Earn Your Advanced Degree Faster by Transferring Your Military Training Credits
Did you know you can earn graduate school class credit for your military experience and training? Now, active and former servicemen and women can earn a graduate degree even faster through IUP’s Military Graduate Credits and Experience Policy.
Earning a master’s or doctoral degree can make a significant difference in your career. Especially for current and former military personnel eligible for the GI Bill, it’s a vital step toward securing your educational and professional future. The JST lists the level of the training as being comparable to “(L)” for lower level, “(U)” for upper level, and “(G)” for graduate level courses. To automatically transfer credits from the JST towards a graduate program, they must be identified as “(G).”
How to Transfer Your Military Credits
First, you will need to determine your eligibility. The American Council on Education has developed the ACE Military Guide through which you can easily search for eligible training courses.
In the Military Guide, you can search by training, subject, and occupation. Be sure to limit your search to graduate-level equivalents to make sure the training actually applies to your future master’s or doctoral degree.
Once you have found your training and its academic equivalency, reach out to the graduate coordinator for your program of interest. You will need to provide your JST to IUP.
After speaking with your graduate coordinator, you will finally need to submit a request for each class you wish to transfer at Request for Graduate Transfer Credit Review. (In MyIUP, search “transfer” under All Cards and choose “Graduate: Pre-approval Form.”)
Once the request has been made (and the JST has been received), the request will be reviewed, and if approved, the credits will be added to your IUP transcript.
For help entering the correct information into the form:
- Enter the name of the transferring institution: “Military Service(009936)”
- Course Information: “ACE Identifier and the Course Title”
- Grade Received: “Pass”
- Semester Course was Taken: “Month/Year” of start date on JST
- Number of Credits Earned: Enter # of SH on JST
You will also need to attach a document prior to submission. Feel free to include a copy of the JST and/or a short narrative on the course being transferred.
Credit For Prior Learning
If the JST does not include a “(G)” level equivalent, you may still be able to receive graduate credits under the Credit for Prior Learning policy.
Additional Resources
- Military Graduate Credits and Experience Policy—Located in the Graduate Catalog under University Policies
- Military and Veterans Resource Center
- GI Bill Benefits at IUP
- IUP Graduate Education and Academic Planning
- How to Apply to IUP Graduate Admissions