Paper Brief/Advising

Information for the  Webster University Cooperative Degree Program:
U.S. Army Air Defense Artillery School  Captains Career Course  (ADACCC)

This advising paper describes the Cooperative Masters Degree Program between the United States Army Air Defense Artillery Captains Career Course (ADACCC) and Webster University. This cooperative masters degree program provides an opportunity for qualified ADACCC resident graduates to complete the following Webster University masters degree:

Master of Arts in Management and Leadership (MGTL)

ADACCC students participating in this program are eligible to receive 15 semester hours of graduate transfer credit toward the Master of Arts in Management and Leadership degree program from Webster University, and can attend classes at Webster in-residence or online.

Program Development

The Air Defense Artillery Captains Career Course and Webster University Cooperative Masters Degree Program was developed in accordance with the American Council on Education's Joint Statement on the Transfer and Award of Credit, which contains guidelines approved by the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO).

Webster University Graduate Credit Awarded

Transfer credit is awarded to ADACCC graduates who completed the ADACCC resident course. ADACCC graduates must submit an official copy of the Academic Evaluation Report (DD Form 1059) to Webster University that reflects “Achieved Course Standards” or “Exceeded Course Standards” in the Performance Summary block in order to receive credit. Qualified students enrolled in the ADACCC/Webster Cooperative Master Degree Program are awarded 15 semester hours of graduate credit toward the Webster University Master of Management and Leadership degree program as shown in chart below.

Master of Arts in Management and Leadership (MGTL)

The Master of Management and Leadership degree requires satisfactory completion of 24 credit hours of the MGTL curriculum and 12 credit hours of graduate electives for a total of 36 credit hours.Qualified ADACCC graduates enrolled in the Master of Arts in Management and Leadership are awarded 15 semester hours of transfer credit, which is applied as 3 semester hours of required MGTL core courses and 12 semester hours of elective courses. Satisfactory completion of the MGTL program requires the following Webster University courses:

MNGTTransfer Credit Awarded for Air Defense Artillery Captains Career Course

Note: ADACCC transfer credits may be used in other School of Business and Technology degree programs not to exceed 12 credits. Programs limited to 9 transfer credit include the Master Of Science in Finance, Master of Business Administration, and Master of Health Services. The College of Arts and Sciences' Master of Science in Environmental Management is limited to 9 ADACCC transfer credits. ADACCC Organizational Behavior and Leadership will substitute for MNGT 5590 in all programs whereby MNGT 5590 is a required core course.

Admission to ADACCC Cooperative Masters Degree Program

Requirements for admission to the ADACCC/Webster Cooperative Masters Degree Program are as follows:

• This agreement between the U. S. Army Air Defense Artillery School and Webster University applies to all officers completing the ADACCC. All participants in the program must submit an Academic Evaluation Report (DA Form 1059) that reflects completion of ADACCC curriculum.

• Completion of a bachelors degree from a regionally-accredited college or university, and submission of an official transcript reflecting conferral of degree.

• Completion and submission of the Webster University graduate school application form with nonrefundable application fee.

•  Participants in this program are not required to complete separate graduate entrance examinations such as Graduate Record Exam (GRE), Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), or Miller’s Analogy Test (MAT). Letters of recommendation will not be required.

• All students should consult the academic policies and procedures section of the current Webster University Graduate Studies Catalog concerning admission, enrollment and academic policies.

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Updated: March 2008