How are EMBA selections made and when do applicants find out if they are selected?
A. For each semiannual cohort rollout process, NPS encourages all interested officers to apply as early as possible. Approximately six weeks before classes commence, all applicants for each cohort (for example, those officers who have applied for an October cohort on the east coast) are screened by a team of faculty. Using the application criteria (degree, grade point average), officer’s designator (URL, restricted line and staff corps) and seniority, and requested cohort site (existing location or new site), the group recommends each officer for selection, waiting list, or non-selection. The top 25 officers in each cohort are then notified by email with a follow-up priority delivery letter and course materials for the NPS orientation that will begin approximately one month later.
