Career NCO Degrees Program of the
College of the American Soldier
A partnership providing college credit for military
education and leadership training, expanding the
educational opportunities for the noncommissioned
officer.
Overview
of Career NCO Degrees Program The College of the American Soldier
The Career NCO Degrees Program
Degree Programs Selected for Career NCO
Degrees Program
Associate Degrees Selected for the Program
Bachelor's Degrees Selected
for the Program
GoArmyEd Portal
Frequently Asked Questions - Career NCO Degrees Program and the College
of the American Soldier
Overview of Career NCO Degrees Program
of the College of the American
Soldier, an extension of the SOCAD Army Career Degrees Program. Building on the success
of the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Army Degrees (SOCAD)
system, the Career NCO Degrees Program of the College of the
American Soldier (CAS), an extension of the SOCAD Army Career Degree
Program, expands existing civilian higher education degree choices to
provide Combat Arms
NCOs with college credit for specific NCOES courses taken throughout
their careers. The program is open to Soldiers in all MOSs. Degrees selected
for the program
are offered both through distance learning and in traditional classroom
settings on or near military installations. Degrees will be identified
as part of this
program within the SOC Degree Network System Handbook and in U.S. Army's
Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) professional development materials.
The College
of the American Soldier:
- Enhances leadership and warfighting capabilities and grows
the Multi-skilled NCO characteristics
- Is accepted and supported by the American Council on Education
(ACE)
- Provides flexibility in degree completion time
- Maximizes credit transfer between colleges
- Maximizes college credit for military training and education
- Minimizes academic residency requirements
- Includes distributed learning courses
The Career NCO Degrees Program:
- Is available to ALL NCOs at any point in their career but
maximum credit for Army leadership
schools is based on completion of NCOES through Sergeants
Major Course (SMC).
- Includes SOCAD business and management-related degrees listed
in fully developed degree maps
in GoArmyEd (https://www.GoArmyEd.com).
Participating colleges certify up-front
the amount of credit to be applied to the Career NCO Degree based
on American Council
on Education (ACE)
credit recommendations.
Credit awards range from 45-67% of associate degrees for Soldiers
completing SMC resident and from 31-38% of bachelor's degrees
for Soldiers completing
SMC resident. Individualized assessment may provide additional
credits for MOS training
and experience, testing, professional certification, prior learning
and functional training. Degree selection by Army's Training
and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and
Army Continuing Education System (ACES) for inclusion was based
on the
following factors: degree type; SOCAD membership; maximized credit
awards; limited academic
residency with home college; and tuition cost. Schools that are
interested in applying for the Career NCO Degrees Program can
send an email (socad@aascu.org)
to the SOCAD Project Director or SOCAD Army Career Degree Program
Manager.
Degree Programs Selected for Career NCO Degrees Program
Only a limited
number of business- and management-related degrees were chosen to
be designated Career NCO Degrees. Five associate
degrees from four colleges
and nineteen bachelor's degrees from eight colleges and universities
were
selected. Colleges will evaluate individual Soldiers' AARTS transcript
for additional credits
that may apply to the degree from MOS training and experience,
testing, professional certification, and prior learning. Degrees
are fully developed
degree maps in
the GoArmyEd portal, https://www.GoArmyEd.com. SOCAD will continue
to coordinate the participation of colleges and universities
within the Career NCO Degrees
Program. This will include an annual request to the colleges
to review credit awards for Army training as they apply to their
Career NCO Degrees
to ensure
that Soldiers can make informed decisions to meet their education
goals.
Associate Degrees Selected for the Program are:
Barstow Community College
AS Management
Coastline Community College
AA Business and Administration
AA Management
Limestone College
AA (Business Administration/General Business)
Thomas Edison State College
AS Business Administration
NOTE: Thomas Edison State College's Associate in Science in Business Administration
degree is currently a drop down degree on the GoArmyEd portal. This degree map
will become a fully developed degree map as soon as possible after 1 April 2008.
Until then, Soldiers can enroll in the drop-down degree program, register for
courses, and apply for upfront Army Tuition Assistance through the GoArmyEd
portal. Contact the college Point-of-Contact for more information. In the interim,
Soldiers can view the degree plan on the SOCAD web page (click on name of degree
to view degree map).
Bachelor's Degrees Selected for the
Program are:
Austin Peay State University
BSPS - Professional Studies
Empire State College, SUNY
BPS - Business, Management, and Economics (Business)
BS - Business, Management, and Economics (Business)
BS - Business, Management, and Economics (Business Management)
BS - Business, Management, and Economics (Human Resource Management)
Franklin University
BS Business Administration
BS Applied Management
Limestone College
BS Business Administration (General Business)
BS Business Administration (Management)
Park University
BS – Management
BS – Management/Human Resources
Strayer University
BBA - Business Administration (Human Resource Management)
BBA - Business Administration (Management)
Thomas Edison State College
BS - Business Administration (General Management)
BS - Business Administration (Human Resources/Organizational
Management)
BS - Business Administration (Operations Management)
University of Maryland
University College
BS Management Studies
BS Human Resource Management
BS Business Administration
NOTE: These degrees are available from UMUC-Stateside, UMUC-Europe,
and UMUC-Asia.
On the GoArmyEd Portal (https://www.GoArmyEd.com),
Soldiers can apply for admission, enroll in degree programs, register
for courses, and request
upfront Army Tuition
Assistance to pay for courses. Soldiers can also ask
for their AARTS transcript to be sent to their home college. Further,
Soldiers
can review
the degree requirements
for each degree on fully developed degree maps located
on the GoArmyEd portal. Each degree program selected for the Career
NCO Degrees Program of the College of the American Soldier is identified
on page
one of a degree map. An overview
of the program can be found below the Degree Objective, also
on page
one. An explanation of maximum credit awards for NCOES training
is listed in the "Notes" section,
on the last page of a degree map. NCO Leadership Schools include
Warrior Leader, Battle Staff, BNCOC and ANCOC Common Core, First
Sergeant, and either Sergeants
Major Course Resident (AR-1408-0148) or Sergeants Major Course
Non-Resident (AR-1408-0149). Actual credit awarded is based on
a review of the Soldier's AARTS transcript.
Colleges may award additional credit upon completing an evaluation
of Soldiers' MOS training and experience, prior college credit,
testing, and professional
certification.
If you have questions, contact the "Point of Contact" (on
page one of the degree map). Phone number, and email and postal mail
addresses are provided.
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