Posted on Mar 18, 2014
With the change to the selection to CGSC, should the Army get CGSC accredited and award a Masters degree like other services?
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Unlike the other service schools who award Masters degrees for completing their Intermediate Level Education (ILE), students at the Command and General Staff College (CGSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, must take additional classes to complete a Masters. Either that or they must opt to take civilian Masters degrees at the same time they are in school. If the Army is being selective again about who gets into CGSC, is it time to award those who complete the course a Masters degree which is fitting to the level of education supposedly being provided? Does a follow on to the School of Advanced Military Studies then, provide another Masters or work towards a PhD, something the military is espousing as desired in the senior ranks?
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For those interested, the Command and General Staff College (CGSC) grants the Master of Military Arts and Science (MMAS) Degree based on the information contained below:
http://www.cgsc.edu/doa/gdp.asp
LTC Halvorson, could you provide the information on other services granting corresponding degree with levels of military education program...would be interested in reading through their requirements.
This is an ongoing discussion for USASMA students. :)
http://www.cgsc.edu/doa/gdp.asp
LTC Halvorson, could you provide the information on other services granting corresponding degree with levels of military education program...would be interested in reading through their requirements.
This is an ongoing discussion for USASMA students. :)
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From the Naval War College's page: The Naval War College has been accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) since 1 March 1985 to award the Master of Arts Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies to eligible resident students. Beginning in the fall of 2001, the accreditation was extended to the College of Distance Education’s (CDE) Fleet Seminar Program (FSP) in the Washington, D.C. area. Today, students at all FSP sites have the opportunity to pursue a course of study leading to the awarding of the degree
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That's basically it. Same for the Air Force. No additional requirements. Just the course itself. Unlike CGSC in the Army, all you have to do is complete the course. I don't know what the curriculum is like however. One would expect it to be more rigorous and there would definitely be a Thesis or monograph necessary.
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Sir, though I was too junior to attend any of these courses, based on your insights here, my answer would be yes -- that CGSC should get accredited. I'd be interested to know people's opinions as well on whether Big Army is going to be putting more emphasis than before on grad and post-grad academic degrees, in terms of promotion. Note: I don't have data on whether this focus fell off at all during the wars.
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I would say yes, however in ECCC we had the opportunity to get a Master's through the local college at Rolla if we enrolled in their program while attending ECCC. Depending on your major you would when stay on location to finish your degree for up to six months (if I remember correctly). Should you be offered that for CGSC or should CGSC be enough to grant a degree?
I did not take advantage of the degree while at ECCC because I already had a Master's Degree and was working on my PhD coursework at the time. Should the Army expect me and other likes me to go for another degree during ILE or CGSC?
I did not take advantage of the degree while at ECCC because I already had a Master's Degree and was working on my PhD coursework at the time. Should the Army expect me and other likes me to go for another degree during ILE or CGSC?
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