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Academics

Legacy ID
19

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 Major

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...

Gold and Silver Stars AY2018-2019T1

Academic Stars Criteria Gold Star: a QPA of at least 3.50 with no course failures in the term. Silver Star: a QPA of at least 3.25 up to and including 3.49 with no course failures in the term. A student with any outstanding course work that resulted in the awarding...

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...

Graduate Program

Overview

The United States Merchant Marine Academy Master of Science in Marine Engineering program is designed for you, the engineering professional seeking graduate education that is relevant to your profession without the need to leave your employ or commute to a special site or campus....

Sea Year

The World is Our Campus

This phrase has inspired generations of U.S. Merchant Marine Academy midshipmen. It has taken them across the world's oceans to exciting foreign ports, and in the process, provided them with unique practical training, with an opportunity to learn more about themselves...

Applications for the Class of 2030 open on 1 May 2025