- Where is CIC located?
CIC’s main offices are located in Suite 201 in Marshall Hall (Building 62) on the National Defense University campus at Ft. McNair in Washington DC. Our Office of Student Services is located in Room 145 of Marshall Hall.
- Are CIC programs accredited?
Yes, CIC operates under the National Defense University’s accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Further, CIC’s Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase II graduate program is accredited by the Joint Chiefs of Staff organization through the Process for Accreditation of Joint Education (PAJE) program.
- Does CIC offer a Master’s degree?
Yes, CIC offers a Master of Science (MS) degree focused on national security and cyberspace studies. It is offered in two different ways:
a) a full-time, in-residence program that operates over 10-months starting in August of each year for those military officers and others that have been nominated to attend the program. This program conveys Joint Professionals Military Education (JPME) Phase II credit for US military officers.
b) a part-time program offered on a distance-learning basis which requires those interested in attending to apply for admission.
For further information, please click here: Graduate Programs (ndu.edu)
- Does CIC offer graduate certificates?
Yes, interested students may apply for admission to complete one of five 15-credit online graduate certificates designed to provide a graduate-level understanding of select interest areas to support knowledge expansion and career progression. The graduate certificates offered are listed below:
- Chief Data Officer
- Chief Financial Officer
- Chief Information Officer
- Cyber Leadership
- Chief Information Security Officer (CISO): Cyber Security
For more information on our graduate certificate programs, please click here.
CIC also offers two in-residence Leadership Development Programs (LDP) that award graduate certificates to those who complete the 14-week programs. Cyber-LDP is offered in the fall semester, and CIO-LDP is offered in the spring semester.
For more information on our Leadership Development Programs (LDP), please click here.
- Do you offer in-person courses? Distance learning?
Currently, CIC offers its in-person courses for our 10-month in-residence Master’s degree program, its Leadership Development Programs, and CIC-sponsored elective courses. All other programs, including our part-time, online Master's degree program and our graduate certificate courses, are offered via distance learning which leverages the Blackboard learning system to provide class lessons, required readings, and assignments. Online courses are generally offered on an asynchronous basis with no set class times (some courses may include options for synchronous sessions).
- How can I apply to the part-time Master’s degree or a graduate certificate programs?
Please see our Admissions link and complete an online application: Application Instructions (ndu.edu)
- Where can I find information on courses being offered each semester?
After admission into the program, students may select courses from the CIC Schedule of Courses which is published each semester. Course are offered during the Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters. Here is the link to the latest version of the Schedule of Classes:
- What are elective concentrations for NDU Master’s degrees and does CIC sponsor any?
CIC offers a number of elective concentrations to those participating in one of in-residence Master’s degree programs offered by NDU, as follows:
- Cyber Studies
- Data and Disruptive Technologies
- Financial Management
- Influence Warfare
Specific requirements for elective concentrations and instructions on how to register are detailed in the NDU Elective Program Catalog published each Spring Semester. Click here for the latest version.
- What are CIC’s tuition policies?
Our graduate programs are tuition-free for eligible U.S. Military members and DoD employees. For eligible employees of non-DoD federal agencies (and state and local government employees) tuition is $1,100 per course. Tuition for eligible private sector employees supporting government agencies is $2,200 course.
- Does CIC accept transfer credits?
CIC does not accept credits taken at other institutions for transfer. However, based on NDU’s accreditation by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, courses taken at CIC may be eligible for transfer credit at other institutions.