If you have served in the U.S. Armed Forces or National Guard, your training, experience and/or coursework may translate to college credit. All training, experience, and coursework must first be recognized by the American Council on Education (ACE) or a regional accrediting body, such as the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), in order to be eligible to earn college credit.
Your training, experience, and/or coursework may be evaluated in the following ways (click each section to expand):
 Statewide Options
Statewide Options
Want to know what military training, experience, and coursework is guaranteed to be recognized across the state?
Military Transfer Assurance Guides (MTAGs) provide a statewide guarantee that certain types of military training, experience, and/or coursework align to existing college and university courses and will be awarded appropriate credit.
Institutional Options
Institutional Options
Want to know how/what military training, experience, and coursework is recognized by institutions?
MTAGs currently align with the Ohio Transfer Module (OTM), Transfer Assurance Guides (TAGs), and Career-Technical Assurance Guides (CTAGs). However, this is only a small portion of an institution’s course inventory. Through statewide training provided by the Ohio Department of Higher Education, institutions are highly encouraged to evaluate military training, experience, and coursework for potential alignment with their own courses and programs. For assistance with this process, please refer to the Ohio Values Veterans toolkit and the Train the Trainer program created by Ohio’s public institutions.
The College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) provides another pathway to college-credit for military students. CLEP for Military and CLEP for Veterans provides you with the opportunity to demonstrate what you already know through examination and to earn college credit for that knowledge. Credit is awarded based upon qualifying scores and may also be determined by the CLEP acceptance policy at each institution.
DSST exams provide another option for military students. DSST exams may be available through on-base and on-campus facilities and is an approved VA National Testing Program. Funding and/or reimbursement may be available. Additional information may be found here.
Transferology
Transferology™
To find out how your military service counts toward a degree, contact the Military Credit Coordinator at the university or community college you are planning to attend.
You may also use Transferology™ to see which institutions provide credit for your training, experience, and coursework. First, visit www.transferology.com.
Step 1: Log into your Transferology™ account, then click on the Military Credits tab under the Courses heading
Step 2: Choose the appropriate Year that you served
Step 3: Choose the branch of the U.S. Armed Force for which you have served
Step 4: If desired, you may select a Pay Grade
Step 5: Select the desired Course(s) by clicking on the green “+” sign under the Hours column. Be sure to select all the courses that apply to you.
Step 6: On the right of the page, click on the button “Find schools that accept my coursework” to begin the matching process to find a school near you.
For more information on planning and applying to college, see the Education Opportunities for Veterans page.
Visit these pages to learn how your credits can transfer:
Use our simple six-step process below to see if your military training and experience transfer towards transfer-to-degree pathways:
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