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MARADMIN 399/15
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC I(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2016-17 FULL-TIME STUDY FOR ENLISTED MARINES NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS//
POC/J.M. SURINA/MSGT/UNIT: CMC WASHINGTON DC/NAME:I/TEL: 703-614-2082/TEL: DSN 224-2082/EMAIL: JEFFREY.SURINA@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FOR THE ENLISTED NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY (NIU) PROGRAMS FOR ACADEMIC YEAR (AY) 2016. ALL NOMINATION PACKAGES ARE DUE TO HQMC/IOP NO LATER THAN 1 DEC 2015. PARAGRAPH 8 DETAILS PROCEDURES FOR SUBMISSION.
2. THE PURPOSE OF THE MARINE CORPS ENLISTED NIU PROGRAM IS TO BROADEN THE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE OF ENLISTED MARINES WHO HAVE DEMONSTRATED POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE LEADERSHIP IN THE INTELLIGENCE OCCUPATIONAL FIELDS. AY 2016-17 PROGRAMS WILL CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 22 AUGUST 2016.
3. THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED 02XX/26XX ENLISTED MARINES:
     A. UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM: A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTELLIGENCE (BSI) DEGREE. THE BSI IS A ONE-YEAR DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM.
     B. GRADUATE PROGRAMS: A MASTER OF SCIENCE OF STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE (MSSI) DEGREE OR A MASTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY INTELLIGENCE (MSTI) DEGREE. THE MSSI AND MSTI PROGRAMS CONSIST OF 40 WEEKS OF GRADUATE COURSEWORK. APPLICANTS ADMITTED INTO THIS PROGRAM WILL REMAIN AT NIU TO COMPLETE AN INTELLIGENCE-RELATED THESIS DURING THE SUMMER TERM AND WILL DETACH ON OR ABOUT 27 JULY 2017 AFTER GRADUATION.
4. MARINES MUST MEET THE FOLLOWING USMC PREREQUISITES TO QUALIFY FOR AN NIU PROGRAM:
     A. APPLICANTS MUST BE 02XX/26XX ENLISTED MARINES IN THE GRADE OF CORPORAL THROUGH MASTER SERGEANT.
     B. APPLICANTS MAY NOT HAVE LESS THAN FOUR YEARS OF SERVICE OR MORE THAN 18 YEARS OF SERVICE AS OF 1 JUL 2016.
     C. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE AT LEAST THREE YEARS ON STATION BY 1 JUL 2016 FOR CONUS COMMANDS. APPLICANTS ON A THREE YEAR ACCOMPANIED OCONUS TOUR MUST BE WITHIN 60 DAYS OF RTD UPON CLASS CONVENING DATE ON OR ABOUT 22 AUGUST 2016.
     D. APPLICANTS MUST HAVE COMPLETED CMC-DIRECTED PME.
     E. APPLICANTS MUST MEET USMC HEIGHT/WEIGHT AND MILITARY APPEARANCE STANDARDS.
     F. APPLICANTS MUST POSSESS A TOP SECRET CLEARANCE AND BE ELIGIBLE FOR ACCESS TO TOP SECRET/SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (TS/SCI). APPLICATION FOR THIS PROGRAM IS NOT SUFFICIENT JUSTIFICATION TO REQUEST INITIAL PROCESSING FOR TS/SCI.
5. IN ADDITION TO MEETING USMC PREREQUISITES, A MARINE MUST ALSO MEET THE FOLLOWING NIU ACADEMIC PREREQUISITES:
    A. UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM: 
        1. 80 CREDIT HOURS OF UNDERGRADUATE WORK, WITH AT LEAST 20 OF THOSE CREDITS IN UPPER (300-400 LEVEL) CLASSES.
        2. A MINIMUM OF 30 CREDITS MUST HAVE BEEN EARNED IN THE CLASSROOM OF A REGIONALLY ACCREDITED COLLEGE. ONLINE COURSES ARE CONSIDERED CLASSROOM CREDITS.
        3. MUST MEET GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS OF:
           A. 9 CREDITS IN COMMUNICATION SKILLS, INCLUDING 6 CREDITS IN ENGLISH COMPOSITION.
           B. 12 CREDITS IN MATH/SCIENCE, INCLUDING 3 CREDITS IN MATH
           C. 15 CREDITS IN HUMANITIES/SOCIAL SCIENCES.
    B. GRADUATE PROGRAMS:
        1. A BACCALAUREATE DEGREE FROM A REGIONALLY ACCREDITED INSTITUTION.
        2. COMPLETION OF THE GRADUATE RECORD EXAM (GRE) WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS WITH SCORES IN THE 50TH PERCENTILE OR HIGHER ON ALL THREE SECTIONS; GRE IS WAIVED FOR APPLICANTS POSSESSING A MASTER’S OR DOCTORAL DEGREE FROM A REGIONALLY ACCREDITED INSTITUTION.
6. ALL APPLICANTS MUST NOTIFY THEIR RESPECTIVE ENLISTED ASSIGNMENTS MONITOR AND OCCUPATIONAL FIELD SPECIALIST PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THEIR NOMINATION PACKAGES TO THIS HEADQUARTERS.
7. MARINES SELECTED FOR A PROGRAM WILL INCUR AN OBLIGATION OF TWO YEARS AFTER GRADUATION. NOMINEES WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A PAGE 11 ENTRY TO THE SELECTION PANEL STATING ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE OBLIGATED SERVICE REQUIREMENT.
8. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS:
    A. GENERAL:
        1. APPLICATION PACKAGES WILL BE SUBMITTED VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND UNDER COVER OF AN ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION (AA) FORM THROUGH THE FIRST COLONEL IN THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND. THE AA FORM WILL CONTAIN ENCLOSURES TO DOCUMENT ALL PREREQUISITES.
        2. THE COMMANDING OFFICER'S ENDORSEMENT MUST CERTIFY THE APPLICANT'S ELIGIBILITY FOR REENLISTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH MCO P1040.31J, AND THAT THE APPLICANT IS WITHIN USMC HEIGHT/WEIGHT AND MILITARY APPEARANCE STANDARDS.
    B. APPLICATION PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE:
        1. AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH PER INSTRUCTIONS CONTAINED IN MCO P1070.12, PARA 2002; PACKAGES WITHOUT PHOTOS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.
        2. A COPY OF THE PAGE 11 ENTRY FOR THE OBLIGATED SERVICE REQUIREMENT ALONG WITH THE COMMANDING OFFICER’S COUNSELING STATEMENT.
        3. NIU APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION FORM.
    C. BSI APPLICANTS WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
        1. OFFICIAL HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPTS, OR A NOTARIZED COPY OF A DIPLOMA OR GED CERTIFICATE, FORWARDED BY THE ISSUING INSTITUTION DIRECTLY TO THE ADDRESSES IN PARAGRAPHS 10 AND 11.
        2. OFFICIAL COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS FORWARDED BY THE ISSUING INSTITUTION DIRECTLY TO THE ADDRESSES IN PARAGRAPHS 10 AND 11 FOR ALL UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE TRANSCRIPTS.
        3. OFFICIAL COPIES OF STANDARDIZED TESTS SUCH AS CLEP, DANTES, DLPT, REGENTS COLLEGE EXAMS, GRE, ETC., FORWARDED BY THE ISSUING INSTITUTION DIRECTLY TO THE ADDRESSES IN PARAGRAPHS 10 AND 11.
        4. OFFICIAL SAILOR/MARINE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION REGISTRY TRANSCRIPT (SMART).
        5. AN UNCLASSIFIED 500 WORD STATEMENT OF PURPOSE, TYPED AND DOUBLE SPACED, EXPLAINING APPLICANTS’ MOTIVATION FOR OBTAINING THE BSI AND THEIR PROFESSIONAL GOALS AND ASPIRATIONS.
    D. MSSI/MSTI APPLICANTS WILL ALSO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
        1. OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS FORWARDED BY THE ISSUING INSTITUTION DIRECTLY TO THE ADDRESSES LISTED IN PARAGRAPHS 10 AND 11 FOR ALL UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE TRANSCRIPTS AND (DEGREE OR PARTIAL) GRADUATE TRANSCRIPTS.
        2. CURRENT GRE SCORE FORWARDED BY THE ISSUING INSTITUTION (NO MORE THAN 5 YEARS OLD); FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION TO NIU USE SCHOOL CODE 5205.
        3. AN UNCLASSIFIED 500 WORD STATEMENT OF PURPOSE, TYPED AND DOUBLE SPACED, EXPLAINING APPLICANTS’ MOTIVATION FOR GRADUATE STUDY IN INTELLIGENCE, PROFESSIONAL GOALS AND OBJECTIVES, AND ACADEMIC OR CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS THAT WILL ENHANCE THEIR CAPABILITIES TO UNDERTAKE SUCH A DEGREE. THE ESSAY WILL BE GRADED ON CLARITY, LOGIC, AND ENGLISH USAGE.
9. AN EXAMPLE PACKAGE CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE HQMC/INTEL DEPARTMENT WEBSITE AT HTTP:WWW.HQMC.MARINES.MIL/INTELLIGENCE/RESOURCES/EDUCATIONALPROGRAMS.ASPX.
10. APPLICATION PACKETS MAY BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY BY THE UNIT’S FINAL ENDORSING AUTHORITY AS AN ADOBE ACROBAT (.PDF) FILE TO THE HQMC/IOP POC (JEFFREY.M.SURINA@USMC.MIL).  UNITS MAY ALSO SUBMIT HARD COPY PACKAGES TO THIS MAILING ADDRESS AS FOLLOWS:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS
INTELLIGENCE DEPARTMENT (CODE/IOP)
3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON
(ATTN: MSGT SURINA)
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-3000

11. SEPARATE APPLICATION PACKETS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY BY THE UNIT’S FINAL ENDORSING AUTHORITY AS AN ADOBE ACROBAT (.PDF) FILE TO NIUADMIT@DODIIS.MIL. NOMINEES MAY ALSO SUBMIT HARD COPY PACKAGES TO
NIU; MAILING ADDRESS AS FOLLOWS:
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE UNIVERSITY
ATTN: ADMISSIONS OFFICE (MCA-2)
200 MACDILL BLVD
WASHINGTON, DC
20340-5100

12. NIU POINTS OF CONTACT AND UNIVERSITY INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.NI-U.EDU.
13. UPON RECEIPT OF A NOMINATION PACKAGE, AN EMAIL WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE ORIGINATING COMMAND BY HQMC/IOP ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT AND STATUS OF  THE NOMINATION PACKAGE.     
14. APPLICATIONS WILL BE REVIEWED BY A SELECTION PANEL CONVENED AT HQMC. PROGRAM SELECTEES WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MARADMIN.
15. SELECTEES WILL REPORT TO DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL ANACOSTIA (MCC: J90), JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA BOLLING, WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR DUTY DURING THE THIRD QTR CALENDAR YEAR 2016.
16. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MR. P.C. CHUDOBA, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE, U.S. MARINE CORPS.//