NIU is a directorate of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), supported administratively by the Defense
Intelligence Agency (DIA), and located at the Intelligence Community
Campus–Bethesda (ICC-B). The Master of Science of Strategic
Intelligence (MSSI) and the Master of Science and Technology
Intelligence (MSTI) are graduate-level education programs conducted at
NIU. Successful program completion results in the awarding of an MSSI
or MSTI graduate degree. NIU’s graduate degree programs include core
and elective courses and require a master's thesis on a strategic
intelligence-related topic. The progression of classes in the degree
programs is designed to allow USMCR students to complete all required
course work and the master's thesis in two years. Marines accepted into
the program attend classes one weekend per month for 23 months plus
two, two-week tours of Active Duty. Classes convene August 2021 for
Academic Year (AY) 2021. These graduate degree programs are open to
IMA, SMCR, and IRR reserve component Marines.To get more news about
Master's degress program, you can visit acem.sjtu.edu.cn official website.
2. A selection panel convened at Headquarters Marine Corps Intelligence
Department (HQMC I) will review applications. The panel will provide
an endorsement to NIU for the applicants most qualified to attend the
MSSI/MSTI Program for Reserves. Applicants who do not receive DCI
endorsement are eligible to apply for part-time study in the Evening
MSSI/MSTI, the Monthly Executive MSSI/MSTI, the Space-Available
MSSI/MSTI, Continuing Education, or all other certificate programs
besides the Leadership and Management Certificate of Intelligence
Studies.
3. Prerequisites for the MSSI or MSTI programs: A. USMC: (1) Grade: 1stLt to Maj, CWO2 to CWO3, SSgt to GySgt.
(2) MOS: Open to any MOS, however, preference will be given to Marines in whose specialties align with DCI core missions.
(3) Experience: minimum of five years intelligence or information-related experience.
(4) Service: candidates must have had four satisfactory years (50 points minimum each year) during the last five years.
(5) Officers must not have failed selection for promotion to the next
higher grade and majors must have less than four years time-in-grade.
(6) Staff Non-Commissioned Officers must be eligible for re-enlistment
and have two years remaining on contract after graduation.
(7) Officers and SNCOs must agree to remain in an intelligence billet in
the reserves (IMA detachment or SMCR unit) for three years following
graduation.
(8) Applicants must meet Marine Corps height and weight standards per
MCO 6110.3A.B. NIU: (1) Possess a baccalaureate degree from a
regionally accredited institution. (2) Possess (at the time the
candidate submits his/her application) a Top Secret clearance and be
eligible for access to Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI).
Application for this program is an insufficient justification to request
initial processing for a TS/SCI clearance.
