                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

POLICY FOR THE AWARD OF ACADEMIC CREDIT FOR MILITARY TRAINING (§ 23.1-2907)

A. The State Board shall adopt a policy for the award of academic credit to any
student enrolled in a comprehensive community college who has successfully
completed a military training course or program as part of his military service
that is applicable to the student&#8217;s certificate of degree requirements and
is:

   1. Recommended for academic credit by a national higher education association
   that provides academic credit recommendations for military training courses or
   programs;

   2. Noted on the student&#8217;s military transcript issued by any of the Armed
   Forces of the United States; or

   3. Otherwise documented in writing by any of the Armed Forces of the United
   States.

B. The State Board shall:

   1. Develop a procedure for each comprehensive community college to receive the
   documentation necessary to identify and verify the military training course or
   program for which the student has applied for academic credit; and

   2. Develop, maintain, and disseminate to each comprehensive community college
   a list of military training courses and programs that it has deemed qualified
   for the award of academic credit.

C. Each comprehensive community college shall provide a copy of the State
Board&#8217;s policy for the award of academic credit for military training
courses or programs to each student applicant.

HISTORY: 2015, cc. 384, 581, § 23-220.5; 2016, c. 588.