Colorado military veterans will now get college credit for what they learn while serving their country
Colorado military veterans will now get college credit for knowledge they acquire while serving their country; Gov. John Hickenlooper signed the new law Thursday.
House Bill 1004 passed both chambers of the 2017 legislature unanimously. It requires Colorado colleges and universities to have a policy in place to award credit for certain military service, if that service is deemed to meet specific criteria.
Until now, awarding college credit for knowledge gained during military service was left to the discretion of each college and university.
Many veterans either quit or did not apply for school because knowledge they acquired during service did not translate into college credits, said proponents of the bill.
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BOULDER, CO – MAY 3: Travis Weiner and Karthik Verkatraj, Iraq war vets, now law school students in the Wolf Law building library, are leading a charge for a new bill that would require the state to give college credits to veterans for their military training and experience. May 3, 2017, Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Joe Amon/The Denver Post)
BOULDER, CO – MAY 3: Travis Weiner and Karthik Verkatraj, Iraq war vets, now law school students in the Wolf Law building library, are leading a charge for a new bill that would require the state to give college credits to veterans for their military training and experience. May 3, 2017, Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Joe Amon/The Denver Post)