FSD 23-09 Policy on Credit for Military Experience
FSD 23-09 Policy on Credit for Military Experience
PURDUE UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST FACULTY SENATE
Policy on Credit for Military Experience
Committee: Education Policy Committee
For Action: February 9, 2024
WHEREAS, Purdue University Northwest (PNW) is designated as a Military Friendly Institution; and
WHEREAS, Indiana statute (I.C. 21-42-7-2; http://iga.in.gov/legislative/laws/2020/ic/titles/021#21- 42-7) requires that each state educational institution “shall adopt a policy to award educational credit to an individual with military courses which are part of the individual’s military service and meet the standards of the American Council on Education for awarding academic credit;” and
WHEREAS, the Indiana statute also specifies providing educational credit for the completion of CLEP, DSST, and Excelsior College examination scores; and
WHEREAS, the Indiana statute also stipulates that the amount of credits transferred though the CCAF and JST and the CLEP, DSST and Excelsior College exams “may not exceed 70% of an individual’s degree requirements for online programs or 75% for in person programs;” and
WHEREAS, Purdue University has no system-wide policy on awarding military credit; therefore
BE IT RESOLVED that the Purdue University Northwest policy for awarding educational credit for military courses read:
Each school/division shall decide whether credit for participation in military service may be applied toward a degree. Distributed or undistributed credit will be awarded, based on evaluation by appropriate PNW disciplinary faculty, to optimize student academic progress and paths to degree completion while meeting expectations of professional accreditation and associations, for all Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) 1 and Joint Service Transcript (JST)2 ACE academic credit recommendations at the undergraduate level. For military students, the maximum number of transferrable credits through the CCAF, JST, CLEP, DANTES, and Excelsior Exams may not exceed 30 credit hours.
1 The CCAF is an official education transcript tool for documenting the recommended college credits for professional military education, training courses, and occupational experiences of the United States Air Force.
2 The JST is an official education transcript tool for documenting the recommended college credits for professional military education, training courses, and occupational experiences of Service members across the specific Services – the United States Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast Guard.
The Educational Policy Committee
Committee Members:
David Kozel (Chair)
Shreya Surendrama Bhandari
Robert Kramer
Amanda Kratovil
Yun Liu
Pamela C Saylor
Donna L Whitten
Ed Policy Members Voting in favor of this resolution: 7
Ed Policy Members Voting against this resolution: 0