Advising Guidelines updated May 2012
U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
Webster University’s transfer credit guidelines with the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC) provides two programs for pre-approved graduate transfer credit. The first program is for CGSC students prior to July 2003 and the second is for CGSC students from August 2003 and later.
Transfer credit for the CGSC program prior to July 2003 is limited to 9-12 credit hours based based on the transfer credit guidelines in the Webster University graduate catalog for courses transferred from a regionally accredited educational institution.
Transfer credit for the CGSC program August 2003 and later can be applied to the following degrees and is limited to 9-15 credit hours depending on when the course was completed and the degree program chosen.
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Master of Arts in Business and Organizational Security Management (SECR)
- Master of Arts in Human Resources Management (HRMG)
- Master of Arts in Information Technology Management (ITM)
- Master of Arts in Management and Leadership (MNGT)
- Master of Arts in Procurement and Acquisitions Management (PROC)
- Master of Arts in International Relations (INTL)
- Other Master Degree Programs (subject to evaluation)
Eligibility Requirements
- Completion of the Command and General Staff specific course curriculum (see below).
- Application and admission to one of the Webster University graduate programs listed above following prescribed admission procedures.
Documentation
- Submission of an official Command and General Staff College transcript showing specific course completion.
(Note to advisors: Actual classes completed vary based on the location courses were taken. A careful review of the transcripts is needed to accurately transfer credits.) - Submission of an official transcript showing completion of a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited academic institution.
Transfer Credit Awarded
Pre-approved Course Substitutions: The following courses from the CGSC program are pre-approved course substitutions. Webster University courses do not substitute to the CGSC program.
| Webster University Courses | CGSC Courses Taken August 2003 - Present |
| MNGT 5590 Organizational Behavior | F-100 Force Management and L-100 Leadership |
| MNGT 5990 Corporate Responsibility and Society | E-100 Foundations of Moral Philosophy and E-200 Ethics |
| SECR 5020 Security Administration and Management | C-100 Foundations |
| HRDV 5610 Training and Development | C-500 Army Doctrine/Planning |
| PROC 5850 Logistics | A-418 Strategic Logistics Studies and A-490 Distribution Management |
|
INTL 5550 War and Diplomacy
(Any two courses for 3 SH) |
A-512 National Security Policy Formulation A-514 Current Strategic Concepts A-516 The Economic Instrument of Power A-517 Diplomatic Instrument of Power |
|
INTL 5600 Area Studies
(Any two courses for 3 SH or any four courses for 6 SH) |
A-551 PACOM - Asia Strategic Studies A-553 China: Military Art, War and Revolution, and The People's Liberation Army A-554 Middle East Strategic Study (Regional) A-558 Military Operations and Culture-Iraq A-560 Military Operations and Culture- Afghanistan A-561 European Security A-562 Africa Strategic Studies A-565 Post-Cold War Eurasia A-568 Latin America and Caribbean Strategic Studies A-644 The Balkan Quagmire A-653 East Asian Military Studies A-694 Russian and Eurasian Military History |
| INTL 5600 Area Studies (Note: A-341 transfers for 3 SH) |
A-341 Anthropological Dynamics (Note: Counts as two CGSC Electives for INTL 5600 transfer credits) |
| INTL 5860 Issues in International Politics: Strategic Studies | C-200 Strategic Studies (CGSC Core Course) |
|
INTL 5860 Issues in International Politics: Terrorism
(Any two courses for 3 SH) |
A-504 Homeland Security Studies A-529 Understanding Terrorism A-626 Empire! Historical Precedents of the New World Order A-650 The Korean War A-652 The Seeds of Modern Warfare in the Middle East |
|
INTL 5860 Issues in International Politics: Controlling Weapons of Mass Destruction
(Any two courses for 3 SH) |
A-525 Introduction into Combating WMD A-526 Proliferation of WMD A-626 Empire! Historical Precedents of the New World Order A-650 The Korean War A-652 The Seeds of Modern Warfare in the Middle East |
|
INTL 5860 Issues in International Politics: National Security Policy and Strategy
(Any two courses for 3 SH) |
A-512 National Security Policy Formulation A-514 Current Strategic Concepts A-626 Empire! Historical Precedents of the New World Order A-650 The Korean War A-652 The Seeds of Modern Warfare in the Middle East |
| Note: The INTL 5860 may be repeated for credit, if the additional CGSC courses are taken outside the initial INTL 5860 block. Limited to 6 SH total. | |
| INTL 5700 Humanitarian Issues in International Politics | A-522 Peace Operations and A-523 Foreign Humanitarian Assistance Operations |
Application of Transfer Credits Toward Approved Webster University Graduate Programs
| Master of Business Administration August 2003 to Present |
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| Webster University Course | CGSC Transfer Credit Awarded | Transfer Credit |
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| MNGT 5590 Organizational Behavior | F-100 Force Management and L-100 Leadership |
3 SH | |
| MNGT 5990 Corporate Responsibility and Society | E-100 Foundations of Moral Philosophy and E-200 Ethics |
3 SH |
|
| Graduate Electives | C-200 Strategic Studies | 2 SH | 6 SH |
| C-300 Joint Doctrine/Planning | 5 SH | ||
| Maximum Transfer Credit Awarded | 12 SH | ||
| MA in Business and Organizational Security Management August 2003 to Present |
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| Webster University Course | CGSC Transfer Credit Awarded | Transfer Credit |
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| SECR 5020 Security Administration and Management | C-100 Foundations | 3 SH | |
| Gradute Electives (Transfers as a block of courses) |
C-300 Operational Studies | 2 SH | 12 SH |
| C-400 Joint Doctrine/Planning | 5 SH | ||
| C-500 Army Doctrine/Planning | 5 SH | ||
| Maximum Transfer Credit Awarded | 15 SH | ||
| Master Of Arts in Human Resources Management August 2003 to Present |
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| Webster University Course | CGSC Transfer Credit Awarded | Transfer Credit |
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| HRDV 5610 Training and Development | C-500 Army Doctrine/Planning | 3 SH | |
| MNGT 5590 Organizational Behavior | F-100 Force Management and L-100 Leadership |
3 SH | |
|
Graduate Electives (Transfers as a block of courses) |
C-100 Foundations | 2 SH | 9 SH |
| C-300 Operational Studies | 3 SH | ||
| C-400 Joint Doctrine/Planning | 5 SH | ||
| Maximum Transfer Credit Awarded | 15 SH | ||
| Master of Arts in Information Technology Management August 2003 to Present |
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| Webster University Course | CGSC Transfer Credit Awarded | Transfer Credit |
|
| MNGT 5590 Organizational Behavior | F-100 Force Management and L-100 Leadership |
3 SH | |
|
Graduate Electives (Transfers as a block of courses) |
C-100 Foundations | 2 SH | 9 SH |
| C-300 operational Studies | 2 SH | ||
| C-400 Joint Doctrine/Planning | 5 SH | ||
| Maximum Transfer Credit Awarded | 12 SH | ||
| Master of Arts in Management and Leadership August 2003 to Present |
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| Webster University Course | CGSC Transfer Credit Awarded | Transfer Credit |
|
| MNGT 5590 Organizational Behavior | F-100 Force Management and L-100 Leadership |
3 SH | |
|
Graduate Electives (Transfers as a block of courses) |
C-300 Operational Studies | 2 SH | 12 SH |
| C-400 Joint Doctrine/Planning | 5 SH | ||
| C-500 Army Doctrine/Planning | 5 SH | ||
| Maximum Transfer Credit Awarded | 15 SH | ||
| Master of Arts Procurement and Acquisitions Management August 2003 to Present |
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| Webster University Course | CGSC Transfer Credit Awarded | Transfer Credit |
|
| PROC 5850 Logistics | A-418 Strategic Logistics Studies and A-490 Distribution Management |
3 SH | |
| Graduate Electives | C-100 Foundations | 2 SH | 15 SH |
| C-200 Strategic Studies | 2 SH | ||
| C-300 Operational Studies | 2 SH | ||
| C-400 Joint Doctrine/Planning | 5 SH | ||
| C-500 Army Doctrine/Planning | 5 SH | ||
| Maximum Transfer Credit Awarded | 15 SH | ||
| Master of Arts in International Relations August 2003 to Present |
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| Webster University Course | CGSC Transfer Credit Awarded | Transfer Credit |
| Comparative Politics Cluster | ||
|
INTL 5600 Area Studies (Any two courses for 3 SH or any 4 courses for 6 SH, limited to 6 SH total.) |
A-551 PACOM - Asia Strategic Studies A-553 China: Military Art, War and Revolution, and The People's Liberation Army A-554 Middle East Strategic Study (Regional) A-558 Military Operations and Culture – Iraq A-560 Military Operations and Culture – Afghanistan A-561 European Security A-562 Africa Strategic Studies A-565 Post-Cold War Eurasia A-568 Latin America and Caribbean Strategic Studies A-644 The Balkan Quagmire A-653 East Asian Military Studies A-694 Russian and Eurasian Military History |
3-6 SH |
|
INTL 5600 Area Studies
(Note: A-341 transfers for 3 SH) |
A-341 Anthropological Dynamics
(Note: Counts as two CGSC Electives for INTL 5600 transfer credits) |
3 SH |
| International Politics Cluster | ||
|
INTL 5550 War and Diplomacy
(Any two courses for 3 SH) |
A-512 National Security Policy Formulation A-514 Current Strategic Concepts A-516 The Economic Instrument of Power A-517 Diplomatic Instrument of Power |
3 SH |
| INTL 5860 Issues in International Politics: Strategic Studies | C-200 Strategic Studies |
3 SH |
|
INTL 5860 Issues in International Politics: Terrorism
(Any two courses for 3 SH) |
A-504 Homeland Security Studies A-529 Understanding Terrorism A-626 Empire! Historical Precedents of the New World Order A-650 The Korean War A-652 The Seeds of Modern Warfare in the Middle East |
3 SH |
|
INTL 5860 Issues in International Politics: Controlling Weapons of Mass Destruction
(Any two courses for 3 SH) |
A-525 Introduction into Combating WMD A-526 Proliferation of WMD A-626 Empire! Historical Precedents of the New World Order A-650 The Korean War A-652 The Seeds of Modern Warfare in the Middle East |
3 SH |
|
INTL 5860 Issues in International Politics: National Security Policy and Strategy
(Any two courses for 3 SH) |
A-512 National Security Policy Formulation A-514 Current Strategic Concepts A-626 Empire! Historical Precedents of the New World Order A-650 The Korean War A-652 The Seeds of Modern Warfare in the Middle East |
3 SH |
| Note: The INTL 5860 may be repeated for credit, if the additional CGSC courses are taken outside the initial INTL 5860 block. Limited to 6 SH total | ||
| INTL 5700 Humanitarian Issues in International Politics | A-522 Peace Operations and A-523 Foreign Humanitarian Assistance Operations |
3 SH |
| Graduate Electives | C-300 Operational Studies |
3 SH |
| H-100 Transformation in the Shadow of Global Conflict and H-200 Military Revolutions |
3 SH |
|
| L-100 Leadership and F-100 Force Managemen |
3 SH |
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| Maximum Transfer Credit Awarded |
9-15 SH |
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