Navy
Prepare for Your Future While Serving Your Country Today
Excelsior University is proud to partner with the Navy to serve the educational goals of sailors and veterans.
Contact our military academic advisors and military base consultants to discuss your goals, military benefits, and how to apply previously earned college credits and military training toward your associate, bachelor’s, or master’s degree.
Learn more about our military graduate awards:
Arthur Gregg Award
Catherine Craig-Erhardt Memorial Award
SALUTE Veterans National Honor Society
SALUTE is the only national honor society recognizing and honoring the scholastic achievements of veteran and active military students.
Learn more about joining SALUTE at Excelsior
Your experience is unique and distinguished and Excelsior provides a variety of paths toward completing your degree. Read more below about how our partnerships can help you succeed.
Partnerships
Talk to an admissions counselor about your goals and transfer credits.
The University of Choice for Those Who Serve
50 Years of Service
to military and veteran students
72,000 military graduates
and counting
100% of military students
turn military experience and training into degree credit
Accredited & Not for Profit
offering more than 35 career-focused degree programs
The University of Choice for Those Who Serve
50 Years of Service
to military and veteran students
72,000 military graduates
and counting
100% of military students
turn military experience and training into degree credit
Accredited & Not for Profit
offering more than 35 career-focused degree programs
Connect With Us
Enrolled Military & Family
1.877.542.4133
Enrolled Veterans
1.888.647.2388
Prospective Military & Veterans
1.844.843.9299
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Military Tuition
Excelsior is committed to making education affordable. Explore the links below to learn more about our special military tuition, the financial aid options available, scholarships, partnership discounts, and more.
Military tuition assistance (TA) information
Read the DoD return of unearned TA policy and how it affects you
How To Get Started
You will need to submit the following documents as applicable. Select the links below for more information and instructions for requesting these documents:
- Request your official transcripts to be sent from the issuing institution to Excelsior University. You can explore other sources of credit you may have such as certifications and trainings that may allow you to start with more credit.
- Joint Services Transcript
- Defense Language Institute (DLI) Transcript
- Defense Language Proficiency Institute (DLPT)
Have all official transcripts, proficiency tests, and other documents sent directly to Excelsior from your previous college or university, a testing agency, or an education office. Have them sent to:
Excelsior University
Office of the Registrar
7 Columbia Circle
Albany, NY 12203-5159
For more information, visit our Transcripts and Documents page.
Speak with your counselor to find out which programs will support your career goals and make the most of your transfer credits, training, and prior learning.
Complete the application.
Work with your counselor to get registered for your first course.
After choosing a course with your counselor, complete a TA application through your branch of service and register through Excelsior by using our tuition assistance process.
“The Navy gave me everything I need…It was really important that Excelsior accepted my credits because I spent all this time in the military with all these trainings and I just wanted to be validated.”
Jose Manuel Ruizmejia
BS in Psychology, 2018
“The Navy gave me everything I need…It was really important that Excelsior accepted my credits because I spent all this time in the military with all these trainings and I just wanted to be validated.”
Jose Manuel Ruizmejia
BS in Psychology, 2018
