{"id":2161,"date":"2023-07-29T10:46:38","date_gmt":"2023-07-29T10:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site5.meridian.soar.qvine.com\/?page_id=2161"},"modified":"2024-02-22T16:12:02","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T16:12:02","slug":"eligibility","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ni-u.edu\/eligibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Eligibility Criteria"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2161\" class=\"elementor elementor-2161\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27e966c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27e966c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{"background_background":"classic"}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0650925\" data-id=\"0650925\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f406e5 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f406e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eligibility Criteria<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69e1453 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"69e1453\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{"content_width":"boxed"}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cce278 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2cce278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Eligibility Criteria:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84ff050 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget__width-inherit animated-slow elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"84ff050\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{"_animation":"none","_animation_delay":200}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>All prospective National Intelligence University students must meet the following eligibility criteria:<\/p><ul><li><p>Be a <strong>U.S. citizen<\/strong><\/p><\/li><li><p>Be either <strong>a member of the U.S. Armed Forces or a federal government employee<\/strong> (<em>government contractors are not eligible)<\/em><\/p><\/li><li><p>Prospective and current students must hold an <strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">active TS\/SCI clearance<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"> and indoctrinated with your agency.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor5 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-6); letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: initial;\">An interim clearance is not permitted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor5 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-6); letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: initial;\">Your clearance must be held by the federal government or the U.S. Armed Forces.\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor5 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-6); letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: initial;\">Please obtain\/maintain an active TS\/SCI and be indoctrinated to the current accesses\u00a0<\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor5 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-6); letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: initial;\">before<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor5 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-6); letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: initial;\"> applying to NIU.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor5 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-6); letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: initial;\">\u00a0Contact <\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor5 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-6); letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: initial;\">Admissions<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor5 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-6); letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: initial;\"> at <a href=\"mailto:NIU_Admissions@odni.gov\">NIU_Admissions@odni.gov<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor5 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-6); letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: initial;\">\u00a0with questions about the University\u2019s security requirements.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor5 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-6); letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: initial;\">NIU is<\/span><strong style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor5 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-6); letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: initial;\"> not permitted to hold<\/strong><span style=\"font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; background-color: var( --e-global-color-astglobalcolor5 ); color: var(--ast-global-color-6); letter-spacing: 0px; text-decoration-line: initial;\"> TS\/SCI for students. They must be briefed by their home agency.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30b878c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"30b878c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{"content_width":"boxed"}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-564071b elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"564071b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Eligibility Criteria for:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d78b59 elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget__width-initial animated-slow elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4d78b59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{"_animation":"none","_animation_delay":500}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb86de elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"3bb86de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{"_animation":"none"}\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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You must have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>Applicants must have a <strong>minimum of 80 undergraduate semester hours<\/strong> completed.\u00a0<br \/><strong>Note:<\/strong> NIU will accept a <strong><u>maximum<\/u><\/strong>\u00a0of 50 semester hours for coursework completed by an examination (e.g. the <a href=\"https:\/\/clep.collegeboard.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">College Level Examination Program<\/a>) or professional\/military training approved by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acenet.edu\/pages\/default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Council of Education<\/a> (ACE).\u00a0 <span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">The remaining 30+ hours must have been earned at a regionally accredited institution. \u00a0NIU does not accept transfer credit for any required course in the BSI curriculum.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Transfer credit coursework requirements:<\/span><\/strong><\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>20 upper division (300-400) level\u00a0hours<\/li><li>9 hours in Communications, 6 of which must be earned in English composition<\/li><li>12 hours in Mathematics and Science, 3 of which must be earned in Mathematics<\/li><li>15 hours in Humanities, Social Sciences, or Fine Arts. Applicants are encouraged to request a <strong>credit evaluation<\/strong> from NIU Admissions before applying to ensure they meet the transfer credit requirements.To request a credit evaluation, send copies of your transcripts to\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:NIU_Enrollments@niu.odni.gov?Subject=BSI Credit Evaluation"\">\u00a0NIU_Enrollments@niu.odni.gov<\/a> and type \u201c<em><strong>BSI Credit Evaluation\u201d<\/strong><\/em> in the subject line.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Upper division, Communication skills, Mathematics and Science, Humanities, Social Sciences, or Fine Arts can be taken from coursework hours, testing, and military training.<\/p><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Credits from institutions that operate on a quarter system are converted into semester hours by dividing quarter hours by 1.5.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-6262\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" 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