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Civilian Education System Application Process Changes

By Kyonna Withers
Army News Service

November 19, 2009 - Army civilian employees registering for Civilian Education System courses face a major change in the application process.

Those registering for classes of the Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced courses must now complete the distributed Learning (dL) course, or phase 1, prior to applying for a seat in the resident course, or phase 2.

In the past, employees could apply for the resident and dL courses at the same time. But now, the dL course had to be completed before attending the resident course.

More changes

While the dL course is valid for 365 days from registration, employees have six months to complete the course once they begin.

Once the dL course is complete, employees can apply for resident courses 60 days and beyond prior to the start date of the resident course.

Students with already approved reservations for resident courses will not need to reapply for the dL or resident course.

Upcoming classes

The following CES courses are open for registration:

Basic Course:

- Jan. 25 to Feb. 5, with an application deadline of Nov. 26
- Feb. 22 to March 5, with an application deadline of Dec. 24
- March 15 to 26, with an application deadline of Jan. 14
- April 12 to 23, with an application deadline of Feb. 11
- May 3 to 14, with an application deadline of March 4

Intermediate Course:

- Feb. 8 to 26, with an application deadline of Dec. 1
- March 8 to 26, with an application deadline of Jan. 7
- April 5 to 23, with an application deadline of Feb. 4
- May 10 to 28, with an application deadline of March 11

Advanced Course:

- Feb. 1 to 26, with an application deadline of Dec. 3
- May 3 to 28, with an application deadline of March 4
- Aug. 9 to Sept. 3, with an application deadline of June 10

Continuing Education for Senior Leaders:

- Jan. 25 to 29, with an application deadline of Nov. 26
- April 26 to 30, with an application deadline of Feb. 25
- Aug. 2 to 6, with an application deadline of June 3

A full schedule of classes and guidance on how to apply are available at the Registrar link on the AMSC Web site, www.amsc.belvoir.army.mil.

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