R 281555Z MAR 25 MARADMIN 170/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/CG EDCOM PRES MCU QUANTICO VA// SUBJ/ACADEMIC YEAR 2026 OFFICER PROFESSIONAL MILITARY  EDUCATION DISTANCE EDUCATION PROGRAM// REF/A/DOC/CMC/MCO P1553.4B/YMD:20080125// AMPN/REF A IS THE PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS ORDER  FOR OFFICERS.// POC/MR. S.D. WEINSTEIN/CIV/LOC:  QUANTICO CDET EWSDEP/TEL:  (703)  784-5448/EMAIL:  [email protected]// POC/MR. D HASKIN/CIV/LOC:  QUANTICO CDET CSCDEP/TEL:  (703) 432-5257/ EMAIL:  [email protected]// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  This message provides information for Academic  Year (AY) 2025-2026 College of Distance Education and Training (CDET)  Officer Professional Military Education (OPME) nonresident distance  education programs.  For purposes of promotion, completing a seminar  program is equivalent to completion of the associated resident  schools for Captains and Majors. 2.  Student eligibility.  CDET OPME programs are Total Force  programs. 2.a.  The following personnel are eligible to participate in the  Expeditionary Warfare School Distance Education Program (EWSDEP) (in  order of priority). 2.a.1.  Marine Corps Captains (unrestricted, limited duty officers,  and selects) 2.a.2.  Marine Corps Chief Warrant Officer (CWO)3s and CWO3 selects 2.a.3.  International officers 2.a.4.  Government civilians (GS-12 equivalent and above) 2.a.5.  If space is available; 2.a.5.a.  Marine Corps First Lieutenants and CWO2s 2.a.5.b.  Sister service Captains/Lieutenants (O-3s) 2.a.5.c.  Marine Corps Staff Noncommissioned Officers (SNCO) (grade  E-7 through E-9) with an approved waiver. 2.b.  The following personnel are eligible to participate in Command  and Staff College Distance Education Program (CSCDEP) (in order of  priority). 2.b.1.  Marine Corps Majors (unrestricted and limited duty officers and selects) 2.b.2.  CWO4s and CWO4-selects 2.b.3.  International officers 2.b.4.  Sister service Majors/Lieutenant Commanders (O-4s) 2.b.5.  Government civilians (GS-13 equivalent and above) 2.b.6.  If space is available; 2.b.6.a.  Marine Corps captains who are Career Level School (CLS)  complete and have two years time-in-grade at the time of reporting. 2.b.6.b.  CWO3 who are CLS complete and have two years time-in-grade  at the time of reporting. 2.b.6.c.  Marine Corps SNCOs (grade E-8 and E-9) with an approved  waiver request. 2.b.7.  Interested students should contact their closest CDET  Regional Point of Contact (POC) to obtain more information on the  waiver process. 3.  The seminars are executed through the CDET regional campuses.   A map of each region's geographic areas and regional enrollment  information is available at https:(SLASH)(SLASH)www.usmcu.edu/CDET/ contact-regions.  The CDET OPME AY 2026 seminars will run from  September 2025 through May 2026.  AY 2026 class dates for the CDET  seminar programs are as follows. 3.a.  EWSDEP is a CLS consisting of four 16-week seminars (courses  8671-8674), which are all offered every semester.  All four courses  must be taken in order and each course is offered each semester  (fall/spring) each academic year.  Completion of the self-paced  prerequisite is required to register for seminar.  Prerequisite  enrollment is facilitated via MarineNet by searching for course code  "EWSDEPPREQ."  Allow six weeks for prerequisite completion. Registration Deadline     Beginning Week     Class Ending Week Fall      1 Jul 25          1 Sep 25           13 Jan 26 Spring    1 Dec 26         27 Jan 26           12 May 26 3.b.  CSCDEP is an Intermediate Level Education (ILE), Joint  Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase I accredited program  consisting of eight courses to be completed over two academic years.   All eight courses must be taken in order, and each course is offered  once each academic year.  Students complete four courses from  September-May each year, with graduation following the completion of  the second year.  Class registration deadline for AY 2026 is 29 Jul  25.  Seminars begin the week of 2 Sep 25 and end approximately 11 May 26. 4.  Seminar Registration/Enrollment 4.a.  The seminar registration and enrollment process is student- initiated via MarineNet. 4.a.1.  Marines can request enrollment in any of the seminar programs  at https:(SLASH)(SLASH)www.marinenet.usmc.mil.  EWSDEP students must  complete the prerequisite course before requesting seminar  enrollment.   For CSCDEP, use "8900ZZ0000" for course search; for EWSDEP, use  "8670AZSEM0" for course search. 4.a.2.  MarineNet enrollment requests will be automatically forwarded  to the regional office for processing.  It is vitally important to  make sure all contact information, especially the preferred email  address in the MarineNet profile, is up-to-date as this is what the  regional office and adjunct faculty use to communicate with students. 4.a.3.  Members of regional offices will contact students that have  requested enrollment to help determine student needs:  delivery type  (online or onsite), location, and day of the week.  Overall student  demand will affect the final seminar options. 4.a.4.  No later than seven days before the start of the scheduled  seminars, all students will be contacted by their assigned adjunct  faculty with their seminar information. 4.a.5.  EWS Students are not automatically enrolled in the next  course within the curriculum progression.  Students must contact  their regional office to participate in follow on seminars.   4.a.6.  CSC students are not automatically enrolled in seminars  between first year and second year seminars.  CSC students must  contact their regional offices to be included to second year  seminars. 4.a.7.  Information on the EWS/CSC Blended Seminar Program is  published separately. 4.b.  Regional contact information: 4.b.1.  Camp Lejeune Region:  (910) 451-9309,  [email protected]. 4.b.2.  Camp Pendleton Region:  (760) 725-8400, CDET_CampPendleton@ usmc.mil. 4.b.3.  Fort Worth Region:  (817) 782-1918, DSN: 739-1918,  [email protected]. 4.b.4.  Hawaii Region:  (808) 496-1956, [email protected]. 4.b.5.  Miramar Region:  (858) 307-1373, [email protected]. 4.b.6.  Okinawa Region:  DSN (315) 645-2500, [email protected]. 4.b.7.  Quantico Region:  (703) 432-6522,  [email protected]. 4.b.8.  OCONUS Stationed Students:  All seminars for Marines  stationed (not deployed) in an OCONUS location not covered by one of  the CDET regions above, Steve O’Dell, (703)784-2410,  [email protected]. 4.b.9.  Additional information may be found on the CDET website,  https:(SLASH)(SLASH)www.usmcu.edu/Colleges-and-Schools/College-of- Distance-Education-and-Training-CDET. 5.  Coordinating Instructions 5.a.  Temporary additional duty is not authorized for these seminar  programs. 5.b.  All students will require access to a personal computer with  audio and video capability and an internet connection while  participating in a seminar program. 5.c.  All students must have Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and  Adobe Reader installed on their personal computer.  All other word   processing, presentation, and spreadsheet programs, including but not  limited to Numbers (Mac), are not fully compatible and are  unacceptable for student use. 5.d.  Students are highly encouraged to have an active civilian email  account associated with their MarineNet and Moodle profiles.   Students will receive emails directly from Moodle with course  information, assignments, and correspondence from adjunct faculty. 6.  Release authorized by Brigadier General Matthew W. Tracy,  President, Marine Corps University.//