RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
             AIR FORCE BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS

IN THE MATTER OF:      DOCKET NUMBER:  BC-2007-00159
            INDEX CODE:  100.07

      XXXXXXX    COUNSEL:  NONE

            HEARING DESIRED: NO

MANDATORY CASE COMPLETION DATE:  23 JUL 08

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APPLICANT REQUESTS THAT:

Credits for the Math, English and Speech courses he took at Saint Paul
Technical College be applied toward Community College of the Air Force
(CCAF) associate degree requirements.

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APPLICANT CONTENDS THAT:

Saint Paul Technical College is regionally accredited;  however,  CCAF
does not recognize his credits because of his graduation date  of  Jun
86.  He believes the descriptions of  his  Math,  English  and  Speech
courses far surpass any College Level Examination Program  (CLEP)  and
is equivalent to regional classes taught at  community  colleges.   He
believes he is spending valuable  Air  Force  time  and  money  taking
classes he has already completed and believes the CCAF  community  has
made an error and request a second look at his records

In support of his request, the applicant submits copies  of:  AF  Form
968 (CCAF Action Request), a letter from his primary college  teacher,
his course description sheet, student record, diploma  and  transcript
information

His complete submission, with attachments, is at Exhibit A.

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STATEMENT OF FACTS:

Applicant contracted his initial enlistment in the Regular  Air  Force
on 16 Mar 89.  He has been progressively  promoted  to  the  grade  of
master sergeant, having assumed that grade effective and with  a  date
of rank of 1 Oct 05.

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AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

CCAF/DFC recommends denial.  DFC states their regional accreditor, the
Southern  Association  of  Colleges  and  Schools   (SACS),   requires
completion of a general education component for each program of study.
 For a 2-year degree the requirement is at least 15 semester hours  of
credit;  however,  courses  that  are  “narrowly  focused”   are   not
acceptable.  One of the criterion from the 05-07 CCAF General  Catalog
that guides  CCAF’s  acceptance  of  general  education  courses  from
civilian colleges and universities  states  “courses”:   Must  not  be
narrowly focused on skills, techniques and procedures  peculiar  to  a
particular occupation.  The applicant completed COMM  1  and  2;  TECH
MATH 1, 2 and 3 at Saint Paul Technical College.   DFC  evaluated  the
five courses and considers them  to  be  “narrowly  focused”  and  not
applicable to CCAF’s general education  requirement.   Therefore,  DFC
recommends his request be denied, approval would be  in  violation  of
CCAF’s regional accreditor’s requirement for general education  course
work and could  jeopardize  CCAF’s  (and  Air  University’s)  regional
accreditation.  DFC further recommends the applicant  consider  taking
CLEP and Defense  Activity  for  Non-Traditional  Educational  Support
(DANTES) exams to complete the remaining 12 semester hours  of  credit
he needs for a CCAF degree.

The complete DFC evaluation is at Exhibit B.

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APPLICANT'S REVIEW OF AIR FORCE EVALUATION:

A copy of the Air Force evaluation was forwarded to the applicant on 9
Feb 07 for review and comment within 30 days.  As of this  date,  this
office has received no response (Exhibit C).

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THE BOARD CONCLUDES THAT:

1.  The applicant has exhausted all remedies provided by existing  law
or regulations.

2.  The application was timely filed.

3.  Insufficient relevant evidence has been presented  to  demonstrate
the existence of error or injustice.   After  careful  review  of  the
evidence of record, the Board is  not  persuaded  that  the  contested
credits should  be  applied  towards  his  CCAF  degree  requirements.
Evidence has not been presented which would lead the Board to  believe
that the actions to deny his request  to  transfer  his  credits  were
improper or contrary to the provisions of the governing regulations in
effect at the time.  Therefore, the Board agrees with the opinion  and
recommendation of the Air Force office of primary  responsibility  and
adopts its rationale as the basis for their conclusion that he has not
been the  victim  of  an  error  or  injustice.   In  the  absence  of
persuasive evidence to the contrary, the  Board  finds  no  compelling
basis to recommend granting the relief sought in this application.

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THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT:

The  applicant  be  notified  that  the  evidence  presented  did  not
demonstrate the existence of material error  or  injustice;  that  the
application was denied without a personal  appearance;  and  that  the
application will only be reconsidered upon  the  submission  of  newly
discovered relevant evidence not considered with this application.

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The following members of the Board considered AFBCMR Docket Number  BC-2007-
00159 in Executive Session on 28 Mar 07, under the  provisions  of  AFI  36-
2603:


                 Mr. Jay H. Jordan, Panel Chair
            Ms. Debra K. Walker, Member
            Ms. Barbara R. Murray, Member

The following documentary evidence  pertaining  to  Docket  Number  BC-2007-
00159 was considered:

    Exhibit A.  DD Form 149, dated 17 Jan 07, w/atchs.
      Exhibit B.  Letter, CCAF/DFC, dated 7 Feb 07.
    Exhibit C.  Letter, SAF/MRBR, dated 9 Feb 07.





                                   JAY H.JORDAN
                                   Panel Chair

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
                                WASHINGTON DC




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      Reference your application submitted under the provisions of AFI
36-2603 (Section 1552, 10 USC), AFBCMR Docket Number BC-2007-00159.

      After careful consideration of your application and military
records, the Board determined that the evidence you presented did not
demonstrate the existence of material error or injustice.
Accordingly, the Board denied your application.

      You have the right to submit newly discovered relevant evidence
for consideration by the Board.  In the absence of such additional
evidence, a further review of your application is not possible.

      BY DIRECTION OF THE PANEL CHAIR





                                                    GREGORY E. JOHNSON
                                                    Chief Examiner
                                                    Air Force Board
for Correction
                                                    of Military
Records

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