Core Courses for Youngster Year

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I realize Mids get to start on courses for their major, but I was wondering what are the common courses they all need to take in their second year (w/ the assumption that these classes were not validated). I believe they take physics, but I'm not sure what else...
 
I'm going WAY back, but here's what I recall and I believe is generally true today:

2 semesters of Physics
2 semesters of math (Calc III and, in my day, Differential Equations -- I think there are other math options for 2nd semester today)
1 semester of Leadership
1 semester of Navigation

There may also be an engineering course in the mix -- I know there was Naval Architecture 2/c year but can't recall if any as a youngster.

And, I'm probably forgetting something . . .:rolleyes:
 
My (in a couple of hours) Youngster's schedule for fall has these classes besides those in her major:

Spanish
Navigation and Piloting
Naval Warfare
Physical Education

Note 2: math was validated so took calc 3 & DiFEQ as plebe
Note 2: took youngster physics as plebe
Note 3: youngsters probably need an English class too

So your typical Youngster's fall term might be:

Nav & Pilot
Naval Warfare
PE
Calc 3
Physics
English
Something in your major
 
Both posters are kinda-sorta there. Warfare is almost always a 2/C class, and 2015 won't have it because they're really changing up the curriculum.

For all youngsters, core courses are:

Physics I and II
Navigation II
Ethics
PE (Swimming and Martial Arts I)
Western Civ I & II

For Group I Majors, add:

Calc III (Vector Fields)
Differential Equations
Statics (for most engineers)
Dynamics (again, for most of the engineers)

For Group II:

Calc III (Vectors Fields)
Diff Eqs


Group III:

Calc III (Optimization)
Probability with Naval Applications
First 2 Semesters of a language, if they didn't start plebe year or validate something.

...And then one to two classes in the major each semester.
 
Thanks, Hurricane! And Congrats as you rise to Firstie! :thumb:

Can they validate the semester of swimming? If so, would they take two of martial arts or just skip PE that semester? Just curious...DS loves to swim, so he'd probably take it anyway.
 
Thanks, Hurricane! And Congrats as you rise to Firstie! :thumb:

Can they validate the semester of swimming? If so, would they take two of martial arts or just skip PE that semester? Just curious...DS loves to swim, so he'd probably take it anyway.

Thanks! Feels great to finally (almost) be there...

Validating swimming is a GOOD DEAL, especially since you can't validate out of martial arts unless you're a prior Marine. You get out of PE for that semester, which means an extra free period, with the added bonus of not spending one day a week all dank and gross from swimming. You automatically get at least a decent grade and more free time. I've never met anyone who validated swimming and elected to take the class. If you were decent enough to validate, you wouldn't learn anything and it'd just be frustrating.
 
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