Earn a Career-Focused Bachelor's Degree

Currently, UMGC offers credit鈥攂ased on military rank and experience鈥攆or undergraduate courses which eligible military or veteran students can apply to their degree plan. For certain business- and management-related degree plans (like the business administration and management bachelor's degree), these credits may articulate to core business course requirements. UMGC鈥檚 career-focused programs can help you increase your marketability in high-demand field, and providing credit for your military rank recognizes that your military experience and skills can give you a head-start toward earning a degree.

 

What Credits are Available for Military Rank?

Currently, UMGC is offering a selection of undergraduate business courses for military rank, as follows:

Military rank E5 鈥 Earn up to 3 credits at t 黑料社区:

  • (3 Credits, BMGT 110)*

Military rank E6 or E7 鈥 Earn up to 6 credits at t 黑料社区:

  • (3 Credits, BMGT 110)*
  • (3 Credits, BMGT 365)

Military rank E8 or E9 鈥 Earn up to 12 credits at t 黑料社区:

  • (3 Credits, BMGT 110)*
  • (3 Credits, BMGT 365)
  • (3 Credits, BMGT 484)
  • (3 Credits, HRMN 300)

As a student, we recommend that you do not enroll in courses you may qualify for until your Academic Advisement Report/Degree Plan is complete.聽Please note that you will not be eligible for a tuition refund if you take any of the identified courses above and subsequently discover that these courses were eligible for credit for military rank.

* Students admitted prior to Fall 2025 will be awarded credit for BMGT 160.

How to Get Started

Contact your聽advisor or聽military education coordinator聽to discuss if this transfer credit opportunity is right for you.聽Once, you apply to UMGC, you'll have the opportunity to submit your transcripts and have your prior experience and education evaluated for review.

 

FAQs

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