Submit Transcripts to Earn Credit

To gain the most from your transfer credits, you need to request your military transcripts and have them evaluated by University of Maryland Global Campus. In addition, supporting documents are sometimes needed.

Being proactive with your military transcripts and other documentation helps you enroll in the right classes for your first semester. Many branches of the military offer direct ways to submit transcripts.

For purposes of undergraduate admission for new students (applying on or after January 7, 2021), UMGC accepts the Joint Services Transcript and Community College of the Air Force transcripts as proof of high school graduation or equivalency.

Military Transcript Submission Instructions by Branch

Air Force

• Community College of the Air Force
• Community College of the Air Force, Non-Air Force Personnel

Army

• Joint Services Transcript
• If you are an Army non-commissioned officer and want to document Military Occupational Specialty occupational credit, you need to submit non-commissioned officer evaluation reports that will show you held that job for a year in the appropriate rank.
• If you are an officer or warrant officer and do not have any prior military service or if you are a servicemember taking Army courses, you should go to the Army Education Center for a DD Form 295.
• You can use the Army Service School Academic Report (DA Form 1059) to document officer and warrant officer training courses. It must be mailed from the Army school or certified by Army Education personnel.

Coast Guard

• Joint Services Transcript

Department of Defense Schools

• Many Department of Defense schools, such as Defense Language Institute and other military schools like Air Force Institute of Technology and National Cryptologic School, issue their own transcripts. If you attended any of these specialized schools, you will need to request an official transcript from the school in addition to your other military records.

Marine Corps

• Joint Services Transcript
• If you want to document Military Occupational Specialty occupational credit, you need to submit non-commissioned officer evaluation reports indicating that you held that job for a year in the appropriate rank.

Navy

• Joint Services Transcript

Reserves

• Joint Services Transcript

Mailing Addresses for Transcript Evaluations

For an evaluation of your transfer credits, send your official transcripts from every institution you have attended, including any military transcripts, supporting documentation, and high school transcripts to UMGC.

Note for Active-Duty Servicemembers

You can receive credit by supplementing your military transcripts with the U.S. Department of Defense (DD) Form 295 Application for the Evaluation of Learning Experience During Military Service. You'll need to go to your local Education Center or Navy College Office for help with this form, and you may need to submit supporting documentation.

Substitutions for Military Transcripts

In some cases, you may not have a military transcript. For instance, you may have taken a course many years ago. In that case, you may submit Department of Defense (DD) Form 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty if your military transcripts are unavailable. You should also submit Military Occupational Specialty and copies of non-commissioned officer enlisted evaluations.

• If you are an Army veteran, you may need to provide DA Form 2-1 (Army Enlisted). You should also submit enlisted evaluation reports.
• If you are a Navy veteran, you may need to provide NAVPERS 1070/604 (Navy Enlisted) or NAVPERS 601-4 (Navy Warrant and Limited Duty Officers).

You may also request your military personnel records from the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.