Yes, it is possible. Per the DACM Office’s “Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act Certification Policy for the Army Acquisition Workforce”, AAW professionals may count up to 12 months of education towards meeting the experience standard for certification in their primary Acquisition Functional Area (AFA). This education must be in an acquisition or business-related discipline. The DACM Office will only recognize education that is earned through a degree-granting, accredited institution. AAW professionals may only request this education substitution, in lieu of acquisition experience, after they have obtained 12 months of creditable experience in their AFA.
For a copy of this policy, please see the DACM Policy Library at https://asc.army.mil/web/alt-workforce-policy-procedure/.
