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Prerequisites for JAWS Students:

  • Military O-4, O-5 and O-6; Civilians GS-12 thru GS-15
  • Selected by Service or organization
    (All prospective Civilian students see Note 1.)
  • Eligible to fill a joint billet upon graduation
  • Current Top Secret SCI clearance; (more...)
    (All prospective Civilian students must include clearance date in nomination package.)
  • Completed Bachelors Degree
    (All Military and Civilian JAWS students see Note 2 for Undergraduate Transcript requirement.)
  • Capable of rigorous academic endeavor

Note 1 (For Civilians Only):
Civilians must be nominated by first Flag/General/SES Officer in their chain-of-command; include this nomination memo in package along with a one-page student biography or resume to include education and career history. The standard time frame for submitting applications is one year to six months before class start date. Civilian quotas for each class are limited. If an agency is nominating more than its quota of students, JFSC recommends agency nominees be designated as primary and alternate candidates. If the nominee has not completed JPME Phase 1, they will need to attend the prerequisite five-day Joint Transition Course (JTC) the week prior to JCWS start date. Final admissions authority rests with the JFSC Commandant.

Please send nomination packages to the following address:
Joint Forces Staff College
Attn: DAA-Registrar
7800 Hampton Blvd.
Norfolk, VA 23511-1702

Contact the JFSC's Interagency Student Program Coordinator for more information: Commercial (757) 443-6189; DSN 646-6189.


Note 2 (For All JAWS Students):
Since successful completion of JAWS will result in the awarding of a Masters Degree in Joint Campaign Planning and Strategy, JFSC requires an official undergraduate transcript from all military and civilian students. To be official, it must be mailed directly from student’s undergraduate alma mater to:
Joint Forces Staff College
Attn: DAA-Registrar
7800 Hampton Blvd.
Norfolk, VA 23511-1702

Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) are not required for JAWS students.

For additional admissions information and assistance, contact the JFSC Registrar & Personnel Services Division:
      E-mail: The Registrar
      Phone: (757) 443-6124; DSN 646-6124.

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Last update: 02 February 2010
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