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Flexible Online Education for Soldiers and Veterans
At Purdue Global, we pride ourselves on being an Army-friendly college and being able to give back to those who serve our country with an opportunity to achieve a high-quality education. Whether you want to earn an associate’s degree or advance toward a bachelor’s, master’s, or even doctoral degree, Purdue Global has more than 175 online programs to choose from.
Because we understand that your experience as a U.S. Army soldier is invaluable, we offer programs to help you get a jump-start in achieving your academic and professional goals. Your Army lifelong learning combined with coursework tailored to your MOS can reduce the time and efforts needed to earn your college degree.
We can walk you though the new tuition assistance (TA) process in ArmyIgnitED. Call or chat with an Advisor today to get started.
Additional Ways to Earn Credit
Army Education Pathways
A Degree Created Specifically for Soldiers
Our online Associate of Applied Science in Small Group Management allows you to graduate in as few as 5 courses when applying professional military education and additional learning toward degree requirements.*
Master of Science in Management and Leadership: Military Leadership Concentration
A Graduate Degree Created Specifically for Servicemembers
Our online Master of Science in Management and Leadership with a concentration in military leadership allows you to save time and money by applying your graduate-level military leadership training as prior learning credit toward up to 4 courses.
Note: This concentration is limited to U.S. active-duty servicemembers and veterans who have successfully completed an approved graduate-level military leadership training program.
Military Transfer Credit Estimator
Purdue Global’s PME2Degree® program is designed to maximize your military training and Army education benefits to help you earn a degree faster. Our Military Transfer Credit Estimator provides you with a recommended pathway to a degree based on the military training and education you have received. Enter your branch, skill level, and MOS to see how much credit you could earn toward a Purdue Global degree. Below are just a few of the degree programs that can provide a shortened pathway to graduation.
- AAS in Business Administration
- AAS in Health Science
- AAS in Information Technology–Networking
- AS in Health Science
- BS in Criminal Justice
- Stackable Option: AAS in Business Administration to BS in Business Administration
- Stackable Option: AS in Health Science to BS in Health Science
The First Step Toward a Degree
Developing your educational plan is one of several steps you must complete in order to enroll, begin your education, and receive Army tuition assistance benefits. This plan is essential to ensuring you are on the right path to achieving your educational goals. Our Military Student Support Center can help you develop your educational plan, as well as guide you through the enrollment process. You should also discuss this plan with your Educational Services Officer.
We Offer an Affordable Education for Military Students
We believe you have earned a quality education through your service and should not have to pay excessive out-of-pocket expenses to reach your educational goal.‡
- Current Servicemembers (including Guard and Reserve): 55% per-credit reduction for undergraduate programs (plus we waive the resource fee) and 17% to 30% per-credit reduction for graduate programs
- Veterans: 38% per-credit reduction for undergraduate programs and 14% per-credit reduction for graduate programs
- Military Spouses: 10% per-credit reduction for undergraduate and graduate programs
We Are a Military Friendly School
Purdue Global understands the importance of a quality education and offers flexible programs designed to support those who balance career, duty, family, and their studies. We also recognize the significant value these students bring to campus and are committed to the 8 Keys to Veterans' Success to ensure veterans and all military-affiliated students receive the best possible educational experience.
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Soldiers, Maximize Your Military Training With Our PME2Degree® Program
The PME2Degree® program is a holistic approach to providing the best education option based on individual goals and the most efficient path to achieve those goals.
An Option for Everyone
We have mapped at least one degree option to every occupation and skill level. This evaluation allows you to pursue a degree program that may not specifically be related to your occupation but is relevant to your ultimate career goals.§
Uncompromised Quality
The comprehensive nature of our Army occupational reviews ensures that the required outcomes needed to earn a college degree are either achieved in military service or through the degree plan.
Built for Lifelong Learning
At Purdue Global, we are committed to your ongoing success. We provide a continuous learning path, making it easier for you to explore the next steps in your academic journey from earning an associate’s degree to progressing to a bachelor’s, master’s, and even doctoral degree. With our generous transfer options, credits earned in many of our degree programs can be transferred into a Purdue Global advanced degree, allowing you to achieve your ultimate academic and career goals. Along with transfer credits, we also re-evaluate your training to apply it toward the next degree level.
Army Education Benefits and Tuition Assistance (TA)
What Is Tuition Assistance?
Tuition assistance is a benefit paid to eligible servicemembers who meet specific requirements to receive TA benefits.
TA provides active-duty soldiers with funding for tuition costs associated with courses taken in an off-duty status at a college, university, or vocational/technical institution. TA is available for courses that are offered in the classroom or by distance learning and are part of an approved academic degree or certificate program.
The courses must be offered by schools that are registered in ArmyIgnitED, are accredited by accrediting agencies that are recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, and are signatories to the current Department of Defense Memorandum of Understanding (DOD MOU).
Purdue Global is a regionally accredited institution and has signed the Department of Defense Voluntary Education Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
What Are the Tuition Caps?
There is an annual cap of $4,500 per individual, which falls within each fiscal year (October 1 to September 30). Payment for tuition will not exceed the following caps:
- $250.00 per semester hour
- $166.67 per quarter hour
- $16.67 per clock hour (for approved certificate/diploma programs only)
- 18 semester hours (27 quarter credit hours) of TA-funded courses per fiscal year
Purdue Global is on the quarter-hour system. Current servicemembers, including Guard and Reserve, are eligible for a 55% per-credit tuition reduction for undergraduate programs, which reduces per-credit tuition to $165, which is below the per-quarter-hour cap. The applicable cap for Purdue Global students is $4,455 ($165 x 27 quarter credit hours).
What Are the Credit Caps?
Current Army policy limits TA to:
- 130 semester hours (195 quarter credit hours) of undergraduate credit or a baccalaureate degree, whichever comes first
- 39 semester hours (58.5 quarter credit hours) of graduate credit or a master's degree, whichever comes first (the 39 semester hour limit applies to all credits taken after completion of a baccalaureate degree)
- 21 semester hours (31.5 quarter credit hours) toward an academic certificate/diploma
Purdue Global is on the quarter-hour system. Our bachelor’s degree programs are 180 quarter credit hours and many master’s degree programs are under the 58 quarter credit hour limit.
Who Is Eligible?
TA is available to active-duty soldiers, including members of the Army National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) serving in the Selected Reserve. Effective June 6, 2018, to qualify, you must:
- Be on active duty for the duration of the course term.
- Have sufficient time in service remaining to complete all courses for which you are requesting TA.
- Request TA through ArmyIgnitED.
- Resolve any ArmyIgnitED-imposed account holds, including, but not limited to, unsuccessful, incomplete, or missing class grades; minimum grade point average; incorrect civilian education level; missing/unapproved degree plan; expired or missing statement of understanding; and semester hour and annual and lifetime TA limits.
- If an officer, complete the required service obligation. Active-duty officers incur an Active Duty Service Obligation (ADSO) of 2 years, and Reserve Component officers incur a Reserve Duty Service Obligation (RDSO) of 4 years. The ADSO/RDSO is calculated from the date of completion of the last course for which TA was used.
- If a soldier in Active Guard and Reserve status, you must have a designation of satisfactory participant.
- Not be under suspension of favorable personnel actions in accordance with AR 600-8-2.
- Not be a contracted Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) scholarship cadet or Green-to-Gold ROTC program cadet.
What Is Covered?
TA may be used for the following programs:
- Associate’s degrees
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Master’s degrees
- Certificates/diplomas
TA will cover only tuition.
TA does NOT cover books and course materials, academic institution fees, or retakes of the same course. Additionally, TA will not fund your courses if you leave the service before the course ends, you quit the course for reasons other than personal illness, military transfer, or mission requirements, or you fail the course. In the event one of these situations occurs, you will have to provide reimbursement for any funds already paid.
TA is NOT authorized for the following:
- A lateral or lower-level degree than you already possess (e.g., second associate's or bachelor's degree)
- Doctor’s degrees, as defined by the U.S. Department of Education (MD, JD, DNP, PhD, etc.)
- Courses available in Army e-Learning unless the class is required as part of the official degree plan
- Institutional challenge examinations/credit-by-examination, credit awarded based solely on an assessment of prior learning and/or experience, portfolio evaluation, or review of military or civilian transcript(s)
- Any course for which you have already received reimbursement, in whole or in part, from any other Federal source, including veterans’ education benefits and Service-funded programs (ROTC scholarship, education-related incentive or bonus, and advanced civil schooling) when the TA payment would constitute a duplication of benefits. Federal student aid loan, grant, and work-study programs are not considered a duplication of benefit.
Where Can I Learn More?
Learn more about the steps to apply for Army TA through ArmyIgnitedED 2.0 or find answers to frequently asked questions.
For more information, visit the ArmyIgnitED website. First time users of TA are required to take ArmyIgnitED training prior to requesting TA.
What is ArmyIgnitED 2.0?
ArmyIgnitED is the Army’s portal where you will manage your educational pathway. You’ll have unlimited access to educational opportunities, support, and guidance. This portal is also how you will submit requests for Tuition Assistance (TA) and Credential Assistance (CA). First time users of TA to take ArmyIgnitED training prior to requesting TA.
Applying for Army Tuition Assistance Made Easy
Purdue Global is committed to helping you through the TA process. There are three key actions you must take to utilize Army Tuition Assistance after you’ve created an account. This section will guide you through each. Purdue Global’s Advisors are also available to walk you through the ArmyIgnitED 2.0 process.
If you have not created your ArmyIgnitED 2.0 account, start below at “Create an Account.” If you have an ArmyIgnitED 2.0 account, skip to Create an Educational Goal.
Create an Account
- Click this link when ready to start ArmyIgnitED 2.0 (CAC card and access to .mil email required)
- Click “Get Started,” then select “Tuition Assistance”
- Click “OKAY” after reading the Notice and Consent Statement
- Insert CAC card and log into the system e. Select Purdue Global as the home school and add PG student ID to profile
- Email confirmation will be sent. Students should follow the instructions in the email to complete the account creation.
Create an Educational Goal
- Click “Education Goals” under Education Record on the top left corner of the screen
- Click “Create New Goal”
- Click on desired education level (e.g., Associate's Degree, Bachelor's Degree)
- Complete Institution (Purdue Global), Institution student ID, and click “Next”
- Choose desired degree program (scroll to locate OR type in keywords)
- Select the desired program and click “Next”
- Click on the box “No Degree Plan File” and then click “Next”
- Fill in requested information if applicable (previous college credits) select quarter credits (QH)
- Click “Submit Goal” and confirm “Yes”
- You will see a message saying “Submitted for Review”
Create TA Request (TAR)
- MUST have an approved education goal to continue
- From ArmyIgnitED Dashboard, locate “Active Education Goals” and then select “Apply for
Funding” - Verify contact information
- If information needs to be updated, click on yellow pencil icon next to designated area
- If all information is correct, click on “Verify and Proceed”
- Acknowledge the User Agreement—read fully, check ALL boxes to agree to the conditions, and then click “I Agree Continue”
- Verify current “Education Center,” identify if “Deployed,” then click “Next”
- Verify “Education Institution” is correct, ensure correct “Campus” is selected (Purdue Global—Main Campus), input “Institutional Student ID,” then click “Next”
- Select correct start and end dates
- If dates are not listed, then click on “Different Term Dates” and input correct dates, then click “Next”
- Add your desired course by clicking on “Add Course”
- Select your desired course by clicking on the “+”; Courses can be filtered by “Code,” “Title,” and/or “Keyword”
- If your desired course is not listed, click on “Add Course Manually”
- Input ALL course information. Ensure that the course information matches info provided by your Admissions Student Success
- Manager. Then click “Add Course.”
- Click on “Add Course” if you want to add another course, otherwise click “Submit”
- You will then receive a confirmation that your TA request has been submitted. Please note your “TA Request ID” and click “Finish”
Submitting TA Voucher to Purdue Global
- Click “Tuition Assistance Requests” under “Education Record” on the top left corner of the screen
- If TA has been approved, then “APPROVED” will be listed under the course
- If TA is still in a pending status, then “PENDING APPROVAL” will be listed under the course
- Click on “Print PDF.” This will download the TA Voucher document to your computer. Save it.
- Email the TA voucher document to your Admissions Student Success Manager and/or upload it to your PG Student Portal (steps below)
- Login to your PG Student Portal
- Click on the top dropdown tab “MyAccount” and click on “Account Documents”
- Look for the document title “Military—TA Voucher” and click on the “Upload” icon to the right
- Click on “Browse” to choose the file you saved from your computer. Select the file and click “Upload File”
ArmyIgnitED 2.0 FAQ
If you have any questions during your application, a Purdue Global military Advisor can help you through the process. Call 888-583-4412 or chat with an Advisor for assistance.
What is ArmyIgnitED 2.0?
ArmyIgnitED is the Army’s portal where you will manage your educational pathway. You’ll have unlimited access to educational opportunities, support, and guidance. This portal is also how you will submit requests for Tuition Assistance (TA) and Credential Assistance (CA).
Do I need to have an account in ArmyIgnitED 2.0?
Yes, you will need an account if you will be using TA to pay for school. You will need to create an account in ArmyIgnitED and request TA through the portal. You will need your CAC card and .mil email to create an educational goal and submit your Tuition Assistance Request.
Do I register through Purdue Global or ArmyIgnitED first? If I am a new student to Purdue Global and have not yet created an account in ArmyIgnitED, which account do I set up first?
Students should start with Purdue Global first. Speak with an Advisor to determine the best degree program based on your educational goals. Once you are registered, you will then create a new account or login to an existing ArmyIgnitED account to complete your academic goal and request TA. Students should first complete the application process with Purdue Global. They will need their student ID and chosen academic program in order to complete their profile in ArmyIgnitED.
Who do I contact if my Educational Goal has not been approved or if there are issues blocking my TA Request?
You can contact your ed. center, ESO, or open a help desk ticket within ArmyIgnitED.
Do I have to request TA every term?
Yes, students will need to access ArmyIgnitED and request a new TA voucher for each new class registration. Requests must be submitted to ArmyIgnitED at least 7 days prior to the start of the term.
How do I Print a TA Voucher or Cancel a TA Request?
Access the “Funding Requests” tab within ArmyIgnitED, select the approved voucher, and either print or cancel the request.
Who do I send my TA voucher to?
Upload the TA voucher to your PG Student Portal or email it to your military advisor.
What is an official Evaluated Degree Plan (EDP)?
This is an official degree plan that students will have access to after enrollment and once all previous transfer credits have been evaluated and applied to their degree plan. The EDP shows the requirements needed to complete the program and what classes are left for the student to take.
When is the Evaluated Degree Plan (EDP) required?
Upon completion of 2 courses, the EDP will be required to request additional Tuition Assistance. Please contact your military Advisor for a copy of your EDP.
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