R 250734Z MAY 05
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 247/05
MSGID/GENADMIN/MCCDC QUANTICO VA/TECOM//
SUBJ/OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION PRIMARY LEVEL SCHOOL
/DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM - TRANSITION FROM AWSDEP 8510/8600 TO
/EWSDEP 8650 (CORRECTED COPY)//
REF/A/DOC/CMC/YMD:19910618//
REF/B/MSG/CMC/041200Z7JUN2002//
REF/C/MSG/CMC/021706Z6SEP2004//
NARR/REF A IS MCO P1553.4A - PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER THE POLICIES AND CONCEPTS CONTAINED IN REFS
(A) (B) AND
(C), THE AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE SCHOOL DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM 8510
PHASE I AND 8600 PHASE II (AWSDEP 8510/8600) HAS BEEN REWRITTEN TO
REFLECT THE NEW CURRICULUM BEING TAUGHT AT THE RESIDENT
EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SCHOOL. EFFECTIVE 1AUG05 THE NEW
EXPEDITIONARY WARFARE SCHOOL DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM (EWSDEP)
8650 WILL REPLACE THE AWSDEP 8510/8600. THE EWSDEP 8650 WILL APPEAR
IN THE MARINE CORPS TOTAL FORCE SYSTEM AS "EWSDEP (8650)" AND IS
ASSIGNED A SERVICE SCHOOL CODE OF "KHG."
2. REFS (A) AND (C) ARE UPDATED TO REFLECT THE FOLLOWING PME POLICY
CHANGES:
A. TO MEET THE PRIMARY LEVEL PME CRITERIA FOR CAPTAINS, OFFICERS
MUST COMPLETE EITHER THE AWSDEP 8510/8600 BY 31DEC06, A COMBINATION
OF AWSDEP/EWSDEP AS EXPLAINED IN PARA 5, OR THE EWSDEP 8650.
CAPTAINS ATTENDING AN ARMY TYPE II CAPTAINS CAREER COURSE (CCC) MUST
COMPLETE EITHER THE AWSDEP PHASE I 8510 (IF ENROLLED BY 31MAY05) OR
THE EWSDEP 8650 TO MEET PME CRITERIA FOR GRADE. FUTURE ARMY CCC
EQUIVALENCY OPTIONS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER REVIEW BY MCU.
B. SNCOS WHO DESIRE TO ENROLL OR TRANSITION TO THE NEW EWSDEP WILL
REQUIRE A WAIVER FROM PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY, DEPUTY
DIRECTOR EPME. ENLISTED DEP WAIVER FORMAT AND INFORMATION CAN BE
FOUND AT WWW.MCU.USMC.MIL/SNCOA/DEP.
3. OFFICERS ENROLLED IN AWSDEP 8510/8600 WHO ARE NOT CURRENTLY
ENROLLED IN A CCE EWSDEP SEMINAR PROGRAM MUST EITHER:
A. COMPLETE THE AWSDEP 8510/8600 NO LATER THAN 31DEC06, AS
PREVIOUSLY STATED IN REF (C), OR BE AUTOMATICALLY DISENROLLED AT
THAT TIME WITHOUT CREDIT.
B. CONTACT THE COLLEGE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION (CCE) OR A CCE
REGIONAL COORDINATOR (RC) TO COORDINATE A TRANSITION TO EWSDEP 8650.
4. STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN A CCE EWSDEP SEMINAR PROGRAM WILL
BE AUTOMATICALLY ENROLLED INTO THE EWSDEP 8650 BY THEIR CCE RC AS
STATED IN REF (C).
5. STUDENTS TRANSITIONING TO EWSDEP 8650 WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETED AWSDEP 8510 PHASE I WILL RECEIVE EWSDEP BLOCK 8651-8653
CREDIT. STUDENTS ENROLLED IN AWSDEP 8510/8600 WHO HAVE NOT
COMPLETED EITHER AWSDEP 8510 PHASE I OR 8600 PHASE II ARE ENCOURAGED
TO CONTACT THE CCE TO REQUEST A TRANSITION TO THE EWSDEP 8650.
PARTIAL CREDIT FOR THE COMPLETION OF ONLY A PORTION OF AWSDEP 8510
PHASE I OR 8600 PHASE II WILL NOT BE GIVEN.
6. CCE OPERATIONS WILL ENSURE THAT APPROPRIATE CREDIT IS GIVEN TO
THE DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM STUDENT BY COORDINATING THE EWSDEP
8650 TRANSITION ENROLLMENT WITH MARINE CORPS INSTITUTE (MCI).
STUDENTS SHALL NOT CONTACT MCI DIRECTLY TO EFFECT THE TRANSITION.
7. EWSDEP 8650 WILL BE OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT 1AUG05 VIA THE MCI WEB
SITE OR THROUGH A CCE REGIONAL COORDINATOR. AWSDEP 8510 PHASE I AND
8600 PHASE II WILL CLOSE FOR ENROLLMENT ON 1JUN05. REQUESTS FOR
REPLACEMENT MATERIAL WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS
UNTIL 31DEC06. STUDENTS TRANSITIONING TO EWSDEP 8650 WILL BE MAILED
A COMPLETE EWSDEP 8650 PACKAGE REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH OF THE AWSDEP
8510/8600 THEY HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED. EWSDEP 8650 STUDENTS WILL
HAVE THREE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF TRANSITION OR INITIAL ENROLLMENT
TO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM.
8. TRANSITION FROM AWSDEP 8510/8600 TO EWSDEP 8650 IS INTENDED TO
BE FLEXIBLE AND EQUITABLE FOR ALL CONCERNED. WAIVERS TO THIS POLICY
WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BY THE DIRECTOR, CCE.
9. POC INFO:
A. CCE STUDENT SUPPORT: MS. DELBAERE: TEL; DSN 278-4390; COMM (703)
784-4390; 1-800-992-9210.
B. CCE REGIONAL COORDINATOR: GO TO THE CCE WEB SITE AT
WWW.TECOM.USMC.MIL/CCE OR CALL CCE STUDENT SUPPORT.
C. ENLISTED WAIVERS: PRESIDENT, MARINE CORPS UNIVERSITY- CODE (C
40), ATTN: DEPUTY DIRECTOR EPME, 2076 SOUTH STREET, MARINE CORPS
COMBAT DEVELOPMENT COMMAND, QUANTICO, VA. 22134-5067.//