A number of the Graduate School's courses meet the academic standards set forth by the American Council on Education (ACE) and thus qualify for earning transfer academic credit at colleges and universities. The American Council on Education’s College Credit Recommendation Service (ACE CREDIT) has evaluated and recommended college credit for a number of the Graduate School, USDA courses. The American Council on Education, the major coordinating body for all the nation's higher education institutions, seeks to provide leadership and a unifying voice on key higher education issues and to influence public policy through advocacy, research and program initiatives. ACE CREDIT connects workplace learning with colleges and universities by helping adults gain access to academic credit at colleges and universities for formal courses and examinations taken in the workplace or other settings outside traditional higher education. For more than 30 years, colleges and universities have trusted ACE CREDIT to provide reliable course equivalency information to facilitate their decisions to award academic credit. For more information, visit the ACE CREDIT Transcript Service Web site at http://www.acenet.edu/acecredit. The Graduate School, USDA chose the ACE College Credit Recommendation Service because they evaluate and make credit recommendations for formal educational programs and courses sponsored by noncollegiate organizations who are nondegree granting and who offer courses to their employees, members or customers. These credit recommendations are intended to guide colleges and universities as they consider awarding credit to persons who have successfully completed noncollegiate-sponsored instruction. All ACE-approved course designations are identified in the individual course descriptions listed in our catalogs and on our Web site. Contact the Registrar’s Office to request further ACE information or to request an official transcript. For the benefit of our students, the Graduate School, USDA participates in the American Council on Education’s (ACE) Transcript Service. The ACE Transcript Service offers a lifelong record for students who have successfully completed our courses that have been reviewed by ACE CREDIT. This service enables adult learners to present a nationally recognized transcript to the college or university of their choice for the potential award of academic credit. See also the Graduate School, USDA's Partners in Education for more information on specific degree and college credit transfer opportunities. |