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Help the higher education community understand
and respond to the special needs of service
members.
Ensure that colleges remain flexible to make
education programs available to service members
and to improve service members’ access to
educational programs.
Help the military services understand the
resources, limits, and requirements of higher
education.
Help the higher education community understand
the resources, limits, and requirements of the
military services.
Strengthen liaison and working relationships
a m o n g m i l i t a r y a n d h i g h e r e d u c a t i on
representatives.
SOC schools collectively offer the full range of
associate and baccalaureate degrees. Many offer
on-base programs and some serve military installations
overseas.
SERVICEMEMBERS OPPORTUNITY
COLLEGES— NAVY (SOCNAV-2)
SOCNAV-2 consists of accredited colleges offering
associate degree programs to Navy members worldwide
either in resident courses or through distance learning.
The associate degree programs are offered in many fields
of study, some relating to the members’ ratings and others
in interdisciplinary areas of study. Within each of the
curriculum areas, the member colleges guarantee to
accept each other’s credits for transfer. The “parent”
college issues an official evaluation of all prior learning
in the form of a SOCNAV Student Agreement. This
agreement serves as the student’s academic plan and
contract for the degree.
The SOCNAV-2 colleges support a number of
networks (each consisting of separate curriculum areas)
offering their degrees on or near various naval
installations.
SERVICEMEMBERS OPPORTUNITY
COLLEGES— -NAVY (SOCNAV-4)
S O C N A V - 4 i s p r o c e d u r a l l y i d e n t i c a l to
SOCNAV-2; it offers bachelor’s degrees to Navy
membe rs through resident courses or distance learning.
Colleges and universities taking part in each curriculum
area guarantee to accept each other’s credits for transfer.
Additionally, SOCNAV-4 institutions agree to accept
related SOCNAV-2 degrees to count as at least 45
percent of the curriculum requirements for a bachelor’s
degree.
In SOCNAV-4, the colleges support a variety of
networks (curriculum areas). The system will continue to
expand as Navy-defined needs are met by the addition of
new networks and member institutions.
The SOCNAV-2 and SOCNAV-4 Handbooks serve
as manuals for the program and are used by the Navy
College Offices’education specialists and guidance
counselors to advise members interested in SOCNAV.
The SOCNAV program manager can be contacted by
e-mail at socmail@aascu.nche.org. Further
information on this program is also on the following
web site: http://www.soc.aascu.org/socnav.
Q28. SOC consists of a national group of
approximately how many colleges?
Q29. Civilian and military educators established the
SOC in what year?
Q30. What type of degree can a member earn under
the SOCNAV-2 program?
Q31. What type of degree can a member earn under
the SOCNAV-4 program?
NAVY’S NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP
PROGRAM
The Navy’s National Apprenticeship Program
(NNAP) can best be explained by the following
questions and answers:
What is the program? The Navy’s National
Apprenticeship Program (NNAP) is a joint effort
between the United States Navy and the
Department of Labor that dates back to 1976.
What does the program do? The program
develops highly skilled, Navy-oriented
journeymen who will continue to use their
technical skills and knowledge in the Navy.
Eligible men and women benefit by getting the
same credit for specified Navy work experience
and training as their civilian counterparts.
What does it take to get into the program?
Enlisted people must be on active duty, have a
high school diploma or GED equivalence, be in a
job specialty or rating with approved apprentice
skills, and meet the requirements for a
journeyman rating.
How does the member benefit? The program
demands quality performance and evidence of
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