New Jersey § 18a:3b-42a
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 18a:3b-42a, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 18a:3b-42a.
a. Each public and independent institution of higher education, after taking into
account and giving due consideration to the credit recommendation of the American
Council on Education, shall accept and apply towards an undergraduate degree program
appropriate credit for a student's military experience, following an evaluation and
determination by the institution that the credits are in alignment with appropriate
courses and correspond to the degree being pursued at the institution. The institution may award a maximum of 30 credits for military experience towards
an undergraduate degree to a student enrolled in the institution. Each public and independent institution of higher education, after taking into account
and giving due consideration to the credit recommendation of the American Council
on Education, shall accept and apply towards a graduate degree program appropriate
credit for a student's military experience, following an evaluation and determination
by the institution that the credits are in alignment with appropriate courses and
correspond to the degree being pursued at the institution. The institution may award a maximum of 12 credits for military experience towards
a graduate degree to a student enrolled in the institution. The credit recommendation of the American Council on Education represents college-level
equivalencies based on a review of workforce training, military training or occupations,
and other sources of learning outside the college classroom. b. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any public or independent
institution of higher education to admit a student or to waive its admission standards
and application procedures. c. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a public or independent
institution from accepting and applying towards a degree program more than 30 undergraduate
degree credits, or 12 graduate degree credits, for a student's military experience
should the institution choose to take such action.
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Section 18a:3b-42a is part of the New Jersey Statutes, the codified statutory law of New Jersey. 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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