everyone here seems pretty knowledgeable so i’ll ask my question here.
where besides my aarts transcript can i find out what training i’ve had in the military that will convert to college credit? basic, ait, airborne, mobilization training prior to deployment to iraq? i need to add whatever i have here to my actual college hours and hopefully get the minimum need for hpd. i’ve worked most of my life instead of going to school so any of this might help.
Have you actually spoken to someone at HPD? I would think that they would waive the college credit requirement in exchange for military experience…at least our local department does. Its an either or type thing you either need experience, 2 yrs mil, or 64 college credit hours. Sorry to not answer your original question but that is all of my knowledge…
All you need is an honorable discharge and they waive the college hrs. Your recruiter should have let you know that.
i must have not had the required amount of coffee this morning. i focused on the college credit comment and woke up this morning thinking about that. i’m good… disregard my question unless anyone wants to post answers for someone else’s benefit.
You need to check with a military education counselor. They have the references which show what courses are college equivalents, and can hook you up with the colleges that will extend credit.
Airborne school will, at some colleges, translate into between 1 and 3 hours of Physical Education. The First Sergeant’s Course and Sergeants Major Academy translates into some business administration credit.
Instructor Trainers Course may give you credit for Basic Education, etc. etc.
It depends upon your training and also depends upon the particular school. You will no doubt have some phys ed credits waived along with some other stuff for simple completion of basic. If you have received highly specialized instruction you can get a massive amount of credit - Thomas Edison State College gave me something like 72 credits for basic military stuff and also for specialized training in the naval nuclear power field.
You should have a 1059 for any formal course you’ve attended (AIT for example or BNCOC as another example) to support your claim.
It is my experience that the SUNY schools give credits for Military schools AND “life experience” credits.
Also if you are a medic you have 7 years to challenge the EMT certification exam… thus pushing you up the ladder closer to your Paramedic training.
Good Luck
Doc
If I remember correctly, I received college credits for First Aid, PE, Surveying (I was a mortarman), and Language (I passed the DLAT I & II) plus a couple mor that I don’t remember. I don’t remember the program that allowed this though.
Hey, back in the day I got 4 credits for Army basic. Check with your school.
You said it. Don’t count on getting much more than a couple of credits if you’re going to a good school.
Like others stated it depends on your situation and experience.
If it’s pertaining to future employment I would imagine that HR or the educational office at the job would be the best place to start.
If it’s for continuing education then I would suggest starting at your last unit’s military education office and they can do a “general” conversion of credit for you and look at whether you did any CLEP or DANTES testing. I would also look towards sites like www.military.com which frequently works with many universities and colleges that consider military experience during admissions. Many of them take them as credits to fill up the electives you’d need. How much credit you receive really depends on your background again.
There are a lot of schools that give “life credits”, and credit for various activities and vocational training/experience. They seem to trend toward the…less accredited…status. Some give small amounts, more logically. Be wary of the generous unless known-good.
I’ve attended training and schools that offered college credit through a recognized and credible institution. Whether I needed them or not, I’ve usually paid the usual small fee associated, especially if it was graduate credit (even with extra work.) FLETC has had arrangements for it at various times.
Military training is sometimes, even often (depending) recognized by its civilian counterpart to one extent or another. Rather than trying to take military training directly into a higher-ed institution, it’s often better to get that mil training recognized by the civilian regulatory body, then carried into the college/university.
Alternatively, vocational schools will sometimes, even often, recognize some of that skill training more readily than a college/U. Once recognized by the voc school, it can often be carried into the college/U more readily, especially in an integregated system.
Options abound, try them all, but don’t give up. Sometimes it’s just an exercise in paper shuffling.
Excelsior in Albany, NY is another that is military friendly. I got tons of credits from them for Navy nuke program.
That’s why I chose a shitty one!
