Turn Military Training Into College Credit

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Some colleges offer special tuition rates to those in the U.S. military on active duty, in the reserves, or who start classes within one year of a discharge under honorable conditions. Others accept CLEP, DANTES, and ACE credit toward accredited degree programs. Learn how you can get tuition discounts and credit for your training, whether you’re affiliated with the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. National Guard/Reserves, Department of Defense, or the OCS Foundation.

M.A. in Military History

Norwich University's Master of Arts in Military History is designed to present a broad picture of military history. You will gain more than just a study of American military history. You will leave this program with a sophisticated understanding of the framework through which many aspects of historical events and human behavior can be understood, including economics, politics, social issues, international relations, leadership, and group dynamics. The curriculum includes methodology and historiography, an examination of theoretical concepts and debates over frameworks for analyzing warfare in history, and components dealing with American military history, non-western and non-traditional ways of war, military thought and strategy, and topical areas such as total war and race and gender in military history.

University of Phoenix

On the Move? Earn Your Degree Via the Internet!

At University of Phoenix, you can earn your degree via the Internet whenever and wherever you want -- at the base, on the ship -- wherever you have Internet access.

Military Discounts:
To show our appreciation for your service, dedication, and sacrifice for our country, we gratefully extend a 20% tuition discount for undergraduate programs and a 20% discount for graduate programs to all active duty military members, all members of the Selective Reserve, and their spouses. This discount is not applicable for members of the Individual Ready Reserve, the Standby Reserve, or the Retired Reserve.

Financing Options:
Federal financial aid is available. With our online program, you get full-time student status just by taking one class at a time. If you're active duty, a recent change to federal law allows you to use military Tuition Assistance and supplement it with your GI Bill educational benefits for up to full tuition coverage. Military training and prior work experience can also be used to fulfill some credit requirements.

Credit for Military Experience and Prior Learning:
University of Phoenix is a long time member of the Servicemember's Opportunity College (SOC), one of only 1,478 schools currently affiliated. We will accept up to 21 credit hours of college credit for your military training, as long as they apply to your chosen degree program. We also accept transfer credits from regionally and nationally accredited institutions of higher learning.

Service members are eligible to take CLEP or DANTES examinations through an approved military installation at no charge. Up to 30 undergraduate credits can be earned through approved national testing programs.

Amridge University

Amridge University Military Benefits:

- Scholarships for you and your spouse
- University Credit for military training
- Accommodating military deployment policy
- An Alliance with key military organizations
- A dedicated support team staffed by Armed Forces Veterans

DeVry University

Military personnel earn their degrees online from Devry. DeVry understands how challenging a career in the military can be. That's why they've designed their online programs to be as flexible as possible. At DeVry, you'll receive a career-based education that focuses on the skills you need to excel. You may be eligible to transfer up to 92 credit hours of qualified military coursework and other post-secondary education credits toward your DeVry degree. And with the military's tuition assistance programs, there is no better time to earn your degree.

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Educational credit is used by postsecondary institutions to quantify and record a student's successful completion of a unit of study. Postsecondary education consists of courses and programs of instruction for persons who are high school graduates or the equivalent, or who are beyond compulsory school age. Credit recommendations for military occupations are based on the skills, competencies, and knowledge gained, as demonstrated through proficiency in a given occupation category, without reference to how much time elapsed during the learning process.

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DANTES Distance Learning (DL) Program

The DANTES DL Program provides information covering a wide range of nontraditional education opportunities. These opportunities are critical for Service members needing alternatives to fulfill course and/or degree requirements when classroom courses are unavailable or when work schedules or duty locations do not permit class attendance.

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