Training Specialist (OTS) (BS) Military Pathway

Bachelor of Science in Occupational and Technical Studies
For Catalog Years 2024-2027

This military pathway outlines degree requirements that may be satisfied by military training and experience or exams, as well as requirements that must be satisfied through courses taken at Old Dominion University.

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Where indicated, a passing CLEP or DSST examination score will satisfy the ODU course requirement.

A student may forego the CLEP or DSST option and satisfy the requirements by taking the actual courses. If a course is taken elsewhere, check first for transfer equivalency in ODU's Transfer Equivalency Tool.

Prior learning credit is also available in specific situations at a cost of 20-50% of the current tuition rate. Prior learning credit may not be paid for by military tuition assistance (TA). Prior learning credit cannot exceed 60 credit hours.

Lower Division General Education Requirements

Military Course, Certification, Experience or ExamODU Equivalent CourseCredits
CLEP College Composition (NOT Modular)ENGL 110C English Composition3
DSST Technical WritingENGL 231C Writing, Rhetoric, and Research: Special Topics3
CLEP College Math, College Algebra, or PrecalculusMATH 101M, 102M or 162M3
DSST Fundamentals of Algebra or Principles of StatisticsMATH 102M or STAT 130M
CLEP Foreign Languages or military linguist or DLIFLC gradLanguage and Culture requirement*6
Current or previous E6-E9STEM 251G Computer Literacy: Communication and Information3
CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics or MicroeconomicsECON 201S or 202S Principles of Macroeconomics or Microeconomics3
CLEP Any History examInterpreting the Past requirement3
CLEP American or Analyzing & Interpreting LiteratureLiterature requirement3
CLEP BiologyNature of Science requirement8
Subtotal: 35 credits

*ODU’s Language and Culture requirement can be satisfied by three years of a foreign language or two years of two foreign languages in high school. Students whose native language is not English are exempt from taking a foreign language for general education.

Department or Major Requirements

Military Course, Certification, Experience or ExamODU Equivalent CourseCredits
Faculty review of exams, training, transcripts, and experienceTraining electivesvarious
CLEP Financial AccountingACCT 201 Principles of Financial Accounting3
CLEP Introductory PsychologyPSYC 201S Introduction to Psychology3
CLEP Principles of MarketingMKTG 311 Marketing Principles and Problems3
Current or previous E6-E9 or DSST Principles of SupervisionSEPS 302 Workforce Supervision3
Current or previous E7-E9 or CLEP Principles of ManagementMGMT 325 Contemporary Organizations and Management3
Current or previous E8-E9MGMT 330 Organizational Behavior3
Current or previous E9MGMT 410 Leadership in Organizations (meets elective requirement)3
DSST Human Resource ManagementMGMT 340 Human Resource Management3
Select specialtiesSEPS 389 Education and Training of Adults3
Select specialtiesSEPS 400 Instructional Systems Development3
Select specialtiesSEPS 402 Instructional Methods in Occupational Studies3
Select specialtiesSEPS 405 Directed Work Experience (approval required)4
Select specialtiesSTEM 351 Communication Technology3
Subtotal: 43+ credits

Total requirements potentially met outside classroom: 78+ credits

A minimum of 30 credits must be taken at ODU and 120 credits gained in total to earn this degree.

CourseCredits
HMSV 339 Interpersonal Relations (meets Oral Communication requirement)3
Human Creativity requirement3
Philosophy & Ethics requirement3
PSYC 303 Industrial/Organizational Psychology3
SEPS 450 Assessment, Evaluation, and Improvement3
SEPS 481 Professional and Career Development3
STEM 365 Safety and OSHA Certification3
STEM 370T Technology and Society (meets Impact of Technology requirement)3
Training, lower-, or upper-division electives not met elsewhere6+

Total requirements met at ODU: 30+ credits

Total credits for degree: 120