Graduating Majors
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If you are interested in going there, I recommend reading every page, drop down menu item and link at USMMA.edu, as that is your primary source. Most answers are there.
About the Curriculum | U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy provides you with a four-year academic program leading to a bachelor of science degree, a license as a merchant marine officer (issued by the U.S. Coast Guard), and an appointment as a commissioned officer in a reserve component of the U.S. Armed Forces...
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Sorry but I am still a bit confused. Do you choose one of those 5 programs and then you graduate with that major?
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Yes - they offer 5 different degree programs that could also be called an academic major.
Im sorry but can you be specific on what major? Like I know a major for engineering and mechanical engineering. But what as are the other majors
KamsDadQB1
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You need to show a lot more Initiative if you want to be successful at USMMA. Sorry if I sound harsh, but READ THE DESCRIPTIONS ON THE USMMA WEBSITE! You can also find a list of every class you will have to take for every major. During Plebe year, you will be introduced to the five majors before you have to make up your mind. Good luck.
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46 CFR 310.59 (a) states:
"At Academy. Three major curriculums are offered: Nautical Science, for the preparation of deck officers; Marine Engineering, for the preparation of engineering officers; and the Dual License Program, a combined course which leads to licenses in both specialties. All midshipmen who are citizens shall take naval science courses prescribed by the Department of the Navy. All curriculums include general education courses and electives."
"At Academy. Three major curriculums are offered: Nautical Science, for the preparation of deck officers; Marine Engineering, for the preparation of engineering officers; and the Dual License Program, a combined course which leads to licenses in both specialties. All midshipmen who are citizens shall take naval science courses prescribed by the Department of the Navy. All curriculums include general education courses and electives."
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You're on hold with USMMA? And you haven't researched this? Best do it now so you can decide definitively if this is the right school for you. I remember you want to be a doctor--there are ways to do that from KP, but it definitely is not the easiest way. Take a look at KP's mission and see if it applies to you:
The United States Merchant Marine Academy is a federal service academy that educates and graduates leaders of exemplary character who are committed 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. With 95 percent of the world's products transported over water, these leaders are vital to the effective operation of our merchant fleet for both commercial and military transport in peace and war. Academy graduates abide by the motto: “Acta Non Verba," or "Deeds Not Words," and are leaders that exemplify the concept of service-above-self.