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SUBJ/FY-05 GRADUATE SCHOOL OPPORTUNITIES AT MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE
/OF TECHNOLOGY (MIT) AND WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE (WHOI)//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED FOR THE MIT/WHOI
JOINT MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAM.  THIS IS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR
UNRESTRICTED LINE OFFICERS, RESTRICTED LINE OFFICERS (180X), AND
FIRST CLASS MIDSHIPMEN FROM THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY (USNA) OR A NAVAL
RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (NROTC) UNIT TO EARN A MASTERS DEGREE
IN OCEANOGRAPHY FROM THESE PRESTIGIOUS LEARNING INSTITUTIONS.
2.  OFFICERS RETAIN THEIR DESIGNATORS UPON GRADUATION BUT WILL BE
AWARDED THE 6402P SUB-SPECIALTY CODE (OPERATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY).
THE PROGRAM TYPICALLY REQUIRES 24-27 MONTHS TO COMPLETE.
3.  ELIGIBILITY AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:
    A.  LT/LCDR URL OFFICERS FROM THE WARFARE SPECIALIST
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COMMUNITIES, SPECIFICALLY:  111X, 112X, 131X, OR 132X.
    B.  LT/LCDR RL OFFICERS FROM THE 180X COMMUNITY.
    C.  FIRST CLASS MIDSHIPMEN FROM THE USNA OR AN NROTC UNIT.
    D.  ACADEMIC PROFILE CODE (APC) OF 012 OR HIGHER IS RECOMMENDED.
    E.  GRADUATE RECORD EXAMINATION (GRE) WITHIN THE LAST FIVE
YEARS.  GRE SCORES OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS HAVE GENERALLY EXCEEDED:
VERBAL 650, QUANTITIVE 650, AND ANALYTICAL WRITING 4.0.
    F.  MUST MEET THE ACADEMIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OF MIT/WHOI.
    G.  MUST BE AVAILABLE TO REPORT TO MIT/WHOI IN JUN 05.
    H.  MUST OBTAIN APPLICATION FROM POC NLT 1 DEC 04.
    I.  ORIGINAL APPLICATION AND GRE RESULTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY
MIT/WHOI NLT 15 JAN 05.
4.  A COPY OF THE APPLICATION AND DOCUMENTATION OF DETAILER AND
COMMANDING OFFICER CONCURRENCE TO DETACH IN TIME TO REPORT TO
MIT/WHOI IN JUN 05, MUST BE SENT TO:
     OFFICE OF THE OCEANOGRAPHER OF THE NAVY
     CNO(N61M1)
     2511 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY (PT-5479)
     ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA 22202-3926
5.  FOUR QUOTAS WILL BE AVAILABLE IN FY-05.  SELECTEES WILL BE
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NOTIFIED IN MAR 05.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE PROGRAM AND
REQUIREMENTS CAN BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT WEB.MIT.EDU/MIT-WHOI.
6.  QUESTIONS MAY ALSO BE DIRECTED TO CDR ANGEL RIVERA AT (703)
601-1407/DSN 329, EMAIL:  ANGEL.RIVERA@NAVY.MIL OR CDR STEVEN
RUTHERFORD AT (703) 601-1287/DSN 329, EMAIL:
STEVEN.J.RUTHERFORD@NAVY.MIL.
7.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
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