Capella University to Offer Credit for Courses Provided by the Defense Acquisition University (DAU).The online university to accept ACE recommendations for credit equivalency for the 88 courses provided by DAU DAU - /dow/ [German Fidonet] D"ummster Anzunehmender User. A German acronym for stupidest imaginable user. From the engineering-slang GAU for Gr"osster Anzunehmender Unfall (worst foreseeable accident), especially of a LNG tank farm plant or something with similarly disastrous MINNEAPOLIS -- Capella University Capella University is a private for-profit distance institution of higher learning. Capella University offers bachelor's, master's and doctoral (PhD and PsyD) degrees in business, technology, education, human services and psychology. , an accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. , fully online university that offers online degrees to more than 17,900 students, has announced it will offer credit for courses provided by the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) to members of the Department of Defense (DoD) Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L) workforce. Capella has accepted the recommendations of the American Council on Education Established in 1918, the American Council on Education (ACE) is a United States organization comprising over 1,800 accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities and higher education-related associations, organizations, and corporations. (ACE) regarding the amount of transfer credit to be allotted al·lot tr.v. al·lot·ted, al·lot·ting, al·lots 1. To parcel out; distribute or apportion: allotting land to homesteaders; allot blame. 2. for each of DAU's 88 courses. More than 15 percent of Capella's students are affiliated with the Department of Defense. "The partnership between Capella University and DAU provides another outstanding opportunity for members of the DoD Acquisition, Technology and Logistics workforce to transfer DAU course credits toward degrees with a university that has a great reputation for working with members of the federal government in achieving their educational goals," said Wayne Glass, Professor, Systems Acquisition Management and Program Director, Strategic Partnerships at Defense Acquisition University. "Capella is proud to be a DAU partner. DAU has, over the last few years, earned critical acclaim as a pre-eminent teaching organization," said Dr. Valerie Perkins, dean of Capella's School of Undergraduate Studies. "Capella is looking forward to building this relationship for the benefit of current and future DoD AT&L workforce learners." Capella has also announced that it will waive the application fee for any DAU student who is interested in attending Capella. The DAU offers courses in the areas of: auditing; business, cost estimating and financial management; contracting; facilities engineering The term "facilities engineering" evolved from "plant engineering" in the early 1990s as U.S. workplaces became more complex. Practitioners preferred this term because it more accurately reflected the multidisciplinary demands for specialized conditions in a wider variety of indoor ; industrial/contract property management; information technology; life cycle logistics; and more. DAU, which is headquartered at Fort Belvoir Fort Belvoir is a United States military installation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Fairfax County, Virginia, United States. The population was 7,176 at the 2000 census. in Virginia, provides education and training to the DoD AT&L workforce. It comprises five campuses: Fort Belvoir; California, MD; Kettering, OH; South Huntsville, AL; and San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , CA. With approximately 134,000 members, the DoD AT&L community provides a wide range of acquisition, technology and logistics support for both products and services to our nation's warfighters. About Capella University Founded in 1993, Capella University is an accredited,(*) fully online university that offers graduate degree programs in business, information technology, education, human services, and psychology, and bachelor's degree programs in business and information technology. Within those areas, Capella offers 82 graduate and undergraduate specializations and 16 certificate programs. The online university currently serves more than 17,900 students from all 50 states and 56 countries. It is committed to providing high-caliber academic excellence and pursuing balanced business growth. Capella University is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Capella Education Company Capella Education Company (NASDAQ: CPLA) is an education services holding company which owns for-profit, online Capella University and other assets. What is now the Capella Education Company was founded in 1991 by Stephen Shank, former CEO of Tonka Corporation. , headquartered in Minneapolis. For more information, please visit http://www.capella.edu or call 1-888-CAPELLA (227-3552). (*)Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools The North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) is one of six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and Council for Higher Education Accreditation. , 30 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 2400, Chicago, IL 60602-2504; 312-263-0456; www.ncahigherlearningcommission.org. |
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