Procedure Details
Procedure Title: Transfer Credit Earned in the U.S. Armed Forces
Procedure #: RO.006
Revision #: 002
Unit Responsible: Registrar’s Office
Individual Responsible: Registrar
Effective Date: 03/01/2024
Initial Approval Date: 02/08/2019
Last Review/Update Date: 03/01/2024
Next Review Date: 03/01/2027
*Does this procedure support a Board Policy? Yes
If yes, identify: 3.100 – Credit for Previously Acquired Knowledge and Learning Experience
Board policies can be found at: LCC Board of Trustees Policy Page
*Does this procedure support HLC criteria? Yes
If yes, identify: 4A
HLC Criteria can be found at: HLC Accreditation Criteria
*Does this procedure support a State or Federal Regulation? No
If yes, identify: N/A
*Note: Standard Operating Procedures should be in furtherance of some LCC policy and/or accreditation criteria, even if the relationship is not direct. Assistance in determining this information can be obtained from the Academic Procedure Advisory Committee (APAC) and/or the Accreditation Liaison Officer.
Transfer Credit Earned in the U.S. Armed Forces, BP 3.100
1. Purpose
To outline the process for reviewing and, if appropriate, awarding Lansing Community College (LCC) credit for students who have received college-level training in the U.S. Armed Forces.
2. Scope
Pertains to current students requesting credit for coursework that was completed while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
3. Prerequisites
Persons must be admitted to the College prior to receiving transfer credits.
Guidelines:
A student may obtain credit for certain courses at the discretion of the Registrar’s Office as well as the appropriate academic departments by submitting a Joint Services Transcript (JST), Community College of the Air Force (CCAF), or Medical Education & Training Campus transcript (METC) for review.
Training not documented on a JST, CCAF, or METC transcript may qualify for credit through experiential learning.
4. Responsibilities
Transcript and Academic Record Coordinator – Responsible for completing all procedures and adhering to the guidelines as it relates to the acceptance and evaluation of transfer credit.
Registrar – Responsible for the preparation and oversight of the procedure.
Academic Departments/Faculty – Responsible for approving or denying credit equivalencies for military coursework.
Students – Responsible for requesting official documentation be sent to Registrar’s Office.
5. Procedure
- The student requests a JST, CCAF, or METC transcript to be sent to the Registrar’s Office.
- The Transcript and Academic Record Coordinator will compare the content of the coursework
by visiting the American Council of Education website and the LCC course catalog.
- The Transcript and Academic Record Coordinator will apply approved credit to the student’s academic record.
- If necessary, course materials will be forwarded to the appropriate academic departments for review and determination of credit equivalency.
- The student will receive an official notice to their LCC student email once processing is complete.
6. Reference
Additional transfer credit information can be found at LCC’s Transfer Equivalencies webpage.
Additional questions may be directed to the Registrar’s Office at (517) 483-1200 or registrar@star.lcc.edu
7. Definitions
N/A