Steps to Getting Started:
You should contact your Education Service Office at your duty location for assistance in getting started in the Marine Education System. If you are ready to begin with the University of Oklahoma, College of Liberal Studies Apply Now.

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Coast Guard Transcripts:

1. Submit a U.S. Coast Guard Institute transcript. To request a U.S. Coast Guard Institute transcript, you may visit the following Web site: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cgi/ro/official_transcript.asp, call (405) 954-0072, or write: U.S. Coast Guard Institute, 5900 SW 64th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73169-6990. If you are unable to obtain a U.S. Coast Guard Institute transcript, you may submit a DD Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, and certificates of completion for all service schools attended. 
2. DD Form 295. If you are not able to obtain one of the transcripts listed above, active duty personnel should submit a DD Form 295, Application for the Evaluation of Learning Experiences During Military Service.
3. DANTES — Students may also request a transcript from DANTES (Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support) or USAFI (United States Armed Forces Institute -- tests taken prior to July 1, 1979). Many tests taken under the auspices of DANTES carry American Council on Education credit recommendations recognized by the University. Official DANTES transcripts may be ordered from Thomson Prometric, P.O. Box 6604, Princeton, NJ 08451-6604. Official USAFI transcripts may be obtained from Thomson Prometric, P.O. Box 6605, Princeton, NJ 08451-6605. Web site: http://getcollegecredit.com/

SOC Evaluation:

1. Complete the SOC Evaluation Request Form
   
2. Submit your official military (SMART) transcript. See above on ordering your transcript.
   
3. Submit your official college transcripts from other colleges attended (if applicable). Transcript requests must be made from the college where the course(s) were taken and according to that college’s transcript procedures.
   
4. Submit CLEP/DANTES, DSST test score report. (if applicable)
   
5. Mail all of the above official documents to:
   

University of Oklahoma
College of Liberal Studies
1610 Asp Ave.
Norman, OK 73072

The University of Oklahoma College of Liberal Studies is a member of the Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges Consortium (SOC) and supports the Military Student Bill of Rights.