Building on the success of the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC) Army Degrees (SOCAD) system, the Enlisted Education 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 entry-level Soldiers in Career Management Fields (CMFs) 11 Infantry, 13 Defense Artillery, 14 Air Defense Artillery, and 19 Armor with an opportunity to achieve an associate degree during their first term of enlistment. 

Degrees selected for the program both through distance/online 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.

TRADOC works in conjunction with HQ Army Continuing Education System (ACES), GoArmyEd, SOCAD, and SOCAD colleges whose degrees participate in this program.

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The College of the American Soldier consists of two education pathways, the Career NCO Degrees Program and the Enlisted Education Program, and

• 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 courses on-site at installations and through distance/online learning

 

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The Enlisted Education Program (EEP) provides an opportunity for entry-level Soldiers in Combat Arms MOSs in Career Management Fields (CMFs) 11 Infantry, 13 Field Artillery, 14 Air Defense Artillery, and 19 Armor to obtain an associate degree during their first term of enlistment. 

Program criteria are that participating colleges and universities

• Accept ACE recommended credit for:
• Basic Training
• AIT (Advanced Individual Training) or OSUT (One Station Unit Training)
• SSD I (Structured Self Development)
• WLC (Warrior Leader Course)
  
  
• Provide AA, AS, and AGS degrees
  
  
• Minimize academic residency requirements
  
  
• Maximize credit transfer between colleges
  
  
• Provide assessment of prior learning/career experience

Contact the college Point of Contact for more information on how credit from your entry-level NCOES training can be applied to an Enlisted Education degree.

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Arizona Western College
AA – General Studies

Barstow Community College
AS - Administration of Justice
AS - Management

Cameron University
AS – Interdisciplinary Studies

Central Texas College
AA – Associate of Arts (General Studies)

Chaminade University of Honolulu – Adult Evening and Online Program
AS – Criminology and Criminal Justice
AA – Liberal Arts

Coastline Community College
AS – Business (Business Administration)
AA – Management and Supervision (Supervision and Management)
AS – Business (Marketing)

Columbia College – Nationwide Campuses
AGS – Associate in General Studies

Dallas County Community College District – Dallas TeleCollege
AA – Associate in Arts
AS – Associate in Sciences

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College
AA – Associate in Arts
AS – Associate in Science

Empire State College, SUNY
AS - Business, Management, and Economics (Economics)

Excelsior College
AA – Liberal Arts
AS – Liberal Arts
AA – Psychology
AS – Psychology
AAS – Administrative/Management

Fayetteville Technical Community College
AGE – Associate in General Education

Georgia Military College
AA – Associate in Arts (General Studies)

Hawaii Pacific University
ASL - Associate in Supervisory Leadership

Hopkinsville Community College
AA – Associate in Arts
AS – Associate in Science

Jefferson Community College
AA – Individual Studies
AA – Liberal Arts and Sciences (Humanities and Social Sciences)
AS – Individual Studies

Kansas City Kansas Community College
AA – Liberal Arts and Sciences

Northwestern State University of Louisiana
AGS – Associate of General Studies

Park University
AS – Management
AS – Information and Computer Science
AS – Social Psychology

Pikes Peak Community College
AGS – Associate of General Studies

Post University - Online
AS – Management
AS - Marketing

Rio Salado College
AA – Associate in Arts
AGS – Associate in General Studies

Saint Leo University
AA – Associate of Arts

Saint Leo University Center for Online Learning
AA – Associate of Arts in Liberal Arts

Strayer University
AA – Accounting
AA – Business Administration
AA – Information Systems

Thomas Edison State College
AS – Business Administration
AA – Associate in Arts

Troy University
AS – Associate of Science (General Education/Psychology)

University of Maryland University College
AA – Computer Studies
AA – General Curriculum
AA – Management Studies

University of the Incarnate Word
AA – Associate of Arts in Business Administration
AA – Associate of Arts in General Studies
AA – Associate of Arts in Information Technology

Upper Iowa University – Academic Extension
AA – Liberal Arts

Vincennes University
AS – Law Enforcement Studies

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All degrees in the College of the American Soldier have a superscripted 'c' after the degree title if the degree is listed in the GoArmyEd portal.

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.

To view degree requirements, do the following: 

1) Fully-developed degree plans:  Search for degree by college, then click on degree title to view degree requirements.  "Enlisted Education Program" is identified in the GoArmyEd degree map header (page 1 of a degree map).

2) Drop-down degrees:  Search for degree by college, contact the college point of contact to obtain the degree requirements.  Drop-down degrees are identified by a superscripted 'd'.

Colleges and universities with fully-developed degree maps and drop-down degrees in GoArmyEd selected for the Enlisted Education Program agree to contact a Soldier selecting those degrees as soon as GoArmyEd notifies them that a Soldier has selected the degree and them as the Soldier’s home college. The college will discuss how credits from Army training will apply to the degree chosen by the Soldier and will advise the Soldier about which courses to take. Once the college has received a Soldier’s AARTS transcript and related educational information, the college will conduct a formal assessment of the Soldier’s prior learning and will complete a SOCAD Student Agreement in accordance with SOCAD policies and GoArmyEd portal requirements. This official college degree plan will be part of the Soldier’s GoArmyEd file.

3) For schools without fully-developed or with drop-down degrees, contact the college point of contact to obtain the degree requirements. You can also talk with an Army Education Counselor. The GoArmyEd system does not have a mechanism that will alert the institution if a Soldier has been approved for the selected Home College. It is the Soldier's responsibility to alert the school.  Additionally, the Soldier is required to deliver his/her TA Authorization to the college when registering for classes, an action that should alert the school that the student is using GoArmyEd.

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