Eligibility
Open to all qualified active duty military officers, federal employees and a limited number of DoD contractors. No prior contract management experience required for admission.
Requirements for entry
Candidates for the program must have achieved the following: a baccalaureate degree with a minimum undergraduate GPA/quality point rating (QPR) of 2.20 and at least one college level mathematics course.
Entry Dates
July
Program Length
Eight quarters with two courses per quarter
Degree
Master of Science in Contract Management
Requirements for Degree
- Completion of a minimum of 48 credit hours of graduate-level courses, at least 12 that are at the 4000 level. (Credit hour requirement does not include 6 hours assigned for the Capstone Applied Project.)
- Completion of an approved Capstone Applied Project with at least one advisor from NPS
Curriculum
Curriculum Matrix
MSCM Course Descriptions
Tuition
DON active duty students are mission funded. All other students must be funded by their commands at a cost of $2,600 per course ($41,600 total for the program) MSCM Tuition Letter (PDF)
Each course meets once a week, approximately 3 hours per day, depending upon course units.
Curriculum Sponsor
Director, Acquisition Career Management
(DACM) in the Office of the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development, and Acquisition)
Contact Information
Program Administrator: mscm@nps.edu, (831) 656-2562 (general program information)
Academic Associate: Dr. Rene Rendon, rgrendon@nps.edu (academics, curricula, validating courses, DAU equivalencies)
Program Manager: Christina Hart, Ph.D., cchart@nps.edu (finances, tuition, sponsors)
