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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
11.0pt">Hello, I hope this correspondence finds you well. Recently I received a call regarding Senate Bill 1863 [Post-Military Service Occupation, Education and Credentialing
Act] and we thought it appropriate to share the following with the OACRAO membership.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
11.0pt">As background, the senate bill mandates that institutions should have in place a process to compare and apply academic credit for education, training and experience
received through military duty or service which is applicable to the selected program of study for an honorably discharged military service member.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:
11.0pt">Additionally, the bill states that each governing board shall adopt, no later than January 1, 2013, a policy authorizing the institution under the board’s supervision
and management to award educational credits to a student enrolled in the institution for courses that are part of the student’s military training or service and that meet the standards of the American Council on Education or equivalent standards for the awarding
of academic credit if the award of educational credit is based upon the institution’s admission standards and its role, scope and mission.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">After internal discussion with staff and general counsel, it is our determination that The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE)
have in place a statewide policy on awarding credit for extrainstitutional credit [attached policy 3.15] addressing what SB 1863 directs institutions to have in place. You will note the statewide policy identifies publications and methods that are acceptable
for validating extrainstitutional learning for awarding credit, which includes the American Council on Education (ACE) Guide to Evaluation of Educational Experiences identified in SB 1863. SB 1863 articulates what is already in place statewide as outlined
in the attached OSRHE 3.15 policy. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">I hope this addresses any concerns. Please let us know if you have any other questions.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">José
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#804000" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#804000">José Dela Cruz</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" color="#804000" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:#804000">Coordinator -- Academic Affairs Projects</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><font size="3" color="#804000" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
"Book Antiqua";color:#804000">Oklahoma</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font color="#804000" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua";
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<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font color="#804000" face="Book Antiqua"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:#804000"> Regents for Higher Education</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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