U.S. Navy General Officer Programs
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Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program
U.S. Navy’s BACCALALAUREATE DEGREE COMPLETION PLAN (BDCP)
This program is intended to supplement a college students expenses while in college in return for services
as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy. Qualifications for this program are as follows:
-Be a U.S. citizen
-Be at least 18 but not more than 34 before degree completion*
-Meet Navy physical standards
-Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.7 on a 4.0 scale
Be enrolled in or accepted for transfer to a regionally accredited four-year college or university with at least 30
semester hours or 45 quarter-hours of accredited college or university credit.
Qualified applicants may be accepted into most officer communities, including surface warfare, aviation,
SEAL, explosive ordnance disposal, supply, aeronautical maintenance duty, intelligence, or cryptology.
There are similar programs for other officer communities such as Nuclear Power, Civil Engineering, and
Medical.
Once accepted into the program, you will have to:
-Complete college as a full-time student as soon as possible
-Maintain a minimum 2.7 semester GPA or higher if required by the specific officer community for which
selected
-Report college grades to Navy Recruiting Command after completing each semester or quarter
-Complete requirements for a bachelor's degree according to a previously approved degree completion plan
If you are enrolled in a technical major (i.e., engineering, science, math, etc.), you may be accepted into the
program during your sophomore year (as long as you have at least 30 semester or 45 quarter hours). If you
are not in a technical major, you will have to wait until your junior year.
Now the benefits:
-Receive over $2400/month salary while in school. This includes the same pay and allowances that an active
duty E-3 would receive. (Sample pay for Knoxville, TN equals approximately $2720 per month- single rate)
-Opportunity to advance to E-4 if you remain on the Dean's List for 2 consecutive semesters (this will
increase your salary by almost $200/month).
-Opportunity to advance to E-5 ($150/month more than E-4) if you refer another qualified individual to the
program and that person actually joins the Navy.
-Medical/Dental coverage at military or selected civilian medical treatment facilities.
- MWR, exchange, and commissary privileges (on any military base-Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy).
-Opportunity to receive $400,000 life insurance at $27.00/month.
-Free military flights with the Military Airlift Command to cities (domestic and abroad) served by the military.
-Time in college counts toward pay seniority and time served in the military.
-No uniform or grooming standards while in college.
-No drilling or military training classes while in college.
-All scholarships held may be kept if they do not interfere with you fulfilling your obligated service and
graduating on time.
Depending on your degree completion plan, no summer school is required if you will graduate within the
timeframe specified. You will continue to be paid even if not attending summer school.
After college graduation, you will report to Officer Candidate School (OCS) in Newport, RI for 12 weeks of
officer military instruction. This will include physical training, drill, Navy traditions, basic swimming, and other
Navy related instruction. Upon completion of OCS, you will be commissioned an ENSIGN (O-1) in the United
States Navy. From there you will be sent to the training pipeline for the job/career that you will be performing
(Flight School, Supply School, Intel School, etc.) in the Navy.
U.S. Navy’s BACCALALAUREATE DEGREE COMPLETION PLAN (BDCP)
This program is intended to supplement a college students expenses while in college in return for services
as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy. Qualifications for this program are as follows:
-Be a U.S. citizen
-Be at least 18 but not more than 34 before degree completion*
-Meet Navy physical standards
-Have a cumulative GPA of at least 2.7 on a 4.0 scale
Be enrolled in or accepted for transfer to a regionally accredited four-year college or university with at least 30
semester hours or 45 quarter-hours of accredited college or university credit.
Qualified applicants may be accepted into most officer communities, including surface warfare, aviation,
SEAL, explosive ordnance disposal, supply, aeronautical maintenance duty, intelligence, or cryptology.
There are similar programs for other officer communities such as Nuclear Power, Civil Engineering, and
Medical.
Once accepted into the program, you will have to:
-Complete college as a full-time student as soon as possible
-Maintain a minimum 2.7 semester GPA or higher if required by the specific officer community for which
selected
-Report college grades to Navy Recruiting Command after completing each semester or quarter
-Complete requirements for a bachelor's degree according to a previously approved degree completion plan
If you are enrolled in a technical major (i.e., engineering, science, math, etc.), you may be accepted into the
program during your sophomore year (as long as you have at least 30 semester or 45 quarter hours). If you
are not in a technical major, you will have to wait until your junior year.
Now the benefits:
-Receive over $2400/month salary while in school. This includes the same pay and allowances that an active
duty E-3 would receive. (Sample pay for Knoxville, TN equals approximately $2720 per month- single rate)
-Opportunity to advance to E-4 if you remain on the Dean's List for 2 consecutive semesters (this will
increase your salary by almost $200/month).
-Opportunity to advance to E-5 ($150/month more than E-4) if you refer another qualified individual to the
program and that person actually joins the Navy.
-Medical/Dental coverage at military or selected civilian medical treatment facilities.
- MWR, exchange, and commissary privileges (on any military base-Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy).
-Opportunity to receive $400,000 life insurance at $27.00/month.
-Free military flights with the Military Airlift Command to cities (domestic and abroad) served by the military.
-Time in college counts toward pay seniority and time served in the military.
-No uniform or grooming standards while in college.
-No drilling or military training classes while in college.
-All scholarships held may be kept if they do not interfere with you fulfilling your obligated service and
graduating on time.
Depending on your degree completion plan, no summer school is required if you will graduate within the
timeframe specified. You will continue to be paid even if not attending summer school.
After college graduation, you will report to Officer Candidate School (OCS) in Newport, RI for 12 weeks of
officer military instruction. This will include physical training, drill, Navy traditions, basic swimming, and other
Navy related instruction. Upon completion of OCS, you will be commissioned an ENSIGN (O-1) in the United
States Navy. From there you will be sent to the training pipeline for the job/career that you will be performing
(Flight School, Supply School, Intel School, etc.) in the Navy.
Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program
UNOFFICIAL NAVY RESOURCE- Information subject to change
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