Graduate Education Programs
Voluntary Graduate Education (VGEP)
CS and IT students often participate in the VGEP program, a Masters degree that begins in the Spring of their 1/C year. See below for details.
Immediate Graduate Education (IGEP)
The IGEP program is limited to the top 20 students at the Academy. The CS department has sent students to Oxford and Stanford in the recent past. These degrees begin immediately following graduation. Visit the USNA IGEP info page for more details.
Voluntary Graduate Education (VGEP)
The USNA has a long-standing program that permits qualified midshipmen to accelerate their undergraduate education in order to pursue a graduate school education in Computer Science during their senior year at USNA and extending for 6 months following graduation from USNA. An M.S. in Computer Science is awarded upon completion of this program. Up to 20 midshipmen per class are selected for this program.
School:
Johns Hopkins University
Eligibility:
- CQPR: 3.2 or higher.
- No failed courses at USNA.
- Military performance and conduct: B or better for 2/C and 1/C years.
- Must meet all requirements to graduate from USNA on time.
- Must have room in schedule to take graduate school courses during 1/C year.
- Must be admitted into a graduate school which gives a Navy subspecialty code.
Funding:
The Navy pays the tuition equivalent to that at the University of Maryland. Students are required to pay for books, transportation, fees, and any excess tuition costs.
Additional Service Obligation:
An additional service obligation is incurred by participating in VGEP equal to three times the length of the graduate school program. For Naval Officers, this commitment is served concurrently with their Naval Academy obligation. For Marine Corps officers, the obligation is served consecutively with the Naval Academy obligation.
Application Procedure:
If you are interested in the VGEP program. Talk with your academic advisor to plan how to get ahead of your major's matrix. This is done by validating courses, overloading courses each semester, or taking summer school courses during your leave periods.
- Apply at the end of first semester 2/C year
- Results will be announced in the spring of 2/C year.
- Take the GRE in the spring of 2/C year
VGEP Instructions and Notices:
- USNAINST 1560.3C
- USNANOTE 1560
- MIDNREGS 2.65
Further Information:
For further information, please check the Graduate Education Opportunities page.
