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National Security Agency 

TRAINING AND 

DEVELOPMENT 

OPPORTUNITIES 

COLLEGE TRAINING PROGRAM 

The College Training Program offers a wide variety of 

1ob-related courses to qualified Agency employees Where 

possible, courses will be conducted by the College of General 

Studies, The George Washington University 

When a prospective student 1s unable to find an appropriate course at The George Washington University (including 

the College of General Studies and the Evening Program), or 

when he can show that training in another 1nst1tut1on will be of 

greater benefit to NSA, the Agency will sponsor him rn a 1obrelated course in any of the following local 1nst1tut1ons American University, Catholic Un1vers1ty, Georgetown Umvers1ty, 

Howard University, University of Maryland, and the U S Department of Agriculture Graduate School 

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Any e.oyee may, with the approval ~lliiP~fAtfilOl 7 

supervisor, a for Agency sponsorship to aii'end~e three· 

semester-hour course (not to exceed $50 00 1n cost) which 1s 

related to his off1c1al duties and for which he has the necessary 

educational background 

An employee who wishes to take a course in the College 

of General Studies, The George Washington University, which 1s 

not related to his present 1ob may be accepted for such course 1f 

he pays his own tu1t1on Such student may be granted the neces· 

sary time off to attend classes 

Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 19 55, Section 

730 hm1ts md1tary part1c1pat1on m the College Training Program 

as follows No appropr1at1on contained 1n this Act shall be avad· 

able for the payment of more than 75 per centum of charges of 

educational inst1tut1ons for tuition or expenses for off-duty train· 

ing of military personnel, nor for the payment of any part of tu1t1on 

or expenses for such tra1nrng for comm1ss1oned personnel who do 

not agree to remain on active duty for two years after completion 

of such training 

With the above military exception, NSA will pay all tu1t1on 

costs 1n excess of $11 00 for those selected for Agency sponsor· 

ship Add1t1onal costs, such as laboratory fees, books, and mis· 

cellaneous expenses, must be paid by the student 

As a guarantee of sincerity and good faith and to protect 

the interests of the Government, each employee accepted for an 

Agency-sponsored course must agree rn wntmg that he will re1m· 

burse the Government for the cost of tu1t1on should he drop his 

course for purely personal reasons In no event will there be a 

refund of tuition to a student who 1s Agency sponsored and drops 

a course for any reason Refunds to ind1v1duals enrolled at their 

own expense wil I be made in accordance with school regulations 

The following types of courses were offered last semester 

English compos1t1on, public speaking, Russian language, area 

studies, and mathematics 

ADVANCED UNIVERSITY STUDY PROGRAM 

The Advanced University Study Program offers to a small 

number of serious, properly qual1f1ed c1vd1an and m1l1tary employees grants of time and money to carry on part-time study in 

local educational inst1tut1ons in fields directly related to their 

Agency 1obs 

Applicants for Agency assistance must meet the following 

requirements 

a lflii1.n the beginning date of Agency spons.1p they must 

have com.ed at least two years of Agency serv1 In computing 

this time, military and c1vil1an experience both in NSA and m the 

Service Cryptologic Agencies, may be counted 

b They must have a bachelor's degree and have been 

previously engaged 1n graduate study 

Absence from duty to attend classes may be authorized for 

not more than eight hours per week per person for not more than 

two consecutive terms or semesters A new appl1cat1on must be 

submitted for each add1t1onal term 

The Agency will pay reg1strat1on and tu1t1on fees for those 

selected for training 

Under some circumstances Agency support may be given to 

permit an employee to carry on research or study under the direction of a university faculty, even though he 1s not attending formal 

classes Each such case will be decided on its merits 

Applications must reach the Chief, Training D1v1s1on, at 

least 40 days before the proposed training will begin 

Persons selected for training under this Program must 

make their own arrangements for acceptance and enrollment at the 

University They must also agree, in writing, to continue to serve 

the Agency for a spec1f1ed minimum period of time or to reimburse 

the Government for the cost of the training 

NSA FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM 

The NSA Fellowship Program offers an academic year of 

graduate study to carefully selected career employees in fields 

directly related to their work 

The rec1p1ent of a Full Fellowship 1s granted an academic 

year of leave to attend the university of his choice He receives 

his regular salary and has his tu1t1on and other fees paid by the 

Agency 

The rec1p1ent of a Partial Fellowship also receives an 

academic year of leave plus salary wh1 le attend mg the university 

of his choice, but he must pay tu1t1on and other charges himself 

Selection has already been made for the 1954-55 schoolyear Five Full Fellowships and five Partial Fellowships were 

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SPECIAL CONTRACT PROGRAM e 

This program was estabf 1shed to enable Staff D1v1s1on and 

Offrce Chiefs to satisfy, by special contracts with outside agencies, training requirements which cannot be met by current Agency 

courses and programs, which, for reasons of economy or parhcal1ty 

do not warrant the development of special courses of instruction 

w1 th1 n the Agency 

EXTENSION COURSE PROGRAM 

More than three hundred selected extension and correspondence courses are available to NSA personnel through the 

facil1t1es of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps,and United 

States Armed Forces Institute 

A list of these courses will be found in the brochure 

"Extension Courses Available To NSA Personnel" They are 

grouped under the follow1 ng headings 

BOOKKEEPING & ACCOUNTING MANAGEMENT & PERSONNEL 

COt.MUNICATION MATHEMATICS & ENGINEERING 

CRYPTOLOGY PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS 

HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY SECRETARIAL SCIENCE 

INTELLIGENCE SECURITY 

LANGUAGES 

United States Armed Forces Institute (USAF!) courses and 

Marine Corps Institute (MCI) courses are available only to military 

personnel on active duty With this exception, all courses '1sted in 

the brochure are available to both military and c1v1lian personnel 

of the Agency provided they meet the course prerequ1s1tes and 

storage requirements, 1f any 

Add1t1onal information concerning these programs may be 

obtained from the College & Contract Training Section of the 

Tra1mng D1v1s1on, code 131, extension 60679