U. S. Marine Corps Distance Education Program

Webster University’s cooperative degree program with the U.S. Marine Corps College of Distance Education and Training (CDET), formerly the College of Continuing Education Course (CCE), provides pre-approved graduate transfer credit for graduates of the Command and Staff College Distance Education Program (CSCDEP) 8900 series and/or the Expeditionary Warfare School (EWS) or Expeditionary Warfare School Distance Education Program (EWSDEP) to the following degree programs.

• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Master of Arts in Human Resources Management (HRMG)
• Master of Arts in Management and Leadership (MNGT)
• Master of Arts in International Relations (INTL)

Transfer credit to the above degrees is limited to 6 to 15 credit hours depending on the degree program selected and the CDET and EWS courses completed.  Final transfer credit hours will be evaluated following the guidelines listed in the Transfer Credit Awarded section.

Note: Graduates of the EWS course interested in the following degree programs can view information at the EWS Cooperative Degree program web page.

• Master of Arts in Business and Organizational Management (SECR)
• Master of Science in Finance (FINC)
• Master of Arts in Information Technology Management (ITM)

Transfer credit for the EWS program to degree programs not listed above will be subject to evaluation based on the credit recommendations established by the American Council on Education (ACE) using course exhibit MC-1717-0015.

Eligibility Requirements

1. Completion of CSCDED 8900 series (from October 2007 or later) and EWSDEP or EWS (from August 2005 or later).  
2. Application and admission to one of the Webster University graduate programs listed above following prescribed admission procedures.
   

Documentation

1. Submission of an official transcript from the Marine Corps College of Continuing Education showing completion of the CSCDEP, EWSDEP as “Passed” and/or an official transcript from the Expeditionary Warfare School showing successful completion of the EWS program within the stated dates.
2. Submission of an official transcript showing completion of a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited academic institution.
   

Transfer Credit Awarded

Pre-approved Course Substitutions:  The following courses from the CSCDEP, and EWSDEP or EWS program are pre-approved course substitutions. Webster University courses do not substitute to the CSCDEP, EWSDEP, or EWS programs.

Webster University Course	CSCDEP Course
MNGT 5650 Management and Strategy	8903 Operation Art and 8908 Operations Planning
INTL 5550 War and Diplomacy (International Politics Cluster)	8901 Theory and Nature of War and 8902 National and International Security Studies

Webster University Course	EWS or EWSDEP Course
HRMG 5000 Managing Human Resources	Personnel Management
BUSN 6110 Operations and Project Management	Project Planning
ITM 5000 Information Technology Management	Information Management
INTL 55500 Professional Seminars (Elective)	Military Strategy and Tactics

Degree	Credits for CSCDEP	Credits for EWSDEP or EWS	Maximum Total Credits
Master of Business Administration	3-6 SH	6 SH	12 SH
MA in Human Resources Management	3-6 SH	6 SH	12 SH
MA in Management and Leadership	3-6 SH	6 SH	15 SH
MA in International Relations	3-6 SH	6 SH	12 SH

Application of Transfer Credits to Webster University Graduate Programs for the Combination of CSCDEP (October 2007 and later) and EWS or EWSDEP (August 2005 and later)

Master of Business Administration (Check ALL course dates on all transcripts)
Webster University Course	CSCDEP and EWS or EWSDEP Transfer Credit Awarded		Transfer Credit
BUSN 6110 Operations and Project Management	Project Planning		3 SH
Graduate Electives	Information Management	3 SH	9 SH
	8903 Operation Art and 8908 Operations Planning	3 SH
	Personnel Management	3 SH
Maximum Transfer Credit Awarded			12 SH

MA in Human Resources Management (Check ALL course dates on all transcripts)
Webster University Course	CSCDEP and EWS or EWSDEP Transfer Credit Awarded		Transfer Credit
HRMG 5000 Managing Human Resources	Personnel Management		3 SH
Graduate Electives	Information Management	3 SH	9 SH
	8903 Operation Art and 8908 Operations Planning	3 SH
	Project Planning	3 SH
Maximum Transfer Credit Awarded			12 SH

MA in Management and Leadership (Check ALL course dates on all transcripts)
Webster University Course	CSCDEP and EWS or EWSDEP Transfer Credit Awarded		Transfer Credit
HRMG 5000 Managing Human Resources	Personnel Management		3 SH
MNGT 5650 Management and Strategy	8903 Operation Art and 8908 Operations Planning		3 SH
Graduate Electives	Information Management	3 SH	9 SH
	Military Strategy and Tactics	3 SH
	Project Planning	3 SH
Maximum Transfer Credit Awarded			12 SH

MA in International Relations (Check ALL course dates on all transcripts)
Webster University Course	CSCDEP and EWS or EWSDEP Transfer Credit Awarded		Transfer Credit
INTL 5550 War and Diplomacy (International Politics Cluster)	8901 Theory and Nature of War and 8902 National and International Security Studies		3 SH
Graduate Electives	Military Strategy and Tactics	3 SH	9 SH
	Personnel Management	3 SH
	Project Planning	3 SH
Maximum Transfer Credit Awarded			12 SH

Application of Transfer Credits to Approved Webster University Graduate Programs for CSCDEP ONLY (October 2007 and later)

Master of Business Administration (October 2007 and later)
Webster University Course	CSCDEP and EWS or EWSDEP Transfer Credit Awarded		Transfer Credit
Graduate Electives	8903 Operation Art and 8908 Operations Planning	3 SH	6 SH
	8901 Theory and Nature of War and 8902 National and International Security Studies	3 SH
Maximum Transfer Credit Awarded			6 SH

MA in Human Resources Management (October 2007 and later)
Webster University Course	CSCDEP and EWS or EWSDEP Transfer Credit Awarded		Transfer Credit
Graduate Electives	8903 Operation Art and 8908 Operations Planning	3 SH	6 SH
	8901 Theory and Nature of War and 8902 National and International Security Studies	3 SH
Maximum Transfer Credit Awarded			6 SH

MA in Management and Leadership (October 2007 and later)
Webster University Course	CSCDEP and EWS or EWSDEP Transfer Credit Awarded		Transfer Credit
Graduate Electives	8903 Operation Art and 8908 Operations Planning	3 SH	9 SH
	8901 Theory and Nature of War and 8902 National and International Security Studies	3 SH
Maximum Transfer Credit Awarded			6 SH

MA in International Relations (October 2007 and later)
Webster University Course	CSCDEP and EWS or EWSDEP Transfer Credit Awarded		Transfer Credit
INTL 5550 War and Diplomacy (International Politics Cluster)	8901 Theory and Nature of War and and International Security Studies		3 SH
Graduate Electives	8903 Operation Art and 8908 Operations Planning	3 SH	3 SH
Maximum Transfer Credit Awarded			6 SH

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