United States Marine Corps College of Distance Education and Training

Officer Professional Military Education
Weekend Seminars

The Weekend Seminar Program represents an opportunity for all officers to take advantage of weekend hours to complete their PME. The program offers two types of seats, funded for reserve officers and unfunded for active duty officers. The primary attendees will be reserve officers, but not exclusively. Active Component officers are also eligible on a space available basis.

The Weekend Program construct is 18 months in length, Oct to June, for two (2) nine-month semesters. This construct is an academic mirror image of the more traditional weekday programs convening routinely in the evening aboard Marine Corps Installations.

The CSCDEP Weekend Seminar Program maintains joint professional military education (JPME) Phase I accreditation through the PAJE.

Student Enrollment

Marines should contact their respective Regional Coordinators so they can enroll in online seminars. Online seminar enrollment places personnel in position to enter a funded slot should one become available and allows students to earn retirement points for each completed course.

MARADMIN 392/11 (42 KB) provides application guidance and minimum qualifications for personnel seeking funded orders for the formal full-length schools, as well as the Weekend and Blended Command and Staff College and Expeditionary Warfare School Distance Education Programs. Per the MARADMIN, the application deadline was 16 September 2011 for student submissions to Manpower and Reserve Affairs.

Mid-year enrollments will be allowed on a case by case basis. This decision takes into consideration the high optempo among all Marine Corps Officers, and it is clear that a more flexible enrollment process will enable the stability of student throughput. Interested officers can apply for funded seats by submitting an enrollment form (127 KB) to the CDET Reserve Liaison Officer (RLO). 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 CDET and the Marine Corps University.

Student Information and Schedules

Command and Staff College DEP
Expeditionary Warfare School DEP

Contact the CDET Reserve Liaison Officer.
Locate a Regional Coordinator near you.

Weekend Seminar Program Academic Schedules

1. CSCDEP AY12 Weekend Seminar Schedule, 1st Half (99 KB)
2. CSCDEP AY12 Weekend Seminar Schedule, 2nd Half (112 KB)
3. EWSDEP AY12 Weekend Seminar Schedule, 1st Half (104 KB)
4. EWSDEP AY12 Weekend Seminar Schedule, 2nd Half (117 KB)

Reference Documents

1. PAJE Self Study (7.6 MB)
2. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Instruction (535 KB)

Additional Information

Seminar numbers and site locations remain undermined until August 2012. The process of determining seminar locations is a collaborative one between Marine Forces Reserve (MFR) G3T and CDET. MFR 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. MFR funds the weekend seminar program. The CDET Reserve Liaison Officer serves as the central point of contact for the EWSDEP and CSCDEP weekend seminar programs.

The CDET provides certified faculty to instruct both the EWSDEP and CSCDEP through its Regional Coordinators. The RCs provide students with administrative support in the form of grade posting, remediation, diplomas, and ensuring the quality of instruction meets expectable standards. The CDET provides certified faculty to instruct both the EWSDEP and CSCDEP through its Regional Coordinators. The RCs provide students with administrative support in the form of grade posting, remediation, diplomas, and ensuring the quality of instruction meets expectable standards.

Related documents

1. Officer & Staff NCO Waiver Request (25 KB)
2. FAQ Sheet (22 KB)
3. PME and Promotion Preparation Information
4. Memo concerning enrolled student responsibilities (30 KB)

Reserve Retirement Points

Reserve officers earn retirement points when they complete the CSC or EWS Distance Education Programs.

This list of designated points is effective 1 November.

To learn about the rewards for earning retirement points, read the letter from Colonel F.X. Bergmeister: Distance Education Programs - It Pays to enroll! (32 KB)

Faculty Interest

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

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