AFI 36-2301 - Air Force E-Publishing

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Attachment 9
MINIMUM INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CONDUCTING A PME
EQUIVALENCY REVIEW
The following categories of data comprise the minimum essential information for a conclusive
determination of program equivalency/comparability with AF PME Programs. Complete below
and submit to AU/CF.
1. Instructional Program
a. Purpose
b. Mission
c. Duration (Calendar Weeks/Months)
d. Class Military Rank and Years of Military Service
e. Degree or Diploma Awarded
f. Exercises, Field Trips, Research Required
2. Faculty
a. Number of Teaching Faculty (Military and Civilian)
b. Typical Credentials of Military/Civilian Faculty (Rank, Service Affiliation, Prior
Education, Service Experience)
c. Do Faculty teach all Courses? Do External Personnel Teach in the Program? Are Any
Classes Student Led? Explain.
3. Curriculum
a. Total Academic Hours (contact hours, research, field trips, other)
b. Description of Course (Courses should cover all core courses in the PME program being
compared to; content should be the same or very similar)
c. Military Exercises (Should be similar in scope, breadth, realism, and rigor as the exercises
used in the PME school being compared to)
d. Complete Course Syllabus Should Contain Course and Lesson Objectives, Lists of
Assigned Readings, and Description of Oral and Written Assignments (If a complete course
syllabus is not readily available in English, countries should provide a narrative description of
the level of learning each major instructional area is designed to achieve)
e. Description of Student Evaluations (tests, papers, thesis, briefings, etc.)
f. Description of Graduation Requirements.