March 2016 Naval Postgraduate School Executive MBA NAVADMIN

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I completed this degree and can answer any questions related to it. In brief, you go to class at a remote site 1 day per week for 2 years. It is free except for the cost of books, and takes about 10-20 hours/week of work in addition to class time. You have to go to the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA for the first week, but that is the only required on-site time. In order to apply, you have to have 2 years of time on station left from the day you start the program. In addition, your CO has to sign a letter that indicates he/she is willing to give you the time to complete the program and that you are unlikely to deploy during those 2 years. Because of all of these stipulations, essentially you have to apply after arriving at a new duty station or just after getting retoured. If you are in a specialty with frequent deployments, you should have recently deployed. The commitment if you sign up is 3 additional years from the time you quit or complete the program. This commitment has no effect on your medical special pays. The NAVADMIN for the next class is here:

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SUBJ/EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DISTANCE LEARNING DEGREE
PROGRAM FOR MARCH 2016//

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RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN announces application procedures for the March 2016
distance learning Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) program.
The program will be taught in the fleet concentration areas (Norfolk,
Washington, DC, and San Diego) and other eligible sites.

2.  The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) defense-focused EMBA is a 24-month,
fully-funded, part-time graduate program focused on resource management.  The
program prepares middle to senior grade active-duty officers, lieutenant
commander (select) and above, whose career paths do not support in-resident
graduate education.

3.  The program begins with a one-week temporary additional duty (TAD)
resident program at the NPS campus in Monterey, CA.  Official travel orders
and funding for TAD travel will be provided by the student's parent command.
If command funding is not available, students may fund their own travel and
utilize no-cost TAD orders from their command.  During resident week,
students will take a two-credit hour course in managing teams.  Additionally,
students will interact with the faculty who will be teaching throughout the
program and master the skills required to learn via distance learning
methods.  The NPS program is scheduled for the week of 22-26 February 2016.
A block of rooms have been reserved at Navy Lodge, Monterey, CA for
attendees.  Optionally, the NPS bachelor officer quarters on campus may be
utilized on a space available basis.  Transportation by bus will be provided
to and from the Navy Lodge for daily classes on the NPS campus to minimize
TAD costs.

4.  NPS faculty use video teleconferencing (VTC), internet, and other
distance learning modes to teach the follow-on courses. Students meet in VTC-
capable classrooms once a week during normal duty hours for six to seven
hours of instruction, taking two classes per quarter for eight quarters.
Students enter the EMBA program as a cohort and will take all courses
together as a learning team (minimum five personnel).  All students must
recognize that attending classes with their respective cohort is mandatory to
complete the degree requirements.  VTC instruction will begin during the week
of 28 March 2016.
5.  Eligibility requirements include an undergraduate degree from a
regionally accredited 4-year college or university, academic profile code of
245 (2.6 grade point average or higher on a 4 point scale) and 2 precalculus
courses with a grade average of B or better.  A commanding officer
endorsement letter is required to participate in the program.  Department
head or similar mid-level management experience and strong potential for
promotion are preferred. Participants must have a projected rotation date no
earlier than March 2018.  The Graduate Management Admission Test is not
required.

6.  Graduates will be awarded an EMBA degree from NPS and the Navy
subspecialty code 3100P, Financial Management Defense Focus.  Per reference
(a), officers participating in this program must agree to remain on active
duty following completion of graduate studies for a period of three years.
This obligation is discharged concurrently with any other service obligation
already incurred.  This agreement does not obligate the Navy to retain the
officer on active duty.

7.  Officers interested in the EMBA program can visit the NPS EMBA home page
for detailed eligibility and application process information.  Deadline for
the application process is no later than 18 December 2015.  The EMBA program
homepage can be found at www.nps.edu/emba.

8.  Point of contact is the NPS EMBA program office and they can be reached
at (831) 656-2562/DSN 756, or fax at (831) 656-3630/DSN 756, or via e-mail at
emba(at)nps.edu.

9.  This message will remain in effect until superseded or 30 June 2016,
whichever occurs first.

10.  Released by Vice Admiral W. F. Moran, N1.//

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