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Command and Staff College
Informed by the study of history,
language and culture, CSC educates and trains its joint, multinational,
and interagency professionals in order to produce skilled warfighting
leaders able to overcome diverse 21st Century security challenges.
Command and Staff College offers students
the option of completing the requirements for a Master of Military
Studies (MMS) degree.
The Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools accredits Marine Corps University to award Master’s Degrees.
COC SACS (404) 679-4501
1866 Southern Lane
Decatur, Georgia 30033
There are two ways a resident College student may
seek graduate credit hours for the academic year. One is to be
accepted into, and complete the work for, the Master of Military
Studies Program, initiated in academic year 1993-94. The President
of Marine Corps University grants this degree.
A second possibility for graduate credit is transferring
Command and Staff College "hours" to a graduate program at another
college or university. In the past, institutions have accepted a
limited number of credit hours towards a master's degree. The number
of transferable hours varies according to (1) the graduate program
itself, and (2) the determination of the receiving College or
University.
Over 1,000 students have subsequently elected to seek the
Master of Military Studies degree since initiation of the program,
for which there are several requirements beyond the core curriculum.
The Master of Military Studies is a voluntary program;
"Distinguished Graduate" status is unaffected by a student's
decision to enter into, or withdraw from, the MMS program.
The Master of
Military Studies program at the Marine Corps Command and Staff
College involves the production of an analytical research paper and
its oral defense before a committee of faculty members.
Although each service’s manpower department
generally controls admission requirements to the Command and Staff
College, admission to the College's Master of Military Studies
Program is limited to those officers who also meet the following
prerequisites:
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The candidate must hold a bachelor's degree and
must ensure the institution sends an official transcript to the
Command and Staff College Registrar by the designated date.
Candidates should make similar arrangements for transcripts of
any graduate-level education they may have.
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The candidate must speak and write English with
demonstrable proficiency. International Officers must attain a
minimum score of 95 percent on the qualifying examination
administered by the Command and Staff College.
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Candidates, including International Officers,
must earn an un-remediated "B" in all Command and Staff College
courses, including electives.
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The candidate must, at the time of application,
have signatures of concurrence from both Conference Group
Faculty Advisors.
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The candidate must meet the prescribed deadlines
for progress on the master's paper.
Master of Military
Studies topics are aligned with elective offerings in the
Operational Art course. The faculty members who make up the oral
defense committee are a civilian Ph.D. professor, an administrator
or chair-holder from the Marine Corps University or the Command and
Staff College, and a military officer faculty advisor.
The MMS is available through the resident
College course only.
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