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My SMART Transcript Evaluation

June 2nd, 2009

I have been planning on attending the University of Memphis to utilize the Post 9/11 GI-Bill I have recently been approved for. Realizing the university was about a 30 minute drive from my house and the fact that I can transfer credits (credits earned while completing an Associates degree) from the community college I am seriously considering attendance at Southwest Tennessee Community College, a mere 10 minute jaunt from the homestead.

Today I had my Navy SMART transcript evaluated to see where I stood. The credits below are to be applied toward an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Mid-Management Technology.

SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Business, Career Studies and Technologies
Evaluation of Transfer and Specialty Work Experience Credit

Dept	Course Number	Title	Sem Hrs	Institution / Organization
MGMT	2900	Non-Traditional Schooling	6	US Navy
MGMT	2905	Work Experience	12	US Navy
MGMT	2030	Principles of Management	3	US Navy
MGMT	2000	Project Management	3	US Navy
MGMT	2500	Human Resource Mgmt	3	US Navy
MKTG	2000	Principles of Marketing	3	US Navy
MKTG	2005	Professional Selling	3	US Navy
OFAD	2050	Business Communication	3	US Navy

36 credits total – 12 for work experience is the maximum allowed. 24 more credits to go for the AAS! (should look good on the wall)

A number of the above credits will not directly be applied to a bachelors degree at Memphis. The AAS degree would be earned in relatively short order while competing the Associate of Science (AS) in Business Administration – all the credits from the AS degree are considered parallel courses to the university. Gahh, the things I do to save the extra driving time…

You may be asking yourself why I would not just take classes online. Online schools are accredited and are becoming more respected. The answer is a simple one, currently the 911gibill does not pay the E-5 with dependents BAH rate unless you physically attend a brick and mortar school – in Memphis that is about $1240 a month… no brainer.

I have four weeks to the U of Memphis admissions deadline but if I chose the community college route my next steps are to pay a $10 fee enrollment fee, provide a shot record proving MMR, order original high school/college transcripts (I have a few courses completed already – could have broke it all down but this post is about my Navy credits!) and a placement test. The placement test should be fun (required at both schools) – I’ll have to brush up before I take it, haven’t used algebra since high school for cryin out loud – about 30 years ago, hope it is like riding a bike…

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