PLA Military

Military Credit Evaluations

Military Credit Evaluations are provided for those with active duty or reserve military training backgrounds in all branches of the service: Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, and Air Force. Official documents are required for credit consideration, which may be given for work and/or training completed while in the military. 

No credit is given for basic or ROTC/recruit military training.

To Request an Official Transcript

In most cases, USM undergraduate students who are current or former members (active duty reserves) of the armed forces may qualify for credit and may access an Official Transcript Request Form or an electronic official transcript from one of the sites listed below. Send official military  transcripts to:

Joyce Lapping, Director, Office for Prior Learning Assessment, University of Southern Maine, 249 Luther Bonney Hall, 85 Bedford Street, Portland, Maine  04104-9300

The following registries and contact information provide the opportunity to order official military transcripts and other documentation: 

Navy/Sailor/Marine - SMART transcripts:

• http://smart.navy.mil/smart  or  http://www.navycollege.navy.mil 
• 877-253-7122

Army (see Military Records):

• http://www.army.mil/faq   or  http://www.archives.gov.veterans
• 877-253-7122 
• Fax to:  913-684-9499
• To request documents from the new online military personnel records system at the National Military Personnel Records Center (NPRC) at the National Archive Center in Saint Louis, MO, access an application at:  http://www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/
• If you are a former/retired Army Civilian employee, contact the National Personnel Records Center at:  Civilian Records Facility, 111 Winnebago Street, St. Louis, Missouri  63118-4199
• Active duty retirees should contact: Military Records Facility, 9700 Page Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri  63132-5100   or  phone 1- 800-318-5298.

Community College of the Air Force (CCAF):

• www.au.af.mil  or  www.au.ccaf 
• 334-649-5000   or  334-953-1110 (base telephone operator assistance)

Coast Guard:

• www.uscga.edu
• 866-435-7136

Service Member Opportunity Services: 

• www.soc.aascu.org
• 1-800-368-5622

If you are a veteran at USM:

• Please reference this website:  http://www.usm.maine.edu/veterans/

Areas Not Offering USM Credit from Military Transcripts

Do You Want to Post Your MIlitary Credits?

Download this form, complete, and either mail or bring it to the address on the form, along with your credit payment ($5 per credit).