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Attachment 7
DE EQUIVALENCY FOR NON-AF PME SCHOOLS
DE Equivalency for international Service schools. DE equivalency for international Service
schools is granted by AF/A1DL upon formal AU/CF recommendation based upon a full review
of the program (Attachments 9).
A program is considered equivalent to an AF PME program when its curriculum, in terms of
educational level, content, and academic rigor, is the same as or very similar to the PME
program to which it is being compared. For example, comparing respective sister Service
schools.
Another military school program may be considered comparable, but not equivalent, if the
curriculum meets the educational level, academic rigor, and most major content areas, but not all
the key content of the AF PME program. For example, a program comparable to AWC may be
similar in most areas, but lacking in one or more of the major subject areas.
The term ―academic rigor‖ in the above paragraphs relates to a variety of curriculum and
instructional issues. To ensure a relatively consistent application of standards of academic rigor
in equivalency/comparability evaluations, AU focuses on several categories, such as the
instructional program, faculty, students, and curriculum content. Attachment 8 provides a set of
categories used by AU for equivalency/comparability evaluations.