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TO NAVADMIN                                                          
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NAVADMIN 337/10
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SUBJ/EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION DISTANCE LEARNING   
DEGREE PROGRAM FOR MARCH 2011//                                      

REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/061710Z AUG 07//                         
AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 195/07, OFFICER GRADUATE EDUCATION SERVICE    
OBLIGATION.//                                                        

RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE SOLICITATION FOR APPLICATIONS FOR 
THE MARCH 2011 DISTANCE LEARNING EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS 
ADMINISTRATION (EMBA) PROGRAM.  THE PROGRAM WILL BE TAUGHT IN THE 
NORFOLK AND SAN DIEGO FLEET CONCENTRATION AREAS (FCA), PENSACOLA, 
PATUXENT RIVER, LEMOORE, JACKSONVILLE, WASHINGTON NAVY YARD, AND OTHER 
SATELLITE SITES.                                               

2.  THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL (NPS) DEFENSE-FOCUSED EMBA IS A    
24-MONTH, NAVY-FUNDED, PART-TIME GRADUATE PROGRAM FOCUSED ON         
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT.  THE PROGRAM IS TARGETED FOR MIDDLE TO SENIOR   
GRADE ACTIVE DUTY OFFICERS (O4 (SELECT), O4, AND O5), WHOSE CAREER   
PATHS PRECLUDE IN-RESIDENT NPS GRADUATE PROGRAMS.                    

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.  DURING THE RESIDENT WEEK, STUDENTS WILL   
TAKE A TWO-CREDIT HOUR COURSE IN MANAGING TEAMS.  THE NPS PROGRAM IS 
SCHEDULED FOR THE WEEK OF 21 - 25 MARCH 2011.  A BLOCK OF ROOMS HAS BEEN 
RESERVED AT THE NAVY LODGE, MONTEREY, FOR ALL ATTENDEES.  BUS   
TRANSPORTATION WILL BE PROVIDED TO AND FROM DAILY CLASSES AT THE NPS 
CAMPUS TO MINIMIZE COSTS.                                            

4.  NPS FACULTY USES 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.  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 2011.  CLASS SCHEDULES WILL BE POSTED ON THE EMBA WEBSITE WHEN 
CONFIRMED.         

5.  ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE AN UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE FROM AN 
ACCREDITED FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY, ACADEMIC PROFILE CODE    
(APC) OF 245 (2.6 GPA OR HIGHER ON A 4 POINT SCALE AND 2 OR MORE     
PRE-CALCULUS COURSES WITH A GRADE AVERAGE OF B OR BETTER; OFFICIAL   
TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE FORWARDED TO DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS FOR          
EVALUATION), DEPARTMENT HEAD OR SIMILAR MID-LEVEL MANAGEMENT         
EXPERIENCE, STRONG POTENTIAL FOR PROMOTION, AND FULL COMMAND        
ENDORSEMENT.  THE GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION TEST (GMAT) IS NOT   
REQUIRED.  INDIVIDUALS DESIRING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM MUST   
HAVE PROJECTED ROTATION DATES (PRD) THAT ALLOW THEM TO COMPLETE THE  
FULL 24-MONTH PROGRAM AT THEIR SELECTED LOCATION (NO EARLIER THAN    
MARCH 2013).  GRADUATES WILL BE AWARDED AN EMBA DEGREE FROM NPS AND  
THE NAVY SUBSPECIALTY CODE 3100P, RESOURCE MANAGEMENT - DEFENSE      
FOCUS.                                                               

6.  PER REF 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.  APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 7 JANUARY 2011 FOR THE MARCH COHORT.     
SUBMIT APPLICATIONS WITH COMMAND ENDORSEMENT IN THE FORMAT PROVIDED ON 
THE EMBA WEBSITE, WWW.NPS.EDU/ACADEMICS/GSBPP/EMBA.  THE FAX      
NUMBER FOR SUBMISSION IS (831)656-3630/DSN 756.                      

8.  ALL EMBA APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT AN ON-LINE APPLICATION AVAILABLE VIA 
A LINK FROM THE EMBA HOME WEBSITE AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY, BUT NO 
LATER THAN 7 JANUARY 2011.                                    

9.  POINT OF CONTACT:  NPS PROGRAM OFFICE, AT (831) 656-2562/DSN     
756, OR VIA E-MAIL AT emba@nps.edu.                               

10.  RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.//

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