How to Get PLA Credit: Military / Veteran Service & Training

Apply your military / veteran service & training experience to your degree or certificate program.

We work together in the PLA process:

• You
• Your Veterans Advisor/Counselor 
• Your Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA)
• District Admissions and Records Office
• District Academic Support Services Office

1. You
   • Check to see if you are eligible to request PLA credit before beginning the PLA process
2. You (if eligible)
   • Order your Joint Services Transcript (JST)
3. District Admissions and Records Office
   • Processes your JST (and other transcripts)
   • Awards credit automatically for KINE-1164 Introduction to Physical Fitness and Wellness
4. You
   • Meet with a Veterans Counselor for further review of your JST, if applicable
5. Veterans Counselor
   
   • Submits to the appropriate Department Chair and Dean as well as your VPAA for review and approval:
     • Your JST
     • Military guide credit recommendation
     • Degree plan
6. District Academic Support Services Office
   
   • Approves your PLA request
     • Applies course(s) to your transcript
     • Notifies you via TCC email

   or

   • Denies your PLA request
     • Notifies you via TCC email
7. You
   • Check My Progress in the Student Planning module of MyTCCTrack to confirm course(s) are posted

Questions?

Ask a PLA Contact on your campus

Email us: PLA@tccd.edu

Updated May 09, 2024