National Security and Intelligence

• Benefit from a unique multidisciplinary approach that merges security leadership skills with an understanding of civil liberties.
• Learn from a faculty of security experts who will share their real-world experiences as constitutional lawyers, White House advisors, CIA operatives, military intelligence officers, and more.
• Engage with a world-class security curriculum that prepares both domestic and international students to excel with a set of foundational courses and a broad range of electives.
• Focus your degree by selecting one of two tracks: strategic intelligence and analysis or homeland security and emergency management.

All students are required to take a set of core courses, including an experiential capstone, focused on developing the skills to thrive in the national security field.

Past capstones include creating a real-time national security strategy, developing a cybersecurity strategy for a private healthcare organization, and creating a tabletop security exercise for large public events.

Our admissions process operates on a rolling basis; however, we do recommend the application guidelines below to ensure you can begin during your desired start term:

Domestic Application Guidelines

International Application Guidelines*

_{*International deadlines are only applicable if the program is F1 compliant.}

• Online application

• Professional resumé

• Unofficial, personal copies of transcripts from all colleges and universities attended; official transcripts are required at the time of enrollment

  • The Foreign Credential Evaluation (FCE) is a required assessment of all transcripts and documents. Please review the FCE requirements by country.

• English language proficiency proof

• Please refer to the CPS Apply Now page to learn about additional materials that may be required