CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. - Service members planning to attend a college or university can show military training and education earned through their career with a joint service transcript.
“JST’s are useful because service members can use them to earn college credits,” said Johanna Rose an education services specialist supervisor at the John A. Lejeune Education Center aboard Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. “Credits that are accepted can help service members earn their degree faster and save them money.”
Joint service transcripts keep track of everything from recruit training, Marine combat or infantry training, to military occupational specialty school as well as Marine Corps Institute courses.
Credit hours listed on the transcript are not always guaranteed to count toward a degree but nonetheless provide schools with an overview of a service member’s education and training through their career.
“They are recommended credit hours,” said Rose, a Billerica, Massachusetts, native. “Whether they are accepted or not depends on the school, degree and course.”
It is the individual’s responsibility to make sure their information is correct, said Rose.
“Check your joint service transcript before you separate or retire. You can get it fixed while you are still in the area,” said Michelle Koenig, Coastal Carolina Community College division chair for off-campus sites.
Active duty Marines and sailors can utilize tuition assistance to earn credits toward their degree at various college campuses on or near base.
When enrolling in a university Marines or sailors need to request to have their transcript evaluated, said Koenig, a Baltimore, Maryland, native. Coastal Carolina does not automatically evaluate joint service transcripts upon enrollment.
Each institution has their own policies and procedures regarding joint service transcripts. It is up to the school to determine how many credit hours on the transcript will be accepted.
“Some of our degrees are based on military occupational specialty,” Deanna Girard, Campbell University Director of Operations Camp Lejeune and New River Campus and Alton, Illinois native. “Navy Corpsman can count some of their training toward a degree in Bachelor’s in health science based off their schooling.”
Marines and sailors can attain a copy of their transcript at https://jst.doded.mil.
| Date Taken: |
11.24.2014 |
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12.05.2014 11:11 |
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