JWU's Community College of the Air Force General Education Mobile (GEM) Partnership
Johnson & Wales University is proud to be a partner school of the Community College of the Air Force’s (CCAF) General Education Mobile (GEM) program. Through the GEM program, Airmen have access to general education courses through our innovative virtual classrooms. Courses are at the freshman/sophomore level, and they allow you to fulfill the 15 semester hours of general education requirements for the CCAF Associate in Applied Science (AAS). Get the foundational knowledge you need in these general education disciplines: oral communication, written communication, mathematics, social science, and humanities.
Learn online from anywhere, on your own time through JWU's proven online education program. Our faculty of industry professionals brings real-world experience to the classroom, and we work with you one-on-one to make sure you’re getting the most of your education.
Talk to a military admissions counselor today to find out how we can help you earn the credits you need to complete your CCAF degree. Email jwumilitary@jwu.edu or call 401-598-5191.
SPECIAL TUITION RATES FOR MILITARY MEMBERS
Tuition 2015 – 2016
Johnson & Wales University Online offers the following Tuition Benefits to active service members:
Active-Duty Military – Undergraduate*
| Per 4.5 quarter credit course | $750 |
*Tuition rates for Active-Duty Military applicable only to active-duty members of the U.S. Armed Forces (Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, National Guard, National Guard Reserve) enrolled in the university’s fully online degree programs.
Tuition is subject to change annually.
Fees
$0 - Waived by JWU
Textbooks
We provide required textbooks (digital, e-book or hard copy) at no cost to military service members; however in the case where both digital and hard copy textbooks are available, only digital textbooks will be provided at no cost. Students may opt to purchase the hard copy textbook at their own expense.
GEM COURSES
JWU Online offers 11-week accelerated terms, with four start dates a year: March, June, September, and December. For the complete Online Academic Calendar, click here.
Approved courses that satisfy the GEM educational requirements are:
| Oral Communication | Written Communication |
| ENG 1030 Communication Skills | ENG 1020 English Composition |
| ENG 1021 Advanced Composition and Communication | |
| Mathematics | |
| MATH 1002 A Survey of College Math | Social Science |
| MATH 1020 Fundamentals of Algebra | ECON 1001 Macroeconomics |
| MATH 1030 Precalculus | ECON 1002 Microeconomics |
| MATH 2001 Statistics | HIST 2001 World History to 1500 |
| HIST 2002 World History Since 1500 | |
| Humanities | SOC 1001 Sociology I |
| ART 2010 Introduction to Film | |
| LIT 2001 An Introduction to Literary Genres |
Getting started with your JWU/GEM Educational Plan, click here.
AT JWU, SERVING THOSE WHO SERVE OUR COUNTRY IS A CENTURY OLD HONOR AND TRADITION
Johnson & Wales University is proud to have been consistently recognized as a Military Friendly School providing a high-quality academic and educative experience to military service members, veterans, and their dependents. Johnson & Wales University is approved by all branches of the Military for tuition assistance and by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the use of all educational benefits.
Additionally, Johnson & Wales University is a member of Service Members Opportunity College (SOC) Degree Network System, the American Council on Education (ACE), a proud signatory to the Department of Defense Memorandum of Understanding, and fully endorses Executive Order 13607 – “Establishing Principles of Excellence.”
