AARTS FACT SHEET

  The AARTS Fact Sheet is provided as a tool for Education Services Officers and Counselors to assist with career counseling of soldiers. The information provided on the fact sheet is listed below. To download the Fact Sheet as a WORD 97 document, click on the link above.

Army/American Council on Education Registry Transcript System (AARTS)

Field Inquiry Line: TOLL FREE 1-866-297-4427
Commercial (913) 684-3269 
or DSN 552-3269

AARTS is a computerized transcript system that produces official transcripts for eligible soldiers upon request by combining a soldier's military education, training and experience with descriptions and credit recommendations developed by the American Council on Education (ACE).

The AARTS transcript is designed to:

• Help college officials award credit for learning experiences the soldier gained while in the military.
• Provide the soldier/veteran a supplement to his/her resume.
• Provide employers with a better understanding of the scope of responsibilities and skills acquired in the military.

The transcript contains the following information:

•current rank
•military status (active or inactive)
•additional skill identifiers (ASI) and skill qualification identifiers (SQI)
•formal military courses
•military occupational specialties (MOS) held
•standardized test scores
•descriptions and credit recommendations developed by the American Council on Education (ACE)

AARTS receives its data directly from the primary sources listed below:

•Regular Army Biographical Data and MOS history------Human Resources Command (HRC)

•Course and MOS Descriptions and Credit Recommendations----American Council on Education (ACE)

You are eligible for an AARTS transcript if you meet the following criteria:

•You have enlisted service in the Regular Army, Army National Guard (ARNG), or US Army Reserve (USAR)

Requesting a transcript:

AARTS needs the following information to produce an AARTS transcript, send it to you, and send it to a third party (university, employer, college):

•Name
•Social Security Number
•BASD or PEBD
•Your current mailing address
•Your Signature
•Accurate mailing address of the third party

What are the best ways to get this information to us?

Education Services Officer:
•You may obtain a DA Form 5454-R, Request for AARTS Transcript Form, from your Education Services Officer.

Mail: You may write to us. Be certain to include all of the information listed above. AARTS cannot send a transcript to a school or college without your permission in writing, so don't forget your signature. The mailing address is:

AARTS Operation Center
415 McPherson Ave
Ft. Leavenworth, KS 66027-1373

Fax: If you don't want to wait for the mail and have a fax machine handy, you may fax your request to us. Don't forget to include all of the information listed above, especially your signature if you want your transcript forwarded to another person or institution. The fax number is Commercial (913) 684-2011 or DSN 552-2011.

E-Mail: You may request a personal copy of your transcript by e-mail. Since a signature is required to release a transcript to a third party, your e-mail request is limited to personal use and not official transcripts. The e-mail address is aarts@aarts.army.mil.

PLEASE NOTE: The ACE credit recommendations can be accepted, modified, or rejected by a college or university. Whether an academic institution accepts the credit recommendations depends on its policies and procedures for transfer credit, your program of study, and your degree requirements.

Credit recommendations may be applied toward promotion points only if a college or university first accepts the credit recommendations and adds the awarded credit on its official college transcript. See your Education Services Officer for more information.