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R 301813Z MAY 00  ZYB MIN PSN 075686J32
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS//N01520//
NAVADMIN 136/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/PERS-44//
 
SUBJ/FY-01 PHD PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD//
 
REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/91OCT01//
 
AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1520.23B, GRADUATE EDUCATION//
 
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES DOCTORAL LEVEL STUDIES AVAILABLE IN
FY-01 FOR OFFICERS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA IN REF A.
 
2.  THREE QUOTAS ARE AVAILABLE FOR NAVY OFFICERS TO OBTAIN DOCTORATE
LEVEL EDUCATION WITH THE AREAS OF STUDY LIMITED BY SUBSPECIALTY AND
DESIGNATOR.  ALL STUDIES WILL BE HELD AT THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE
SCHOOL.  THE FOLLOWING DOCTORAL DEGREES ARE AVAILABLE IN FY-01 WITH
ELIGIBILITY LIMITED TO CERTAIN DESIGNATORS:
CURRICULUM TITLE            SUBSPEC CODE         DESIGNATOR
METEOROLOGY ENGINEERING     XX48                 180X ONLY
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING      XX54                 144X ONLY
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING      XX55                 144X/161X ONLY
 
3.  SUBMIT APPLICATIONS, NOT LATER THAN 30 JUL 00, TO PRESIDENT,
FY-01 PHD PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD (PERS-440B), NAVY PERSONNEL
COMMAND, BUILDING 791, 5720 INTEGRITY DRIVE, MILLINGTON, TN
38055-4400, VIA THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL (NPS), DIRECTOR OF
ADMISSIONS (CODE 01B3), 589 DYER ROAD (ROOM 103), MONTEREY, CA
93943-5100.  NPS WILL CONDUCT AN ACADEMIC REVIEW AND FORWARD
APPLICATIONS TO THE SELECTION BOARD WHICH CONVENES IN OCT 00.
APPLICATIONS TO THE BOARD, WITH COMMAND ENDORSEMENT, SHOULD CONTAIN
THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM INFORMATION TO ASSIST THE BOARD IN REVIEWING
THE APPLICANT'S RECORD:
    A.  NAME, RANK, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER/DESIGNATOR;
    B.  EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND (SCHOOLS ATTENDED, DEGREES OBTAINED,
MAJOR, THESIS TOPIC);
    C.  TRANSCRIPTS FROM UNDERGRADUATE AND PREVIOUS POSTGRADUATE
STUDIES, DESIRED AREA(S) OF STUDY;
    D.  FITREPS AND TRAINING CERTIFICATES (NOT INCLUDING TRANSCRIPTS)
WHICH ARE NOT IN THE MICROFICHE RECORD OR ON THE OSR; AND
    E.  CURRENT GRE.
 
4.  LESSONS LEARNED FROM PREVIOUS PHD SELECTION BOARDS REVEAL THAT
UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE TRANSCRIPTS ARE OFTEN MISSING FROM
OFFICIAL RECORDS, WHICH CAN RESULT IN POSSIBLE NON-SELECTION FOR
SOME QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.  APPLICANTS SHOULD ENSURE ACCURACY OF
THEIR OSR AND MICROFICHE RECORD BEFORE THE BOARD CONVENES.  LETTERS
TO THE SELECTION BOARD PRESIDENT ARE OPTIONAL AND ANY CORRESPONDENCE
TO THE BOARD MUST BE SENT VIA THE OFFICER CONCERNED IAW MILPERSMAN
1401-010.
 
5.  OFFICERS SELECTED FOR THE PHD PROGRAM WILL BE INDIVIDUALLY
NOTIFIED BY THEIR DETAILER AND THE NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND.  FOR
QUESTIONS REGARDING APPLICATION INFORMATION, CONTACT THE NAVAL
POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL DIRECTOR OF ADMISSIONS AT (408) 656-3093/DSN
878.  FOR ALL OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THE PHD PROGRAM, CONTACT
LT GALONE BATTS, PERS-440B, AT (901) 874-4056/DSN 882.
 
6.  RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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