10 USC § 8547 - Students at institutions of higher education: admission

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title: "10 USC § 8547 - Students at institutions of higher education: admission"
title_number: 10
title_name: "ARMED FORCES"
section_number: "8547"
section_name: "Students at institutions of higher education: admission"
chapter_number: 855
chapter_name: "UNITED STATES NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL"
part_number: "III"
part_name: "EDUCATION AND TRAINING"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1073(a)(2), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2510, § 7047; renumbered § 8547, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(c)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)"
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# § 8547. Students at institutions of higher education: admission

**(a)** **Admission Pursuant to Reciprocal Agreement.—** The Secretary of the Navy may enter into an agreement with an accredited institution of higher education to permit a student described in subsection (b) enrolled at that institution to receive instruction at the Naval Postgraduate School on a tuition-free basis. In exchange for the admission of the student, the institution of higher education shall be required to permit an officer of the armed forces to attend on a tuition-free basis courses offered by that institution corresponding in length to the instruction provided to the student at the Naval Postgraduate School.

**(b)** **Eligible Students.—** A student enrolled at an institution of higher education that is party to an agreement under subsection (a) may be admitted to the Naval Postgraduate School pursuant to that agreement if—

**(1)** the student is a citizen of the United States or lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United States; and

**(2)** the Secretary of the Navy determines that the student has a demonstrated ability in a field of study designated by the Secretary as related to naval warfare and national security.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 102–484, div. A, title X, § 1073(a)(2), Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2510, § 7047; renumbered § 8547, Pub. L. 115–232, div. A, title VIII, § 807(c)(1), Aug. 13, 2018, 132 Stat. 1836.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 8547 was renumbered .

### Amendments

2018— renumbered  as this section.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 2018 Amendment

Amendment by  effective , with provision for the coordination of amendments and special rule for certain redesignations, see , set out as a note preceding .