Enrollment
Applicants applying for this program must possess a Baccalaureate Degree (i.e., B.S./B.A.). They must be currently serving as an active duty officer, reserve officer, or defense-related federal employee. Contracted personnel are not eligible to apply.
Please Note: Students interested in the master’s degree through the Graduate Degree Program must complete all coursework through the Fleet Seminar Program; credit from the online program cannot be transferred.
Enrollment
Students must submit an online application for the no-cost program. Once submitted, the program manager will review the application and determine if the student meets the eligibility requirements. An email will be sent to the student with an acceptance or rejection. If accepted, the student is automatically added to the waitlist.
All Students: Waitlist Priority
- Students who have completed coursework through the College of Distance Education Fleet Seminar Program, legacy CD-ROM and Web-enabled Programs.
- Active Duty Navy Unrestricted Line Officers and equivalent U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) and U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) officers.
- Active Duty Navy Restricted Line Officers and equivalent USMC and USCG officers.
- Other U.S. Military Service officers, Reservists, and eligible Civilians.
- Any eligible applicant who already holds a JPME I certification.
Please Note: Please only submit one application to the JPME I program. The submitted application should reflect your preferred start date for the program. USNR students should only submit applications using the "USNR Only" choice.
USNR applicants: Please ensure you are assigned to a AUIC in FLTMPS. If you are not, you will be found ineligible for the program by COMNAVRESFORCOM.
Reserve retirement points are awarded after completion of the program. The points are not equally spread throughout the duration of the program, and there is no partial credit awarded.
Per COMNAVRESFORCOM, reserve members cannot be awarded retirement points for correspondence courses completed while in an Active or Inactive duty status, for which retirement point credit is awarded.
Correspondence Course Retirement points are awarded to Reserve members to recognize their work while not in a duty status. To receive credit, members must complete the work on their own time and cannot complete work while in a duty status. Members in a duty status are already receiving points for their duty and cannot be awarded additional points for the same period.
If a member is on Recall, ADOS, ADT, AT or IDTs, they are already receiving compensation and cannot claim correspondence course credit for that period.
Members must sign a NAVPERS 1070/613, Administrative Remarks, with their NRC acknowledging these requirements prior to starting any course they wish to receive credit for.
Use a non-government device/network to click the below links.
PKI certificates are required to access the NWC student webpage and DoD websites. To enable a non-government computer to access official resources, please go here. You will find information to activate your CAC and access DoD websites at home and at work. If you don’t have the latest DoD root certificates installed on your computer, please update here.
If you have an issue with the links below, please go to Empower. Select the top tab "Student Applications," then select “CDE: Online JPME I Program Application." Select the USNR ONLY or if you are not USNR, select the application with your desired start date. Continue to fill out all the screens and hit the final button, “I am Finished – Submit.”
If you need assistance, contact helpdesksupport@usnwc.samanage.com.
APPLY TO THE ONLINE PROGRAM (MARCH 2027 START)
APPLY TO THE ONLINE PROGRAM (JUNE 2027 START)
Apply to the Online Program (USNR Only)
Course Disenrollment and Re-enrollment
Course withdrawals may be either voluntary or involuntary. Students are encouraged to disenroll voluntarily when the constraints of time and circumstance prevent course completion.
Disenrollment
Requests for disenrollment must be sent to the Online Program Manager and the Professor. Involuntary disenrollment will be determined by the Professor, Course Director and Department Chair. No credit will be awarded for partially completed courses. You only receive credit for completed courses. If you voluntarily disenroll from a course before you receive a final grade, you will have to repeat that course when you return to the program.
Students who have voluntarily or involuntarily disenrolled from any prior term or distance education program will only receive one additional attempt to successfully complete the program. A second voluntary or involuntary disenrollment will result in the student being placed at the bottom of the waitlist for enrollment in a future program.
For students requesting to disenroll, please email your professor and ncsonline@usnwc.edu.
Re-enrollment
Students who have voluntarily or involuntarily disenrolled twice will be considered for re-enrollment on a case-by-case basis and must submit a request by email to the Program Manager stating the solution to the circumstance(s) that caused the previous disenrollment.
For students desiring to re-enroll, there is no need to submit a new application. Your approved NC&S online application remains on file. When you are ready to resume the NC&S online program, please email ncsonline@usnwc.edu.
Please Note: This program has no time limits on rejoining and retaining credit, however significant changes to the curriculum may result in the student retaking a previously completed course.