Weber Family Veteran and Military Student Center
Student Success Center, Room 122
400 7th Street North
La Crosse, WI 54601
Military Credit for Prior Learning
Western evaluates military training and experience in partnership with the American Council on Education (ACE) to maximize your military experience and shorten the time and resources required to earn an associatedegree, diploma, or certificate.
Work will be evaluated according to the ACE .
The following are several ways veterans and service members may obtain academic credit for military training:
- Joint Services Transcripts (JST) - When veterans leave the Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and Navy, they can obtain a record of their training, known as the Joint Services Transcript. Active duty, reserve, and veterans can now access their transcripts through.
- CCAF Transcripts -provides transcripts for Air Force veterans.
- DANTESϳԹ -The Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support(DANTES) sponsors several programs that advance the acceptance of military education and experience at civilian colleges and universities. The provides information on these programs and how to obtain transcripts from programs already used.
- Standardized Testing
- DSST–DANTES Subject Standardized Tests are approved by ACE and accepted or administered at over 1,900 colleges and universities nationwide. The includes downloadable forms, practice tests, and other information.
- CLEP - College Level Examining Program is funded for Active Duty members through DANTES.See for more information.
- Advanced Placement (AP) exams
- Institutional Challenge Exams -Challenge exams arewritten by ϳԹ faculty.The exams are equivalent to the comprehensive final exam and may be written, oral, demonstration, or a combination of all three. Successfully passing demonstrates proficiency of course competencies.
- Portfolio Assessment -Collection of evidence that documents experiential learning to support the extensive and rigorous military training acquired to support the context in which it was learned and how the knowledge was applied. Learn more...
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