Resources/CollegeTransfer.Net/Thomas Edison State College up to 80 credit hours
Show what you have learned.
You can prepare a portfolio by writing about your learning, making a video of yourself performing a task, providing a product of your work, or having a third party verify your knowledge. The documentation-or portfolio-you present is then evaluated by a college faculty member. If what you have submitted is at the same level as what a successful student in a college-level course could produce, a faculty expert will recommend that you be awarded college credit.
Helpful Information and Links
Information for Colleges and Students:Learning Counts.org for Prior Learning Assessment
College Choices for Adults/Transparency By Design
College Transfer.net
National Program on Noncollegiate
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CollegeTransfer.Net
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Another good information resource is American Council on Education's (ACE) College Credit Recommendation Service (CREDIT). This program connects workplace learning with colleges and universities by helping adults gain access to academic credit for formal courses and examinations taken outside traditional degree programs. Colleges and universities have trusted ACE to provide reliable course equivalency information to facilitate credit award decisions. Corporations, labor unions, professional and volunteer associations, schools, training suppliers, and government agencies, offering courses from Arabic to Waste Management, participate in this added-value service. For more information visit the ACE CREDIT website.
In addition to CLEP Exams, DSST, ACE and DANTES there are a wide variety of methods utilized for Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) or Assessment of Prior Learning (APL) including evaluation of a portfolio, military transcripts, and much more. The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) is a good resource for learning more about issues related to adult and experiential learning. To visit CAEL online go here.
Another good information resource is American Council on Education's (ACE) College Credit Recommendation Service (CREDIT). This program connects workplace learning with colleges and universities by helping adults gain access to academic credit for formal courses and examinations taken outside traditional degree programs. Colleges and universities have trusted ACE to provide reliable course equivalency information to facilitate credit award decisions. Corporations, labor unions, professional and volunteer associations, schools, training suppliers, and government agencies, offering courses from Arabic to Waste Management, participate in this added-value service. For more information visit the ACE CREDIT website.
In addition to CLEP Exams, DSST, ACE and DANTES there are a wide variety of methods utilized for Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) or Assessment of Prior Learning (APL) including evaluation of a portfolio, military transcripts, and much more. The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) is a good resource for learning more about issues related to adult and experiential learning. To visit CAEL online go here.
- For service members and veterans of the U.S. Army, we’ll need an AARTS transcript.
- For service members and veterans of the U.S. Navy & Marine Corps, we’ll need a SMART transcript.
- For service members and veterans of the U.S. Air Force, we'll need a transcript from the Community College of the Air Force.
- For service members and veterans of the U.S. Coast Guard, we'll need a transcript from the U.S. Coast Guard Institute.
- For service members who left the military before 1986, the college can apply credits from a notarized DD 214 form.
Additionally, a the published book titled, “Earn College Credit – For What you Know,” written by Janet Colvin, explains the PLA process in great detail. An older book titled, Preparing the Portfolio for an Assessment of Prior Learning by Roslyn Snow (Paperback - April 16, 1999) is also an informative resource. Both books are available for purchase on Amazon.com. Today, many Colleges and Universities offer portfolio assessment using online assessment tools. If you plan on applying for credit for life experience, you should explore the PLA courses offered by the institution. Remember with a little extra effort and leg work you can get the college credit you deserve. Don’t sell yourself short or make an unnecessary investment of time and money. Your knowledge and experience may place you further along the path towards a college degree than you might have imagined!
Tina Grant, Director
Nancy Szakats, Assistant Director
Carol Creevy, Evaluation Associate
Phone: Fax:
518-486-2070 518-486-1853
Thomas Edison State College has one of the most most flexible transfer credit policies in the country.
If you studied at a regionally accredited community college, you may transfer up to 80 credits. If you studied at a regionally accredited four-year institution, you may transfer up to 120 credits. If you have studied at more than one institution, we can accept your credits, provided the institutions are regionally accredited.
E-mail:
CollegeTransfer.Net: The National College Transfer Services Network
A transfer student portal for considering changing colleges, switching majors, returning to college and course credit transfer spanning 1000 colleges
(866) 446-1804 (toll-free within the U.S.)
Or call (609) 281-5215
Our staff is available to assist you via telephone Monday through Friday, from 0900-1200 and 1300-1600 (ET).
If our counselors are working on a military installation, they may not be able to immediately pick up your phone call. You may press "1" at any time to leave a voice mail. When you leave a message, please include your full name, student ID (if you have one), and your e-mail address.
Prospective or Newly Enrolled* Military or Veteran Students
Please contact one of our Military counselors.
*students who have completed under 6 credit hours with TESC
Current or Returning Military or Veteran Students
Please contact one of our Military counselors via email: militaryeducation@tesc.edu or through myEdison by submitting a Helpdesk ticket (choose "Military")
Military & Veteran Education Support Center
Welcome to the Thomas Edison State College Military & Veteran Education Support Center.
(866) 446-1804 (toll-free within the U.S.)Or call (609) 281-5215
Our staff is available to assist you via telephone Monday through Friday, from 0900-1200 and 1300-1600 (ET).
If our counselors are working on a military installation, they may not be able to immediately pick up your phone call. You may press "1" at any time to leave a voice mail. When you leave a message, please include your full name, student ID (if you have one), and your e-mail address.
Prospective or Newly Enrolled* Military or Veteran StudentsPlease contact one of our Military counselors.
*students who have completed under 6 credit hours with TESC
Current or Returning Military or Veteran StudentsPlease contact one of our Military counselors via email: militaryeducation@tesc.edu or through myEdison by submitting a Helpdesk ticket (choose "Military")
Tuition Assistance Submittal
Please register for the course through Online Student Services and then email the approved TA voucher to: ta@tesc.edu
*Please be sure to include your student ID on the TA Voucher.
Please register for the course through Online Student Services and then email the approved TA voucher to: ta@tesc.edu
*Please be sure to include your student ID on the TA Voucher.
VA Benefit Documentation
To submit VA documents, such as your Certificate of Eligibility, Parent Letter and Veteran Benefit Information Sheet, please email the documents to: coe@tesc.edu (This address is NOT for questions pertaining to benefits, it is for documentation only).
To submit VA documents, such as your Certificate of Eligibility, Parent Letter and Veteran Benefit Information Sheet, please email the documents to: coe@tesc.edu (This address is NOT for questions pertaining to benefits, it is for documentation only).
Other Contact Information:
- If you are an NPACE student and you require assistance, contact ncpace@tesc.edu
- If you have question regarding your completed evaluation or transfer credits (Academic Advising), contact enrolled@tesc.edu
- For Financial Aid assistance, contact finaid@tesc.edu
- For billing or account assistance, contact bursar@tesc.edu
- For testing issues, contact testing@tesc.edu
- For issues regarding a TESC Mentor, contact mentor@tesc.edu
- For Technical Support or assistance with your MyEdison account, contact support@tesc.edu
http://www.tesc.edu/military/credits-for-military-training.cfm
http://www.militaryfriendlyschools.com/
Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts Program (MyCAA)
Develop Your Pathway to a Portable (Go-Anywhere) Career
Training and Education Financial Assistance: MyCAA provides a maximum education benefit of $4,000 with an annual fiscal year cap of $2,000 to assist eligible military spouses who need professional credentials to meet their Portable Career goals. Annual cap waivers are available if there is an upfront tuition cost that exceeds $2,000 (up to the maximum education benefit of $4,000). Thomas Edison State College offers several associate degree programs eligible for MyCAA Financial Assistance, available entirely online.
Who is eligible for MyCAA Financial Assistance?
Spouses of service members on active duty in pay grades E-1 to E-5, W-1 to W-2, and O-1 to O-2 who can start and complete their coursework while their military sponsor is on Title 10 military orders, including spouses married to members of the National Guard and Reserve Components in these same pay grades.
Those who are not eligible include:
- Spouses married to service members in pay grades: E-6 and above; W-3 and above; and O-3 and above
- Spouses who are a member of the armed forces themselves currently on Title 10 orders
- Spouses who are married but legally separated (or under court order or statute of any state or US territory) from a member of the armed forces on Title 10 orders
- Spouses whose National Guard/Reserve Component military sponsor is in a Warning Orders/Alert, Post Deployment/Demobilization or Transition Status
- Spouses married to a member of the Coast Guard
Employment Assistance and Career Services: Referrals are made to networks of military friendly employers for MyCAA spouse participants who have completed their programs of study using MyCAA funding and who are ready to seek gainful employment.
Those who are not eligible include:
- Spouses married to service members in pay grades: E-6 and above; W-3 and above; and O-3 and above
- Spouses who are a member of the armed forces themselves currently on Title 10 orders
- Spouses who are married but legally separated (or under court order or statute of any state or US territory) from a member of the armed forces on Title 10 orders
- Spouses whose National Guard/Reserve Component military sponsor is in a Warning Orders/Alert, Post Deployment/Demobilization or Transition Status
- Spouses married to a member of the Coast Guard
- Spouses who are unable to start and complete their course(s) while their military sponsor is on Title 10 orders
Earning Credits for Military Training
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