Mission: To develop a diverse pool of classified-ready professionals with the necessary technical, professional and interpersonal skills required to pursue successful careers in support of national security.
Vision: To be a national resource for preparing highly skilled classified-ready employees through public-private partnerships focused on cooperative education experiences in national security research and emerging technology innovation and application.
The program will commence each fall semester with cohort of undergraduate students selected through an application process. Eligible Students must be US citizens in good academic standing, and classified as Juniors in their respective academic programs. The program will be funded through research collaborations with industry and federal government agencies employing students up to 20 hours per week during the academic year and 40 hours per week during the summer.