Army Correspondence Course Program
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The Army Correspondence Course Program (ACCP), is a type of distance education and the formal nonresident extension of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) service schools' curriculum.
Enrollment: Online Catalog
DA Pamphlet 351-20, The Army Correspondence Course Program Catalog is a standard Army publication. The catalog lists all correspondence courses developed and administered by the Army and select Department of Defense activities. The Army Institute for Professional Development (AIPD) publishes a yearly revision of the catalog each October to update the ACCP curriculum and any procedural changes to the program. The entire ACCP curriculum and an electronic enrollment form are also listed at the Army Training Support Center’s Web site.
The ACCP Catalog offers two types of study: individual and group.
Enrollment Limitations
AIPD's automated student record system limits students to one course enrollment, or to one course enrollment and a subcourse enrollment, at any one time. But, this limitation applies only to the courses and subcourses administered by AIPD.
Subcourse Enrollments
A subcourse enrollment is accomplished by applying for a list of your selected subcourses (up to 25 subcourses from those listed in ACCP Catalog Chapter 3). You receive and complete subcourses until you have exhausted your list, or you submit a new list of subcourses and continue your enrollment. AIPD's standard for a subcourse enrollment is that you must complete 30 credit hours or exhaust your subcourse list within one year. This year is referred to as your "enrollment year" and begins on the date your application is processed at AIPD's computers. Your enrollment notice , as well as any other notification you receive on an ATSC Form 157 during your enrollment, will have your enrollment year ending (EYE) date printed on it. Also check your personal enrollment information on your notice for discrepancies. This is the time to fix any errors in your name spelling, social security number, or school code.
Subcourse Credit Hours
Each subcourse is awarded a specific number of credit hours, noted in ACCP Catalog Chapter 3 at the individual subcourse descriptions and usually included on the title page of a subcourse. The number of credit hours for any given subcourse is based on the estimated time required for you to read the material and complete all practice exercises and the examination. If a subcourse is assigned six credit hours, the author(s) of the subcourse probably timed someone as they read the entire subcourse, performed each practice exercise, then completed the examination. They then rounded this amount of time off to the nearest hour and awarded it as the credit hours for the subcourse.
Course Enrollments (Consolidated ACCP)
The courses listed in ACCP Catalog Chapter 2 contain anywhere from one to 60 or more subcourses. The proponent schools configure their courses with subcourses authored by their school and other schools or agencies. The courses are arranged alphabetically by proponent in ACCP Catalog Chapter 2.
Enrollment in a course is accomplished by selecting the course of your choice, ensuring that you meet or can waiver the course eligibility requirements and any previous-completion prerequisites. Then, submit an enrollment application to AIPD. Your subcourses will be issued in the sequence listed in the catalog course description. You will receive the first two available subcourses in your course. Upon successful completion of one of those subcourses, you will receive a subcourse completion notice (ATSC Form 157) and be issued four additional subcourses from your course. Thereafter, you will receive one subcourse for each subcourse you successfully complete.
Although AIPD will not issue an entire course in one shipment, it is possible to increase the subsequent four additional subcourses to 10 subcourses. If a subcourse is out of stock, AIPD will ship the next available subcourse. You receive and complete subcourses until you complete the course and your enrollment. AIPD's standard is that you complete at least 60 credit hours of subcourse material before your EYE date for a course enrollment.
Sources
- Audie G. Lewis (2003). "Army Correspondence Course Program". Career Progression Guide for Soldiers. Stackpole Books. pp. 49–50. ISBN 0811728234.
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