Prerequisites
Personnel selected to participate in the International Fellows Program are normally expected to meet the minimum prerequisites of U.S. students attending the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and the National War College. Specifically, the selectee must satisfy the following prerequisites:
A. All Fellows must:
- Be an active duty military officer of any service or a civilian working in the Defense bureaucracy.
- Currently serving in a rank equivalent to a U.S. Colonel or Navy Captain, or one star flag officer.
- Have completed a U.S. or equivalent staff college.
- Have completed 15 years of military service.
- Have attained a baccalaureate degree or equivalent.
- Have both high levels of command and staff experience.
- Have achieved a score of 80 or higher on the English Comprehension Level (ECL) test in those cases in which English is not the native language. Refresher training in the United States does not substitute for an ECL of 80.
B. Degree Program Candidates. International Fellows who qualify may compete for a Master of Science Degree in National Security Strategy (NWC) or National Resource Strategy (ICAF). To qualify for an advanced degree, candidates must successfully complete the following requirements:
- Submit a copy of undergraduate academic transcript (in English) to the International Student Management Office (ISMO) at NDU as soon as possible. Transcripts will be reviewed by qualified agents to verify that candidates have successfully graduated from an U.S.-equivalent baccalaureate program.
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Take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) as soon as possible. A minimum score of 83 internet-based, 220 paper-based or 557-560 for the paper-based version of the TOEFL is required for direct entry into the NDU degree program.
C. International Fellows who do not meet the degree requirements or who otherwise decline to participate in the NDU degree program, study under the same academic syllabus, but are graded to a 'non-degree' standard. |
