# Apply to the Certificate of Intelligence Studies (CIS)

### Apply to the CIS

The Certificate of Intelligence Studies (CIS) offers students who already possess an undergraduate or graduate degree the option of studying specific intelligence issues and technical or regional topics without degree enrollment.   Students obtain certification in an area of intelligence studies upon successful completion of four CIS courses.

Please see the latest **catalog** for current CIS offerings.

Program Formats and Applications for CIS

**CSI Application Forms for Academic Year 2024-2025:**
                          - NIU Certificate of Intelligence Studies and Continuing Education Application (PDF)

The following application materials must be sent to NIU Admissions by the posted deadline. Late applications will not be accepted.
                            - A completed  Application  for Academic Year Fall 2024 – Summer 2025. 
                            - Undergraduate and Graduate Transcripts. You must provide official transcripts for all earned degrees as well as those attempted. Undergraduate degrees must be from regionally accredited institutions. Official transcripts must be sent from the institutions directly to NIU Admissions.

**Note:**
                          - Applicants may only apply to  *one*  Certificate topic per year.
                          - The Leadership and Management in the Intelligence Community certificate program requires the following additional application materials:                             - Nomination  from your  parent organization 
                            - Professional resume or curriculum vitae
                            - Statement of Purpose (500-word unclassified essay-typed and double spaced) explaining your motivation for pursuing the certificate, professional goals, and what you achieved in your education or career that enhances your capabilities to undertake this program.

How to Submit an Application: 

                          - Completed applications  should be submitted electronically  to  NIU_Admissions@niu.odni.gov .
                          - To protect PII , please send applications from a .gov or .mil account.
                          - If electronic submission  is not possible, applicants can submit their documents by mail . Please note that mail can take several weeks to arrive, so please plan accordingly.
                          - NIU Admissions  can accept hand-delivered  document. Please contact  NIU_Admissions@niu.odni.gov  to arrange this.

For mail sent through the United States Postal Service, the following address must be used but note that weekend deliveries are ***not*** accepted:

**National Intelligence University**Office of AdmissionsRoberdeau HallWashington, DC 20511

For mail sent by FedEx or UPS, the following address must be used:

**National Intelligence University**Office of AdmissionsRoberdeau Hall, ICC-B Gate 51000 Colonial Farm RoadMcLean, VA 22101

Official versus Unofficial Transcripts

                          - Official and unofficial transcripts contain the same information about a student’s academic record:  a chronological list of classes, grades, and credits. However, photocopies, scans of original documents, and emailed copies from the applicant’s personal email address are  unofficial .
                          - Official transcripts are  original documents issued by the institution and sent to NIU Admissions electronically  through a secure third-party transcript delivery service or by  hard copy mail  in a sealed envelope which  should not be opened by anyone except the NIU Admissions.   An official transcript is a legal document and includes distinguishing marks such as the Registrar’s signature, the college seal, and the date it was issued.
                          - NIU Admissions  can accept  hard copy official transcripts from applicants if they are  still in a sealed envelope .

Contact Admissions

**Office of Admissions**Phone 301-243-2094Fax 301-227-7067Email : NIU_Admissions@odni.gov

*NIU Privacy Act Statement*

The Privacy Act of Public Law 93-579 requires Federal Agencies which collect personal information from individuals to inform each individual of the following:
                          - Authority :  44USC3101  and  3102  Establishment of Program Management.
                          - Principal Purpose:  To record information solicited from and furnished by individuals nominated to attend courses of instruction of the NIU.
                          - Routine Use: Used in preparation of tentative and final class rosters for official University use, biographic data on students, statistical studies, attendance verification, historical records, alumni surveys, academic/fitness reports, and other official correspondence.
                          - Disclosure and Effects: Disclosure of information by the applicant is voluntary. However, non-disclosure may result in errors in reporting course completion, incomplete statistical comparisons, non-receipt of security clearance, errors in historical files, incomplete student academic/fitness reports, and non-receipt of official correspondence.

**Note:**  All prospective NIU students must meet the **eligibility criteria** before applying.