Base Education Services Office

The Air Force maintains an Education Services Office at Minot Air Force Base. The University provides a coordinator at this base office. The coordinator assists Air Force personnel and their families in planning academic programs, selecting courses, completing financial aid procedures, and registration.

Admission and Registration—Active duty military personnel, spouses, and dependents follow the first-year application procedures or the transfer admission procedures as applicable.

Computer Literacy Requirement

According to the Department of Defense directive 1322.8, all students completing a degree on the Minot Air Force Base must do one of the following: 1) successfully complete an introduction to computer science course as one of their program electives, or 2) present evidence (credential, transcript, etc.) that computer literacy has been obtained.

Evaluation of Educational Experiences of Military Personnel

Service personnel currently on active duty who have acquired certain educational experiences, have attended service schools, or have passed college AP/CLEP/DANTES tests can have these evaluated for transfer credit. Minot State University accepts the following towards a bachelor’s degree:

1. Military service courses are given credit as recommended in the Guide to the Evaluation of Educational Experiences in the Armed Services published by the American Council on Education (ACE).
2. Advanced Placement (AP), The College Level Examination Program (CLEP), and DANTES subject standardized tests are accepted in some areas. Check with the Registrar’s Office for the current AP/CLEP/DANTES Policy, as it is subject to revision. (See also Credit by Examination).

Points of Contact For Military Students at Minot State University

The Military Resource Center is your point of contact for the Department of Defense (DoD) and United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational benefits. 
Military Resource Center - all service branches
Andy Heitkamp (701)858-4003
MRC@MinotStateU.edu

MAFB - US Air Force active duty
Brigitte Mikula (701)727-9044  
MAFBcord@MinotStateU.edu 

GEM and AU-ABC - US Air Force active duty
Jolina Miller (701)858-3218
online@MinotStateU.edu

"PRIOR TO ENROLLMENT ELIGIBLE SERVICE MEMBERS MUST RECEIVE APPROVAL FROM YOUR ESO, MILITARY COUNSELOR, OR MILITARY SERVICE"