Translate Your Skills
The skills and training you acquire during your military career can translate directly into college credit. This gives you a significant head start on your post-secondary education.
DANTES' Military Training Evaluation Program (MTEP) helps you earn college credit for knowledge gained during service. Your military experience is evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE) and documented on your Joint Services Transcript (JST).
Your JST is an official record containing credit recommendations from your military experience, completed courses, and exam scores. You can visit the JST website to log in and request your official transcript.
Student Benefits
- Provides a head start: Helps members begin their educational journey with college credit; meaning fewer courses needed to complete your degree/credentialing requirements
- Reduces costs: Reduced number of college courses equals lower expenses for tuition, books, and fees
- Helps in career planning: Provides a competitive advantage in career programs (advancement, commissioning programs, transition) and in your resume portfolio
- Creates competitive options: More than 2,500 colleges/universities accept ACE credit recommendations helping you find the right institution to meet your needs and goals
Program Eligibility
Enlisted, warrant officers, officers and veterans from all Military Services, including National Guard and Reserve components and U.S. Coast Guard are eligible. Air Force personnel should contact CCAF for academic credit related to their military training and experience.
Air Force personnel, who attended Defense or joint training offered by another Service, should email the Joint Service Transcript (JST) Operations at jst@doded.mil to have a JST created.
Transferring Credits
As you begin exploring degree and certificate options, it is important that you research and identify an academic institution that meets your individual needs. Academic institutions establish their own transfer credit policies and procedures. It is recommended that you immediately identify and locate these policies to help you understand the process and set a plan for making the most of your credit recommendations.
Each college or university evaluates the college credit recommendations on your JST to determine the amount of transfer credit you will receive. The credit may be applied to meet degree requirements in the area of the degree major, general education, or electives. Each academic institution establishes its own credit transfer, acceptance policies and procedures. You are strongly encouraged to contact your prospective school's admissions office for specific information about transferring credits.
Your Transcripts
Like standard college transcripts, the Joint Services Transcript (JST) lists all courses and occupations completed by you as a professional military learner. Many of the occupations and training courses have been evaluated by the American Council on Education (ACE), to include descriptions, academic subjects, and the corresponding number of recommended college credits in semester hours. It's important that you audit your military transcripts for accuracy and understand the details of this specialized tool.
Visit the JST website to request an official copy of your military transcript.