Military

The award of course credit for Military Training complies with Veterans Administration regulations and guidelines as well as with the terms of the Memorandum of Understanding with the U.S. Department of Defense for the award of Tuition Assistance (TA) to Active-Duty military students as they pertain to transfer credits.  

All students who return from Active-Duty, National Guard, or Reserve, or students who are spouses of military members, who are requesting to begin class late based on a military activation or deployment, must submit a copy of their military orders confirming the date of release during an academic term to the Office of Advising.   

The Advising Office notifies the following offices that the student will be arriving late: 

  • Student Affairs
  • Student Accounts
  • Financial Aid
  • Student’s Academic Advisor
  • Registrar
  • ​​​​Faculty of the courses the military student is enrolled in.

Faculty for all classes in which the student, or spouse, is currently enrolled make every attempt to accommodate the student/spouse.

All undergraduate students Active-Duty or Veterans must submit a Joint Services Transcript (JST) for consideration for college-level coursework when evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE). 

  • Alverno College does not award transfer credit for Experience credits on the JST.
  • Alverno College does award up to 30 transfer Education Credits from the JST, including up to 2 credits Physical Fitness (Wellness) for Basic Training.
  • ​Alverno College does accept CLEP and DANTES test scores as posted on the JST. Students must request the official Test Scores from the provider (College Board) and provide the documentation to the Registrar’s Office.

Military students must enroll in at least 12 credits (at the same time) for entire term to receive full benefits.  If military students enroll in sessions, they must ensure they are enrolled in 12 credits for each session.

Military students may double-major and receive benefits until both majors are complete.