To meet its advanced educational requirements, the Navy has a unique academic institution at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) with specially tailored academic programs and a distinctive organization tying academic disciplines to naval and joint war fighting applications.
The student body consists of officers from all branches of the U.S. uniformed services, officers and civilians from approximately 60 other countries and civilian employees of both the federal government and state and local governments. A limited number of defense contractors and enlisted personnel are also enrolled. Selection for graduate education at NPS is based upon outstanding professional performance, promotion potential, and a strong academic background. Students receive graduate degrees as a result of successful completion of programs designed primarily to prepare them for future career assignments. Degrees are awarded on the basis of the same high academic standards that prevail at other accredited institutions.
As an academic institution, NPS emphasizes study and research programs that are relevant to the Navy's interests, as well as the interests of other branches of the Department of Defense (DoD). The programs are designed to accommodate the unique requirements of the military, defense department and other federal agencies, including requirements for Defense Acquisition Certification.
Provide relevant and unique advanced education and research programs in order to increase the combat effectiveness of U.S. and Allied armed forces and enhance the security of the United States.
To fulfill its mission, the Naval Postgraduate School strives to sustain excellence in the quality of its instructional programs; to be responsive to technological change and innovation in the Navy, defense, and national security environments; to prepare students to introduce and employ future technologies; and to work with other agencies and nations to ensure global security.
The Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) accredits the Naval Postgraduate School. In addition to regional accreditation, the Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science's Electrical, Mechanical and Astronautical Engineering degree programs are accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET). The Graduate School of Business and Public Policy programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The Master of Business Administration program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA).
Meeting the highest academic standards, the curricula are tailored to address defense and national security requirements and are developed within the framework of classical academic degrees.
Master of Arts
Master of Science
Master of Business Administration
Master of Executive Management
Master of Computing Technology
Master of Systems Analysis
Engineer
(Typically requires one year of study beyond the master's degree)
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Engineering
*Apart from institutional accreditation, the Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science's Electrical, Mechanical and Astronautical Engineering degree programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Committee of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, 111 Market Place, Suite 1050, Baltimore, MD 21202-4012 – telephone: (410) 347-7700
The Board of Advisors is composed of distinguished professionals, including highly qualified civilian educators, prominent citizens from business, the professions and other vocations, and active and retired military officers. The purpose of the Board is to assist the President and advise the Secretary of the Navy concerning graduate education. In fulfilling this objective, the Board assesses the effectiveness with which the Naval Postgraduate School is accomplishing its mission and evaluates its future plans. Board Members shall be appointed on an annual basis by the Secretary of Defense, and shall serve terms of four years. Following their initial four-year tour, Board Members may, at the discretion of the President, Naval Postgraduate School, be considered for additional terms on the Board.
The Board meets semi-annually and submits a report of its recommendations to the Secretary of the Navy via the President of NPS and Chief of Naval Operations.
Federal:
Federal members serve by virtue of their position.
John Harvey, VADM |
Deputy CNO for Manpower, Personnel, Training & Education |
Bill Landay, RADM |
Chief, Office of Naval Research |
Frances C. Wilson. LtGen |
President, National Defense University |
David H. Huntoon, Jr., MG |
Commandant, Army War College |
Stephen R. Lorenz, Lt Gen |
Commander, Air University |
Melvin Spiese, Brig Gen |
Commanding General, Training & Education Command, Marine Corps Combat Development Command |
Non-Federal:
Walter Anderson |
Chairman & CEO, Parade Publications |
Stanley R. Arthur, ADM, USN (Ret.) |
Private Consultant |
Lyle G. Bien, VADM, USN (Ret.) |
Private Consultant |
Honorable Jack Borsting, Ph.D. |
Professor and Dean Emeritus, University of Southern California |
Elisabeth Pate-Cornell, Ph.D. |
Professor and Chair, Stanford University |
Robert Fossum, Ph.D. |
Senior Research Scientist, University of Texas at Austin |
David E. Frost, VADM, USN (Ret.) |
President, Frost & Associates |
Lee Gunn, VADM, USN (Ret.) |
President, Institute for Public Research, CNA Corp |
T. Joseph Lopez, ADM, USN (Ret.) |
President, Information Manufacturing Corp |
Honorable Sean O'Keefe |
Chancellor, Louisiana State University |
Graham B. Spanier, Ph.D. |
President, Penn State University |
Honorable G. Kim Wincup |
Vice President, SAIC (Science Applications International Corp) |
The President of the Naval Postgraduate School is the academic coordinator for all graduate education programs in the Navy. The President administers fully-funded graduate educational programs at the Naval Postgraduate School, other service graduate schools and civilian universities.
Leadership
President
Daniel T. Oliver
VADM, USN (Ret.)
Executive Vice President and Provost
Leonard A. Ferrari, Ph.D.
Senior Military Assistant and Chief Of Staff
David Smarsh, Ph.D.
Col, USAF
Academic Staff
Vice President and Dean of Research
Dan C. Boger, Ph.D. (Acting)
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
O. Douglas Moses, Ph.D.
Associate Provost for Institutional Development & Director for Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Ted G. Lewis, Ph.D. (Acting)
Vice President for Information Resources and CIO
Christine M. Cermak, Ph.D.
Dean of Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Science
James L. Kays, Ph.D., BG, USA (Ret.)
Dean of Graduate School of Business and Public Policy
Robert N. Beck
Dean of Graduate School of Operational and Information Sciences
Peter Purdue, Ph.D.
Dean of School of International Graduate Studies
James Wirtz, Ph.D. (Acting)
Administrative Staff
Dean of Students
Kathryn M. Hobbs, CAPT, USN
University Librarian
Eleanor Uhlinger
Executive Director of Business Affairs & Comptroller
Kevin Little
Executive Director of Base Operations Support
Peter Dausen, COL, USA (Ret.)
Executive Director of Defense Resource Management Institute
Charles J. LaCivita, Ph.D.
Director of Academic Planning
Gilbert T. Howard, Ph.D.
Director of Academic Administration and Registrar
P. Michael Andersen
Acting Director of the Office of Continuous Learning
Valerie A. Moule, CDR, USN (Ret.)
Director of Programs
Mary D. Blankenship, CDR, USN
Director of Center for Civil-Military Relations
Richard Hoffman, LTC, USA (Ret.)
Director of International Programs
Herbert G. Roser, Col, USMC (Ret.)
Director of Institutional Planning & Communications
R. Frances Horvath, Ph.D.
Director of Center for Executive Education
Ronald E. Franklin
The Naval Postgraduate School has four graduate schools as well as several research and education institutes and centers. Academic departments and faculty are organized within four schools. Institutes and centers provide groups of faculty an additional structure for collaborative and inter-disciplinary teaching and research activities. The Naval Postgraduate School also has a number of inter-disciplinary committees and groups that oversee and advise education programs.
Graduate School of Business and Public Policy
Organizations and Management Academic Area
Acquisition Management Academic Area
Financial Management Academic Area
Operations and Logistics Management Academic Area
Manpower and Economics Academic Area
Enterprise and Information Management Academic Area
Graduate School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
Physics Department
Applied Mathematics Department
Oceanography Department
Meteorology Department
Mechanical and Astronautical Engineering Department
Space Systems Academic Group
Systems Engineering Department
Graduate School of Operational and Information Sciences
Computer Science Department
Information Sciences Department
Operations Research Department
Defense Analysis Department
School for International Graduates Studies
National Security Affairs Department
International Graduate Programs Office
Defense Resources Management Institute
Center for Civil-Military Relations
Center for Homeland Defense and Security
Center for Contemporary Conflict
Center for Stabilization and Reconstruction Studies
In addition to the Schools, the Naval Postgraduate School includes the following research centers and interdisciplinary institutes that combine education and research.
Cebrowski Institute for Innovation and Information Superiority
In a world dominated by distributed communication networks, the Cebrowski Institute for Innovation and Information Superiority facilitates cross-discipline studies in how information processes and technologies can strengthen national security. Main areas of concentration are hastily formed networks, network centric operations, cross-sector collaborations, world wide consortium for the grid (W2COG), mobile devices and communications, information operations, counterterrorism and irregular warfare, information assurance, information security, and the skills of innovation. The Institute operates as a federation of research centers and projects serving a community of students and faculty.
Wayne E. Meyer Institute of Systems Engineering
The Meyer Institute of Systems Engineering conducts a program of education and research dedicated to the education of officers of all services as well as international students. The educational program is an 18-month interdisciplinary curriculum consisting of combat systems technology, systems analysis, joint professional education, systems engineering, and a capstone systems engineering project. Successful completion of the program awards an MS in Systems Engineering and Analysis and completes JPME phase I requirements.
The capstone projects are characterized by high priority Naval, joint, or national interest with participation by students from across the NPS campus and advisors from sponsoring agencies. Current projects address Maritime Security, Riverine Warfare, and Port Security and Force Protection.
Research programs conducted by the Meyer Institute respond to requests by military sponsors. Current programs include Maritime Security field experiments, and research of technologies leading to future ship tactical ballistic missile defense system capabilities.
MOVES Institute
The Modeling, Virtual Environments, and Simulation Institute is the nation's Institute for Defense Modeling and Simulation focusing on enhancing the operational effectiveness of our joint forces and our allies by providing superior training and analysis products, education, and exemplary research. The Institute manages graduate degree programs in Modeling and Simulation in support of all the services and our allies. The Institute's research focus is in the areas of combat modeling, visual simulation, training and human systems, intelligent agents, and adaptive systems.
Center for Executive Education
The Center for Executive Education is exclusively dedicated to enhancing the knowledge and understanding of leaders within the Department of Navy and Department of Defense and those who are in partnership with the leaders who will be making critical decisions affecting the nation's readiness in this complex and rapidly changing environment. Tailored courses in executive education for leaders and their staffs are available and may be delivered on campus or at the requesting command's location. CEE spaces are also available for executive symposiums and off-site conferences. Please contact the CEE by calling (831) 656-3334 or visiting our Web site.
National Security Institute
The National Security Institute (NSI) is collaboration between Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Naval Postgraduate School, and the University of California Santa Barbara, focused on research and education in the areas of national security and homeland security. By combining the outstanding talents and facilities of these world-class institutions, the NSI endeavors to work on difficult problems with meaningful consequences. Examples of research areas include field demonstration experiments of technology insertion, innovative ad-hoc networks in support of operations, directed energy systems, software engineering in systems, remote sensing applications, and persistent surveillance. The education initiative focuses on the NSI Scholars program which allows students who wish to have careers in the federal government or at national laboratories to pursue cost-free PhD degrees at NPS in exchange for year-for-year service after graduation. More information about the NSI is available at (831) 656-3411.
The International Graduate Programs Office is responsible for the cultural, social and academic integration of the international community. The office is charged with interacting with outside agencies, military and civilian to accomplish the goals of the Joint Security Cooperation Education and Training (JSCET) Program and the Field Studies Program (FSP). Additionally, it is responsible for the International Sponsor Program and acts as the Command Sponsor to the International Executive Committee.
Since 1954, over 4600 International officers and government sponsored civilians from 95 countries have graduated from NPS. Many have gone on to achieve positions of prominence within their military services, governments, and private industry. The International Program at NPS serves as an integral link in establishing the long-term military-to-military relationships between our U.S. and international officers. The International Graduate Programs Office sponsors the following courses:
IT1500 Informational Program Seminar for International Officers (4 - 0)
Provides international students with an awareness and functional understanding of internationally recognized human rights and the American democratic way of life. Areas of emphasis introduced during the seminar include civil-military relations, human rights, relationships in a democratic society, and a comparative look at the U.S. free enterprise system.
IT1600 Communication Skills for International Officers (3 - 0)
Provides the opportunity to enhance English speaking and listening skills by taking part in organized oral exercises, group discussions, and instructional briefings on a variety of subjects. The course addresses pronunciation by incorporating language software programs to improve speaking. Building reading and writing skills is part of the course but not the main focus.
IT1700 Academic Writing for International Officers (2 - 0)
Structured to prepare students for the task of writing in the academic style of American universities. The course provides techniques for organization, writing, revising, and editing papers required for the diverse curricula at NPS. Strategies for writing a thesis or research paper are covered.
The point of contact for requests to the International Graduate Programs office is:
Gary Roser, Col, USMC (Ret.)
Assistant Dean of the School of International Graduate Studies
Commercial: (831) 656-2186
DSN 756-2186
Fax: (831) 656-3064
Website: www.nps.edu/Adminsrv/IGPO/index.html
The Dudley Knox Library was recognized in 2005 as the "2004 Federal Library of the Year in the large library category. This award, sponsored by the Library of Congress, recognized the Dudley Knox Library as a "national leader in the delivery of government and defense information" and for initiatives such as Virtual Reference delivery and its involvement in the creation and development of the Homeland Security Digital Library. As a university library, it is expected to meet standards established by the School's principal accrediting body, the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), as well as the accreditation standards set for academic programs in applied science, business, computing, engineering and technology: ABET (formerly the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology), the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration (NASPAA) . This library is unique within the community of academic libraries in that it is dedicated to supporting the special mission-relevant research and graduate level education for requirements of the Naval Postgraduate School both on-campus and within the larger defense community. In addition to its open-literature graduate level collections in the disciplines of business and public policy, engineering and applied sciences, international studies and national security, the Library houses a collection of limited distribution and classified (Secret/Confidential) research materials.
Today's university libraries have a three-fold mission: they are gateways to information; provide physical places for study, research and learning; and their personnel provide a wide range of services, from acquiring and circulating books, journals, and reports to providing research assistance and training in accessing the ever increasing variety of information available to students, faculty, and researchers.
Access and Library Materials
Through the Library website, patrons have direct access to an increasing array of scholarly information in electronic formats, including: a wide range of general- and subject-specific online databases, electronic books, journals, and full-text NPS theses/reports. The initial point of access to these resources is the Library's home page [www.nps.edu/Library]. Library staff actively identify and provide links to electronic resources pertinent to the military and national defense needs of NPS faculty, students and staff. Off-campus access to these resources is available to authorized users 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through the Library's proxy server.
BOSUN (the Library's online catalog) [http://bosun.nps.edu] is fully integrated with other library services and provides information on the Library's holdings as well as links to full-text and online versions of reports and publications. Through BOSUN, users can also renew the materials they have checked out; place holds; request to borrow items not held by the Library; or make recommendations for book purchases. BOSUN is also the primary entry into the Library's digital archive of full-text NPS theses reports and government documents.
The Library's holdings number more than 18,000 full-text online books and journals, approximately 500,000 print volumes, 1,500,000 microforms and more than 130 online databases in approximately 100,000 square feet of space. The Library has a map collection that supports the School's curriculum. The Christopher Buckley, Jr. special collection of books on Naval and maritime history includes both fiction and non-fiction material. The Library is a selective depository for government documents and information distributed through the Federal Depository Program. A separate library, Restricted Resources and Services, provides staff, collections, and services in support of limited distribution and classified documents, research, and instruction. , including collections, online catalog, classified documents, research, and instruction. A staff of 30 librarians and support personnel are organized into service groups that are responsible for acquiring and processing scholarly resources and providing user training and support for the identification and use of information. The Information Services group provides: reference and research assistance; user instruction; interlibrary loan and document delivery; online searching; circulation of library materials; telephone paging services; and Web pages, discovery tools, and bibliographies for NPS subject areas. The Library Systems Office provides: hardware and software support; equipment maintenance; and planning and evaluation for administrative and instructional computer systems within the Library. The Technical Services group acquires, purchases and catalogs materials into BOSUN for accurate searching and retrieval.
The Library provides onsite access to: computers and loaner laptops; multifunctional photocopy, printing and scanning devices; individual study carrels and group study rooms. The Library also provides remote access to resources, including librarians, via Proxy servers and the virtual Ask A Librarian Service [http://vrlplus.cb.docutek.com/nps/vrl_entry.asp].
A staff of 30 librarians and support personnel are organized into service groups that are responsible for acquiring and processing scholarly resources and providing user training and support for the identification and use of information. The Information Services group provides: reference and research assistance; user instruction; interlibrary loan and document delivery; online searching; circulation of library materials; telephone paging services; and Web pages, discovery tools, and bibliographies for NPS subject areas. The Library Systems Office provides: hardware and software support; equipment maintenance; and planning and evaluation for administrative and instructional computer systems within the Library. The Technical Services group acquires, purchases and catalogs materials into BOSUN for accurate searching and retrieval.
The Library is a member of several library consortia that expand access to information and services, including shared online catalogs. Examples include the: Military Education Coordinating Council, whose MERLN shared catalog [http://merln.ndu.edu] links the catalogs of other DoD institutions delivering joint military education; Monterey Bay Cooperative (MOBAC) Library System, which also hosts a shared catalog, the Consortium of Naval Libraries, and the National Research Library Alliance. Dudley Knox Library is a member of the international library network, OCLC, which provides joint catalogs and interlibrary borrowing/lending programs that expand access to library materials not held locally.
The ITACS (Information Technology and Communication Services) organization incorporates all communication services, telephone support, and network support into the core computing functions that have been provided by the Naval Postgraduate School since 1953. http://www.nps.edu/Technology
Accounts
All faculty, students, staff, and contractors of the Naval Postgraduate School may have a network access account. Upon written request, users with a legitimate academic need can also get a Unix or a Mainframe account. All computer accounts are for official use only, for the sole and private use of the account holder. All new resident students, faculty, staff, and contractors must check in at the Office of Student Services in the basement of Herrmann Hall to register in the "Python" Student Information System and to get a computer account. Student Services is located in Herrmann Hall, Room 039. Phone 831.656.3815
Software Availability
Many different software programs are installed and supported by ITACS. A few of these products are site licensed and can be installed at home for those with valid NPS accounts. The software currently available for checkout includes:
Symantec Anti-Virus Client, Firewall
Microsoft Office Suite
Microsoft FrontPage
Microsoft Visio
Microsoft Project
Math Type
Matlab
PKI Reader Software
S-Plus for Windows
Virus Protection
All email messages are scanned for viruses and for prohibited executable attachments on the exchange servers. Although anti-virus programs are remotely administered to on campus systems by the Technology Assistance Center ("TAC"), users are responsible for keeping non-NPS systems that connect to the network clean of viruses. Anti-virus software is available for installation on home computers—check out a copy at the TAC or visit the software download page: http://www.nps.edu/Technology/SoftwareLib/index.htm
Wireless Computing
For wireless-capable laptops that need to connect to the NPS wireless network, please bring the laptop to the TAC to setup the connection.