• ACE evaluates 35,000+ workplace, military and non-collegiate learning experiences and training programs for college credit.
• Participating organizations that host approved learning experiences and training programs include corporations, professional and volunteer associations, schools, training suppliers, labor unions, and government agencies that offer formal training courses on a wide range of topics.
• Examples of participating organizations include:
  • American Bankers Association
  • Certified Financial Planner
  • Excelsior
  • McDonald’s University
  • Apprenticeship programs
  • Microsoft certifications
  • Military and federal government training
  • Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter 
• For example, a student who completed the Starbucks Management Training program was approved to fulfill Loyola's CPST 250 course: Foundations of Organization. This course requirement earns 3 credit hours and is a class required for a variety of the SCPS majors. 

• Students who believe they have completed any of the 35,000+ workplace, military and non-collegiate learning experiences and training programs approved for college credit should review the ACE credit database on the ACE website.
  • Click this link to be directed to the official ACE homepage. 

• Depending on the program or experience completed and approved by ACE, students may apply those credits to major and elective hours, if applicable.  

• For more information about transcript guidelines and costs, please visit the official ACE website.
  • Click this link to be directed to the official ACE transcript page.
• Official transcripts should be sent to the following address:

Office of Registration and Records
Loyola University Chicago
820 N. Michigan Avenue, Ste. 510
Chicago, IL 60611