Credit for Military Service

In accordance with Florida Statute 1004.096 “College credit for military training and education courses” and 6A-14.302 (F.A.C.) Santa Fe College will grant appropriate credit(s) for military educational experiences that are evaluated by the American Council of Education (ACE) as suitable for postsecondary credit.    Credit may be granted for areas appropriate for Santa Fe College degrees or certification and approved by the appropriate academic department on campus.  Acceptance of military training and the awarding of college credit is based on “The Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services.”  This document can be found at www.acenet.edu

• Prospective students may request a Joint Services Transcript online at https://jst.doded.mil.  The transcripts can be sent to Santa Fe College electronically from JST.  For further information, students can email jst@doded.mil.  For U.S. Air Force veterans, transcripts can be requested from the Community College of the Air Force.
• All transcripts and prior training documents must be submitted during the student’s first term of enrollment.
•  If the course to which the military training or coursework is determined equivalent fulfills a general education or major course or degree program requirement, the credit will apply toward the award as such. Otherwise, credit will be granted to the extent elective credits are needed to fulfill program requirements.  Credit awarded will not be removed once added to the student record.
• The college may transfer in any military credit that was previously evaluated and awarded by a Florida public postsecondary institution, and that is appropriate to the student’s program of study.  However, the college reserves the right to review all such credit.
• Credit awarded for military training and coursework shall be noted on the student’s transcript.
• Documents not sent electronically can be delivered to the Office of the Registrar located in R112 and can also  be mailed to: 
  
  Office of the Registrar
  Attn: Transcript Evaluation
  Santa Fe College
  Bldg. R, room 112
  3000 NW 83 Street
  Gainesville, FL 32606

•  The VMSS office will work with students to help determine what credits may be awarded to meet degree requirements.

*Santa Fe College participates in electronic transcript exchange with the military