Online Masters Degree

[RiverAux]

BTW....You are eligible if you are in CGAUX....

Do you have a definitive citation for that?  The page you gave mentioned the CG, but I think this might rule out going based only on being an Auxie:

Employed full-time by a local, tribal, state, or federal government agency or the U.S. military, and have homeland security experience and responsibilities;

[sandman]

BTW....You are eligible if you are in CGAUX....

Do you have a definitive citation for that?  The page you gave mentioned the CG, but I think this might rule out going based only on being an Auxie:

Employed full-time by a local, tribal, state, or federal government agency or the U.S. military, and have homeland security experience and responsibilities;

As far as I know this still applies:

R 111925Z OCT 06 ZUI ASN-A00284000008 ZYB
FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//G-X//
TO ALCOAST
BT
UNCLAS //N01524//
ALCOAST 498/06
COMDTNOTE 1524
SUBJ: POSTGRADUATE TRNG: MASTER OF HOMELAND SECURITY (MHS) PROGRAM
A. 5 USC 4108
1. OVERVIEW: CONSISTENT WITH THE COMMANDANTS EMPHASIS ON PREPARING
OUR PEOPLE TO MEET OUR HOMELAND SECURITY NEEDS, THE CG IS
ANNOUNCING THE NEXT OPPORTUNITY FOR APPLYING TO THE MASTERS DEGREE
IN HOMELAND SECURITY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY
THE DHS OFFICE OF DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS (ODP) AND THE NAVAL
POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL (NPS) IN MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA.  THE PURPOSE OF
THIS PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP FUTURE LEADERS FOR ORGANIZATIONS
RESPONSIBLE FOR HOMELAND SECURITY.  WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF
HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS), ODP HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PREPARING
LOCAL, STATE, AND FEDERAL RESPONDERS FOR ACTION FOLLOWING AN
EMERGENCY INCIDENT AND IS THEREFORE THE LEAD AGENCY IN SELECTING
APPLICANTS FOR THIS PROGRAM.
2. DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM AND REQUIREMENTS:
A. APPLICANTS WHO ARE SELECTED UNDER THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE
ENROLLED IN AN 18-MONTH DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM STARTING IN
FEBRUARY 2007 LEADING TO A MASTER OF ARTS IN HOMELAND SECURITY
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WITH ALL TUITION AND OTHER COSTS (INCLUDING
TAD) PAID BY ODP.  APPLICANTS APPLY DIRECTLY TO NPS PER PARA 4
BELOW, THERE WILL NOT BE A CG SELECTION BOARD PROCESS FOR THIS PG
PROGRAM.
B. THIS IS A DISTANCE LEARNING PROGRAM, THEREFORE PERMANENT
TRANSFER OF PERSONNEL WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.  HOWEVER, TWO-WEEK TAD
RESIDENCE PERIODS AT NPS WILL BE REQUIRED EVERY SEMESTER, THESE
WILL BE FUNDED BY ODP.  PERSONNEL APPLYING FOR THIS PROGRAM MUST
ASSURE THAT THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND WILL SUPPORT THEIR ABSENCE FROM
NORMALLY ASSIGNED DUTIES FOR THESE TAD RESIDENCE PERIODS.  IT IS
EXPECTED THAT COURSE WORK AND COMMUNICATIONS AMONGST STUDENTS AND
FACULTY MAY REQUIRE BETWEEN 15 TO 20 HOURS PER WEEK OF EFFORT
OUTSIDE OF NORMAL WORKING HOURS. COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO GRANT
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS ANY WORK-HOUR FLEXIBILITY POSSIBLE TO
COMPLETE THIS CHALLENGING PROGRAM.
3.  SUGGESTED CANDIDATES:
A. THE FOCUS OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO FORM A NETWORK OF LOCAL, STATE,
AND FEDERAL AGENCIES FOR RESPONDING TO LOCAL INCIDENTS. BECAUSE
THERE IS A STRONG NEED FOR FUTURE CG SENIOR LEADERSHIP TO POSSESS
THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE THIS COURSE OFFERS, AND BECAUSE OTHER
AGENCY APPLICANTS ARE USUALLY MORE SENIOR PEOPLE, THE FOCUS OF THIS
OFFERING IS TO ATTRACT SENIOR MILITARY AND GS PERSONNEL.
APPLICANTS SHOULD BE OFFICERS,ENLISTED OR CIVILIANS AT THE LEVEL
OF LCDR/CDR/CAPT, E8/E9 OR GS 12/13/14/15.
B. ALTHOUGH INDIVIDUALS WITH THESE BACKGROUNDS WILL BEST COMPETE
AGAINST FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL-LEVEL FIRST RESPONSE OFFICIALS
FOR THIS EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, THIS DOES NOT PRECLUDE ANY MEMBER
OF TEAM COAST GUARD - MILITARY (ACTDU OR RESERVE), CIVILIAN, OR
AUXILIARY - FROM SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION IF THEY DESIRE.  TO DATE
WE HAVE PROVEN SUCCESSES FROM CANDIDATES AS JUNIOR AS 03 AND AS
SENIOR AS 05.
C. PROVEN EXPERTISE IN HS-RELATED FIELDS, OBJECTIVELY MEASURED
LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL, AND EXCELLENT ACADEMIC SKILLS ARE A FEW OF
THE ODP STUDENT SELECTION CRITERIA.  THEREFORE IT WOULD BE
BENEFICIAL TO MENTION ANY LEADERSHIP OR RESPONSE EXPERIENCE ON YOUR
APPLICATION.
4.   APPLICATION PROCESS:
A. THE ON-LINE APPLICATION PROCESS CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.CHDS.US.
SELECT "APPLICATION" FROM THE MENU BAR AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE TO
BEGIN THE APPLICATION PROCESS.  AS THE COAST GUARD IS PART OF DHS
AND ELIGIBLE FOR ODP FUNDING, ALL CG APPLICANTS MUST APPLY AS A
"FEDERAL EMPLOYEE" RATHER THAN AS A MILITARY OFFICER TO QUALIFY FOR
THIS FULL FUNDING (NOTE DOD SERVICE OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY).
B.  THIS IS AN EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE AND CHALLENGING PROGRAM.  THE
MINIMUM QUALIFICATION FOR ADMISSION TO GRADUATE STUDY IS A 3.0 GPA
IN COURSE WORK PRODUCING THE MOST RECENT DEGREE, HOWEVER THOSE WITH
A GPA BELOW THAT LEVEL MAY BE CONSIDERED IF THEY HAVE EXTRAORDINARY
QUALIFICATIONS IN OTHER AREAS THAT COULD COMPENSATE FOR THEIR
ACADEMIC RECORD.
C.  THE APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 01 DECEMBER 2006.  INTERESTED
PERSONNEL SHOULD APPLY DIRECTLY TO NPS VIA THE WEB SITE LISTED - DO
NOT GO THROUGH NORMAL USCG PG MEANS AS THIS IS NOT A CG OWNED AND
OPERATED PG PROGRAM. IF SELECTED BY ODP FOR ACCEPTANCE INTO THE MHS
PROGRAM, PERSONNEL SHALL NOTIFY THE PROGRAM MANAGER AND PROVIDE A
COMMAND ENDORSEMENT (EMAIL FROM COMMAND IS ACCEPTABLE) STATING
COMMAND SUPPORT OF TAD AND WORK HOUR FLEXIBILITY THAT THE MHS
PROGRAM MAY REQUIRE.  APPLICANTS NEED NOT INFORM THE PROGRAM
MANAGER OF THEIR INTENT TO APPLY, BUT MUST NOTIFY UPON ACCEPTANCE.
5.  NOTES:
A.  THERE ARE NO DESIGNATED FOLLOW-ON BILLETS AT THIS TIME,
HOWEVER THE EXPERTISE GAINED DURING THIS PROGRAM WILL LIKELY BE
CONSIDERED BY ASSIGNMENT OFFICERS WHEN CONSIDERING FUTURE
ASSIGNMENTS FOR MILITARY GRADUATES.  ALL GRADUATES (MILITARY AND
CIVILIAN) WHO ACCEPT ASSIGNMENT TO THIS PROGRAM WILL INCUR A 36-
WEEK POST-TRAINING SERVICE REQUIREMENT IAW REF B (3 FOR 1 PAYBACK
OF TIME SPENT IN RESIDENCE AT NPS (APPROX 12 WEEKS OVER THE 18-
MONTH PERIOD)).  ACCEPTANCE OF THIS SERVICE REQUIREMENT SHALL BE
INCLUDED WITH THE COMMAND ENDORSEMENT MENTIONED IN PARA 4.
B.  THERE ARE NO SLOTS "SET ASIDE" SOLELY FOR TEAM COAST GUARD
PERSONNEL FOR THIS PROGRAM.  ALL ATTENDEES ARE SELECTED THROUGH A
NATIONWIDE COMPETITIVE APPLICATION PROCESS FROM ALL ASPECTS OF
FIRST RESPONDERS, MILITARY SERVICES, STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS,
ETC.  THERE ARE NO "TABS" TO FILL AS IS COMMON IN CG-SPONSORED PG
PROGRAMS THAT ARE OFFERED TO CG PERSONNEL.  THIS PROGRAM IS BEING
ADMINISTERED ENTIRELY BY ODP AND NPS.  THE COAST GUARD IS MERELY
ADVERTISING ITS EXISTENCE TO TEAM COAST GUARD AND HAS NO PART IN
THE SELECTION OF APPLICANTS.  DURING PRIOR APPLICATIONS FOR
PREVIOUS CLASS STARTS, NUMEROUS CALLS AND E-MAILS WERE RECEIVED BY
THE PROGRAM MANAGER REQUESTING RELIEF FROM ODP STANDARDS.  PLEASE
UNDERSTAND THAT THE PROGRAM MANAGER IS NOT ABLE TO ALTER THE
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS OR THE APPLICATION PROCESS IN ANY WAY.
C.  MANY APPLICANTS HAVE ASKED THE PROGRAM MANAGER AND CGPC-OPM-1
HOW PARTICIPATION IN THIS DEGREE PROGRAM AFFECTS THE POTENTIAL
SELECTION FOR USCG-SPONSORED PG PROGRAMS.  CGPC--OPM-1 AND THE
PROGRAM MANAGER SHARE THE OPINION THAT AS THIS PROGRAM IS NOT
FUNDED BY THE CG NOR SHOULD IT TAKE AWAY FROM PERFORMANCE OF CG
DUTIES, IT WILL NOT PROHIBIT OR OTHERWISE NEGATIVELY AFFECT FUTURE
APPLICATION TO A CG-SPONSORED PG PROGRAM (MUCH LIKE A PG DEGREE
EARNED OFF-DUTY WOULD NOT AFFECT THE ABILITY TO APPLY FOR CG-
SPONSORED PG PROGRAMS).
6.  THE CG MHS PROGRAM MANAGER IS CDR MIKE CALLAHAN G-XPP-1, WHO
CAN BE REACHED AT 202-372-2680 OR AT MICHAEL.D.CALLAHAN (AT)
USCG.MIL.  ANY DETAILED QUESTIONS REGARDING THE MHS PROGRAM OR
APPLICATION PROCESS ITSELF ARE BEST ADDRESSED BY THE CONTACT POINT
FOR NPS, MS. HEATHER ISSVORAN, AT 831-656-2003, OR HISSVORA (AT)
NPS.EDU.
7.  INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
8.  RDML J.L. NIMMICH, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR POLICY AND PLANNING
SENDS.
BT

Message Link

Two locations:
1) Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
2) OPM's Eastern Management Development Center, Shepherdstown, WV


v/r

LT

[isuhawkeye]

The difference between cap, and the cg aux is that the coast guard views it as one team.  as such many of these programs do not diferentiate between active duty, and aux. 

[RiverAux]

Thanks Sandman

[Eagle400]

Try American Public University (APU).

APU is part of the American Public University System, which consists of both APU and American Military University (AMU).

As an APU student, you can earn a Master's Degree from APU or AMU (and vice-versa).

All of their degrees are online, and undergraduate GPA is not a factor in admission to either APU or AMU.

I highly recommend them.

[sandman]

Okay, here's a couple more online programs for your consideration:

TUI University
and
Tiffin University

Both are endorsed by the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department: See link for "LASD University"

Also if you're interested in law school then check out this link (also through LASD University): Law Schools

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LT

[sandman]

After thinking about it, I thought I would give several links to online programs for certificates and degrees (AA, AS, BA, BS, MA, MS, even PhD). So check it out if you are interested....

University Alliance
AIU
Bisk
Capella
Kaplan
Harvard University(two certificates online...an "online' degree requires one eight week on-campus program)
Loma Linda University
Southwestern Adventist University
University of Phoenix
University of Washington
Waldon University
California State University

Here's another interesting link that has an apparent comprehensive list:
Online Degree Lists

These are just a sample of many programs available. Some are more expensive than others. There are a few free Masters programs around (such as Naval Postgraduate School) and if you find them please share them on this thread!

Thanks,
/r

LT

[sandman]

In keeping with the aviation theme of this community, here's an interesting program for you to consider....yes it is online:

Masters in Aviation Science

...plus an online bachelors in aviation management and another in aviation technology....neat huh?

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LT

[PhoenixRisen]

For those listed, here's a list of degrees involving homeland security and counterterrorism-type studies:

http://www.elearners.com/online-degrees/homeland-security.htm

[Duke Dillio]

I'm currently enrolled at Devry University, finishing my bachelors in business administration.  I haven't taken one class at a campus yet....

[sandman]

Okay, for those who are in a budget and time crunch, here's a university for you:

(Warning: This is satire)

Templar University

Here is your degree pathway:

Degree Program

BTW, I'm currently working on my PhD.

enjoy!

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LT

[sandman]

I was going to post this in the chaplain's thread, but they have enough problems.

So, we need chaplains and MLO's. Here's a program if you're interested:

(satire yet again   )

Universal Life Church

I have my Doctor of Divinity completed and am an ordained minister in ULC.

enjoy!

/r

LT
(Master Jedi)

[sandman]

I'm having fun with this....

I thought I'd give you another place to earn your Doctor of Divinity degree as ULC tends to be too pantheocratic for some...

Saint Luke Evangelical School of Biblical Studies

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LT

(aka. Rev. LT, D.D. First International Church of the Web....and Master Jedi)

[Duke Dillio]

Yay, I'm gonna put in my paperwork to be a CAP chaplain with one of these.  Let's see how far that goes....    :angel:

[Chaplaindon]

Yay, I'm gonna put in my paperwork to be a CAP chaplain with one of these.  Let's see how far that goes....    :angel:

Thankfully, it won't go far. Only those with a Master of Divinity (M.Div.) degree (e.g. a seminary degree) from a school of theology approved by the Association of Theological Schools (ATS), a very scrupulous credentialling entity, will be accepted for appointment as a CAP Chaplain.

It's quite literally the same requirement for a USAF chaplain appointment.

"Waiver chaplains" (those without a M.Div.) must have a Bachelor's Degree from an approved list of colleges and universities..

I know of several individuals who tried with "diploma mill" (undergraduate and graduate) degrees and were turned down by NHQ/HC.

Maybe, considering the calibre of leadership that the CAP Health Services program has at NHQ, you could buy a diploma-mill (or online) M.D. and become a flight surgeon.

[Cecil DP]

All this good stuff after I've spent a fortune on a Masters degree.

[JohnKachenmeister]

I might become a preacher just for fun.

Internet preachers don't have to take a vow of chastity, do they?

[dwb]

Internet preachers don't have to take a vow of chastity, do they?

No, but I imagine a lot of people that spend their time getting ordained on the Internet probably take an involuntary one...

[James Shaw]

Internet preachers don't have to take a vow of chastity, do they?

No, but I imagine a lot of people that spend their time getting ordained on the Internet probably take an involuntary one...

My stomach hurts after that one!!