4. Academic Credit For Military Training and Experience
4.1 CUNY shall adopt the American Council on Education (ACE) guidelines in evaluating transfer credit for military courses and experience. College credit may be awarded up to maximum of forty-five credits (at senior colleges) and thirty credits (at Community Colleges) in specific subject matter area or general electives for the satisfactory completion of Military Service, Experience and Military Training Courses.
4.2 The Director of Transfer Courses and Information in CUNY Central shall review military transcripts based on ACE guidelines and issue recommendations for course equivalences to individual colleges.
4.3 Individual colleges shall make their own decisions about awarding transfer credits and will submit explanations when they disagree with recommendations issued by CUNY Central.
4.4 Credit for Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (“DANTES”), Subject Standardized Tests (“DSST”) and College Level Examination Program (“CLEP”) examinations shall be evaluated by CUNY college academic departments that award CLEP credits. Credit for satisfactory completion of tests and/or examinations shall be awarded where applicable toward the degree the veteran is pursuing.
4.5 The following military records shall be used by college academic departments to verify successful completion of military service, experience and military training courses:
- Army/American Council on Education Registry Transcript System (“AARTS”).
- Sailor/Marine American Council on Education Registry Transcript (“SMART”).
- Community College for the Air Force (“CCAF”) transcript.
- Coast Guard Institute Military Education Transcript.
- DD Form 295, Application for the Evaluation of Learning Experiences During Military Service. Military Education offices can provide this form to active-duty and reservists. This form must be certified by an authorized commissioned officer or his/her designee.
- DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge for Active Duty.
4.6 The Office of the University Registrar should maintain a central repository of college decisions on credit awards, and make that repository available to student applicants.
4.7 Credits for military training accepted at one CUNY college shall be accepted by other CUNY colleges without exception for veterans who transfer within CUNY.