The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, in collaboration with the SC Department of Veterans’ Affairs, have developed a virtual and in-person training opportunity designed to educate administrators, faculty, registrars, admissions officers, staff, and veterans student support services personnel on the importance of military credit for prior learning (M-CPL). This program emphasizes evaluating and awarding academic credit to military-connected students.  

This professional development training opportunity is FREE and open to all public and independent college or university faculty, administrators, staff, and community stakeholders. 

Attendees who complete: 

• PHASE I ONLY will receive an Advocate Certificate of Participation.
• PHASE I and PHASE II will receive a Champion Certificate of Participation.

Program Structure (Click for additional details)

PHASE 0: The learning schedule is structured into four steps to optimize participant engagement and comprehension. We will start with a Virtual Orientation on March 6 at 11:30 a.m., providing a 45-minute orientation to the American Council on Education (ACE) Engage platform and the micro-courses.

PHASE I – Participants will be engaged in self-paced virtual learning from March 6 to April. 3, completing three to four ACE micro-courses:

PHASE II – The culminating event will be an in-person kickoff opening session on April 17 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m at the South Carolina Department of Public Health Headquarters/Health Campus, 400 Otarre Parkway, Cayce, SC 29033. The in-person session will kick off a series of workshops to be held around the state. Through this structured approach, participants will be equipped to understand the foundational concepts of M-CPL, interact with colleagues around the state and in their region on growing CPL at their institution, and share best practices for evaluating military training and experience for academic credit to apply them effectively at their institutions.

Receive a Certificate of Participation in Four Steps:

STEP 1: Attend the Virtual Orientation on March 6 (recording TBD) 

STEP 2 PHASE I:  Explore the ACE Engage Online Learning Evaluations Platform and complete micro courses 

a. Set up your ACE Engage account following the on-screen instructions. Choose the FREE ACE Engage Option for Access to the micro-courses.    

b. Visit the "Getting Started" section under the Micro-Courses tab. 

c. Complete the following ACE Micro-Courses, but feel free to explore other modules according to your interests:

Engage 101

How to use the ACE Engage Learning Platform space- Awarding Credit for Military Learning.  If you need any technical assistance with the ACE Platform, please email militaryguidesupport@acenet.edu.

• Visit Engage 101 

Course 1: Introduction to CPL and Military Learning 

Understand how military learning translates into academic credit, how CPL strengthens recruitment and retention, and how the ACE Military Guide (AMG) streamlines rigorous, efficient evaluation so institutions can confidently integrate military learning into their programs.

• Access Course 1

Course 3: ACE Military Guide Navigation 101 (OPTIONAL) 

• Fluently navigate the AMG platform & ACE's representation of military learning.
• Easily find, read, and interpret the college-level learning on an ACE exhibit.
• Access Course 3

Course 4: Evaluating Prior Military Learning & Drafting Credit Awards 

Double the number of military-connected learners you can serve by mapping critical AMG functions into your current CPL processes. Quickly identify the AMG functions specific to your role.

• Access Course 4

Course 6: The Faculty Perspective - Understanding Military Learning, ACE Recommendations, and Your AMG Actions   

• Learn to interpret ACE military learning exhibits, understand ACE’s rigorous evaluation process, and apply faculty credit recommendations to their own course catalog with accuracy and confidence.
• Build fluency in key AMG platform functions and see how a strong Military CPL program advances both learner success and institutional goals.
• Access Course 6

STEP 3: Establish or meet with your institutional workgroup and prepare for the in-person event.

• Factsheet: What is an institutional workgroup?  

STEP 4 PHASE II: KICKOFF OPENING SESSION IN-PERSON EVENT 

We look forward to your participation and feedback. Together, we’ll ensure a successful training and continue supporting our service members and veterans towards military credit mobility as we collaborate one region at a time.