NCPACECrew Brief

NAVY COLLEGE OFFICE LEMOORE

Building 828

Navy

College

Program for

Afloat

College

Education

Orientation Services

The command manages NCPACE – they decide when and what kind of programs will be offered

Navy College Office provides briefings, placement

testing and academic advising, but the ship does not have an NCPACE program until the command submits an Official Request based on student interest!

Deployment minus 3

Deployment minus 2

Deployment minus 1

Dep 1 Dep 2 Dep 3 Dep 4 Dep 5 Dep 6

Inspections?Workups?

Underway? Sea Trials? Workups?

POMPre-

deploymentStanddown

Distance Learning Term I Distance Learning Term II

DEPLOYMENT

Instructor Term I

Instructor Term IIInstructor Term

III

REQUIRED PRIOR TO OFFICIAL NCPACE REGISTRATION: -- COMMAND BRIEF -- CREW BRIEFS (ATTENDANCE MANDATORY) -- ASSET TESTING -- ACADEMIC ADVISING --REQUEST MESSAGE BY COMMAND

Sailors officially register for classes

THE CONTRACTOR

HAS THIS TIME

TO ACQUIRE, PUT

TOGETHER AND

DELIVER NCPACE

PACKAGES TO THE

SHIP BEFORE

DEPLOYMENT

COMMAND CONDUCTS NCPACE DURING DEPLOYMENT

ALL PREPARATIONS MUST HAVE BEEN COMPLETED PRIOR TO SHIP LEAVING HOME PORT

Can’t I wait to enroll later?

As you can see, if you’re within two months, it may already be too late

The value of NCPACE

Commands like NCPACE because they can: Offer officer and enlisted personnel preparatory, basic, advanced

and graduate courses while at sea Ensure that any Sailor who needs a high school diploma is prepared

for equivalency exams (GED) Help sailors in rating conversion by providing training to increase

ASVAB scores

Sailors like NCPACE Professionally: Upgrade skills for advancement, rate change, and success in

military schools Degrees provide 2-4 points for advancement (E-4 to E-6) and special consideration before boards (E-7 to E-9)

Sailors like NCPACE Personally: Prepare to be successful in college Complete individual courses or entire degree plans leading towards

Associates, Bachelors, or Masters degree

NCPACE is an important piece of YOURYOUR education plan

Sailors can pursue their educational goals using combinations of

NCPACE Academic Skills and preparatory courses Instructor Led (IL) courses Distance Learning (DL) courses - CD, iPod and PDA

DANTES Examinations - CLEP, DSST, ECE college-credit-by-examination

Online and other distance learning options

Attending shore-based college courses

What does NCPACE do?

Free tuition, the Navy pays 100% of the cost of tuition

No internet requiredNo internet required ! No chance of failing courses due to unreliable internet or lack of internet access on ships

The cost for books & associated course materials are the responsibility of the student

Helps ensure student “buy-in” Neither TA or VA can pay for books

Participation in NCPACE does not affect Tuition Assistance Veteran’s Benefits (GI bill)

Can I Participate in NCPACE?

Must be recommended for promotion or advancement

Advancement eligible sailors must have taken and passed their most recent advancement exam

Must pass (or be medically waived from) their most recent physical readiness test (PRT)

Sailors who have been awarded Non-judicial Punishment (NJP) or Courts-martial punishment in the previous six months shall not be authorized NCPACE courses

Must not be Under Instruction in Initial Skills Training or in a Duty Status Under Instruction (DUINS) Training Status

Officers will incur a two-year service obligation for TA and NCPACE courses commencing with their completion of the program

Must have an approved academic/education plan on file

Must have one year onboard their first PDS

Only courses required by the academic/education plan will be authorized for TA and NCPACE

Meet with NCO Advisor/school advisor/chain of command/mentor if having difficulty with courses

NAVADMIN 161/07 –June 2007 and NAVADMIN 105/10 – March 2010

NCPACE has two options

INSTRUCTOR

LED

(IL)

DISTANCE

LEARNING

(DL)Janus -- the Roman god of gates, doorways, beginnings and endings

If the command chooses to bring an instructor onboard:

There must be enough student interest for an instructor to teach at least two full classes:

one section each of two subject-related courses - or -

more than one section of the same course

The command must identify classroom capacity when ordering classes and provide facilities for the duration of the course

Let your ESO know Let your ESO know earlyearly if you are interested in if you are interested in classes onboard the shipclasses onboard the ship

NCPACE Instructor Led (IL)

INSTRUCTOR DELIVERED(IL)

Academic Skills(3-4 weeks = 45 hours)

College Preparatory CoursesUndergraduate Lower LevelUndergraduate Upper LevelGraduate Courses

(6-8 weeks = 48 hours)

Number, location, and hours per class are determined by

the ship

Features Free tuition, Sailor buys books

& materials from instructor on first night of class

Classes are taught by instructors aboard ship

Set schedule of classes while underway

Available to squadrons while embarked

Requirements: Meet all course prerequisites Take ASSET assessment for

math & English courses Meet with Navy College

Education Advisor

(IL)NCPACE Instructor Led

TECHNOLOGY DELIVEREDDL

(90 days)

CD / iPod / PDA w/textbook & student guideproctored examsCollege Preparatory CoursesUndergraduate Lower LevelUndergraduate Upper LevelGraduate Courses

Features Free tuition, Sailor buys books from

contractor aboard ship at official registration

Instruction is mostly CD & textbook Self-paced within a set term, usually

90 days – no internet access no internet access requiredrequired!

Courses offered at lower, upper level & graduate level

Requirements: Meet all course prerequisites Take ASSET assessment for math &

English courses Meet with Navy College Education

Advisor

NCPACE Distance Learning (DL)

No specialized computer software requirements, any Windows-based computer will work

no internet access neededno internet access needed

Students may use personal, contractor or government computers

If contractor laptop computers are requested, the command is responsible for their security and upkeep

(DL)NCPACE Distance

Learning

Who provides NCPACE?NCPACE Contractor – Central Texas College

Instructor-led

(IL)

College Prep & Undergraduate

Technology DeliveredDistance Learning

(DL)

College Prep & Undergraduate

Technology Delivered

Distance Learning

(DL)

Graduate

Central Texas College

Texas A&M University-Central Texas

Coastline Community College

Central Texas College

Old Dominion University

St. Leo

University

Columbia College

St. Leo University

Dallas TeleCollege ECPI College of Technology

University of Oklahoma

Governor’s State University

Old Dominion University

Saint Leo University Thomas Edison State College

University of Oklahoma

Vincennes University

Academic Skills are only available via instructor

Commands may assign Sailors via boards or evaluation

Sailors should be assigned to Academic Skills courses if: ASSET scores indicate Academic Skills review needed ASVAB WK or AR scores are less than 45 and there is no

related college course work

Sailors should also take Academic Skills if they are: Planning to retake the ASVAB/AFCT Preparing for a GED or working on a HS Diploma Preparing for a standardized exam, e.g., SAT or ACT Preparing for a credit-by-examination, e.g. CLEP or DSST

NCPACE Instructor LedAcademic Skills

(IL)

Prerequisites and ASSET

IF A COURSE HAS A PREREQUISITE, THERE ARE NO WAIVERS You must be able to show the contractor that you have

met the requirements for the course at official registration

SMART transcripts, college transcripts, other documents

WHAT IS ASSET TESTING? Used for course placement, usually English and math ASSET placement may consist of two 25-minute tests:

English Mathematics (numerical skills, elementary algebra, or

intermediate algebra)

WHO NEEDS IT? Anyone who plans to take math or English courses

Brief, ASSET,Advising, Registration

Everyone who participates in NCPACE

must complete an NCPACE Briefmust complete an NCPACE Brief and should meet with an Education Advisor

If you need to take an ASSET, it should be done before you meet with an advisor

ASSET and advising must be done before Official Registration -the contractor does not have time for and is not the person for orientation, advising or testing

Courseload Your Courseload should be designed to help you be successful,

not to commit you to an unrealistic schedule

Thumb rule = @ 45-48 hours PLUS twice that for reading/homework = approx. 150 hours per course, or about 1 hour 15 minutes per day for one class To be successful (considering military duties and outside

distractions) you may want to take only one course at a time

Your initial enrollment is limited to one course (no exceptions) The maximum amount of NCPACE courses allowed at any

one time is two courses Courses may not overlap, e.g. 12-week DL classes may not

overlap 8-week IL classes if it results in a student taking three classes simultaneously

If a course is not completed, then continuing the following term is not allowed

If you are struggling with your course, talk with your command/ ESO/Navy College Office! Ignoring it will not make it go away.

What if I’m not there for Official Registration?

You must still have completed an NCPACE Brief in order to participate in NCPACE

You may not enroll in Distance-learning (DL) courses because all materials must be pre-ordered and delivered by a specific date by the contractor

You might be able to enroll in Instructor-led (IL) courses; subject to space-available/course-available basis

Check with your ESO and see what they recommend

If you miss registering for courses your choice may be to study for college-credit-by-examination

What about books?

Plan ahead -- payment must be only by Navy Cash CardPlan ahead -- payment must be only by Navy Cash Card,, money order or cashier’s check for all enrolled terms money order or cashier’s check for all enrolled terms

Books and related materials will be delivered to the ship and sold to the student

For DL courses - by the contractor Payment is due at Official Registration, which occurs

about three weeks prior to the start of the program Students may choose alternative methods, but must

take full responsibility for getting materials before class starts

For IL courses - by the instructor Payment is due the first class

Book buy-back policy is the same as for the main campus

What if I have to drop/Withdraw?

It is the STUDENT’S responsibilityIt is the STUDENT’S responsibility to follow procedure to drop or withdraw from course(es)

For IL -- until the 3rd class meeting to drop without penalty For DL -- 14 days14 days from the start of the term (not from the

receipt of materials) to drop without penalty

Failure to properly drop a class Failure to properly drop a class

will result in a permanent “F” grade which cannot be erasedwill result in a permanent “F” grade which cannot be erased

Withdrawals for any reason after 3rd class meeting/14 days are command approved only, charged at the full tuition cost to the government, show in the command’s completion record and

result in a “F” on the student’s transcript(Deployed submarines - 30 calendar days from the start date of the term set in the delivery order)

So, what do I do next?

FIRSTFIRST,, BE QUALIFIED IAW NAVADMIN 161/07 & 105/10

SECONDSECOND,, NCPACE CREW BRIEF is required, make sure you report viewing this presentation to your

ESO and complete the verification exam

(and then tell your friends)

THIRDTHIRD,, sign-up for classes with your ESO

FOURTH, FOURTH, SHOW UPSHOW UP at the Official Registration

DL – when the contractor comes on board IL – with instructor on first night of class

Questions? Concerns?Need more information?

Who to talk to:

-- Your ESO –

-- Your NCPACE Coordinator –

-- Your Navy College Office –

-- The Navy College Center --

Thank you for your interest in NCPACE

and best wishes for a successful education

experience!

This could be YOU!