R 211712Z APR 22
MARADMIN 206/22
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2023 OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION NONRESIDENT SEMINAR PROGRAMS//
POINT OF CONTACT/EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SCHOOL DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM: S.D. WEINSTEIN COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY/LOC: QUANTICO/EMAIL: STUART.WEINSTEIN@USMC.MIL/COMMAND AND STAFF DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM: D. HASKIN COLLEGE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY/LOC: QUANTICO/EMAIL: DENNIS.HASKIN@USMCU.EDU//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  This message announces details regarding Academic Year (AY) 2023 for the College of Distance Education and Training (CDET) Officer Professional Military Education (OPME) nonresident distance education programs.  For purposes of promotion, completion of a seminar program is equivalent to completion of the associated resident schools for captains and majors.
2.  Eligibility.  CDET OPME programs are Total Force programs.
2.a.  Expeditionary Warfare School Distance Education Program (EWSDEP).  The following personnel are eligible to participate (in order of priority):  Marine Corps captains (unrestricted, limited duty officers, and selects); Marine Corps chief warrant officer (CWO) 3s and CWO3-selects; international officers; government civilians (GS-12 equivalent and above).  If space is available:  Marine Corps first lieutenants and CWO2s; sister service captains/lieutenants (O-3s); Marine Corps staff noncommissioned officers (SNCOs) of grade E-7 through E-9 with an approved waiver request.  For those SNCOs interested, they are encouraged to contact their respective regions to obtain details on the waiver process.
2.b.  Command and Staff College Distance Education Program (CSCDEP).  The following personnel are eligible to participate (in order of priority); Marine Corps majors (unrestricted, limited duty officers, and selects);  Marine Corps CWO4s and CWO4 selects; international officers; sister service majors/lieutenant commanders and government civilians (GS-13 equivalent and above).  If space is available; Marine Corps captains who are Career Level Education (CLE) complete and have three years time-in-grade at the time of reporting; Marine Corps CWO3s who are Career Level complete and have two years time-in-grade at the time of reporting.  Marine Corps SNCOs of grade E-8 through E-9 that have obtained an approved waiver.
3.  The seminars are executed through the CDET regional campuses.  A map of what geographic areas each region encompasses and regional enrollment information can be found at https:(slash)(slash)www.usmcu.edu/CDET/ contact-regions.  The CDET OPME AY 2023 seminars will run from September 2022 through May 2023.  AY 2023 class dates for the CDET seminar programs are as follows:
3.a.  EWSDEP is CLE consisting of four 16-week seminars (courses 8671-8674), which are all offered every semester.  All four courses must be taken in order and each course is offered twice each academic year.  Completion of the self-paced prerequisite is required in order to register for seminar.  Prerequisite enrollment is facilitated via MarineNet by searching for course code "EWSDEPPREQ."  Allow six weeks for prerequisite completion.
Registration Deadline   Beginning Week    Class Ending Week
Fall    31 Jul 22       5 Sep 22          16 Jan 23
Spring  5 Jan 23        30 Jan 23         15 May 23
3.b.  CSCDEP is an Intermediate Level Education (ILE), Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase I accredited, program consisting of eight courses to be completed over two academic years.  All eight courses must be taken in order and each course is offered once each academic year.  Students complete four courses from September-May each year with graduation the second year.  Class registration deadline for AY 2023 is 31 Jul 22.  Seminars begin the week of 5 Sep 22.
4.  Seminar Registration/Enrollment
4.a.  The seminar registration and enrollment process is a student, self-initiated process facilitated via MarineNet.
4.a.1.  Marines can request enrollment in any of the seminar programs at https:(slash)(slash)www.marinenet.usmc.mil.  EWSDEP students must successfully complete the prerequisite course prior to requesting seminar enrollment.  For CSCDEP, use "8900ZZ0000" for course search; For EWSDEP, use "8670AZSEM0" for course search.
4.a.2.  Your MarineNet enrollment request will be automatically forwarded to your regional office for processing.  It is vitally important to make sure all contact information, especially your preferred email address in your MarineNet profile, is up-to-date as this is what your regional office will use to contact you.
4.a.3.  Members of regional offices will contact students that have requested enrollment to help determine preferences:  delivery type (online or onsite), location, time, and day of the week.  Regional offices will attempt to meet all preference requests, but overall student demand will affect the final determination.
4.a.4.  No later than seven days prior to the start of the scheduled seminars, all students will be contacted by their assigned adjunct faculty with their seminar information.
4.a.5.  Students are not automatically enrolled into the next course within the curriculum progression.  Students must contact their regional office to enroll in the remaining courses required for program completion.
4.a.6.  Information on the EWS/CSC Blended Seminar Program is published separately.
4.b.  Regional contact information
4.b.1.  Camp Lejeune Region:  (910) 451-2149, CDET_CampLejeune.RC@usmc.mil.
4.b.2.  Camp Pendleton Region:  (760) 725-8400, CDET_CampPendleton@usmc.mil.
4.b.3.  Fort Worth Region:  (817) 782-7184 DSN:  739-7184, CDET_FortWorth@usmc.mil.
4.b.4.  Hawaii Region:  (808) 257-1956, CDET_Hawaii@usmc.mil.
4.b.5.  Miramar Region:  (858) 307-1373, CDET_Miramar@usmc.mil. 
4.b.6.  Okinawa Region:  DSN (315) 645-2500, CDET_Okinawa@usmc.mil.
4.b.7.  Quantico Region:  (703) 432-6522, MCU_CDET_Quantico@usmcu.edu.
4.b.8.  Students not deployed and not listed in an area found at https:(slash)(slash)www.usmcu.edu/CDET/contact-regions/ in an outside the continental U.S location, (703) 784-2410, CDET_OCONUS@usmc.mil.
5.  Coordinating Instructions
5.a.  Temporary additional duty is not authorized for these seminar programs.
5.b.  All students require access to a personal computer with audio and video capability and the internet while participating in a seminar program.
5.c.  All students must have Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Reader installed on their Windows or Mac operating system.  All other word processing, presentation, and spreadsheet programs including but not limited to Numbers (Mac), are not fully compatible and are unacceptable for student use.
5.d.  Students are highly encouraged to have an active civilian email account associated with their MarineNet and Moodle profiles.  Students will receive emails directly from Moodle with course information, assignments, and correspondence from adjunct faculty.
6.  Released authorized by Brigadier General Walker M. Field, Commanding General, Education Command/President, Marine Corps University.//