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SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2020 GRADUATE SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES AT MASSACHUSETTS 
INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION//

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AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1520.31D, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-WOODS 
HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION JOINT MASTERS IN OCEANOGRAPHY PROGRAM.// 
POC/BOGETTO/CIV/OPNAV N2N6/TEL:  (703) 604-6289/DSN: 664-6289/
EMAIL:  curtis.bogetto@navy.mil.//

RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN announces eligibility requirements and application 
procedures for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 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.  Four quotas are available for the June 2020 program start.  Applications 
can be submitted online now at https ://gradapply.mit.edu/whoi/apply/login/.  
MIT deadline for applications is 1 October 2019.  Program information and 
admission requirements can be found online at http://mit.whoi.edu, within 
reference (a), and from the points of contact (POC) 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-20 include:
    a.  Warfare qualified officers from any unrestricted line
    community.
    b.  Warfare qualified restricted line officers in designator
    1800.
    c.  Midshipman 1st Class at U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) or Naval Reserve 
Officer Training Corps (NROTC) who will be commissioned in the spring of 
2020.
    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 2020 to start summer refresher coursework.

4.  Selectees are eligible for the 6402P subspecialty code (Operational 
Oceanography) after fully satisfying the educational skill requirements.

5.  Selectees may defer enrollment for up to one year to meet operational and 
detailing requirements.

6.  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.

7.  Interested applicants should submit an online application and Graduate 
Record Examination (GRE) results directly to the MIT-WHOI Joint Program.  If 
more than four applications are accepted by MIT -WHOI, a Navy selection board 
will be convened to select the four candidates.

8.  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.

9.  A separate application package must be sent via encrypted email to Mr. 
Curtis Bogetto, OPNAV N2N6C1, by 1 October 2019, at the email listed below.  
This package must include:

    a.  Commanding Officer endorsement
    b.  Detailer endorsement letter
    c.  Last three fitness reports
    d.  Copy of GRE scores
    e.  Copies of all post-secondary education transcripts
    f.  Copy of Statement of Objective essay from the MIT-WHOI
    application

10.  The primary POC is Mr. Curtis Bogetto, OPNAV N2N6C1, (703) 604-6289 or 
curtis.bogetto@navy.mil.
For questions regarding the MIT application, contact Ms. Kris Kipp, Graduate 
Administrator, MIT-WHOI Joint Program, (617) 253-7544 or kipp@mit.edu.

11.  This message is canceled for record purposes on 31 March 2020.

12.  Released by VADM Matthew J. Kohler, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for 
Information Warfare, OPNAV N2N6.//

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