Northern Virginia Community College is also a participant in the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC).  As a participating member of SOC we are  required to issue a SOC agreement SOCMAR (MARINE),  SOCAD (ARMY),  SOCNAV (NAVY)  to our students.  Simply put a SOC agreement is a standard NVCC degree plan, put on a SOC form.  It is the responsibly of the Student, their Education Center, and the MSO to ensure the Military Student has a valid SOC.  All of our degree plans have a corresponding SOC agreement.   A student is required by SOC to have a SOC agreement completed after the student has completed 6 credit hours and NVCC has completed an evaluation on the student, i.e., Military Transcripts, CLEP/DANTES, college transcripts, etc.  

You will first make contact with a Counselor at the MSO when you first apply for Admissions to the School.  The closer the school is to the last day of registration the less time a Counselor at the MSO can spend with any one student.   Therefore, to ensure you get the service you need, please register early and or make a follow-up appointment with a specific counselor after you apply for admission and register for classes.  Though it is not required to have an appointment to see a Counselor, it is however recommend, especially  if you want to see a specific Counselors.  

To help speed up things you should review our on-line Catalog, print off an Advising Sheet, or course requirement checklist, look at the Alexandria Campus schedule of courses and or the MSO Schedule of Courses.  In addition, to better serve you, please complete the on line admissions form and bring with you the following:

Unofficial or official  copy of all College Transcripts
Unofficial copy of your Military Transcripts

The MSO will only complete evaluations Military Transcripts,  via AARTS/SMARTS. 

Please see the enclosed link for more details.  All other transcripts will be evaluated by

the counseling department of your main Campus.  Contact them via phone to make an

appointment. 

Before coming into the MSO, remember to ask yourself some questions. 

Ask yourself the following:

Did I complete any Advance Placement (AP) courses in High School?

  If so, NVCC accepts AP courses .

Did I graduate from a  Virginia High School that NVCC has an articulation
agreement with?  

Did I you complete a dual enrollment program at my High School which 
was accredit via another College?

  Depending on your High School and or program of study, you may have 
  NVCC credits or credits from another participating Colleges.

Did I pass any CLEP/DANTES test?  

NVCC accepts both CLEP and DANTES   and may be able to apply these credits 
towards your degree plan. 

CLEP/DANTES School Codes are:

                                    5517 CLEP
                                    9711 DANTES

In April the following CLEP tests will be available on Ft. Myer

:

General Exam:

  English Composition
  Social Sciences and History
  Natural Sciences
  Humanities
  College Mathematics

CLEP Subject Exams:

  Analyzing and Interpreting Literature
  College Algebra
  Freshman College Composition
  History of the US I
  History of the US II
  Information Systems and Computer Applications
  Introductory Psychology
  Introductory Sociology
  Principles of Management

All other CLEP tests will have to be taken at off-post national testing
centers.   NVCC, Alexandria Campus Offers CLEPS for a fee.  See their website .

Do I speak a foreign language? 

If so, you should take a CLEP foreign language exam if offered in the language you speak.

After the student has been admitted,  the student should request that all "transcripts" from
any accredited source be sent to the Admission and Records office of Alexandria , assuming the
Alexandria Campus is where the students paper record is being kept.  (Note,  not all students
who process through the MSO of Alexandria will request their records be kept at our  Home
Campus.) If this is the case,  an evaluation can't be completed by the MSO and the student
would need to contact the Counseling Office of the Campus their record is at.

Below are some information and links that Military Students will find useful.  

Army Military Occupational Specialties (MOS) :  Credit may be granted for Army primary and secondary MOSs at Skill Level 30-40 if current proficiency can be documented. Credit for MOS Skill Level 10 will only be granted for ratings prior to October 1991, but credit may be granted for  courses leading to this skill level after October 1991. After March 1995 skill levels 30 and 40 may yield credit for management skills but not technical skills. Skill level 20 is valid only from January 1990 to February 1995.  No credit is awarded for duty MOSs.

Marine Corps (MCE), Navy (NER) and Coast Guard (CGR) Ratings & Schools: Credit may be given in accordance with ACE Guide recommendations.  Students who are active duty or Reserve Sailors/Marines or who separate/retire on or after 10/1/99 must submit a Sailor/Marine American Council on Education Registry Transcript (SMART).    Requests may be faxed to DSN 922-1291 or COM 850-1281.

Marine Corps Correspondence Courses (MCI) :  Transcripts listing completed correspondence courses may be obtained from the Marine Corp Institute, Arlington, VA 22222-0001 or call toll free 1-800-MCI-USMC.

Community College of the Air Force : Air Force personnel, both active and veteran, must submit a CCAF (Community College of the Air Force) transcript. Transcripts may be obtained from CCAF/RRR, 130 West Maxwell Blvd, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL 36112-6613.  CCAF will not accept  fax requests for transcripts.

Assuming the student meets the specific requirements mentioned above and has been informed by the NVCC they are in possession of their "transcripts" a student can request an evaluation.  A student may do this in person or by sending an email to the Military Site Office .  Please, provide your full name, SSN, a good email address and phone  number.  In addition list which transcripts the MSO should find in your file

Remember as part of your evaluation you must have a SOC agreement completed.