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SUBJ/UNDERGRADUATE INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM (UGIP)//
POC/DASHKOVITZ/MGYSGT/PRIPHN:DSN 224-3593/(703)614-3593/CRP//
RMKS/1. THE UNDERGRADUATE INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM (UGIP) IS AN
EDUCATION PROGRAM AT THE JOINT MILITARY INTELLIGENCE COLLEGE (JMIC).
THE PROGRAM IS ORIENTED TOWARD SENIOR ENLISTED INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL
IN MOS 02XX AND 26XX. THE UGIP CURRICULUM CONSISTS OF 38 WEEKS OF
UNDERGRADUATE-LEVEL ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION AT THE JMIC, WASHINGTON, DC.
THE ACADEMIC YEAR 1998-99 PROGRAM WILL CONVENE 8 SEP 98.
2. PREREQUISITES FOR APPLICATION TO THE UGIP PROGRAM ARE:
A. GRADE: SSGT THROUGH GYSGT
B. MOS: 02XX OR 26XX
C. MINIMUM OF EIGHT YEARS OF INTELLIGENCE/CRYPTOLOGIC
EXPERIENCE.
D. COMPLETION OF CMC DIRECTED PME.
E. EDUCATION:
(1) HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE AS CERTIFIED BY A SECONDARY SCHOOL
DIPLOMA OR GED.
(2) SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF AT LEAST 15 SEMESTER HOURS OF
COLLEGE CREDIT, WITH A CUMULATIVE GPA OF 2.0 OR HIGHER ON A 4.0
SCALE (NOT WAIVERABLE). CREDIT MUST HAVE BEEN EARNED IN RESIDENCE
AT A REGIONALLY ACCREDITED COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY. CORRESPONDENCE
AND EXTENSION CREDIT WILL NOT SATISFY THE 15 HOUR REQUIREMENT. A
CERTIFIED COPY OF TRANSCRIPTS DESCRIBING COMPLETED UNDERGRADUATE
WORK MUST ACCOMPANY THE AA FORM.
F. SERVICE REQUIREMENTS:
(1) APPLICANTS REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 2 YRS TIME ON STATION
AND IF ASSIGNED TO AN UNACCOMPANIED TOUR, MUST BE WITHIN 60 DAYS
OF RTD UPON CLASS CONVENING DATE OF 8 SEP 98.
(2) APPLICANTS ON A 3 YR ACCOMPANIED OCONUS TOUR MUST BE
WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RTD UPON CLASS CONVENING DATE OF 8 SEP 98.
(3) REQUEST COMMANDING OFFICERS CERTIFY APPLICANTS
ELIGIBILITY FOR REENLISTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH MCO P1040.31G.
ALSO REQUEST THAT HEIGHT AND WEIGHT BE DOCUMENTED IN THE COMMANDING
OFFICERS ENDORSEMENT.
G. MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR SCI ACCESS PRIOR TO ARRIVAL AT THE JMIC
(NOT WAIVERABLE).
H. WAIVERS: ANY WAIVER REQUEST MUST BE ADDRESSED IN DETAIL IN
THE COMMANDING OFFICERS ENDORSEMENT WITH SPECIFIC RATIONALE AS TO
WHY IT SHOULD BE GRANTED.
3. ONCE ACCEPTED INTO THE UGIP, NOMINEE'S WILL FURTHER BE SCREENED
FOR ENROLLMENT IN THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTELLIGENCE (BSI)
OR THE POST GRADUATE INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM (PGIP). ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS ARE:
(A) PGIP. MUST POSSESS A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE FROM REGIONALLY
ACCREDITED INSTITUTION.
(B) BSI.
(1) 80 CREDIT HOURS OF UNDERGRADUATE WORK, WITH AT LEAST
20 OF THOSE CREDITS IN UPPER (300-400 LEVEL) CLASSES.
(2) MINIMUM OF 30 CREDITS MUST HAVE BEEN EARNED IN THE
CLASSROOM OF AN ACCREDITED COLLEGE.
(3) MUST MEET GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF:
(A) 9 CREDITS IN COMMUNICATION SKILLS, INCLUDING
6 CREDITS IN COMPOSITION.
(B) 12 CREDITS IN MATH/SCIENCE, INCLUDING 3 CREDITS
IN MATH.
(C) 15 CREDITS IN HUMANITIES/SOCIAL SCIENCES.
4. STUDENTS RECEIVE A JOINT MILITARY INTELLIGENCE COLLEGE
COMPLETION CERTIFICATE UPON GRADUATION FROM THE UGIP PROGRAM. IT
SHOULD BE STRESSED THAT UGIP IS NOT A DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM,
BUT RATHER A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR CAREER
INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL. THEREFORE, AS LONG AS THE APPLICANT
POSSESSES THE MINIMUM 15 SEMESTER HOURS, THE AMOUNT OF COLLEGE
AN INDIVIDUAL MARINE HAS PREVIOUSLY ACQUIRED WILL NOT BE A
DETERMINING FACTOR IN SELECTION.
5. APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ON AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION
FORM TO CMC (CODE C4I/CRP), VIA CHAIN OF COMMAND, BY 10 DEC 97.
AA FORM AND ENCLOSURES WILL DOCUMENT PREREQUISITES. APPLICANTS
MUST MEET HEIGHT AND WEIGHT STANDARDS IAW MCO P6100.10B. INCLUDE
AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH PER THE INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN MCO
P1070.12, PARA 2002. DEPLOYED MARINES MAY SUBMIT CORRESPONDENCE
TO THE BOARD, VERIFIED BY THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER, DOCUMENTING
THEIR HEIGHT AND WEIGHT (IF A PHOTO CANNOT BE FORWARDED).
PACKAGES WITHOUT PHOTOS, FOR NON-DEPLOYED MARINES, WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED.
6. APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED BY A SELECTION BOARD CONVENED
AT THIS HQ AND SELECTEES WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MESSAGE. ONCE
NOTIFIED, SELECTEES ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE OFFICIAL COLLEGE
TRANSCRIPTS FORWARDED TO THE JMIC BY THE ISSUING INSTITUTION
(COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY) BY 1 MAR 98. ADDITIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED IN THE SELECTION MESSAGE.//
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