SAMPLE of MSA program requirements with
CGSC Transfer In-Residence Credits
(B or Better)
At Central Michigan University - Fort Leavenworth, KS
CMU Courses required:
CGSC Transfer: 18hrs
(B or Better)
General Administration
COM 560
MGT 649
MSA 603
MSA CRD
MSA CRD
MSA CRD***
MSA 601
MGT 667/PSC 711/PSC 785
MSA 600 (Pre-Req Stats Workshop & Exam or STA 282)
MSA 602 (Pre-Req Acct Workshop & Exam or ACC 203)
MSA 604
MSA 699
CGSC Transfer: 18hrs
(B or Better)
Leadership
COM 560
MGT 649
MSA 603
MSA CRD
MSA CRD
MSA CRD***
MSA 601
PSC 785
MSA 600 (Pre-Req Stats Workshop & Exam or STA 282)
MSA 602 (Pre-Req Acct Workshop & Exam or ACC 203)
MSA 604
MSA 699
CGSC Transfer: 18hrs
(B or Better)
Human Resource Administration
COM 560
MGT 649
MSA 603
MSA CRD
MSA CRD
MSA CRD***
MSA 601
PSC 711
MSA 600 (Pre-Req Stats Workshop & Exam or STA 282)
MSA 602 (Pre-Req Acct Workshop & Exam or ACC 203)
MSA 604
MSA 699
CGSC Transcript Request: Official CGSC Transcripts must be provided to CMU by going to the following
website: www.cgsc.edu/doa/registrar. Please make sure grades are posted in SMS before requesting
your transcripts. 1: To request transcript after common core grades post, go to www.CGSC.edu under
Resources. 2: Request final transcript after electives are graded. Revised 1/24/2013
CMU Courses required:
CGSC Transfer: 18 hrs
(B or Better)
Public Administration
COM 560
MSA 603
MSA CRD
MSA CRD
MSA CRD***
MSA CRD***
MSA 601
MSA 600 (Pre-Req Stats Workshop & Exam or STA 282)
MSA 602 (Pre-Req Acct Workshop & Exam or ACC 203)
MSA 604
PSC 711or PSC 785
MSA 699
CGSC Transfer: 15hrs
(B or Better)
International Administration
COM 560
MSA 603
MSA CRD***
MSA CRD***
MSA CRD***
MSA 601
MSA 600 (Pre-Req Stats Workshop & Exam or STA 282)
MSA 602 (Pre-Req Acct Workshop & Exam or ACC 203)
MSA 604
MGT 667
MSA 699
*CMU Elective: Online International Administration Course
CGSC Transfer: 9hrs
(B or Better)
Information Resource Management
COM 560
MSA 603
MSA CRD
MSA 601
MSA 600 (Pre-Req Stats Workshop & Exam or STA 282)
MSA 602 (Pre-Req Acct Workshop & Exam or ACC 203)
MSA 604
MSA 699
*CPS 603: Online Course
*BIS 630 or CPS 510: Online Course
*BIS 634: Online Couse
*BIS 635 or CPS 612: Online Course
To transfer courses from CGSC all grades must be B or better. Official transcripts must be provided.
CGSC elective courses should be pre-approved for transfer. ALL CMU courses are offered at the Fort
Leavenworth center unless indicated with a *, meaning that it is only offered online.
**This document is an example only and does not replace an official CMU Program Plan upon
Admission. ***Potential credit from CGSC electives Revised: 1/24/2014
ILE Elective Courses Approved
By Central Michigan University
For Elective Transfer Credit
Option 1:
General Administration, Leadership and International Administration (only need one of the
following or other exchange programs that can be approved)
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A314 – German Army General Staff College Exchange
A312 – French Staff College SPX
A315 – UK Intermediate Command and Staff College (Land) Exchange
Option 2:
General Administration and Leadership (two of the following)
Department of Army Tactics
• A322 – Knowledge and Information Management for Field Grade Officers
• A326 – Planning for Disaster (Defense Support to Civilian Authority)
• A328 – Defense Support to Civil Authorities
Department of Logistics & Resource Operations
• A418 – Strategic Logistics Studies
• A422 – Homeland Security Law
• A490 – Distribution Management
• A491 – Logistics for Executive Officers
• A499 – Military Reform and Force Management
Department of Joint, Inter-Agency & Multinational Operations
• A504 – Homeland Security Studies
• A506 – Homeland Security Planner’s Course
• A512 – National Security Policy Formulation
• A514 – Current Strategic Concepts
• A517 – Diplomatic Instrument of Power
• A519 – Joint Humanitarian Operations Course
• A521 – Security Cooperation
• A525 – Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction
• A527 – Counterinsurgency and Current Operations
• A528 – Roots and Resolution Conflict
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• A529 – Understanding Terrorism
• A534 – Joint Force Command
• A535 – Advanced Joint Operations Planning
• A544 – Information Operations
• A547 – CIA for Special Operations Forces, Intelligence Officers and War Fighters
• A559 – Introduction to Design
• A564 – Foundations of Cyberspace Operations
Department of Command & Leadership
• A714 – Advance Leadership Topics
• A716 – Leadership: A Force for Change
• A718 – Negotiations for Leaders
• A721 – Leadership Lessons from Corporate America – Harvard Business School
Case Studies
• A724 – Organizational Leadership Case Studies
• A725 – Strategic Leadership
• A727 – Organizational Leadership for complex Operating Environment
• A747 – Leading Army Civilians—Myths and Truths
Human Resources Administration (two of the following)
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A303: Training Management for Operations Officers
A417 – Garrison Operations & Functions
A442 – Brigade S-1
A443 – Human Resource Support
A493 – Sustainment Brigade Operations
Public Administration (Choose two electives for 3 credits or four electives for 6 credits)
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A326 – Planning for Disaster (Defense Support to Civilian Authority)
A328 – Defense Support to Civil Authorities
A422 – The Law and Homeland Security
A504 – Homeland Security Studies
A506 – Homeland Security Planner’s Course
A519 – Joint Humanitarian Operations Course
A525 – Introduction into Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction
Updated 1/24/14
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A544 – Information Operations
A546 – Intelligence Support to National Security Strategy
A867 – Air Support to Homeland Security
International Administration – (Choose two electives for 3 credits or four electives for 6 credits)
Department of Logistics & Resource Operations
• A421 – Judicial Warfare: Detainee Operations and the Courts
• A423 – Lawyers, Guns, and Money: Military Law in Full Spectrum Operations
Department of Joint, Inter-Agency & Multinational Operations
• A515 – Introduction to Civil-Military Relations
• A516 – The Economic Instrument of Power
• A517 – Diplomatic Instrument of Power
• A527 – Counterinsurgency and Current Operations
• A528 – Roots and Resolution of Conflict
• A551 – Pacific Strategic Studies
• A554 – Middle East Strategic Study
• A558 – USCENTCOM South-Iraq and Gulf
• A560 – Afghanistan, History, Culture and Military Operations
• A561 - European Security
• A562 – Africa Strategic Studies
• A565 - Russian and Eurasian Studies
• A568 – Latin America and Caribbean Strategic Studies
Updated 1/24/14
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Established in 1892, Central Michigan University, located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan was
originally founded as a school for teacher and business education. Today, this doctoral research
university is the fourth largest institution in Michigan and among the 100 largest public
universities nationally.
Central Michigan University has offered degree programs through its Global Campus unit to
working adults, members of the military, their spouses and dependents for more than 40 years.
The Central Michigan University’s Global Campus operates a network of civilian and military
centers in more than 50 locations throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. CMU has
awarded degrees through its Global Campus unit to more than 70,000 students since its inception
in 1971. Programs are offered at the undergraduate, masters, specialist and doctoral levels,
including graduate and undergraduate certificates and professional development programs.
Central Michigan University earns accolades annually, in such listings as GI Jobs Military
Friendly schools list, and to Military Advanced Education magazine’s Guide to America’s Top
Military Friendly Colleges and Universities, CMU is proud of our four decades of service to our
military.
CMU’s military-friendly formats and servicesh include:
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Condensed online and face-to-face formats leading to faster degree completion
Year round classes
Nationally recognized Global Campus Library Services
Student support services including our Writing and Math centers
Career Services
Veterans’ Resource Center
Additionally, CMU offers a deeply discounted military tuition rate, for the complete details
please refer to our tuition and fees link http://www.global.cmich.edu/finances/tuition.aspx
Master of Science in Administration Program
Central Michigan University’s Master of Science in Administration (MSA) degree provides the
knowledge and skills required for administrators and supervisors to function effectively in a wide
variety of administrative settings, plus the specialized processes and competencies needed for a
particular professional field.
The MSA requires a minimum of 36 graduate semester hours to complete the degree. The MSA
degree program consists of an administrative core, an administrative concentration, and an
integrative applied project.
The administrative core provides each student with a base of common knowledge and the
competencies required for successful professional administration. The administrative core
represents 15 semester hours of required classes and electives, based upon each student’s
individual program of study.
The administrative concentration selected by each student provides for specialization in a
specific career area. Eighteen semester hours are designated for an administrative concentration
that allows students to develop expertise in their area of professional interest within the degree
program. Six concentration options are available to the officers of the Command and General
Staff College (CGSC):
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General Administration
Leadership
Human Resource Administration
Public Administration
Information Resource Management
International Administration
The MSA program culminates in a three semester hour integrative applied project that links the
concepts explored by each student and the working world, demonstrating the unity and
coherence of the student’s course of study. The integrative applied project is a capstone
assignment in which each student applies course content to specific administrative tasks. All
students take the Applied Research Project in Administration integrative analysis of
administration course.
Transfer Credit
CMU recognizes that credit for some courses offered through the CGSC may transfer into the
MSA program. Current credit transfer opportunities for CGSC officers are:
C100, C200, C300, C400, C500, F100, and L100
CMU Award
MSA 603: Strategic Planning for
the Administration (3)
COM 560: Communication and
Social/Organization Change (3)
MGT 649: Seminar in
Organizational Development (3)
MSA CRED: Sustaining the
Organization (3)
MSA CRED: Operations
Planning (3)
Program Plan Usage
MSA Administrative Core Courses
Can be used as a GA, HRA, or Leadership
concentration course and as a cognate course on other
concentrations.
Can be used as a GA, HRA, or Leadership
concentration course and as a cognate course on other
concentrations.
Can be used as a GA, HRA, Leadership or PA
concentration course and as a cognate course on other
concentrations.
Can be used as a cognate course on GA, HRA, or
Leadership concentrations. Counts as a concentration
course on the PA concentration.
Core Curriculum Transfer:
General Administration-15 hours of transfer credit
Leadership-15 hours of transfer credit
Human Resources-15 hours of transfer credit
Public Administration-12 hours of transfer credit
International Administration-6 hours of transfer credit
Information Resource Management-6 hours of transfer credit
For More Information
Web site: global.cmich.edu/MSA
Phone: 913-682-1888
e-mail: [email protected]
Office hours Fort Leavenworth Center: M-F 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.