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4. College Entrance Exams

 

All applicants are required to take either the SAT or ACT. The Academy will accept official test results up to the February test date of the year for which applicants seek appointment.  The Academy will accept all test scores attained within three years of the...

1. Confirm Eligibility

To be eligible to enter the Academy, you must:

Be at least 17 years of age and must not have passed your 25th birthday before July 1 in the year of entrance. Be a citizen of the United States either by birth or naturalization, except for a limited number of international...

Definition of Terms

The terminology listed below will be used frequently in this section on admission to the Academy. Candidates should familiarize themselves with these definitions:

 

Governance and Oversight

Governance

The United States Merchant Marine Academy is operated by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), one of the modal agencies of the U.S. Department of Transportation.  The Maritime Administration has a general oversight role for the civilian maritime industry, comparable to the...

Services

 

USMMA strives to provide Midshipmen with a wide array of activities and services including athletics programs, culture activities, clubs and professional organizations, among many others.

 

Mission

To educate and graduate leaders of exemplary character who are inspired to serve the national security, marine transportation, and economic needs of the United States as licensed Merchant Marine Officers and commissioned officers in the Armed Forces.

Dr. Jacques Szaluta

Professor Emeritus, Department HumanitiesYear Started

1965

EducationPh.D. Columbia UniversityM.A. Columbia UniversityTeaching InterestsWestern European HistoryPsychohistorical Approach to HistoryNational Leaders in Modern TimesResearch InterestSigmund FreudMarshal PétainSteven Spielberg and...

Dr. Joshua M. Smith

Associate Professor, HumanitiesYear Started

2003

EducationPh.D. US and Canadian History University of MaineMA Maritime History & Underwater Archaeology East Carolina UniversityAS Maine Maritime AcademyMA History University of St. AndrewsTeaching InterestsMaritime HistoryNaval...

Dr. Robert P. Gardella

Professor Emeritus, HumanitiesYear Started

1977

EducationPh.D. University of Washington (Seattle)M.A. University of Washington (Seattle)B.A. Rice University (Houston, Texas)Publications

R. Gardella. Harvesting Mountains: Fujian and the China Tea Trade, 1757-1937. University of California...

Dr. Jane Pacht Brickman

Professor, HumanitiesYear Started

1983

EducationPh.D. American History, City University of NY, Graduate CenterMA History Queens College, City University of NYBA History Queens CollegeTeaching InterestsModern American HistoryHistory of PhilosophyEthical StudiesResearch InterestsMedical...

Applications for the Class of 2030 open on 1 May 2025