Recognizing the problems faced by military students whose jobs require frequent moves, SOC Consortium member schools make it easier to obtain college degrees rather than just accumulate course credit by:
- Limiting the amount of course work
students must
take at a single
college to no
more than 25%
of degree requirements
(30% for degrees
offered 100%
online), specifically
avoiding any
"final year"
or "final semester"
residency requirement
- Designing transfer practices to minimize
loss of credit and avoid duplication
of course work
- Awarding credit for military training
and experience
- Awarding credit for nationally-recognized tests such as College-Level Examination Program (CLEP) General and Subject Examinations, DSST Examinations, Excelsior College Examinations (ECE)
SOC Consortium colleges pledge to be military-friendly and design policies and practices in the student services, admissions, and marketing areas that provide easy access to accurate information about the school, its degree programs, policies, and procedures. Details can be found in the SOC Consortium Military Student Bill of Rights.