ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 041858Z MAY 01 ZYB MIN PSN 642229J25 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N7// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS NAVADMIN 109/01 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO N7// SUBJ/TROY STATE UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMIN// REF/A/NAVADMIN 051/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DTIME:161205/ZMAR00// REF/B/NAVADMIN/WASHINGTON DC/DTIME:072210/ZJUL99// NARR/REF A CONTINUES TROY STATE UNIVERSITY EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (EMBA) PILOT PROGRAM ESTABLISHED IN REF B// POC/ROUST/CDR/CNO/LOC:N794H/TEL:703-697-3991// POC/HESS/CAPT/DEAN OF PROGRAMS/LOC:NPS/TEL:831-656-2291// RMKS/1. TROY STATE UNIVERSITY EMBA PILOT PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE FOR FY01. FY01 CLASS CONVENING DATE IS 13 AUGUST 2001. APPLICATIONS FOR THIS FULLY FUNDED EDUCATION PROGRAM (TUITION, BOOKS AND FEES) WILL BE ACCEPTED FROM 15 MAY TO 30 JUNE 2001. 2. THE TROY STATE EMBA IS A 21-MONTH PROGRAM THAT IS OFFERED EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH WEB-BASED COURSES. UP TO 12 HOURS OF GRADUATE CREDIT MAY BE TRANSFERRED FROM OTHER ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS. PARTICIPANTS MUST HAVE ACCESS TO A COMPUTER, THE INTERNET AND EMAIL. PARTICIPANTS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT GRE SCORES FOR PROGRAM ASSESSMENT PURPOSES. GRE SCORES WILL NOT BE USED AS PROGRAM ENTRANCE CRITERIA. IN PREVIOUS YEARS, PARTICIPATION HAS BEEN LIMITED TO UNRESTRICTED LINE OFFICERS (URL). FOR FY01, LDO AND TAR OFFICERS MAY BE ALLOCATED QUOTAS NOT USED BY THE URL. QUOTA APPORTIONMENT FOR FY01 IS AS FOLLOWS: SURFACE-5, AVIATION-8, SUBMARINERS-5, FLEET SUPPORT-2. IF REQUIRED, PERS-4 IS AUTHORIZED TO REALLOCATE QUOTAS. 3. TO APPLY FOR THIS PROGRAM, SUBMIT REQUEST TO HEAD OF RESPECTIVE ASSIGNMENT BRANCH NPC (PERS 41/42/43/44) VIA COMMANDING OFFICER. NPC (PERS 41/42/43/44) WILL COLLATE REQUESTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE PROGRAM AND REVIEW APPLICANT PERFORMANCE RECORDS AS WELL AS APPLICANT'S SPECIFIC CAREER REQUIREMENTS, FOCUSING ON FLEET/CAREER PERFORMANCE AND PROBABILITY OF DEGREE COMPLETION. A MAXIMUM OF TWENTY OFFICERS WILL BE SELECTED FOR THIS PROGRAM FOR FY01. NPC (PERS 41/42/43/44) WILL PROPOSE SLATES ON NOMINATED SELECTIONS TO CORRESPONDING COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP WHO APPROVES ALL SELECTIONS. COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP WILL NOTIFY SELECTEES NO LATER THAN 20 JULY 2001. NPC (PERS4) WILL PROVIDE SLATE TO INCLUDE: NAME, RANK, DESIG, SSN, COMMAND ADDRESS, PRD, HOME AND WORK MAILING ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBERS AND EMAIL ADDRESSES TO: DIRECTOR OF CIVILIAN INSTITUTIONS PROGRAMS, NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, CODE 031A, 1588 CUNNINGHAM ROAD, HERMANN HALL, ROOM 220E, MONTEREY, CA 93942-5143; (831) 656-4654 OR DSN: 878-4653 EMAIL: CODE031A@NPS.NAVY.MIL. THE NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL (NPS) WILL CONTINUE ADMINISTRATION OF THIS PROGRAM AND WILL PROVIDE PROGRAM SELECTEES WITH APPROPRIATE INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ON NECESSARY ACTION/PROCEDURES BY SEPARATE CORRESPONDENCE. 4. PROGRAM REQUEST FORMAT: FROM: (GRADE, FULL NAME, SSN/DESIGNATOR) TO: COMMANDER , NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (PERS 41/42/43/44) VIA: COMMANDING OFFICER SUBJ: TROY STATE EXECUTIVE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (EMBA) PROGRAM REF: (THIS NAVADMIN) 1. I REQUEST SELECTION TO THE TROY STATE EMBA PROGRAM. I CURRENTLY DO NOT HOLD A GRADUATE DEGREE OBTAINED THROUGH FULL TIME/FULLY FUNDED STUDY. 2. I UNDERSTAND THAT UPON ACCEPTING THIS PROGRAM AND ITS BENEFITS, I SHALL REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS UPON COMPLETION OR DISENROLLMENT FROM THE PROGRAM, AND THAT THIS OBLIGATION IS DISCHARGED CONCURRENTLY WITH ANY OTHER SERVICE OBLIGATION WHICH I MAY ALREADY HAVE. THIS AGREEMENT DOES NOT OBLIGATE THE NAVY TO RETAIN ME ON ACTIVE DUTY. 5. RELEASED BY VADM D. MCGINN, N7// BT