TUITION ASSISTANCE AND WAIVER POLICY:
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RATUZYUW RUENAAA0426 1601035-UUUU--RUCRNAD. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCF3597 1601109 R 091035Z JUN 06 ZYB MIN ZYW PSN 859975K43 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO RHMFIUU/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT UNCLAS //N01500// NAVADMIN 166/06 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JUN// SUBJ/TUITION ASSISTANCE AND WAIVER POLICY// REF/A/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/191320ZAUG2005// AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 203/05, SENIOR ENLISTED EDUCATION INITIATIVE- ASSOCIATES DEGREE FOR E8 ELIGIBILITY FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011 SELECTION BOARD.// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. EDUCATION IS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE A KEY FACTOR IN THE PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF OUR SAILORS. NAVY LEADERSHIP IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ALL ACTIVE DUTY SAILORS AS THEY PURSUE THEIR EDUCATIONAL GOALS DURING OFF-DUTY HOURS THROUGH TUITION ASSISTANCE (TA), NAVY COLLEGE PROGRAM FOR AFLOAT COLLEGE EDUCATION (NCPACE), ACADEMIC SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, AND TESTING. 2. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ALL ACTIVE DUTY SAILORS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR 100 PERCENT OF TUITION ASSISTANCE UP TO $250 PER SEMESTER HOUR (SH) AND UP TO 16 SH PER FY (INCREASE FROM THE HISTORICAL LIMIT OF 12 SH). SAILORS DESIRING TO TAKE MORE THAN 16 SH PER FY MUST SUBMIT A WAIVER REQUEST. EACH WAIVER PACKAGE WILL BE OBJECTIVELY CONSIDERED BY A REVIEW BOARD AND EVALUATED ON ITS OWN MERITS. HOWEVER, IN NO CASE WILL WAIVERS BE APPROVED FOR MORE THAN THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (OSD) LIMIT OF $4500 PER FY AT THE $250 SEMESTER HOUR CAP. MORE TUITION ASSISTANCE AND WAIVER INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE NAVY COLLEGE WEBSITE AT HTTPS:/WWW.NAVYCOLLEGE.NAVY.MIL/. 3. TA WILL REMAIN AT 16 SH THROUGHOUT FY-07, BUT NETC WILL CLOSELY MONITOR UTILIZATION. IF THE RATE OF OVERALL TA EXPENDITURES CREATES A DANGER OF RUNNING OUT OF TA FUNDING PRIOR TO THE END OF FY-07, NETC MAY IMPOSE MANAGEMENT CONTROLS AND PRIORITIES TO ENSURE THAT ACADEMIC PLANNING IS NOT DISRUPTED (SUCH AS LIMITING TA OVER 12 SH TO COURSES TIED DIRECTLY TO DEGREE COMPLETION). 4. WHILE TA IS THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF EDUCATIONAL BENEFIT FOR SAILORS ON SHORE DUTY, SAILORS DESIRING TO CONTINUE EDUCATION WHILE AT SEA OR IN REMOTE LOCATIONS SHOULD USE NCPACE. NCPACE IS AVAILABLE WITH NO CAPS TO TOTAL SH WITHIN A FY. IN ADDITION TO NCPACE AND TA, FREE TESTING PROGRAMS SUCH AS DANTES STANDARD SUBJECT TESTS (DSST), COLLEGE LEVEL EXAMINATION PROGRAM (CLEP), AND EXCELSIOR COLLEGE EXAMINATIONS ARE OFFERED THROUGH LOCAL NAVY COLLEGE OFFICES AND NATIONAL TESTING CENTERS. SAILORS WHO MAY NEED COLLEGE PREPARATORY COURSES ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE NAVY'S ACADEMIC SKILLS PROGRAM AVAILABLE AT SEA AND ASHORE. 5. AS ANNOUNCED IN REF A, TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT TO SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER FOR FY-11 SELECTION BOARD AND BEYOND, SAILORS MUST EARN RATING RELEVANT ASSOCIATES DEGREES FROM AN ACCREDITED INSTITUTION. TO REVIEW THE LIST OF RATING RELEVANT DEGREE OPTIONS FROM THE NAVY COLLEGE PROGRAM DISTANCE LEARNING PARTNERSHIPS ACCESS SAILOR/MARINE ONLINE ACADEMIC ADVISOR VIA HTTPS:/SMART.NAVY.MIL/SMART/WELCOME.CO OR THE SMART TRANSCRIPT QUICK LINK ON NAVY KNOWLEDGE ONLINE AT WWW.NKO.NAVY.MIL. 6. THE NAVY VALUES EDUCATION. PURSUING A COLLEGE CERTIFICATE OR DEGREE DURING OFF-DUTY TIME DEVELOPS IMPORTANT CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS TIME MANAGEMENT AND CRITICAL THINKING, AND ENHANCES COMPETENCIES IN VERBAL, WRITTEN AND MATHEMATICAL SKILLS. FOR THE INDIVIDUAL, COMPLETING A DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE BRINGS NOT ONLY KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO THE ACADEMIC AREA OF EMPHASIS, BUT ALSO A SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT AND SELF-WORTH IN PREPARATION FOR ACCEPTANCE OF GREATER RESPONSIBILITIES, TAKING ON NEW ROLES, OR ADVANCEMENT. 7. POC: MS. ANN HUNTER, NETC (N52), AT (850) 452-8956 OR EMAIL AT ANN.HUNTER@NAVY.MIL. 8. RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1.// BT #0426 NNNN