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SUBJ/FY11 GRADUATE SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES AT MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF 
TECHNOLOGY AND WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION//

REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/14MAY2007//
APMN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1520.31B, MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF 
TECHNOLOGY/WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION JOINT MASTERS IN 
OCEANOGRAPHY PROGRAM//

RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND 
APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR THE FY11 MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF 
TECHNOLOGY (MIT)/WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION (WHOI) 
OCEANOGRAPHY MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAM PER REF A.  TWO QUOTAS ARE 
AVAILABLE FOR JUNE 2011 STARTS.  THIS PROGRAM TYPICALLY REQUIRES 24-27 
MONTHS TO COMPLETE.  APPLICATIONS ARE DUE BY
08 JANUARY 2011 AND SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE BY MARCH 2011.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE PROGRAM AND REQUIREMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED 
ONLINE AT HTTP://MIT.WHOI.EDU.

2.  ELIGIBILITY AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR ACTIVE-DUTY OFFICERS IN 
FY11 INCLUDE:
    A.  LT/LCDR UNRESTRICTED LINE (URL) OFFICERS IN DESIGNATORS 111X, 
112X, 131X, OR 132X, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION IN FY11.
    B.  LT/LCDR RESTRICTED LINE OFFICERS (RL) IN DESIGNATOR 18XX, ARE 
ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION IN FY11.
    C.  USNA/NROTC MIDSHIPMEN ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION IN 
FY11.
    D.  APPLICANTS MUST MEET THE ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF 
MIT/WHOI.  ACADEMIC PROFILE CODE (APC) OF 012 OR BETTER IS RECOMMENDED.  
GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION (GRE) MUST BE TAKEN WITHIN THE LAST FIVE 
YEARS.  GRE SCORES OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS HAVE GENERALLY EXCEEDED 
VERBAL 650, QUANTITATIVE 650, AND ANALYTICAL WRITING 4.0.
    E.  THE SELECTEES MUST BE AVAILABLE TO REPORT TO MIT/WHOI IN MID-
JUNE 2011.

3.  THE SELECTEE WILL RETAIN THEIR DESIGNATOR UPON GRADUATION AND IS 
ELIGIBLE FOR THE 6402P SUBSPECIALTY CODE (OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY) 
AFTER FULLY SATISFYING THE EDUCATIONAL SKILL REQUIREMENTS.  THE PROGRAM 
IS EXECUTED UNDER A NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL (NPS) APPROVED EDUCATION 
PLAN (EP) THAT MEETS THE EDUCATIONAL SKILL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 6402P 
SUBSPECIALTY CODE.  NO CHANGES MAY BE MADE TO THE APPROVED EP WITHOUT 
PRIOR CONSENT OF NPS.

4. SUBMIT APPLICATION AND GRE RESULTS TO MIT/WHOI TO ARRIVE NO LATER 
THAN 08 JANUARY 2011.  APPLICATION FORMS MAY BE SUBMITTED 
ELECTRONICALLY.  APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AT 
HTTP://MIT.WHOI.EDU BY FOLLOWING THE ADMISSIONS TAB LOCATED AT THE TOP 
OF THAT WEB PAGE.  THE MIT/WHOI PROGRAM OFFICE ADDRESS IS:
    JOINT PROGRAM OFFICE ROOM 54-911
    MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
    77 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE
    CAMBRIDGE MA 02139

5.  APPLICANTS MUST CONTACT THEIR DETAILERS FOR COUNSELING ON THE 
CAREER IMPACT OF PARTICIPATION IN THE MIT/WHOI PROGRAM AND 
OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE ASSIGNMENTS.  FOR CONSIDERATION, DETAILER 
ENDORSEMENT MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION PACKAGE.
SAMPLE STATEMENT IS AS FOLLOWS:  "I, (DETAILER RANK, NAME, AND TITLE), 
HAVE ADVISED (APPLICANT RANK, NAME) OF THE POTENTIAL CAREER IMPACT OF 
PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM AS WELL AS COMMUNITY REQUIREMENTS WITH 
RESPECT TO UTILIZATION OF THE 6402P SUBSPECIALTY CODE."

6.  A COPY OF THE APPLICATION WITH COMMANDING OFFICER AND DETAILER 
ENDORSEMENTS MUST BE SENT TO CNO N2N6F5 BY
8 JANUARY 2011. THIS COPY MAY BE SENT ELECTRONICALLY TO POC BELOW OR 
MAILED TO:
    OFFICE OF THE OCEANOGRAPHER OF THE NAVY (CNO N2N6F5)
    ATTN:  MIT-WHOI PROGRAM
    US NAVAL OBSERVATORY BLDG 1
    3450 MASSACHUSETTS AVE NW
    WASHINGTON DC 20392-5421

7.  POINT OF CONTACT:  CDR PETE SMITH, CNO N2N6F50C, AT (202) 762-0583 
OR VIA E-MAIL AT pete.smith@navy.mil.

8.  RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON III, N1.//

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