Military Equivalency System
Overview
The University of North Carolina Military Equivalency System (MES) is a centralized resource to help military members see potential credit equivalencies for their military training courses or occupations before applying to a UNC System university. The UNC MES allows military members to quickly compare potential credit equivalencies across all 16 UNC System universities.
Any service member with a Joint Services Transcript (JST) can use the UNC MES. This includes active-duty, veterans, and members of the National Guard and Reserves, including enlisted, warrant officer, and officer ranks.
How the UNC Military Equivalency System (MES) search works.
The American Council on Education (ACE) conducts faculty evaluations of military training courses and occupations and maintains academic credit recommendations in its ACE Military Guide. In this guide, ACE assigns each military occupation and training course an identification number (ACE ID). The UNC Military Equivalency System matches ACE IDs to UNC courses. Please note that not all ACE IDs are matched to a UNC course.
While the UNC Military Equivalency System provides guidance on credit equivalencies, each UNC institution makes its own final determination on credits awarded – which is often based on the major or degree that a student selects.