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Professional Development & Career Services

The Department of Professional Development and Career Services (PDCS) consists of:

•             Office of Shipboard Training

•             Office of Career...

Mathematics and Science

This department offers courses in the basic sciences:

PhysicsChemistryMathematics

All midshipmen take these courses, generally during their first two years. In the Fourth Class year, mathematics and science courses comprise approximately 40 percent of the academic program. The courses are...

Marine Engineering

Overview

The Engineering Majors provide midshipmen with the education and training to design, build, operate, maintain and repair the engineering systems used on modern marine vessels and to prepare them for positions of increasing responsibility in the maritime and intermodal transportation...

Marine Engineering

The Engineering Majors provide midshipmen with the education and training to design, build, operate, maintain and repair the engineering systems used on modern marine vessels and to prepare them for positions of increasing responsibility in the maritime and intermodal transportation industries...

Marine Engineering and Shipyard Management Major

Overview

The Marine Engineering and Shipyard Management (MESM) Program:

Prepares midshipmen to serve as licensed officers in the U.S. Merchant Marine. Provides an engineering education that prepares them for a wide variety of professional positions in ship construction and...

Laissez les bons temps rouler!

Kings Point, NY.,– The Midshipmen are in the Mardi Gras spirit as the Academy enjoys a special surprise.  The Hungry March Band surprised the regiment with a New Orleans style brass band performance.  Complete with dancers, the band energized the room with the sounds of Mardi Gras. “It...

Acta Non Verba - Living Up to its Name and the Motto

New York (January 21, 2017) - This Saturday, the Acta Non Verba Club teamed up with their counterpart at the United States Military Academy, the Red Cross, and the New York City Fire Department to install smoke detectors in housing across the City. After an instructional brief on the...

It's Mardi Gras Season...

Kings Point (Jan 10, 2017) - After all the presents have been opened, New Year's Eve celebrated and the cornucopia of bowl games are over many Americans suffer from SAD. SAD stands for Seasonal Affective Disorder, also known as the January Blues, Winter Depression or The Winter Blues. SAD...

Land Hall Updates

KINGS POINT, NY (Dec. 1, 2016) – Land Hall was buzzing with energy as the Office of Student Activities hosted an Open House.  New furniture was installed giving the dated building new life and new excitement.  The project was completely Midshipmen led.  In August of 2016, several...

Applications for the Class of 2030 open on 1 May 2025