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SUBJ/FY22 GRADUATE SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES AT MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF 
TECHNOLOGY AND WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION// 
 
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NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1520.31D, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-WOODS 
HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION JOINT MASTERS IN OCEANOGRAPHY PROGRAM.   
REF B IS OPNAVINST 1520.23C, GRADUATE EDUCATION (CHANGE TRANSMITTAL 3).// 
POC/MICHAEL SAUNDERS/CIV/OPNAV N2N6IM2/TEL:  (703) 604-6292 
/EMAIL:  michael.saunders@navy.mil.// 
 
RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN announces eligibility requirements and application 
procedures for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology (MIT)-Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) Joint Masters 
Degree in Oceanography Program.  Where information differs between this 
NAVADMIN and reference (a), this NAVADMIN takes precedence.  This world-class 
program offers deep knowledge of ocean processes, ocean vehicles and 
instrumentation, acoustics, and signal processing.  Furthermore, it seeks to 
enhance understanding and application of operational oceanography as it 
pertains to the Undersea Warfare domain. 
 
2.  Three quotas are available for the June 2022 program start.  Applications 
can be submitted online now 
at https://gradapply.mit.edu/whoi_navy/apply/login/?next=/whoi_navy/.   
MIT deadline for applications is 1 October 2021.  Program information and 
admission requirements can be found online at https://mit.whoi.edu , within 
reference (a), and from the points of contact provided in this 
message.  Additionally, instructions to sign up for education program 
notification are available at 
https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/training-education-qualifications/e-graduate 
-education-and-fellowship-programs. 
 
3.  Eligibility and program requirements for active duty officers in FY-22 
include: 
    a.  Warfare qualified officers from any unrestricted line community. 
    b.  Warfare qualified restricted line officers in designator 1800. 
    c.  Midshipmen 1st Class at US Naval Academy (USNA) or Naval Reserve 
Officer Training Corps (NROTC) who will be commissioned in the spring of 
2022. 
    d.  Applicants must meet the academic eligibility requirements of MIT-
WHOI. 
    e.  Applicants must be available to report to MIT-WHOI at the beginning 
of June 2022 to start summer refresher coursework. 
 
4.  Service obligation requirements:  In accordance with reference (b), 
officers selected for this program must execute an agreement to remain on 
active duty, for a period of three years after completion of or withdrawal 
from the program.  For any officer participating in this program without 
first serving a tour in a permanent fleet billet (Immediate Graduate 
Education), the service obligation for this program (81 months) will be 
served consecutively to their initial service obligation, not to exceed 10 
years from the date of commissioning. 
 
5.  Selectees are eligible for the 6402P subspecialty code (Operational 
Oceanography) after fully satisfying the educational skill requirements. 
 
6.  Selectees may defer enrollment for up to one year to meet operational and 
detailing requirements. 
 
7.  Two fields of study are offered through the program.  The Applied Ocean 
Science and Engineering field of study is associated with the Mechanical 
Engineering Department at MIT and the Department of Applied Ocean Physics and 
Engineering Department at WHOI.  The Physical Oceanography field of study is 
associated with Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences at MIT and the 
Department of Physical Oceanography at WHOI.  Applicants must select the 
field for which they are applying during the application process. 
 
8.  Interested applicants should submit an online application directly to the 
MIT-WHOI Joint Program.  Graduate Record Examination (GRE) results will not 
be mandatory component of the application this year.  However, if applicants 
desire their results to be included in their application package, the results 
must be sent directly to the MIT-WHOI Joint Program.  If more than three 
applications are accepted by MIT-WHOI, a Navy selection board will be 
convened to select the three candidates. 
 
9.  Applicants must contact their detailer for counseling on the career 
impact of participation in the MIT-WHOI masters degree program.  An 
endorsement letter from the detailer is required. 
 
10.  A separate application package must be sent via encrypted email to Mr. 
Michael Saunders, OPNAV N2N6IM2, by 1 October 2021, at the email listed 
below.  This package must include: 
    a.  Commanding Officer endorsement 
    b.  Detailer endorsement letter (with the exception of USNA and NROTC 
Midshipmen) 
    c.  Last three fitness reports 
    d.  Copy of GRE scores (not mandatory) 
    e.  Copies of all post-secondary education transcripts 
    f.  Copy of Statement of Objective essay from the MIT-WHOI application to 
include a statement on how they found out about the program. 
    g.  In lieu of fitness reports, USNA and NROTC Midshipmen may submit 
three letters of recommendation from professors and military faculty 
highlighting academic and military accomplishments and capabilities. 
 
11.  Overall POC is Mr. Michael Saunders, OPNAV N2N6IM2, (703) 604-6292 or 
michael.saunders@navy.mil.  For questions regarding the MIT application, 
POC is Ms. Kris Kipp, Academic Administrator, MIT-WHOI Joint Program, 
(617) 253-7544 or kipp@mit.edu. 
 
12.  This message is canceled for record purposes on 31 March 2022. 
 
13.  Released by VADM Jeffrey E. Trussler, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations 
for Information Warfare, OPNAV N2N6.// 
 
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