ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-2026 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY  LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Date Signed: 5/2/2025 | MARADMINS Number: 214/25
MARADMINS : 214/25

R 021826Z MAY 25
MARADMIN 214/25
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC DCI WASHINGTON DC//
SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-2026 NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY 
LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES//
REF/A/USD(P(AND)R) DODI 1322.25 W/CH3//
REF/B/OUSD (I&S) MEMORANDUM 25 AUG 23 
REF/C/CMC/MCO 1524.1//
REF/D/CMC/MCO 1200.18//
NARR/REF A IS DODI 1322.25 W/CH3, VOLUNTARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 
REF B IS OPNAVINST 1520.23C W/CH1, GRADUATE EDUCATION. REF C IS 
MCO 1524, MARINE CORPS GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAM.
NARR/REF B IS UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY 
MEMORANDUM ON NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
DEPT OF DEFENSE WORKFORCE 26 AUG 23.//
POC 1/T. M. WILSON/MAJ/SENIOR SERVICE ADVISOR/NIU/301-243-2335/
EMAIL: THOMAS.M.WILSON@NIU.ODNI.GOV//
POC 2/NIU ADMISSIONS OFFICE/301-243-2094/EMAIL: 
NIU_ADMISSIONS@NIU.ODNI.GOV//
POC 3/P. L. KOLLATH/DIRECTOR/NIU QAC/703-632-1976/EMAIL: 
PLKOLLATH@FBI.GOV// 
POC 4/J. CHAVIS /MSGT/INTEL DIV/703-614-3489/2082/EMAIL: 
JUSTIN.CHAVIS@USMC.MIL// 
POC 5/K.F BINVERSIE/MGYSGT/INTEL DIV/703-5450-552/EMAIL: 
KURT.BINVERSIE@USMC.MIL// 
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. The purpose of this message is to solicit 
applicants for part-time master’s degree, certificate, and 
continuous education opportunities through the National Intelligence 
University (NIU) in accordance with the references. NIU offers free 
Master’s Degree programs, Master’s certificates, and continuing 
education (audit) opportunities to any Marine or Marine civilian 
with an active Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information 
(TS/SCI) security clearance who possess a baccalaureate degree from 
a U.S. college or university accredited by one of the regional 
accreditors recognized by the Council for Higher Education 
Accreditation (CHEA). Any change to employment or clearance status 
during the application period or while enrolled as a student must be 
reported immediately to the Office of Enrollment Management and the 
Office of Security as it may impact eligibility to attend.  
1.a. Marines or civilians can utilize NIU’s part-time program 
opportunities without Service sponsorship. Only the full-time 
program, executed via a permanent change of station move to the 
National Capitol Region (NCR) and coordinated via a separate 
MARADMIN, requires Service sponsorship. 
1.b. NIU is funded by the U.S. Federal Government. This funding is 
overseen by the Director of National Intelligence, and ultimately 
approved by the Administration and Congress. The NIU does not charge 
tuition and does not receive funding from Department of Education 
grants or loans. 
2. Background.
2.a. The list of all available programs and certificates is located 
on the NIU Academics page located at 
https:(slash)(slash)ni-u.edu/academics/. Contact the Marine Corps 
NIU Representative or Admissions Office point of contact (POC) with 
specific questions regarding admissions. The Marine Corps does not 
require applicants to obtain service approval for enrollment in 
part-time study programs. Part-time applicants must adhere to the 
Marine Corps education rules and qualifications regarding 
educational attendance.  Prospective students may only apply to one 
academic program at a time.
3. Part Time Program Opportunities.
3.a. Master’s Degree. Part-time master’s students are expected to 
complete all degree requirements within 36 months. Part-time 
students who do not complete the requirements in four years will be 
contacted by the Office of Enrollment Management to discuss 
completion planning.
3.b. Certificate of Intelligence Studies Program.
3.b.1. Certificate students should complete their programs within 
two years and typically take one graduate level course over four 
quarters. 
3.b.2. NIU offers the Certificate in Intelligence Studies in several 
topical areas within the Technology Intelligence, and Strategic 
Intelligence fields.
3.c. Continuing Education.
3.c.1. Non-degree-seeking students who wish to take courses for 
professional development may apply as a Continuing Education (CE) 
student. CE-only students should renew their applications annually 
to broadcast their intention to participate in enrollment activities 
at least one term a year. Students who subsequently convert to 
degree-seeking or certificate-seeking status may apply to no more 
than two CE courses toward a degree or certificate. Enrollment is 
based on eligibility criteria and availability of space in courses.
3.c.2. A student cannot graduate or receive a degree while in a non-
degree-seeking status. Non-degree-seeking students must meet the 
same academic standards as degree-seeking students. 
4. NIU Global Campus.
4.a. To meet its mandate to provide relevant, accessible, and 
continuous intelligence education to globally dispersed students 
beyond the NCR, NIU has established a global campus structured 
around regional academic centers. Each academic center is managed by 
an onsite NIU center director and offers courses taught by full-time 
and adjunct NIU faculty. To maximize accessibility, the academic 
centers work with approved instructional sites where students can 
participate via secure videoconference (VTC). Students physically 
located outside an academic center or instructional site can 
participate remotely but are solely responsible for ensuring they 
have access to a secure VTC. Not all courses can be taught through 
secure VTC; many require in-person enrollment via an academic center 
or instructional site. Students are encouraged to coordinate with 
the enrollment staff to verify degree, certificate, and course 
requirements.
4.b. The National Security Agency (NSA) Academic Center is located 
at NSA headquarters on Ft. Meade, Maryland, and includes an 
instructional site at NSA Georgia on Fort Gordon, Georgia.
4.c. The European Academic Center (EAC), located at RAF Molesworth, 
UK, serves students assigned overseas to U.S. European Command and 
U.S. Africa Command. With additional instructional sites in 
Stuttgart and Ramstein, Germany, EAC supports students throughout 
Europe and Africa able to attend course sessions via secure VTC.
4.d. The Southern Academic Center, located at U.S. Central Command 
in Tampa, Florida, primarily serves students who live and work in 
the vicinity of MacDill Air Force Base, but also supports students 
from six instructional sites: U.S. Southern Command, Hurlburt Field 
and Joint Interagency Task Force–South in Florida, National Air and 
Space Intelligence Center in Ohio, Redstone Arsenal in Alabama, and 
Fort Bragg in North Carolina.
4.e. The Quantico Academic Center (QAC), located at the Federal 
Bureau of Investigations Academy Intelligence and Investigative 
Training Center, primarily serves students who live and work in the 
vicinity of Marine Corps Base Quantico but also support students at 
Rivanna Station Charlottesville, VA. NIU is looking to expand to 
additional U.S. Marine bases across the Continental United States.
4.e.1. The QAC provides part-time, evening graduate study to 
qualified military and Federal civil service personnel who hold 
active TS/SCI clearances and who are looking to earn a Master of 
Science of Strategic Intelligence (MSSI), Master of Science and 
Technology Intelligence (MSTI), or a Certificate in Intelligence 
Studies in Counterintelligence. Classes are held in-person in 
Quantico and via secure VTC to NIU Main Campus. Classes operate 
Monday through Thursday from 1800 to 2040 during the ten-week fall, 
winter, spring, and summer quarters. Instruction is provided in-
person by QAC faculty and augmented by Quantico’s adjunct faculty or 
via VTC by NIU Main Campus faculty.
5. Service Obligation. There is no service obligation to attend NIU 
under any of the part-time opportunities listed in paragraph 3.
6. Application requirements and procedures for all programs.
6.a. Each applicant must submit an online NIU application but their 
first enrollment will not happen until fall or spring quarter. The 
NIU academic calendar is located at 
https:(slash)(slash)ni-u.edu/academic-calendar/ for reference to AY 
quarter start dates. The most up-to-date information on how to apply 
is located at 
https:(slash)(slash)www.ni-u.edu/apply-now-for-all-academic-programs/.
6.a.1. Applicants submit one application at a time for the 
requested program of study. 
6.a.2. Acceptance of the application does not guarantee enrollment 
into the desired program of study. Enrollment is based on academic 
eligibility and space available.
6.b. MSSI and MSTI applicants are carefully evaluated regarding 
previous education, academic preparation, and proven ability to 
excel in graduate work. Graduate degree applicants must submit an 
application form, official transcripts for all completed degrees, 
two letters of recommendation, statement of purpose and resumé by 
the published deadline. Graduate Record Examination scores are 
optional and not required. Please refer to NIU’s Admissions website 
for specific information on these requirements. 
6.c. Applicants enrolling in any of NIU’s part-time programs must 
possess a baccalaureate degree from a US college or university that 
is accredited by an institution recognized by the CHEA. Foreign 
transcripts must be submitted with an official transcript 
evaluation from an approved foreign credential evaluation service. 
Please refer to NIU’s Admissions website NIU catalog for specific 
information on these requirements at 
https:(slash)(slash)ni-u.edu/Admissions.
6.d. Applicants are responsible for requesting their official 
transcripts and test scores be sent directly to NIU from the 
issuing entity. Unofficial transcripts or test scores are not 
accepted. Official transcripts must be delivered by mail in a 
sealed, stamped envelope with the seal or other security feature 
intact or sent electronically from a secure site formally linked to 
the sending institution.
6.e. NIU Admissions will not process any application without a 
signed participation agreement, all official transcripts, and 
completion of the online applications step. If additional paperwork 
is required, NIU Admissions Office will contact the applicant 
directly.
7. All students must have a current/active TS/SCI clearance 
maintained by the Marine Corps. The NIU Office of Security can be 
reached at 301-243-2097 and niu_security@niu.odni.gov with any 
questions. Clearances need to be current and maintained for the 
duration of enrollment at NIU.
8. All degree requirements must be completed within seven years. 
Time-to-degree begins with the earliest course to be applied toward 
the degree, to include credits transferred from other institutions. 
Work undertaken more than seven years earlier may not be applied 
toward degree requirements without NIU Dean-level approval.
9. The Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and 
Security (OUSD(I&S)) based on OUSD(I&S) memorandum 25 Aug 23, highly 
encourages intelligence leaders to enable, to the extent authorized 
by applicable personnel laws and regulations, up to 8 hours of duty 
time during the regularly scheduled work week for civilian employees 
enrolled in the NIU part-time programs to attend classes during duty 
hours. Such accommodations may be considered for both full- and 
part-time employees, being mindful of our hours-of-work and premium 
pay policies. Similar consideration should be afforded to active-
duty Marines, to the extent consistent with mission requirements and 
service-specific regulations but must be approved by the first O-5 
in the applicant’s change of command.
10. This Marine administrative message is applicable to Active and 
Reserve Marines & Marine Corps Civilians that meet the stated 
program requirements.  
11. Release authorized by Lieutenant General M. G. Carter, Deputy 
Commandant For Information.//