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DoD Contractor Admissions

The Naval Postgraduate School accepts a limited number of employees of corporations that are contractors for the Department of Defense (DoD) in programs related to systems engineering, software engineering, and defense product development.  Tuition is the responsibility of the corporate employer.

Tuition is $500 per credit hour, plus any additional costs such as course materials, delivery fees, and travel. The typical cost for a full-time, resident student is $32,000 per year.

DISRIBUTED LEARNING PROGRAMS

Product Development for the 21st Century (721)

Systems Engineering (311)

Defense Systems Program Management (836)

Defense Systems Contract Management (835)

Software Engineering (369)

 

RESIDENT PROGRAMS

Operations Analysis (360)

Systems Engineering and Analysis (308)

Systems Engineering (580)

Missile Systems Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) (570)

Electronic and Systems Engineering (590)

Space Systems and Satellite Engineering (591)

Software Engineering (369)

Total Ship Systems Engineering with degrees in:

Mechanical Engineering (570)

Electrical Engineering (590)

Physics (533)

Acquisition and Contract Management (815)

Systems Acquisition Management (816)

DoD Contractor Brochure (PDF)

Graduate Degree Application (DOC)

 

Your completed application must include:

1.  NPS graduate education application form.  The application form is available online at http://www.nps.edu/admissions/contractors or by contacting the Admissions Office at (831) 656-3093 or grad-ed@nps.edu.

2.  Official transcripts from ALL institutions of higher education.  The transcripts must be received by the Admissions office in a sealed envelope from the institution of higher education.  The transcript must be mailed directly to the following address:

Admissions Office, Code 01C3

Attn: Director of Admissions (Official Transcripts)

Naval Postgraduate School

1 University Circle, HE -022

Monterey, CA 93943

3.  Two (2) letters of recommendation.  Information for input to the recommendations can be found here.

4.  A letter from the corporate employer stating their willingness to pay the tuition for the program and

supply salary and benefits during your time as a student.  A sample letter can be found here.

The completed package should be mailed to the following address:

Director of Admissions

Code 01C3, HE -022

Naval Postgraduate School

1 University Circle

Monterey, CA 93943

Once the package has been reviewed by the Director of Admissions and the respective Department, each applicant will be notified by the Director of Admissions as to the status of their package (acceptance/non-acceptance).  Once accepted to NPS, the NPS Comptroller will contact the tuition sponsor to arrange payment.