Officer Professional Military Education
International Blended Seminars

CDET is a total force educational Institution. It serves all Marines and other Service students throughout the globe regardless of component, status, or service. In cooperation with the Marine Corps Security Cooperation Group, CDET now offers total force USMC officers the opportunity to enroll in one of two programs that include international officers as well as a mix of students from a variety of federal agencies and other services. The Command and Staff College and Expeditionary Warfare School International Blended Seminars deliver the entire distance education curriculum to either the CSCDEP or EWSDEP student in a single academic year as opposed to two academic years for the traditional onsite or online seminars by combining resident education periods at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia with an intervening online, non-resident period of instruction.

International Blended Seminar-participating nations have included Bahrain, Bangladesh, Canada, Iraq, New Zealand, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, Sweden, and Ukraine. In addition to the standard distance education programs for Command and Staff College and Expeditionary Warfare School, U.S. and international officers alike participate in extracurricular field studies program events to include staff rides and visits to National Capital Region sites which are representative of our culture, national heritage, and government institutions. Graduates of the International Blended Seminars participate in their associated resident college or school graduation ceremony and will have their diplomas presented by a distinguished guest, the President of Marine Corps University, and either the Director of the CDET or the Director of Expeditionary Warfare School.

CSCDEP International Blended Seminar

The CSCDEP International Blended Seminar construct is an initial resident period of 5 weeks which delivers two courses. The online seminar includes three courses and last for 28 weeks. Students then return to MCB Quantico for a final resident period of 6 weeks beginning in April. The students receive the final three courses during this final resident period and then participate in the resident graduation ceremony. CSCDEP International Blended Seminar graduates are JPME Phase I complete. For questions regarding the CSCDEP International Blended Seminar, contact the CSCDEP International Military Student Officer.

Overview of the CSCDEP Blended Seminar (25 KB)

EWSDEP International Blended Seminar

The EWSDEP International Blended Seminar construct is an initial resident period of 5 weeks which delivers a portion of the Warfighting course plus the complete Marine Corps Planning Process and MAGTF Operations Ashore Part I courses. The online seminar begins three weeks after the initial resident seminar and delivers the remainder of the Warfighting course as well as the entire Information Management course. Students then return in April for a final resident period of 5 weeks. This period delivers the MAGTF Operations Ashore Part II and both Expeditionary Operations courses and finishes with a graduation ceremony. For questions regarding the EWSDEP International Blended Seminar, contact the EWSDEP International Military Student Officer.

Overview of the EWSDEP Blended Seminar (16 KB)

Student Enrollment

Any officer eligible to participate in CSCDEP or EWSDEP is eligible to request enrollment in the appropriate International Blended Seminar. Interested officers can apply for funded seats for either the CSCDEP or EWSDEP International Blended Seminar by submitting an enrollment form (links for regular and reserve officers are provided below). Enrollment forms are screened to ensure the student meets the enrollment eligibility criteria set forth by MCO P1553.4A, and PME policies set forth by the Marine Corps University and CDET. Reserve officers are screened to ensure they meet the qualifications to receive funded orders.

The CDET Reserve Liaison Officer (RLO) serves as the central point of contact for all Marine reserve officers interested in attending either the CSCDEP or EWSDEP International Blended Seminar. Marine Forces Reserve facilitates the attendance of screened Individual Ready Reserve officers, while SMCR and IMA officers go through their units to obtain funded orders in the programs. For questions regarding funding for Marine reserve officers, contact the CDET Reserve Liaison Officer.

Enrollment Forms

  1. For regular officers: International Blended Seminar Student Enrollment Form (115 KB)
  2. For reserve officers: Funded Reserve International Blended Seminar Student Enrollment Form (119 KB)

Student Information and Schedules

Command and Staff College DEP
Expeditionary Warfare School DEP

Locate a Regional Coordinator near you.

Seminar Information

Seminar Schedules

  1. CSCDEP 1st In-Residence Blended Seminar Schedule for AY13 (35 KB)
  2. CSCDEP Online Blended Seminar Schedule for AY13 (29 KB)

Master's Degrees and Certificates

CSCDEP has partnered with several universities and colleges to provide credits to help achieve a variety of master's degrees and certificates. These universities and colleges now grant credits for the completion of 8900 series CSCDEP courses. Visit our Master's Degree Credit page for more information.

Additional Information

Faculty Interest

If you are interested in participating as faculty, refer to our page discussing OPME adjunct faculty.

Testimonials

Take a look at recent testimonials regarding MarineNet and our Professional Military Education Distance Education Programs.

Jump to top of page