Nevada § 396.509 - Establishment of statewide standards for awarding credit for military education, training or occupational experience; applicability of credit towards degree or certificate
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§ 396.509. Establishment of statewide standards for awarding credit for military education, training or occupational experience; applicability of credit towards degree or certificate
1. The Board of Regents or its designee shall, in consultation with the State approving
agency designated pursuant to 38 U.S.C. § 3671 and the American Council on Education, establish statewide standards for awarding
credit for military education, training or occupational experience. Such standards must include, without limitation, the: (a) Identification of any military education, training or occupational experience
listed on a Joint Services Transcript or an Air University or Community College of
the Air Force transcript for which credit must be awarded; (b) Amount of credit that will be awarded for the completion of such education, training
or occupational experience; and (c) Specific academic program in a community college, state college or university
to which such credit is applicable. 2. Credit earned by a student for military education, training or occupational experience
must be applicable toward the course work required of the student for the award of
an associate's degree, baccalaureate degree or certificate at any university, state
college or community college.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 396.509 ("Establishment of statewide standards for awarding credit for military education, training or occupational experience; applicability of credit towards degree or certificate") is part of the Nevada Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Nevada. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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