MCBUL 1560. FY05 College Degree Program, Law Education Programs, Advance Degree Program, and Special Education Program (Corrected Copy)

1. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MARADMIN IS TO SOLICIT
APPLICANTS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR THE FOLLOWING FY05 EDUCATION
PROGRAM SELECTION BOARDS: THE COLLEGE DEGREE PROGRAM (CDP), LAW
EDUCATION PROGRAMS (ELP/FLEP/SEP(LAW)/ADP(LAW)), AND ADVANCE DEGREE
PROGRAM (ADP).
2. COLLEGE DEGREE PROGRAM (CDP) - THE FOLLOWING APPLIES FOR THE
CDP SELECTION BOARD:
A. CONVENES: 5 APR 05 APPLICATION DEADLINE: 4 MAR 05
B. MUST BE ACCEPTED TO AN ACCREDITED SCHOOL AT TIME OF
APPLICATION.
C. OFFICERS MUST SELECT A REGIONALLY ACCREDITED
COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY, AND BE DESIGNATED A FULL-TIME STUDENT BY THE
DEGREE GRANTING INSTITUTION.
D. LIEUTENANTS ACCESSED VIA THE MERITORIOUS COMMISSIONING
PROGRAM (MCP) AND NOT YET AUGMENTED ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE MCP-DEGREE
COMPLETION PROGRAM. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS PROGRAM, REFER TO
MARADMINS 363/02 AND 278/02.
E. FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THE CDP, PARA 5C OF REF A APPLIES.
F. DUE TO THE LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION OF RESTRICTED OFFICERS IN
THE CDP, RESTRICTED OFFICERS WITH THE FOLLOWING PRIMARY MOS ARE NOT
ELIGIBLE TO APPLY THIS YEAR: 1120 AND 6604.
3. LAW EDUCATION PROGRAM (LEP) - THE FOLLOWING APPLIES FOR LAW
DEGREE (JD) AND MASTERS OF LAW DEGREE (LLM) PROGRAM SELECTION
BOARDS:
A. CONVENES: 5 APR 05 APPLICATION DEADLINE: 4 MAR 05
B. ALL APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT FINAL LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE, AND 
APPLICANTS FOR THE FLEP AND ELP PROGRAMS MUST ALSO SUBMIT THEIR LSAT
SCORE. APPLICANTS MAY FORWARD FINAL LETTERS OF ACCEPTANCE TO CMC
(MMOA-5) AFTER THE APPLICATION DEADLINE, BUT PRIOR TO THE CONVENING
DATE OF THE BOARD. THE BOARD WILL NOT CONSIDER INCOMPLETE
APPLICATIONS.
C. DUE TO FUNDING CONSTRAINTS, ALL FLEP AND SEP (LAW) APPLICANTS
MUST INCLUDE A LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE FROM A LAW SCHOOL STATING THE
ANNUAL TUITION AND WHETHER APPLICANT QUALIFIES FOR IN-STATE OR
OUT-OF-STATE TUITION. INCLUDE ALL INFORMATION THAT WILL AFFECT COST
ASSOCIATED, E.G. SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS, ETC. FUNDING IS A CONSTRAINT
REALITY, APPLICANTS SHOULD THOROUGHLY RESEARCH UNIVERSITY CHOICES
FOR QUALITY AND EXPENSE. 
D. SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS OR CASH AWARDS FOR THE
FLEP/ELP (L) STUDENTS SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL
OF CMC (JAS).
E. UNRESTRICTED COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN THE MARINE CORPS ON
ACTIVE DUTY ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PROGRAM. RESERVE OFFICERS ON THE
ACTIVE DUTY LIST (ADL) MUST APPLY FOR, BE OFFERED, AND ACCEPT
AUGMENTATION PRIOR TO PARTICIPATING IN THE LAW EDUCATION PROGRAMS. 
RESERVE OFFICERS ON THE ADL WHO ARE APPLYING TO THE FY05
OFFICER RETENTION BOARD (ORB), WHICH WILL CONVENE IN JAN 05, MAY
SUBMIT PACKAGES. THEY MUST AGREE IN WRITING TO ACCEPT AUGMENTATION
WHEN OFFERED. 
F. THE BOARD WILL CHOOSE A MAXIMUM OF TEN OFFICERS FOR THE
FLEP/ELP PROGRAMS.
G. OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR BOTH FLEP AND ELP(L) MAY SUBMIT A
COMBINED APPLICATION PER FIGURE 19-1 REF B.
H. OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR BOTH ADP (LAW) AND SEP (LAW)
MUST SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR EACH PROGRAM PER REFS C AND D,
RESPECTIVELY. 
(1) ANTICIPATE FUNDING FOR THREE SEP(LAW) STUDENTS THIS YEAR.
(2) APPLICANTS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FOR THE FOLLOWING
DISCIPLINES FOR SEP (LAW): ENVIRONMENTAL LAW, LABOR LAW, AND
INTERNATIONAL LAW.
(3) ANTICIPATE TWO QUOTAS FOR ADP (LAW).
(4) APPLICANTS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FOR THE FOLLOWING
DISCIPLINES FOR ADP LAW: INTERNATIONAL LAW, CRIMINAL LAW, MILITARY
LAW, LABOR LAW, AND ENVIRONMENTAL LAW.
I. FUNDED LAW PROGRAM IS THE ONLY PROGRAM THAT DOES NOT REQUIRE
A MINIMUM TIME ON STATION PRIOR TO THE COMMENCEMENT OF SCHOOL.
HOWEVER, PRESCRIBED TOURS OF DUTY WILL NOT NORMALLY BE INTERRUPTED.
J. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR LAW EDUCATION PROGRAMS CAN BE
OBTAINED BY CONTACTING MAJ C. TOLAR, HQMC, CODE JAS, AT DSN:
224-3412/3406.
4. ADVANCED DEGREE PROGRAM (ADP) - THE FOLLOWING APPLIES:
A. CONVENES: 5 APR 05 APPLICATION DEADLINE: 4 MAR 05
B. ADP PROVIDES POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION AS AN ADDITIONAL SOURCE
OF GRADUATE TRAINED OFFICERS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO SPECIAL EDUCATION
BILLETS.
C. APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FOR THE FOLLOWING
DISCIPLINES:
(1) EDUCATION 
(2) HISTORY 
D. OFFICERS APPLYING FOR THE EDUCATION DISCIPLINE SHOULD NOTE
THAT EARLY CHILDHOOD, ELEMENTARY, AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ARE NOT
AUTHORIZED MAJORS. THE EDUCATION MOS SPECIALIST, MAJ S.C. ROBBINS,
DSN 278-3027 OR COMM (703) 784-3027, SHOULD BE CONTACTED FOR THE
LIST OF AUTHORIZED MAJORS.
E. THE HISTORY MOS SPECIALIST, COL HOFFMAN, DSN 288-2273, SHOULD
BE CONTACTED FOR AUTHORIZED MAJORS.
F. OFFICERS APPLYING FOR THE ADP PROGRAM ARE ENCOURAGED TO
VISIT THE GRADUATE EDUCATION WEBSITE UNDER THE OFFICER ASSIGNMENT
WEBSITE FOR ANY ADDITIONS/DELETIONS OF AVAILABLE CURRICULA.
G. PRIOR TO SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION, THE PROPOSED COURSE OF
STUDY MUST BE REVIEWED BY THE RESPECTIVE MOS SPECIALIST. THE COURSE
OF STUDY CAN BE FAXED TO CMC (MMOA-5) AT DSN 278-9844 FOR REVIEW.
H. MUST BE ACCEPTED TO AN ACCREDITED SCHOOL AT TIME OF
APPLICATION.
5. THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURES APPLY TO ALL PROGRAMS:
A. UPON RELEASE OF THE LAW EDUCATION PROGRAMS BOARD RESULTS,
APPLICANTS WILL BE GIVEN A TWO WEEK PERIOD TO ACCEPT OR DECLINE
THEIR SELECTION. IF HQMC HAS NOT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF INTENT
WITHIN TWO WEEKS, THAT WILL CONSTITUTE DECLINATION. UPON
ACCEPTANCE BY THE APPLICANT, ALL APPLICATIONS FOR FUTURE PROGRAMS
WILL BE REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION.
B. OFFICERS ARE INELIGIBLE TO APPLY IF ALREADY ACCEPTED
SELECTION TO A PRIOR VOLUNTARY PROGRAM OR RESIDENT PME SCHOOL FOR
FY05.
C. TWO ORIGINAL TRANSCRIPTS FROM ALL COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES
ATTENDED WITH CREDITS AND LETTER GRADES MUST BE SENT TO CMC (MMOA-5)
EITHER SEPARATELY OR AS AN ENCLOSURE WITH THE PACKAGE. IF
MAILED DIRECTLY, ANNOTATE IN THE ENCLOSURE OF THE PACKAGE. A
SINGLE TRANSCRIPT FROM THE COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY GRADUATED FROM, WITH
TRANSFER CREDITS LISTED IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. COPIES ARE NOT
ACCEPTABLE WITHOUT A UNIVERSITY SEAL OR VERIFIED AS TRUE COPY BY THE
UNIVERSITY.
D. PACKAGES MUST BE ENDORSED BY THE CHAIN OF COMMAND THROUGH THE
WING, DIVISION, OR FSSG EQUIVALENT AS APPROPRIATE.
E. AN OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPH, TAKEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE
CONVENING DATE OF THE BOARD, IS REQUIRED. DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE
PREFERRED TO BE ELECTRONICALLY FILED IN THE OMPF. CONTACT CMC
(MMSB-20) AT DSN 784-3974 IRT QUESTIONS CONCERNING PHOTOGRAPHS. IF 
DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPH IS NOT FEASIBLE, HARD COPY IS ACCEPTABLE.
F. APPLICANTS MUST SUBMIT A PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT.
G. ACTUAL APPLICATION FORMAT CAN BE FOUND IN THE RESPECTIVE
MARINE CORPS ORDER.
H. CDP AND ADP INCURS A THREE YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION FOR 1 YEAR
OF EDUCATION, OVER ONE YEAR INCURS A FOUR YEAR SERVICE OBLIGATION. 
SERVICE OBLIGATION FOR THE VARIOUS LAW EDUCATION PROGRAMS CAN BE
FOUND IN REF (B).
I. A STATEMENT OF ACCEPTANCE OF THE SERVICE OBLIGATION MUST BE
INCLUDED IN THE APPLICATION PER THE RESPECTIVE MARINE CORPS ORDER. 
J. APPLICANTS MUST NOTIFY THEIR PRIMARY MOS MONITOR OF INTENT TO
APPLY FOR ANY PROGRAM PRIOR TO SUBMITTING APPLICATION.
6. APPLICANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE IN ENSURING THAT THEIR APPLICATIONS
ARRIVE AT CMC (MMOA-5). RECOMMEND FEDEX OR SOME OTHER MEANS OF
TRACKING PACKAGES. FAXED OR SCANNED COPIES WILL BE ACCEPTED PENDING
RECEIPT OF ORIGINAL PACKAGE. FAX NUMBER IS 703-784-9844 OR DSN
278-9844. 
7. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING THE
GRADUATE EDUCATION OFFICE, MAJOR J.M. MORGAN
(JEFFREY.M.MORGAN@USMC.MIL) OR MR. DAYLE L. ELLIS
(ELLISDL@MANPOWER.USMC.MIL) AT DSN 278-9284 OR COMM (703) 784-9284.
8. MAIL APPLICATION AND ALL ORIGINAL TRANSCRIPTS TO:
COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS 
MANPOWER AND RESERVE AFFAIRS
GRADUATE EDUCATION MMOA-5
3280 RUSSELL ROAD 
QUANTICO, VA 22134-5103
9. THIS BULLETIN IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.
10. THIS BULLETIN CANCELS 31DEC05.