Credit for Military Service (ACE-Recommended Military Credit)

CSUSM grants undergraduate or graduate credit for learning acquired through education, training and service provided by the Armed Forces of the United States as recommended by the American Council on Education (ACE) Military Guide. Below is a list of ACE-recommended courses and the equivalent courses/requirements at CSUSM.

If you have any questions regarding the evaluation of your military transcript and/or requests for application of a specific ACE-recommended course to a course at CSUSM, please contact the Office of the Registrar at registrar@csusm.edu

Note: the number of units transferred is equal to the units recommended by the ACE evaluation.

ACE-Recommended Course Title	Effective Dates	Credit Recommendation	CSUSM Equivalent
Artillery Meteorological Specialist (MCE-0847	1/2014 - Present	Physical Science and Lab, 4 units	GE Area 5A Physical Science (previously B1 Life Sciences) GE Area 5C Laboratory (previously B3)
Army Recruiting (AR-1406-0103)	1/2014 - Present	Interpersonal communication, 3 units	GE Area 1C Oral Communication (previously A1) OR Area 3B Humanities (previously Area D)
Basic Recruiter (MC-0327-0001)	0/1999 - Present	Public Speaking, 3 units	GE 1C Oral Communication (previously A1)
Instructor (NEC-9502-004)	1/2013 – Present	Speech, 3 units	GE 1C Oral Communication (previously A1)
Recruiter Canvasser (NEC-9585-012)	1/2009 – Present	Interpersonal communication, 3 units	GE 1C Oral Communication (previously A1)
Navy Instructor Training (NV-1406-0044)	10/2012 – Present	Interpersonal communication, 3 units	GE 1C Oral Communication (previously A1)
Enlisted Navy Recruiting Orientation (NV-1406-0049	12/2008 – 9/2019	Interpersonal communication, 3 units	GE 1C Oral Communication (previously A1)
Enlisted Navy Recruiting Orientation (NV-1406-0049	10/2019 – Present	Communications, 3 units	GE 1C Oral Communication (previously A1)
Prototype Training (NV-1732-0028)	1/1990 – 5/2019	Communications, 3 units	GE 1C Oral Communication (previously A1)
Nuclear Propulsion Plan Operator Mechanical (NC-1732-0029)	1/1990 – 12/2006	Oral communications, 3 units	GE 1C Oral Communication (previously A1)
Prototype Training (NV-1732-0029)	1/2007-5/2019	Communications, 3 units	GE 1C Oral Communication (previously A1)
Prototype Training (NV-1732-0029)	6/2019 - Present	Technical communications, 3 units	GE 1C Oral Communication (previously A1)
Medical Laboratory Specialist (AR-0702-0022)	12/2005 – 1/2012	General Chemistry, 5 units Medical Laboratory, 1 unit	GE Area 5A Physical Science (previously B1 Life Sciences) GE Area 5C Laboratory (previously B3)
Medical Laboratory Specialist (AR-0702-0022)	2/2012 – 4/2014	Microbiology, 3 units Intro to Medical Laboratory, 3 units	GE Area 5B Biological Science (previously B2) GE Area 5C Laboratory (previously B3)
Medical Laboratory Specialist (AR-0702-0022)	5/2014 - Present	Microbiology, 4 units Intro to Medical Laboratory, 3 units	GE Area 5B Biological Science (previously B2) GE Area 5C Laboratory (previously B3)