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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Does your institution award credit for military experience? 
<span style="color:red">Currently, UCO only awards credit for military training and not for military experience.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">What vehicle(s) do you use to assess this credit (JST, portfolio review, etc.)? 
<span style="color:red">See below.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">How do you determine which credit to award (ACE recommendations, faculty review, etc<span style="color:red">.</span>)?<span style="color:red">  I’m combining
 these responses because credit assessment and awarding credit are very similar at UCO.  We use the JST’s ACE recommendations as a baseline for what credit to award, subject to the Regent’s policies on Prior Learning (i.e., no awarding of credit outside of
 disciplines we are authorized to teach).  By default, this will be elective credit for the discipline we teach at UCO as either a 2000-level or 3000-level depending on the level recommended by ACE (UCO does not award vocational credit, and I can’t recall ever
 receiving graduate credit).  If the subject matter of the training could be directly articulated to a UCO course or indirectly articulated to satisfy an area of the core curriculum, I submit the ACE Course Exhibit to the appropriate department chair for a
 ‘Yes/No/More Information’ response.  If the department requires more information, we ask the student to produce their training documentation for a portfolio review. 
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:red"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">For which course(s) do students most commonly receive credit for their military experience? 
<span style="color:red">UCO commonly awards HLTH 1112: Healthy Life Skills and physical activity credit for basic training in accordance with the guidelines established by UCO’s Department of Kinesiology and Health Studies.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Does your institution participate in the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) program?  If so, how do you participate? 
<span style="color:red">It’s my understanding that UCO is a member of the SOC program but we don’t participate in its offerings.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D">University of Central Oklahoma<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D">Assistant Registrar - Articulation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D">Nigh University Center, Room 121U<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#1F497D">Phone: (405) 974-2332<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> oacrao-l-bounces@lists.onenet.net [mailto:oacrao-l-bounces@lists.onenet.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Foster, Kyle<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 26, 2016 1:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'oacrao-l@lists.onenet.net' <oacrao-l@lists.onenet.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Oacrao-l] Awarding Credit for Military Experience<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Good afternoon everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">I’m hoping you can spare a brief moment to answer a few questions about how you award military credit (if at all) on your campuses.  I’m just gathering background information
 to get an idea of how this is happening across the state and it’s <b><u>not</u></b> for any policy we are currently working on.  If you could reply to me with the answers to the following questions, I would very much appreciate it. 
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">I hope everyone is having a great day and staying weather-aware!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Kyle<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Does your institution award credit for military experience?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">What vehicle(s) do you use to assess this credit (JST, portfolio review, etc.)?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">How do you determine which credit to award (ACE recommendations, faculty review, etc.)?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">For which course(s) do students most commonly receive credit for their military experience?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">     
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif">Does your institution participate in the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) program?  If so, how do you participate?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif">Kyle Foster, M.S.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Californian FB",serif">Coordinator for Academic Affairs Projects<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Californian FB",serif">Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Californian FB",serif">655 Research Pkwy, Ste. 200 | Oklahoma City, OK 73104<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Californian FB",serif">P.O. Box 108850 | Oklahoma City, OK 73101-8850<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Californian FB",serif">P: (405) 225-9163 | F: (405) 225-9230<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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