ACADEMIC YEAR 2026 OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM

MARADMINS : 170/25

R 281555Z MAR 25 MARADMIN 170/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA// SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2026 OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM// REF/A/DOC/CMC/MCO P1553.4B/YMD:20080125// AMPN/REF A IS THE PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ORDER FOR OFFICERS.// POC/MR. S.D. WEINSTEIN/CIV/LOC: QUANTICO CDET EWSDEP/TEL: (703) 784-5448/EMAIL: STUART.WEINSTEIN@USMC.MIL// POC/MR. D HASKIN/CIV/LOC: QUANTICO CDET CSCDEP/TEL: (703) 432-5257/ EMAIL: DENNIS.HASKIN@USMCU.EDU// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. This message provides information for Academic Year (AY) 2025-2026 College of Distance Education and Training (CDET) Officer Professional Military Education (OPME) nonresident distance education programs. For purposes of promotion, completing a seminar program is equivalent to completion of the associated resident schools for Captains and Majors. 2. Student eligibility. CDET OPME programs are Total Force programs. 2.a. The following personnel are eligible to participate in the Expeditionary Warfare School Distance Education Program (EWSDEP) (in order of priority). 2.a.1. Marine Corps Captains (unrestricted, limited duty officers, and selects) 2.a.2. Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer (CWO)3s and CWO3 selects 2.a.3. International officers 2.a.4. Government civilians (GS-12 equivalent and above) 2.a.5. If space is available; 2.a.5.a. Marine Corps First Lieutenants and CWO2s 2.a.5.b. Sister service Captains/Lieutenants (O-3s) 2.a.5.c. Marine Corps Staff Noncommissioned Officers (SNCO) (grade E-7 through E-9) with an approved waiver. 2.b. The following personnel are eligible to participate in Command and Staff College Distance Education Program (CSCDEP) (in order of priority). 2.b.1. Marine Corps Majors (unrestricted and limited duty officers and selects) 2.b.2. CWO4s and CWO4-selects 2.b.3. International officers 2.b.4. Sister service Majors/Lieutenant Commanders (O-4s) 2.b.5. Government civilians (GS-13 equivalent and above) 2.b.6. If space is available; 2.b.6.a. Marine Corps captains who are Career Level School (CLS) complete and have two years time-in-grade at the time of reporting. 2.b.6.b. CWO3 who are CLS complete and have two years time-in-grade at the time of reporting. 2.b.6.c. Marine Corps SNCOs (grade E-8 and E-9) with an approved waiver request. 2.b.7. Interested students should contact their closest CDET Regional Point of Contact (POC) to obtain more information on the waiver process. 3. The seminars are executed through the CDET regional campuses. A map of each region's geographic areas and regional enrollment information is available at https:(SLASH)(SLASH)www.usmcu.edu/CDET/ contact-regions. The CDET OPME AY 2026 seminars will run from September 2025 through May 2026. AY 2026 class dates for the CDET seminar programs are as follows. 3.a. EWSDEP is a CLS 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 each semester (fall/spring) each academic year. Completion of the self-paced prerequisite is required 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 1 Jul 25 1 Sep 25 13 Jan 26 Spring 1 Dec 26 27 Jan 26 12 May 26 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 following the completion of the second year. Class registration deadline for AY 2026 is 29 Jul 25. Seminars begin the week of 2 Sep 25 and end approximately 11 May 26. 4. Seminar Registration/Enrollment 4.a. The seminar registration and enrollment process is student- initiated 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 complete the prerequisite course before requesting seminar enrollment. For CSCDEP, use "8900ZZ0000" for course search; for EWSDEP, use "8670AZSEM0" for course search. 4.a.2. MarineNet enrollment requests will be automatically forwarded to the regional office for processing. It is vitally important to make sure all contact information, especially the preferred email address in the MarineNet profile, is up-to-date as this is what the regional office and adjunct faculty use to communicate with students. 4.a.3. Members of regional offices will contact students that have requested enrollment to help determine student needs: delivery type (online or onsite), location, and day of the week. Overall student demand will affect the final seminar options. 4.a.4. No later than seven days before the start of the scheduled seminars, all students will be contacted by their assigned adjunct faculty with their seminar information. 4.a.5. EWS Students are not automatically enrolled in the next course within the curriculum progression. Students must contact their regional office to participate in follow on seminars. 4.a.6. CSC students are not automatically enrolled in seminars between first year and second year seminars. CSC students must contact their regional offices to be included to second year seminars. 4.a.7. Information on the EWS/CSC Blended Seminar Program is published separately. 4.b. Regional contact information: 4.b.1. Camp Lejeune Region: (910) 451-9309, 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) 782-1918, DSN: 739-1918, CDET_FortWorth@usmc.mil. 4.b.4. Hawaii Region: (808) 496-1956, 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@usmcu.edu. 4.b.7. Quantico Region: (703) 432-6522, MCU_CDET_Quantico@usmcu.edu. 4.b.8. OCONUS Stationed Students: All seminars for Marines stationed (not deployed) in an OCONUS location not covered by one of the CDET regions above, Steve O’Dell, (703)784-2410, cdet_oconus@usmc.mil. 4.b.9. Additional information may be found on the CDET website, https:(SLASH)(SLASH)www.usmcu.edu/Colleges-and-Schools/College-of- Distance-Education-and-Training-CDET. 5. Coordinating Instructions 5.a. Temporary additional duty is not authorized for these seminar programs. 5.b. All students will require access to a personal computer with audio and video capability and an internet connection while participating in a seminar program. 5.c. All students must have Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe Reader installed on their personal computer. 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. Release authorized by Brigadier General Matthew W. Tracy, President, Marine Corps University.//