Requirements Q, R Station Commander, AR , 7/97-Present 3 3 Requirements Q, R Station Commander, AR , 10/90-6/ Requirements Q, R Recruiting First Sergeant, AR , 1/ Requirement R Present 79R Requirements B, D, J, K, L, Q, R, S 79R Requirements B, D, J, K, L, Q, R, S 79R Requirements B, D, J, K, L, Q, R, S Column A = Maximum credits recommended. Column B = Maximum credits that can actually be used in this degree. *Note the requirement letter code and semester hours drawn from each experience as it is applied to a specific requirement on the following pages. The total for each experience cannot exceed the credit shown in Semester Hours column B. Continued 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

25 Steps for Applying Military-Related Learning Experiences 1. In the first column of the preceding table, check each learning experience that can be validated for the soldier. Choose only the highest level attained. If there are relevant experiences not listed above, bring them to the attention of the college evaluator. 2. Review the individual letter-coded requirements pages and devise a preliminary strategy for applying the credits. A. Work from the most specific to the more general requirements (i.e., first, specific requirements; next, specific categories of electives; last, free electives). B. Work from completely satisfied requirements to partially met requirements (i.e., unless there is a satisfactory way to make up for the shortfall in credit, the requirement might not be met by the particular experience. See college policy on the letter-coded requirement page.). C. Check for possible duplication by considering whether two or more credit recommendations are based on the same learning experience (e.g., was a skill credited for the also granted for AIT in an instance where that skill was fully learned in AIT? It is possible for a skill to be properly credited from two sources if the learning acquired in each setting is sufficiently different, but caution is needed to avoid duplication.) 3. Track the credits consumed in the table above, noting the requirement letter code and the semester hours applied. 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

26 APPENDIX II EXAMPLES OF CREDIT OUTCOMES Actual outcome for a soldier who completed AIT, BNCOC, and holds the 79R30 College Requirement SH Army Learning Experience and ACE Guide Credit Recommendation SH Applied SH Remaining B Speech Elective 3 79R D Social Science Electives 3 79R J Marketing 3 79R K Records Management 3 79R L Advertising 3 79R P Advertising Media 3 79R Q Salesmanship 3 79R30, AIT 3 0 R BUSI/MGMT Selection 6 79R30, AIT, BNCOC 6 0 Other Requirements 37 Basic Training, 79R TOTAL DEGREE R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

27 APPENDIX III HOW TO USE REQUIREMENT PAGES 1. REQUIREMENT A college course (or the broader category shown in lieu of a course) required for the degree. 2. SH (SEMESTER HOURS) Semester (or quarter - QH) hours of unduplicated credit needed to meet the requirement. Unduplicated means that the same learning experience cannot already have been used to satisfy another requirement, and that if you combine smaller amounts of recommended credit to meet the total, they must represent unique learning experiences. 3. The letter-number combinations shown represent categories of comparable courses in the system that are guaranteed to transfer. Use the SOC Degree Network System Handbooks to find specific college courses in the categories (SOC-2 Handbook for associate degrees; SOC-4 Handbook for bachelor s degrees). The categories are found in Chapter 8 of the handbooks. Your objective is to identify a college offering a course at a location where you can attend since they are generally not distance learning courses. Once found, determine if it is currently offered and enroll using the procedures of your Army Education Center. SOC Degree Network System Handbooks are available at 4. ARMY If the requirement lists credit for your, work with the college evaluator preparing your Student Agreement to establish that it fully meets the requirement (i.e., it is worth the required number of SH) or that it can be combined with other credit sources. Avoid duplication of credit. ACE Guide Online is available at if you want to examine recommendations in detail. 5. If the requirement lists credit for a military school you have attended, work with the college evaluator preparing your Student Agreement to establish that it fully meets the requirement (i.e., it is worth the required number of SH) or that it can be combined with other credit sources. Avoid duplication of credit. ACE Guide Online is available at if you want to examine recommendations in detail. 6. CERTIFICATE/LICENSE If the requirement lists credit for a certificate or license you hold, work with the college evaluator preparing your Student Agreement to establish that it fully meets the requirement (i.e., it is worth the required number of SH) or that it can be combined with other credit sources. Avoid duplication of credit. Additional information is available online at and 7. If the requirement lists acceptable tests and you would like to take them, consult your local Army Education Center or additional information is available at 8. DISTANCE If the requirement shows that distance learning courses are available, contact the college regarding its courses or examine DANTES Independent Study Catalog listings at 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

28 APPENDIX IV SELECTING THE RIGHT DEGREE 1. SELECTING THE RIGHT ARMY CAREER DEGREE PLAN There are three kinds of degree plans: (1) Army Career Degree: Typical civilian degrees that match the specialty skills of an, (2) Army Degree General: Typical civilian degrees with more general content, and (3) Army Degree Specialized: Degrees especially crafted to accommodate the uniquely military or otherwise not-easily-matched-to-civilian-courses skills of an. ARMY CAREER DEGREE The Army Career Degree is based on college degrees that uniquely relate to an 's skills and contain specific college courses that match its competencies. (Example: A computer studies degree in which recommended credit for military learning is assigned to college courses typically found in a computer studies major.) ARMY CARE ER DEGREE GEN ERAL The Army Career Degree General is based on college degrees that match the recommended credit from Army learning experiences to their requirements in more general ways. Military credit recommendations are assigned to one or more general categories (e.g., a "Skill Area", "Career Component", "Professional Focus", "Emphasis", "Aviation Maintenance" or another broad subject area) instead of to specific college courses uniquely identified with the 's special competencies. Possibly useful to soldiers, but less effective in mapping competencies to civilian college courses normally associated with their specialties. The degree may have a General Studies, Management, or other broad title, possibly useful to soldiers, but not uniquely related to the 's special competencies (Example: A computer specialist matched to a degree in Management or General Studies rather than computer studies). ARMY CAREER DEGREE GENERAL ARMY CAREER DEGREE SPECIALIZED The Army Career Degree Specialized has many of the same qualities as the General degree except its title and major courses may be predominantly military in nature or are otherwise different than a typical civilian course for the same skill. The degree title and major courses would not typically be found in civilian higher education. As with the General Purpose degree plan, the Specialized one may be useful to soldiers but would be less effective in mapping competencies to civilian college courses normally associated with their specialty. (Example: A college degree named for a military specialty and containing courses that are unique to it.) continued 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March

29 continued 2. BROADER GENERAL DEGREE CHOICES A number of colleges offer flexible degrees that combine military credit and general education to form flexible, efficient-for-soldiers degrees. If it is not important that the soldier s degree closely resemble a civilian one in the occupational specialty (i.e., be comprised of major-area courses normally associated with the field), such a program might be appropriate. Many General Studies network curriculums found in the SOC Degree Network System-2 fit this model. Examples of Internet accessible distance learning programs of this kind can be found at: and others (refer to the SOC Degree Network System-2 Handbook, Locations by Network). 3. WILL YOU CONTINUE FOR A BACHELOR'S DEGREE? Some s have bachelor's degree plans you can pursue directly without an interim associate degree. With this approach you have no transfer concerns, but if you stop short of completion you have no interim degree. An associate degree's title (e.g., AA, AS, AAS, etc.) alone will not ensure successful transfer to a bachelor's degree program. It depends more on the correct matching of the 2- and 4-year programs' course content. Read the Degree Objective statement on the degree plan carefully. If questions remain, raise them with the bachelor's degree program to which you intend to transfer. It is important to select the right courses based on considerations like: Are they intended to transfer? Do they have a place in your bachelor's degree curriculum? Must they be taken in the upper division (junior or senior year) of a bachelor's degree institution? 79R CTC AAS in Applied Technology Sales Management Updated March