I know there are credit examiners that will evaluate foreign credit into the US equivalent. What I want to know is if they will do the same for a US military course? My problem is that I took some military training that did not get evaluated into ACE credit. Previously the course was recommended for 12 credits by ACE. The problem is that the school relocated and never informned ACE. Since they moved eventhough the syllabus is the same ACE no longer regonizes it. The documentation that I do have available to me is a copy of my DD-214 which shows that I did take the course, the ACE evaluation of the course before it moved, and what ever letter is nessecary from the director of the school. My plan was to take this information and present it an evaluator and hope for the best. Does anyone have any similar experiences or different ideas on how to go about this?
They're called "credential evaluators", not "examiners" (e.g. NACES, the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services). For what purpose are you trying to use the credit? If you're trying to apply it towards a degree, such evaluators can't help you: you'll have to go the portfolio route. For some other purposes (e.g., proving your qualifications equivalent to a degree for immigration purposes), they may be able to help.
Greetings. AFAIK, one typically attempts to get college credit for non-college work by using a "Portfolio Review"/"Recognition of Prior Learning"/"Life Experience" program offered at the institution where one is pursuing (or intends to pursue) a degree. I *believe* that one of the "big three" assessment colleges uses the services of one of the other "big three" assessment colleges (the not really very big Charter Oak State College, www.cosc.edu) for this purpose. Presumably, you could, too. See http://www.cosc.edu/programs/portfolio/index.cfm . N.B Charter Oak State college also has other programs that might be of interest even to a non-matriculated student. Visit, if you wish, http://www.cosc.edu/programs/ , http://www.cosc.edu/programs/creditregistry.cfm , and http://www.cosc.edu/Advising/Acquiringcredit.cfm for starters. While obtaining "Life Experience" credit sounds easy -- heck, you're alive, you've had experience -- there are niggling rules and possibly significant expenses involved. If you can avoid going the "Life Experience" route, you certainly should. While both the military and ACE are notorious for their endemic incompetence, they can both be set right, sometimes. Contact, in turn, everyone associated with your military course, military education in general (i.e. the USAF "Air Education & Training Command", or your branch of service's equivalent), and every one affiliated with ACE. Postage is much cheaper than "Life Experience" evaluation fees, and the hassle is similar. Good luck! Cordially, Richard Kanarek
