College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Catalog 2016

97 Graduation Requirements In order to be eligible for conferral of degree, NSA students must have completed all coursework and passed the tabletop examination. In addition, they must have at least a 3.0 GPA with no "incomplete" grades, and must be a "student in good standing" with no disciplinary actions pending or disciplinary tasks to complete. NSA students may participate in the June graduation ceremonies if they have completed all coursework and taken their tabletop examination even if they have not yet received their grade for the exam. G RADUATE C ERTIFICATE IN N ATIONAL S ECURITY A FFAIRS This program is designed for professionals in the field seeking career advancement, those who aspire to enter the field, individuals in related professions, and those retired from the military and government seeking consulting and other positions. Examples of potential students include personnel in the military, federal, state and local governments, law enforcement, corporations, and academia, as well as recent college graduates. For students with a graduate degree or pursuing a graduate degree in another field, this would be a valuable complement to their existing program. The program focuses on building the critical analytical skills graduates need to succeed professionally in the field of National Security Affairs. The ability to critically analyze intelligence information, historical and contemporary issues informing the field, and to perform textual analyses, defines the program core’s most important learning outcomes. The Graduate Certificate in NSA consists of five courses (15 credits). There are four required courses and the fifth course is an elective selected from any of the four concentrations in the MS in National Security Affairs. Students who are in good standing in the NSA certificate program may speak with the department about the MS in NSA. The program is designed to be completed entirely online; however, there are few of the courses that maybe offered in the residential format and students may select those sections as appropriate. Degree Plan: 15 credit hours Below is a sample degree plan for a student who begins their studies in the Fall term and enrolls in 2 classes per term. Degree plans will be modified based on a student’s enrollment date and pace of study. Fall (August) Winter (January) Summer (May) Year 1 NSAM 5001: Current & Historical Issues NSAM 5004: Border Protection & Military Issues NSAM 5002: Terrorists & Terrorism NSAM 5003: National Intelligence Collection NSAM Elective