COLLEGE STUDENT PRE-COMMISSIONING INITIATIVE
Imagine having your college junior and senior years fully funded. Now imagine getting a salary while you attend college.
That's what the College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI) offers college sophomores and juniors. Better yet, CSPI provides students with valuable leadership, management, law enforcement, navigation and marine science skills and training. It also provides full payment of school tuition, fees, textbooks, a salary, medical insurance and other benefits during a student's junior and senior year of college. The CSPI program guarantees training at Officer Candidate School (OCS) upon successful completion of all program requirements.
Each student is expected to complete his/her degree and all Coast Guard training requirements. Following the completion of OCS and commission as a Coast Guard officer, each student will be required to serve on active duty (full time) as an officer for four years.
Benefits:
- May pay up to two academic years of college tuition
- Most if not all of approved textbook costs
- Approved essential miscellaneous fees paid for up to two academic years
- Monthly salary of approximately $2,200
- Medical and Life Insurance
- 30 days paid vacation per year
- Leadership training
Application Eligibility Requirements:
- Score a 1000 on the SAT, 1100 on the SAT I, 23 on the ACT, or ASVAB GT of 109 or higher
- Be between 21 and 26 years of age at the time of your college graduation
- Must be a sophomore or junior (with at least 60 college credits completed toward your degree)
- Enrolled in a four-year degree program at an approved institution with a minimum 25% minority population
- Meet all physical requirements for a Coast Guard Commission
- Maintain a GPA of 2.5 or better
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
To find out if your school qualifies for CSPI, call your local recruiter or click here. Enter your school's name in the search window and click "results." Follow the link to your school and click on "college overview." Read through the stats on college enrollment to see if your school has at least 25% minority enrollment (not including international students).
Your college or university not eligible for CSPI? You may be eligible for some of the Coast Guard's other commissioning programs, including Officer Candidate School. Talk to your recruiter or check out all of the Officer Programs.
