Transfer Credits & Military Affiliations

We recognize military or professional training, professional certifications, CLEP (College Level Examination Program) exams as well as previous college coursework as opportunities to transfer up to 90 credits toward an online bachelor's degree at Norwich. A minimum of a C letter grade for transfer courses is required for admission.

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Students who have earned graduate-level credits at another educational intuition may be able to transfer up to 12 semester credits toward an online Norwich master’s program.

Commissioned, Warrant and Senior Noncommissioned Officers (E-7 through E-9) can earn up to 12 credits toward a Master's Degree based on their experience and professional military education.

Norwich has a number of agreements in place with the military that can result in saving you time and money earning your degree. These partnerships expedite the evaluation of military training and previous coursework to allow maximum transfer credits into Norwich’s programs.

United States Service Academy Programs

As a graduate of a United States Service Academy, you will receive an exclusive pathway to a Master’s Degree. By combining your coursework and cadet training, graduates have the potential to receive as many as 12 credits to transfer into one of our many Master’s programs.

Army Transfer Credit

Norwich University offers college transfer credit based on your Army military experience and education, prior learning, workplace learning, professional courses and industry certification, and more. 

Defense Acquisition University (DAU)

Through the strategic partnership between the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) and Norwich University, you can receive transfer credits for courses you have taken at DAU, bringing you closer to achieving your master’s degree. Qualified students may transfer six graduate credits toward either the project management concentration in the business administration or cybersecurity master's programs or the supply chain management and logistics concentration in the business administration program.

Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC)

In order to allow for a smooth transition into Norwich’s online programs, Norwich signed an agreement with The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC), which has awarded 15,000 Associate of Arts (AA) in Foreign Language Degrees, including to active and reserve U.S. Armed Forces. The DLIFLC will accept Norwich University courses applicable to their AA degree general education requirements, as well as Norwich will accept the full DLIFLC and partial credit fulfillments toward the requirements of a Norwich University bachelor’s degree program.

Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS)

Norwich University partnered with Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States (EANGUS) so that service members can receive the maximum amount of credit transfer for training and military occupational specialties (MOS) into Norwich’s online Strategic Studies and Defense Analysis (SSDA) bachelor’s degree completion program. This process not only maximizes transfer credit, but it also reduces the total time and cost for service members to complete their degree program.

Joint Special Operations University (JSOU)

Norwich University is proud to have partnered with Joint Special Operations University (JSOU) so that joint Special Operations Force (SOF) operators have the opportunity to use previous training and education as transfer credit to enroll into one of Norwich’s online degree completion programs.

U.S. Navy Diver (EOD/ND)

To support US Navy Sailors completing Explosive Ordnance Disposal and US Navy Diver (EOD/ND) training, Norwich’s memorandum of agreement with the Navy Expeditionary Company Command (NECC)supports Sailors’ academic careers by guiding the application, evaluation, and enrollment process into the online Strategic Studies and Defense Analysis (SSDA) bachelor’s program.

U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy (SEA)

The memorandum of agreement with the Navy Senior Enlisted Academy (SEA) provides SEA graduates with the opportunity to enter into a Norwich online bachelor’s degree program with limited transfer credit lost.

If you've attended community college at one of our partner schools you may be eligible for further discounts and easy transfer credit options.

Fayetteville Technical Community College 

Through this agreement, Norwich University will accept at least 60 transfer credits from students entering Norwich’s online Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice or Bachelor of Science in Strategic Studies and Defense Analysis programs.

Pikes Peak Community College (PPCC) 

Through the partnership with PPCC, students who have taken courses in cyber security may be able to transfer additional courses toward Norwich’s online Bachelor of Science in Cyber Security program.

Other articulation agreements held for transfer credit opportunity into a Norwich bachelor’s degree completion program include:

• ASA College Beaufort County Community College
• Blue Ridge Community College
• Bristol Community College
• Community College of Beaver County
• Community College of Vermont
• Dawson Community College
• Erie Community College
• Herkimer County Community College
• Horry Georgetown Technical College
• Hudson Valley Community College
• Kirkwood Community College
• Mohawk Valley Community College
• Monroe Community College
• Moraine Valley Community College
• Mount Wachusett Community College
• NHTI Concord's Community College
• Ocean County College
• Raritan Valley Community College
• South Puget Sound Community College
• Stanly Community College
• SUNY Onondaga Community College
• SUNY Rockland Community College
• Vermont Technical College

There are many more opportunities for transfer credit to ease the transition into an online Norwich program. In addition to the articulation agreements with schools listed above, Norwich has reviewed transcripts from many additional institutions not listed above. For more information about Norwich’s partnerships with community colleges and transfer credit opportunities with community colleges, please contact Norwich’s admissions team.