R 022225Z JUL 15
MARADMIN 323/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRE MCU QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/AY15-16 NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL DISTANCE LEARNING SELECTION//
REF/A/MSGID: CG EDCOM MSG //
REF/B/OPNAV INST 1520.23C//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/C 465/YMD: 20120625//
NARR/REF A IS DOD I 1322.25 W/CH1, VOLUNTARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS. REF B IS CNO, GRADUATE EDUCATION. REF C IS MCO 1200.17D, MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES (MOS) MANUAL.//
POC/NPS ADMISSIONS AT ADMISSIONS (AT) NPS.EDU
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE DISTANCE LEARNING (DL) PANEL CONVENED ON 5 JUNE 2015 TO SELECT APPLICANTS FOR ADVANCED DEGREE DL AND CERTIFICATE DL PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED THROUGH NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL (NPS), AT MONTEREY, CA. CANDIDATES WERE ASSESSED ON BASIC ELIGIBILITY AND ACADEMIC COURSEWORK (SPECIFICALLY PREVIOUS MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE COURSES). EVERY REASONABLE ACCOMODATION WAS MADE TO ENSURE MARINE SELECTIONS WERE ALIGNED WITH DESIRED CURRICULUM. MARINES WHO DID NOT SPECIFY ALTERNATE PROGRAMS WERE ONLY CONSIDERED FOR THEIR PRIMARY PROGRAM SELECTION.
2. 33 APPLICANTS APPLIED THIS YEAR. WHILE THE EXECUTIVE MASTERS OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM  REMAINS THE MOST COMPETITIVE, THE DATA SHOWS A GROWING INTEREST IN SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING. CURRENTLY, 89 MARINES ARE ENROLLED IN DL PROGRAMS AT NPS.
3. THE PANEL SELECTED THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS FOR MATRICULATION:
  3.A. ADVANCED DEGREE DL PROGRAM
NAME   CURRIC   START
AZUA, M.                       369-COST EST ANA                      SPRING, 16
BIES, P.                       363-SYS ANA  FALL, 15
BUCK, D.                       805-EMBA                       FALL, 15
COMPTON, J.  805-EMBA                       FALL, 15
DEBENEADTO, R.   592-EE   FALL, 15
HANF, J.                       363-SYS ANA  FALL, 15
HEUER, J.                       805-EMBA                       FALL, 15
JAHELKA, R.  363-SYS ANA  FALL, 15
MIDDENDORF, B.  363-SYS ANA  FALL, 15
STAAB, J.                       805-EMBA                       FALL, 15
TROYAN, J.  363-SYS ANA  FALL, 15
WIGINGTON, L.  363-SYS ANA  FALL, 15
3.B. CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
NAME                                                   CURRIC                                                 START
LAVALLEE, M.  273-SPA SYS  FALL, 15
4. SELECTED OFFICERS MUST CONTACT NPS IMMEDIATELY UPON NOTIFICATION AND ENSURE THE PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT IS SIGNED AND SUBMITTED. THESE DEMANDING PROGRAMS REQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL TIME COMMITMENTS IN AND OUT OF CLASS. MOST PROGRAMS CONTAIN SYNCHRONOUS COURSES THAT REQUIRE PARTICIPATION AT SPECIFIC TIMES. MATRICULATION FEES, TEXTBOOKS, EDUCATION MATERIALS, AND ALL OTHER SIMILAR FEES WILL BE BORNE BY THE STUDENT. PROGRAM COMMENCEMENT IS SUBJECT TO AVAILABLILITY OF FUNDS.
5. A PROGRAM POINT OF CONTACT WILL BE PROVIDED UPON COMPLETION OF ENROLLMENT.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN H. PRATT, COMMANDING GENERAL, EDUCATION COMMAND, PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY.//