International Cadet Program

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InternationalCadetProgram
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Agenda

• Governing legislation for international cadet
  program
• International Candidate Qualifications
• International Cadet Support System
• Geographic Representation in the Corps of Cadets
• Overview of admission cycle sequence
• Current status of nominations

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Governing Legislation Facts

• 159 countries invited to nominate for Class of
  2012
• Countries invited to participate are selected
  by
• - U.S. State Department and,
• - U.S. Department of Defense
• Each country selected can nominate up to 6
  candidates
• IAW P.L. 107-107 (Dec 02), USMA is authorized
  international cadet strength of 60 in U.S.C.C.
• Cannot have more than 3 cadets at USMA at any
  one time unless granted an exception by DoD

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Tuition Waivers

• Title 10 USC Sec 4344 foreign countries must
  reimburse for tuition cost
• Current annual reimbursable cost is 71,033
• P.L. 107-107 authorizes the Secretary of Defense
  to grant waivers in whole or in part
• tuition assistance determined by GNP of country
• no waivers for World Bank High Income
  Countries (11,116 or greater per captia No
  waiver)

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International Candidate Qualifications

• Nomination from foreign government official
• International candidate requirements
• - 17-22 years of age
• - Unmarried
• - Not pregnant nor any legal obligation to
  support a dependent
• Academic qualifications
• - An above-average high school or college
  academic record
• - Strong performance on SAT/ACT (V504/M625)
• - English proficiency on TOEFL (87/120)

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International Candidate Qualifications (contd)

• Leadership qualifications
• - Active participation in athletic/extracurricular
  / and community activities
• - Supportive recommendations from school
  officials/USDAO
• Physical qualifications
• - Above-average strength, endurance and agility
• - Adequate performance on the CFA
• - Certificate of medical fitness from a licensed
  physician is required

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International Cadet Support System (contd)

• Director of Admissions
• - Provides admissions information and assistance
  to USDAOs in nominating host nations
• - Guidance to the USMA Admissions Committee on
• Assessment of international candidates overall
  record
• Selection of international candidate
• - Arranges for initial travel to USMA
• - Provides international cadet orientation prior
  to R-day

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International Cadet Admissions Sequence

• August
• - USMA International Admissions Officer receives
  list of countries invited to participate (list
  published by DOD)
• - USMA International AO sends Message to USDAOs
  in invited countries citing critical information
  and dates in the admissions cycle
• - USMA International AO sends applications and
  instructions to USDAOs in invited countries

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International Cadet Admissions Sequence (contd)

• 31 January
• - suspense for receipt of all nominations from
  USDAOs
• 14 March
• - suspense for file completion
• 15 March 31 March - International AO screens
  all files, prepares for English AC member
• NLT 31 March SITREP to Director of Admissions
  on International Cadet program status

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International Cadet Admissions Sequence (contd)

• 1 - 4 April - Review by AC member (Dept. of
  English)
• 4 April - Return of files to International AO
• 5-7 April - Prep International files for
  committee
• 15 April - AC Votes on the Slate
• 21 April - SITREP to Superintendent on
  International Cadet program status
• 28 April - USDAOs are Notified

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International Cadet Admissions Sequence (contd)

• Early May
• - USDAOs with nominees who have been selected
  for admission notify the USMA International
  Admissions Officer of accept/decline decisions
• Mid-May
• - USMA International AO sends admit packages
  to USDAOs with nominees who accepted the
  appointment (admit package contains appointment
  certificates, visa requests, travel orders, plane
  tickets, International orientation schedule,
  Admissible Video, etc)

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International Cadet Admissions Sequence (contd)

• Wednesday prior to R-day
• - International Cadets travel to JFK or
  LaGuardia Airports, and are met by the USMA
  International Admissions Officer
• Thursday Friday prior to R-day
• - International Cadet orientation at West Point
• Monday, R-day
• - International Cadets join the United States
  Corps of Cadets.

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International Cadet Support System

• Commandant of Cadets
• - Overall proponent
• - Arranges for host sponsors (USMA staff
  faculty)
• - Assists in travel arrangements during leave
  periods
• Dean of the Academic Board
• - Ensures academic placement and evaluation
• - Maintains academic standards for all cadets
• - Continual academic monitoring of international
  cadets

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International Cadet Support System

• Department of Foreign Languages
• - LE101/102 (ESL) replaces the foreign language
  requirement.
• - International Cadets screened during CBT by
  the English Department.
• - Course focuses on college-level reading,
  writing, and analysis of text for the non-native
  English speaker.

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International Graduates of USMA (1889 2006)
Anticipated 2008 Graduates
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Geographic Representation in the Corps of Cadets

• AFRICA 6
• Cameroon 3, Chad, Rwanda, Kenya
• CENTRAL/SOUTH AMERICA 12
• Belize-3, Colombia-2, El Salvador, Guyana,
  Jamaica, Nicaragua-2 , Peru, Paraguay
• EUROPE EURASIA 15
• Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan-2, Lithuania-3,
  Latvia, Romania-3, Bulgaria-2, Albania-2, Georgia
• MIDDLE EAST 5
• Tunisia 2, Jordan, Afghanistan, Iraq
• ASIA 20
• South Korea-3, Brunei, Malaysia, Sri Lanka-2,
  Singapore-2, Philippines-2,
• Taiwan-2, Thailand-3, Maldives-3, Cambodia
• PACIFIC 1
• Tonga

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Countries Invited to Nominate for the Class of
2012
Afghanistan Albania Algeria Antigua/Barbuda Ang
ola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbai
jan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belgi
um Belize Benin
Bolivia Bosnia-Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brun
ei Bulgaria Burkina-Faso Burundi Cambodia Canada
Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Chile
Colombia Comoros Congo, Democratic Republic
Congo, Republic of Costa Rica Croatia Czech
Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican
Republic Dominica East Timor Ecuador Egypt El
Salvador Estonia Ethiopia Fed. States of
Micronesia Fiji Finland
would require waiver for USMA
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Countries Invited to Nominate for the Class of
2012
France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grena
da Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti
Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq
Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kaz
akhstan Kenya Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Latvia
Lebanon Lesotho Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Marshall
Islands Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mon
golia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Namibia Ne
pal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger
would require waiver for USMA
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Countries Invited to Nominate for the Class of
2012
Nigeria Norway Oman Pakistan Palau Panama Papua
New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland P
ortugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Sao
Tome Saudi Arabia
Senegal Seychelles Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore
Slovak Republic Slovenia South
Africa Spain Sri Lanka St. Kitts St.
Lucia St. Vincent Suriname Swaziland Sweden Sw
itzerland Taiwan
Tajikistan Tanzania Togo Tonga Trinidad-Tobago T
unisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United
Arab Emirate United Kingdom Uruguay Uzbekistan V
ietnam Yemen Zambia
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Current Status of Nominations

• Class of 2011 Class of 2012
• Countries eligible to nominate 158 159
• Countries that nominated 37 32
• Number of candidates nominated 127
  116

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Current Status of Nominations (cont)
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Questions