Previous College Credit
& Military Experience

Credit Earned at Other Colleges

VA regulations state that ANY college credit earned at colleges other than Chemeketa must be evaluated against the requirements of the degree or program you intend to pursue at Chemeketa, regardless of the number of classes taken at those previous colleges.  VA regulations allow Chemeketa Veterans' Services to process a student's benefit request one term at a time for a maximum of three terms while your prior credit is being evaluated.
It is the student's responsibility to complete a "Request for Evaluation and Transfer of Previous Credit", identify which degree or program they are pursuing and request official transcripts from all previous colleges attended.  Official transcripts may either be sent directly to the Admissions Office or students may hand-carry them to Admissions in sealed envelopes from the issuing institution.  When the prior credit evaluation is complete, the Admissions Office will mail a copy of the evaluation to the student and provide a copy to Chemeketa Veterans' Services.
Due to the large number of transcripts evaluated each term, it can take as long as 12 weeks for a prior credit evaluation to be completed once all transcripts have been received by Chemeketa admissions.  Therefore, students are urged to order their official transcripts as soon as possible after applying for addmission to Chemeketa.
Students ordering official transcripts for direct delivery to Chemeketa should have the transcripts sent to:
    Chemeketa Community College
    Attn: Admissions Office
    P.O. Box 14007
    Salem, OR 97309

Credit for Military Experience

Students requesting evaluation of military education must do so on the Chemeketa form: "Request for Evaluation and Transfer of Previous Credit", making sure they specify the Chemeketa program of degree they are pursuing. Students must be enrolled in or applicants to a Chemeketa program or be an applicant for graduation. The documents required for evaluation of military credit vary depending upon the branch of service and can be ordered by using the information contained in the table below. Since the Community College of the AIr Force (CCAF) is an accredited instituiton, students who have acquired any CCAF credit MUST have that credit evaluated against the requirements of the degree or program they are pursuing at Chemeketa.

All official military transcripts should be sent to the following address for evaluation:
    Chemeketa Community College
    Attn: Admissions Office
    P.O. Box 14007
    Salem, OR 97309

Requesting Benefits While Prior Credit is Evaluated:

In accordance with VA Regulations, the Chemeketa Community College Veterans' Service Office may certify eligible individuals one term at a time, for a maximum of three terms, while their prior credit is being evalated.

DD-295

As per the "Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services", Chemeketa Community College will use the military form DD-295 for evaluation purposes which meet the following criteria:

• DD-295 must be from active duty service person or reserves (persons no longer in services, must submit document above)


• DD-295 must be completed by the designated personnel and certified by the personnel or education officer at the unit the person is assigned or the location maintaining custody of the person's military records.


• DD-295 must be sent directly to Chemeketa Community College from the designated personnel and be accompanied by a cover letter from the designated personnel or education officer. Hand carried, opened documents, or documents without a cover letter will not be accepted.

Updated February 8, 2010 by Chemeketa Veterans' Services.