U.S. Army to enter partnership with University of Missouri

Aug. 1, 2011 - PRLog -- Mizzou Vice Provost for Enrollment Management, Ann Korschgen, and Lt. Col. Vernon Jakoby, commander of the Kansas City Army Recruiting Battalion, will sign a Concurrent Admissions Program (ConAP) agreement in a brief ceremony at the University of Missouri Veterans Center August 8 at 1:30pm.  Major Nicholas Paavola, the Army's Mid-Missouri Recruiting Company Commander will also participate in the ceremony.

ConAP (Concurrent Admissions Program)  is a partnership with more than 1,900 colleges, the Army Recruiting Command,  and Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges (SOC).   SOC assists with implementation and management, and serves as liaison between Army recruiters, ConAP colleges, Army education centers, and the higher education community.

Colleges participating in ConAP are members of SOC. As such, they agree to use good academic practice in accepting courses from other colleges, use the American Council on Education Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services (ACE Guide) to award credit for military courses that fit a student's curriculum, and award credit for at least one nationally-recognized testing program.

Media and the public are invited to the signing ceremony.

Contact the Kansas City Battalion Public Affairs office for more information regarding ConAP and the ceremony.

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The Kansas City Recruiting Battalion’s area of operation covers approximately 94,540 square miles and includes seven recruiting companies covering Eastern Kansas, Missouri and Southern Illinois.