CATALOG OF COURSES

UNITED STATES
COAST GUARD ACADEMY
NEW LONDON, CT
 U. S. Coast Guard Academy
RESERVATION OF RIGHTS
This Catalog primarily reflects information regarding the Cadet
Undergraduate Program for the Class of 2007.
The statements set forth in this catalog are official for
informational purposes only and may not be construed as the basis
of a contract between a cadet and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
Any conflict between this catalog and the applicable statutes or
regulations shall be resolved by reference to language of the
statute or regulation only.
The Academy reserves the right to change programs of study,
academic requirements, course offerings, regulations, the teaching
staff, the Critical Dates Calendar, and other matters described in
the catalog without prior notice, in accordance with established
procedures. The U.S. Coast Guard Academy endeavors to
maintain the accuracy of all information provided in this catalog.
However, it is the responsibility of the cadets to be aware of the
current regulations, curriculum, and graduation requirements for
their class and chosen major.

HUMAN RELATIONS STATEMENT

The United States Coast Guard Academy is an equal opportunity
employer guided by applicable Federal laws and regulations. The
Academy is committed to the principles of fair treatment and equal
opportunity. We recruit, educate, train and employ personnel based
on merit so that each individual can excel and reach his/her
maximum potential without regard to gender, race, color, religion,
national origin and/or where applicable, age and/or handicap. The
Academy is also committed to achieving and maintaining a
multicultural environment that values the richness brought by
diversity and encourages the full participation of all its members.
To this end, we promote diversity and strategies to overcome
under-representation, discrimination, and acts of intolerance,
thereby creating a more positive and productive place in which to
learn, work, and live.
Information about the Academy’s Human Relations Program
can be obtained from the Military and Civilian Equal Opportunity
Officer (scr), U.S. Coast Guard Academy, 15 Mohegan Avenue,
New London, CT 06320-4195.

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Catalog of Courses
SUPERINTENDENT’S M ESSAGE

G reetings from all of us at the

United States Coast Guard Academy.
When you make the choice to serve in the
Coast Guard, you make the choice to lead.
The Coast Guard Academy is all about
learning and leadership. The Academy
presents itself to you as a learning
community whose people are committed
strongly to your success, as a learner and a
leader, now and in your future career in
service to your country and humanity. Our abiding focus is on
opportunities for you to maximize your potential academically,
professionally, militarily, physically, and spiritually. It is this focus
on the whole person that will make your experience here as
rewarding as it is challenging. Above all, the faculty and staff
take pride in seeing you develop into a leader of character ready
to serve our nation.
The Coast Guard engages in noble work, and its people are
committed to service. To carry out its multiple maritime and
military missions to maintain national security, our Service needs
educated officers who can think on their feet and lead excellent
people. By offering you an exemplary education, the Academy
experience sets you up to be a lifelong learner. By giving you a
profession, the Academy experience empowers you to fulfill your
potential to make a difference, as a leader for tomorrow, in the
nation’s oldest continuous seagoing service-the United States
Coast Guard.

Best wishes and Semper Paratus!

R. C. OLSEN, JR.

Rear Admiral, U. S. Coast Guard

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 U. S. Coast Guard Academy
DEAN ’S M ESSAGE

T he faculty and staff of the United

States Coast Guard
want to welcome you to share in the
Academy

information contained in this Catalog of

Courses.
The Coast Guard Academy offers an
undergraduate educational experience second
to none. It is the first step in our students’
higher education and the beginning of a
lifetime of learning for our graduates.
We are committed to the intellectual, professional, physical,
and character development of our cadets. The Academy, aligned
with Coast Guard core values of honor, respect, and devotion to
duty, is firmly rooted in leadership development.
As we move into the future, the educational challenges facing
us are broad and diverse because of the rapid changes that are
occurring in our world. Our faculty and staff are continuously
innovating to provide a dynamic curriculum. This ensures that the
Academy provides a timely learning environment that emphasizes
our Shared Learning Outcomes. This publication describes a solid
educational foundation achieved through a core curriculum and
an in-depth study in a major of interest. This total development is
critical to our graduates success as leaders in virtually every field.
Successful completion of our programs will lead to a career as a
Coast Guard officer.

Howard C. Dunn, Jr.

Dean of Academics

United States Coast Guard Academy

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 PART I — INTRODUCTION
The United States Coast Guard Academy at New London,
Connecticut, one of the four Service Academies of the Armed
Forces of the United States. It is supported by the Federal
Government and operated within the authority of the Department
of Homeland Security. It is a highly respected institution offering
a quality undergraduate education second to none. It is the principle
source of engineering graduates for the United States Coast Guard
officer corps.

MISSIONS
The United States Coast Guard Academy is committed to
strengthening the nation’s future by educating, training and
developing leaders of character who are ethically, intellectually,
professionally and physically prepared to serve their country and
humanity, and who are strong in their resolve to build on the long
military and maritime heritage and proud accomplishments of the
United States Coast Guard.
SERVICE ACADEMY
To graduate young men and women with sound bodies, stout
hearts, and alert minds with a liking for the sea and its lore, and
with that high sense of honor, loyalty and obedience which goes
with trained initiative and leadership; well-grounded in seamanship,
the sciences and the amenities, and strong in the resolve to be
worthy of traditions of commissioned officers in the United States
Coast Guard in the service of their country and humanity.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CENTER

The Leadership Development Center improves mission
performance and enhances the coast Guard’s investment in its
people by preparing them to demonstrate leadership and live the
Core values, by supporting Coast guard units through service-wide
leadership and quality development, and by identifying future
organizational needs and requirements through research and
assessment.

VISION
The Academy is the wellspring of leadership and character for
the United States Coast Guard. In serving the American public,
the Academy is recognized as an exemplary institution and valued
as a national asset. To earn that recognition and inspire lifelong
learners, we excel in education, professional and military training,
and leadership development.
Our graduates, officer and enlisted, military and civilian, of
this nation and others are our contributions to strengthening our
service and our society and to sharing our strength with the global
community.

GUIDING PRINCIPLES
• We, as members of a diverse and dynamic Academy community, are
dedicated to serve each other, The Coast Guard, and our Nation.

• We actively challenge and inspire our learners to become leaders of

character that epitomize Coast Guard Core Values of Honor, Respect,
and Devotion to Duty.

• We, as students, teachers, staff, trustees, and graduates, are fully

engaged in providing challenging learning experiences for each
other’s growth and development.

• We are dedicated to enlightening and constantly enriching the

Academy’s environment by applying evolving knowledge and
emerging technologies, innovation and best practices.

• We actively practice individual responsibility and accountability,

teamwork and continuous improvement in support of the Academy’s
shared learning outcomes. Our graduates shall lead effectively; have
high professional qualities; acquire, integrate and expand knowledge;
communicate effectively; and be critical thinkers.

ACADEMY MILESTONES
1790 Alexander Hamilton developed fiscal plans and economic
policies for the United States. On August 4, 1790, Congress
passed the Tariff Act, creating a United States Revenue Cutter
Service.

1876 Legislation was passed granting permission to establish a

cadet-training program within the U.S. Revenue Cutter
Service.
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1876 The first home for the “Academy” was established on the
Revenue Cutter DOBBIN. Nine cadets were selected by
competitive examination.

1902 “Scientiae Cedit Mare” was adopted as the Academy motto.

1915 The Life Saving Service joined the Revenue Cutter Service to
form the “U.S. Coast Guard”.

1932 The Academy moved from Fort Trumbull to its present

location.

1939 The Academy was accredited by the Engineers’ Council for

Professional Development (ECPD) under “General
Engineering”.

1940 The Academy was accredited by the Association of American

Universities.

1940 The Academy was given authority to grant Bachelor of

Science degrees.

1946 The Barque EAGLE, a prize of war, was commissioned into the
U.S. Coast Guard.

1952 The Academy was accredited by the New England Association

of American Schools and Colleges (NEASC).

1973 Electrical, Marine, and Ocean Engineering programs were

accredited by ECPD.

1976 Women cadets were first admitted to the Academy.

1978 The Civil Engineering major was accredited by ECPD.

1980 Engineers’ Council for Professional Development (ECPD) was

renamed the Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology (ABET).

1996 The Mechanical Engineering major was accredited by ABET.

1998 The Leadership Development Center opened.

INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITATION
The U.S. Coast Guard Academy is accredited by the New England
Association of Schools and Colleges, a non-governmental,
nationally recognized organization whose affiliated institutions
include elementary schools through collegiate institutions offering
postgraduate instruction.
Accreditation of an institution by the New England Association
of Schools and Colleges indicates that it meets or exceeds criteria
for the assessment of institutional quality periodically applied
through a peer group review process. An accredited school or
college is one that has available the necessary resources to achieve
its stated purposes through appropriate educational programs, is
substantially doing so, and gives reasonable evidence that it will
continue to do so in the foreseeable future. Institutional integrity
is also addressed through accreditation.
Accreditation by the New England Association applies to the
institution as a whole. As such, it is not a guarantee of the quality
of every course or program offered, or of the competence of
individual graduates. Rather, it provides reasonable assurance
about the quality of opportunities available to students who attend
the institution.
The Academy concluded a comprehensive review conducted
by NEASC in the fall of 2000 and received the following comments
at the conclusion of that review: “Continuation of the United States
Coast Guard Academy’s accreditation is based upon the
Commission’s finding that the institution’s fulfillment of the
Standards for Accreditation is commendable in virtually every
respect. It is readily apparent that the Academy’s admirable
mission and purposes are fully supported by its institutional
resources and that it provides an education of the first order.”
Inquiries regarding the status of the U.S. Coast Guard
Academy’s accreditation by the New England Association of
Schools and Colleges should be directed to Academy
administrative staff. Individuals may also contact the Association:
New England Association of Schools and Colleges, 209 Burlington
Road, Bedford, MA 01730-1433.

PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION

The Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Civil Engineering,

Electrical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering majors are

accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the

Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
The Management major has been accepted into candidacy
status by the American Association of Colleges and Schools of
Business (AACSB).

DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
The Privacy Act of 1974 provides to individuals certain safeguards
against an invation of personal privacy. Specific items of
information requested by a person about another person are
prohibited from disclosure. Cadets and other government
employees shall not disclose the home address, home telephone
number, number of dependents, withholdings, allotments, and social
security number of cadets or Coast Guard employees. However,
the name, rank or rate, date of rank, salary, duty status, past,
present and future duty station, duty station address, office
telephone, source of commission, military and civilian education
level and promotion sequence number may be revealed to anyone
who submits a Freedom of Information Request.

USCG Barque EAGLE

CRITICAL DATES CALENDAR

Event 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2006-2007

Fourth Class Reporting Day 30 Jun 28 Jun 27 Jun 3 Jul

Summer Program End 17 Aug 15 Aug 14 Aug 13 Aug

Academic Admin Processing 18-19 Aug 16-17 Aug 15-16 Aug 14-15 Aug

Convocation
19 Aug 17 Aug 16 Aug 15 Aug

Class Start (Fall)

20 Aug 18 Aug 17 Aug 16 Aug

Labor Day
1 Sep 6 Sep 5 Sep 4 Sep

Homecoming
3-5 Oct 22-24 Oct 30 Sep-2 Oct TBD

Parents’ Weekend
24-26 Oct 12-14 Sep 16-18 Sep TBD

Columbus Day
13 Oct 11 Oct 10 Oct 9 Oct

Veterans’ Day
11 Nov 11 Nov 11 Nov 11 Nov

Thanksgiving Leave
26-30 Nov 24-28 Nov 23-27 Nov 22-26 Nov

Last Class Day

10 Dec 8 Dec 7 Dec 12 Dec

Study & Conference Day

11 Dec 9 Dec 8 Dec 13 Dec

Exam Period
12-18 Dec 10-16 Dec 9-15 Dec 14-21 Dec

Winter Leave
19 Dec-4 Jan 17 Dec-4 Jan 16 Dec-3 Jan 22 Dec-7 Jan

Mid-Year Admin Processing 5-9 Jan 5-7 Jan 4-7 Jan 8-12 Jan

Class Start (Spring) 12 Jan 10 Jan 9 Jan 16 Jan

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 19 Jan 17 Jan 16 Jan 15 Jan

Presidents’ Day
16 Feb 15 Feb 20 Feb 19 Feb

Spring Leave
6-14 Mar 5-13 Mar 4-12 Mar 3-11 Mar

Last Class Day

29 Apr 28 Apr 27 Apr 3- May

Study and Conference Day

30 Apr 29 Apr 28 Apr 4 May

Exam Period
1-7 May 30 Apr-6 May 1-6 May 5-11 May

Summer Training Begins

8 May 7 May 7 May 12 May

Summer Term
21 Jun-30 Jul 20 Jun-29 Jul 19 Jun-28 Jul 25 Jun-3 Aug

Graduation
19 May 18 May 17 May 23 May

Intersessional
7 Jun-6 Aug 13 Jun-5 Aug 12 Jun-11 Aug 11 Jun-10 Aug

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 P ART II

O RGANIZATION A ND R ESOURCES

Hamilton Hall
Academy personnel and facilities are organized into the rigorous
and supportive learning environment needed by Cadets for their
educational, professional, military, physical, and spiritual
development. The Academic Division, Cadet Division, and
Athletics Division develop and provide the core programs that
define those functions and activities needed to support the Service
Academy legacy. Coast Guard Headquarters, the Board of
Trustees, Superintendent’s Office, and the Divisions of
Admissions, Comptroller, Information Services, Facilities
Engineering, and Health Services all collaborate to provide critical
direction and support for cadet programs. These organizations and
their resources form an Academy community that is dedicated to
providing a rich and rewarding learning experience for future Coast
Guard Officers.

CONGRESSIONAL BOARD OF VISITORS

The House of Representatives and Senate remain cognizant of
Academy affairs via the Board. Through annual visits to the
Academy the members of the Board reacquaint themselves with
the Academy in order to better advise the House and Senate on
legislation pertaining to the Institution.
The Congressional Board of Visitors is constituted under the
authority of 14 USC 194. Members of the Board are appointed by
the Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Board of Trustees has cognizance of all programs at the Coast
Guard Academy. The Board provides guidance and advice to the
Superintendent, the Chief of Staff, and the Commandant in the
following areas:
1. Reviewing the mission and purpose of the Academy
2. Supporting the Superintendent
3. Assessing Board performance
4. Keeping current the Academy strategic plan, including the
facilities master plan
5. Reviewing programs that impact the total Academy experience
including the academic, professional, and athletic programs
6. Ensuring adequate resources are provided to meet the
Academy mission
7. Ensuring good management practices are followed at the
Academy
8. Ensuring the accreditation of the various academic curricula

USCGA ADMISSIONS DIVISION

The mission of the Admissions Division is to recruit and enroll
exceptional students who reflect the quality, diversity, and program
objectives of our Academy and who are motivated to serve as
officers in the United States Coast Guard. The division is
responsible for coordinating Academy recruiting and orientation
programs, preparing and distributing candidate information
publications, and processing, evaluating, and selecting candidates
for appointment as a Cadet at the U. S. Coast Guard Academy.

Appointments/Competition
Appointments to the U. S. Coast Guard Academy are tendered on
the basis of an annual nationwide competition. There are no
congressional nominations. The only special category is
international cadets. By statutory limitations, the Academy may
have a maximum of 36 international cadets enrolled at any one
time and candidates seeking admission as an International Cadet
must apply through the Defense Attaché Office of their U. S.
Embassy.

Application Process
The application to the Academy consists of three parts. Taken in
whole, the completed application allows Admissions to select
students who are best suited for appointment to the Coast Guard
Academy.

Application Part 1
Required? Yes

Deadline? January 31st

Contents? Contact Information, Essay, Profile and

Activities forms.
Part 1 must be submitted online. It can be found by going to
our website.

Application Part 2
Required? Yes

Deadline? January 31 st

Contents? High School Transcript, Standardized Test

Scores (SAT-1 or ACT) and Letters of

Recommendation.
These forms can be found on our website. It is best if the
applicant downloads, completes and mails these forms to our
office.

Application Part 3
Required? Only for those applicants who become
semifinalists.
Deadline? See notations below.
Contents? Medical Exam and Physical Fitness Exam
(see below):
Information concerning scheduling the medical exam and physical
fitness exam will be sent to the applicant after receipt of the high
school transcript and standardized test scores. Only those students
who become semifinalists will be asked to complete the medical
exam and physical fitness exam. We will notify those students
via U. S. mail.
a. Department of Defense Medical Exam.
This medical exam is required by all the service academies,

 as well as ROTC programs. Full appointments to the Coast

Guard Academy are contingent on meeting all medical
qualifications by June 1st .
b. Physical Fitness Exam (PFE)
The PFE is a Coast Guard Academy test of physical fitness.
Full appointments to the Coast Guard Academy are
contingent on meeting all physical fitness qualifications by
April 1st .

CONTACTING THE ADMISSIONS DIVISION

If you desire to contact the Admissions Division, you may do so
via one of the methods listed below. The most comprehensive
source of information is the Academy’s website.

U. S. mail: Director of Admissions

U. S. Coast Guard Academy
31 Mohegan Avenue
New London, CT 06320-8103

Telephone: 1-800-883-USCG
1-860-444-8500

Web: http://www.cga.edu
http://www.cga.edu/admissions/admissions.htm

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ACADEMIC DIVISION
The Academic Division, headed by the Dean of Academics,
consists of the Library, Registrar’s Office, Academic Resources
Program, and the following academic departments of instruction:
Engineering, Humanities, Leadership and Management,
Mathematics, and Science. The Division offers eight academic
majors – Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical
Engineering, Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering,
Government, Management, Operations Research & Computer
Analysis, and Marine & Environmental Sciences. Offices and
academic departments are staffed through the competitive
appointment of permanent civilian, permanent military, and rotating
military faculty.
The Academic Division is responsible for providing a four-
year academic program that leads to a Bachelor of Science degree
and a commission as an Ensign in the United States Coast Guard.
The curriculum is constantly reviewed to ensure that it meets the
needs of the Service; therefore, the pattern and content of the
courses described in this catalog may be revised at any time
without prior notice.
The mission of the Academic Division is to develop the
intellectual abilities and nurture the attitudes and aptitudes that
will produce officers who are intellectually curious and have a
life-long thirst for continuous self-improvement, with a commitment
to service and ethical practice. The Division accomplishes this in
several ways. It affords challenging classroom and laboratory
experiences that promote intellectual growth. It offers a curriculum
that fosters the achievement of Coast Guard Academy Shared
Learning Outcomes by providing a strong background in science
and technology, a sound foundation the liberal arts, and an in-
depth concentration in a major field of study having value to the
Coast Guard. It presents a curriculum that positions our students
for acceptance into graduate schools, and it provides intellectual
resources through partnerships responsive to the Commandant’s
Directions.
— Faculty and Staff —
Howard C. Dunn, Dean of Academics and Supervisory Professor;
CDR Anne Flammang, Associate Dean (Collateral); LCDR Mike
Senecal, Assistant Dean of Academics (Collateral); Rita Smith,
Administrative Assistant to Dean of Academics
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Engineering Department

McAllister Hall
The Department of Engineering provides a nationally recognized
high quality engineering education. While designated a department
within the Academy organizational structure, its function is that
of a school of engineering in the civilian education community.
Within the Department, there are four majors, all accredited
by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology
(ABET). They are Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering,
Mechanical Engineering, and Naval Architecture & Marine
Engineering. Each of these majors is administered by a section
that functions as a department of engineering in a civilian
institution.
Graduates of the engineering majors have an outstanding
record of accomplishment in graduate school. Approximately half
of the majors are selected for several graduate programs fully
funded by the Coast Guard (CG). Successful candidates are
assigned to various universities and their only duty is to attend
school. Others take advantage of tuition assistance and attend
graduate programs in off-duty hours while in a professional CG
assignment. Still other graduates, who leave the active CG following
completion of their five-year obligation, often go on to respected
graduate programs nationwide. All told, over 80% of engineering
graduates of the Academy go on to obtain graduate degrees.
The common mission of the four programs within the
Department of Engineering is:
• to provide an excellent undergraduate engineering
education, strong in fundamentals and supportive of the
Service Academy Mission
• to graduate students competent in technical decision
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 making, problem solving, and design who are capable of,

and motivated towards, pursuing educational and
professional growth beyond the Academy
• to maintain a quality curriculum closely reflecting current
technologies, and an environment which fosters continuous
development of students, faculty, and staff.
Objectives of all programs within the Department of
Engineering include producing graduates who have:
1. an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and
engineering
2. an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to
analyze and interpret data
3. an ability to design a system, component or process to meet
desired needs
4. an ability to function as a member of multidisciplinary
teams
5. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering
problems
6. an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
7. an ability to communicate effectively
8. the broad education necessary to understand the impact
of engineering solutions in a global and societal context
9. a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in
life-long learning
10. a knowledge of contemporary issues
11. an ability to use techniques, skills, and modern engineering
tools necessary for engineering practice
12. the knowledge, skills, abilities and characteristics that will
permit them to continue to develop as successful leaders
in the Coast Guard
Once commissioned in the Service, Department of Engineering
graduates go on to assignments in every area of the CG. Engineers
are preferred for filling approximately one third of the jobs in the
CG. There are many positions assigned exclusively to engineers.
However, this does not mean that engineering graduates are limited
to technical assignments. While engineering careers are the most

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often selected, many alumni pursue careers in other fields. Notable

non-engineering assignments that have been held by Academy
engineering graduates include Commandant of the Coast Guard,
Superintendent of the CG Academy, Aide to the President of the
US, Aide to the Secretary of Transportation, NASA Astronauts,
and many others. In fact, engineering graduates are eligible for
every assignment in the Service.
— Faculty —
Professors: Gregg W. Dixon, Howard Dunn, CAPT Richard
J. Hartnett, David F. Mazurek (Head), Michael E. McKaughan,
Sharon Zelmanowitz
Associate Professors: C D R K u r t J . C o l e l l a , C a r l a J .
Egelhoff, Keith Gross, CDR Jonathan C. Russell, CDR Vincent
M. Wilczynski
Assistant Professors: LCDR Eric J. Ford, LCDR Suzanne
E. Landry, LCDR Patrick M. McMillan, LCDR David
Palazetti, LCDR Thomas A. Routhier, LCDR Michael S.
Senecal, Todd Taylor
Instructors: LT David C. Clippinger, LT Michael J. Corl,
Herbert H. Holland, LT Michael F. Nasitka, LT Ross A.
Stroebel

Humanities Department

Satterlee Hall
The Humanities Department has three sections: English, Law, and
Government/History/Ethics/Foreign Language; in concert, they
offer cadets a major in Government. Part of the mission of the
Department is to ground all cadets in the liberal arts. Additionally,
government majors take a multidisciplinary collation of courses
leading to either of two tracks: International Affairs or Public
Policy. With these twin missions, Humanities offers more core
courses than any other department.

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 Seven out of twenty-four core curriculum courses are offered

through the Humanities Department: English Composition,
Literature, US History, Morals and Ethics, American Government,
Criminal Justice, and Maritime Law Enforcement. In addition, the
department offers over forty courses for government majors,
which cadets from other majors may take as electives. Advanced
students may pursue tutorial and research opportunities in the
specialties represented by a faculty of over twenty.
Twenty to thirty percent of all cadets typically choose the
Government major. After graduation, Government majors find
themselves well suited for almost any career path in the Coast
Guard. Government majors are to be found commanding cutters
or shore stations, heading policy offices, negotiating treaties on
behalf of the US government, leading regulatory projects, flying
aircraft, and much more, reflecting the maxim that a liberal
undergraduate education recognizes no limits. Many Government
majors go on to pursue graduate education through the Coast Guard
after their first tours afloat.
— Faculty —
Professors: CAPT Robert C. Ayer, CAPT Bill Brubaker, Faye
J. Ringel, Gwendolyn R. Stevens, Nils H. Wessell, Judith A.
Youngman
Associate Professors: CDR Lucretia A. Flammang, Jose
Gonzales, CDR Debra McGuire, Erik Wingrove-Haugland,
CDR Joseph E. Vorbach III, Richard Zuczek
Assistant Professors: LCDR Dale Bateman, LCDR Brigid
Pavilonis, LCDR Andrew Norris, Alexander Waid, Karen A.
Wink
Instructors: LT Scott Borgerson, Joseph Cosgrove, LT John
Dettleff, Gary Donato, Robert Dowling, LT Jennifer Mahr,
LT Timothy Pavilonis, Major Robert Statchen

Mathematics Department
The Department of Mathematics is staffed by civilian and
military faculty. The focus is on support of the Academy’s Shared
Learning Outcomes, the Operations Research and Computer
Analysis (ORCA) major, and the broad technical core curriculum.
The Operations Research and Computer Analysis major gives
graduates a background in mathematics, statistics, and computers.
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reality using the tools of mathematics and statistics, analyze

possible models and solutions using appropriate computer
technology, apply them to specific Coast Guard problems, and to
effectively communicate solutions. The study of Operations
Research and Computer Analysis highlights for cadets the means
by which mathematics and computers can be used to analyze
complex problems and improve decision-making. Department of
Mathematics core courses include Introduction to Calculus,
Calculus I, Calculus II, and Probability and Statistics. Major
courses, many of which are used by other majors, include
Multivariable Calculus, Differential Equations, Probability Theory,
Mathematical Statistics, Linear Regression, Visual Basic, Discrete
Mathematics, Linear Algebra, and operations research specific
courses (Decision Models, Linear Optimization, Network &
Nonlinear Optimization, Probability Models, and Simulation with
Risk Analysis). A Directed Studies course is also available to allow
first class cadets to “put it all together” by completing projects
solicited from the Coast Guard at large.
The Department of Mathematics uses both mathematics and
current technology to educate students of the highest caliber. The
dedication and diverse mix of experiences of the faculty add a
unique depth and flavor to a cadet’s academic and military
experiences at the Coast Guard Academy.
— Faculty —
Professors: CAPT Mark B. Case (Head), Ernest J. Manfred,
Janet A. McLeavey, Joseph J. Wolcin
Associate Professor: Katherine B. Krystinik, CDR Craig S.
Swirbliss
Assistant Professors: Eric C. Johnson, LCDR Melinda D.
McGurer, LCDR Kurt A. Sebastian
Instructors: LT Lara A. Anderson, LT Philip A. Ero, LT Kevin
C. Mahoney, LT John M. Stone

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Science Department

Smith Hall
The Science Department consists of three sections: Chemistry,
Marine Science, and Physics. It is responsible for introductory
courses in chemistry, physics and oceanography as well as a large
array of upper level courses. Faculty and cadets are involved in a
wide range of projects that deal with interesting and important
environmental issues. These include studies of water masses in
the North Atlantic, coastal food chains using isotope
measurements, issues related to fisheries management, estuarine
dynamics, and the toxicity of pepper sprays. Other projects involve
the detection and identification of petroleum compounds in sea
water samples, materials from suspected arson sites, and
geochemical samples.
The Science Department offers a major in Marine and
Environmental Sciences. This major provides a multi-disciplinary
and technical education in the marine and environmental sciences
and is closely aligned with Coast Guard missions, including fisheries
law enforcement and management, marine environmental
protection, oil and hazardous material spill cleanup, search and
rescue, ice operations, and aviation. The curriculum stresses
understanding of the complex interactions between humans and
their environment, especially the oceans, and the interplay between
the scientific, regulatory and social aspects of marine resource
management. Students may concentrate their course work in either
the chemistry or marine science aspects of the major.
Resources used by students in the Marine and Environmental
Sciences program include a 30-foot research vessel, chemistry
and biology labs equipped with state-of-the art analytical
instrumentation, and a computer laboratory. In addition to

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coursework, there are opportunities for independent research and

summer internships, which allow students to be involved directly
with Coast Guard operations or make extended visits to research
labs where work related to the major is carried out. Extensive
use is made of the nearby Thames River estuary for field studies
and experiments. The illustration shows Marine and Environmental
Sciences majors collecting data on the department research vessel.
Construction of an astronomical observatory in nearby
Stonington has been completed. Although it is not a required part
of the major, many students in this and other majors take the
astronomy course as an elective.

— Faculty —
Professors: Richard T. Close, CAPT Robert J. Fuller (Head),
CAPT Richard B. Gaines, Linda M. Huzzey
Associate Professors: CDR Michael A. Alfultis, CDR James
R. Dire, Glenn S. Frysinger, Richard N. Paolino, CDR Richard
W. Sanders, Sam C. Wainright
Assistant Professors: Lorraine Allen, LCDR Timothy M.
Cummins, LCDR Wayne C. MacKenzie, Karina L. Mrakovcich,
LCDR William E. Richardson, Brooke Stutzman
Instructors: LT Kenneth Boda, LT Anthony Davis, LT
Gregory J. Hall, LT Kurtis L. Virkaitis, LT Robert S. Keister,
LT Eric Miller, LT Byron D. Willeford

Leadership and Management Department

The vision of the Leadership and Management Department is to
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leadership relevant to the changing needs of the U. S. Coast Guard.

The Department seeks to be valued for its dedication to the
professional development of its cadets into effective Coast Guard
officers and stewards of public resources. The Department also
seeks be regarded as a valuable resource for leadership and
management expertise throughout the U.S. Coast Guard. The
Department’s mission is to prepare future commissioned officers
of the Coast Guard to be competent and ethical management
professionals. The students’ academic development is grounded
in the educational and professional outcomes of the Academy and
the core values of the Coast Guard. The Department is guided by
the management needs of the Coast Guard to ensure its students
are prepared for their future role as stewards of public resources.
The Department fulfills its mission primarily through an emphasis
of teaching, focusing on the academic and professional
development of the individual cadet.
The Management major program at the Coast Guard Academy
is built primarily on the intellectual foundations of the behavioral
sciences, economics, mathematics, information technology and
accounting/finance. Students are educated in the broad array of
functional skills and analytical processes required of contemporary
leaders and managers. The major prepares its graduates to be
management professionals, specifically, adept stewards and
managers of the US Coast Guard’s human, financial, and
information resources. The structure and content of the program
ensure that our graduates possess the appropriate analytical
foundation for graduate studies in management.
— Faculty—
Professors: Dr. Philip I. Mathew, Dr. David W. Weber
Associate Professors: CDR John B. McDermott (Head),
CDR Paul Szwed, Dr. Jan Christopher (Visiting)
Assistant Professors: Dr. Laurel Goulet, LCDR Jonathan
D. Heller, LCDR Kevin Lopes, LCDR Richard Roncone,
LCDR Darell Singleterry, LCDR Edwin Diaz-Rosario, LCDR
Ben Cooper, Dr. Matthew Eriksen (Visiting)
Instructors: LT Sean Carroll

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GOVERNANCE
Academic Council
The Academic Council serves as the faculty’s formal agent for
academic program evaluation, review, development and
assessment; faculty recruitment and professional development;
graduation standards; and the standards and policies for the core,
admission into the major, grading, academic honors, probation and
suspension. The council may address extraordinary academic
problems and circumstances of individual students.

Credentials Committee
The role of the Credentials Committee is a source of peer review
and evaluation of academic faculty qualifications and scholarly
accomplishments. The purpose of the Committee is to ensure that
equitable standards are applied to all faculty members and that
proper recognition is accorded to faculty scholarship. As a group
of the most senior faculty they also serve as advisors to the Dean
of Academics.

Curriculum Committee
The Curriculum Committee’s primary responsibility is to ensure
that the curriculum in place at the Academy achieves the Shared
Learning Outcomes of the Academy. The Committee researches
and/or develops procedures for measuring and evaluating the
extent to which Service Academy objectives are met, and provides
feedback to individual departments for continued program
improvement.

Dean’s Cabinet
The Dean’s Cabinet, consisting of academic department heads,
contributes an ongoing dialog and shapes the Academic Division’s
strategic thinking and academic planning, especially in curricular
areas.

Faculty Senate
The Faculty Senate represents the Coast Guard Academy military
and civilian faculty and aspires to inform the Superintendent of
faculty opinion on matters of mutual concern. The Faculty Senate
addresses matters relating to the common curriculum, academic

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standards, faculty professional development, criteria and

methodologies for evaluating teaching effectiveness, grading
policies, academic advising, program evaluation, instructional
technology, innovative teaching methods, and other issues for
which the Faculty are a primary source of professional expertise.
The administration attempts to keep the Faculty Senate informed
of pending academic issues so that the Faculty Senate may serve
as a conduit for this information between and among the Faculty
and the Academy administration.

CADET DIVISION

CHASE HALL
The Cadet Division is responsible for directing, supporting,
and managing the military and professional programs for the Corps
of Cadets. The Cadet Division develops ethical leaders and lifelong
learners while producing professional career military officers for
the U.S Coast Guard. Fundamental to their development, and
ingrained in all Cadet Division activities, are the Coast Guard Core
Values of Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty.
The Cadet Division is organized into 5 branches. The
Commandant of Cadets, an active duty Coast Guard Captain (O-
6), fulfills the duties of the Cadet Division Chief. He directly
oversees a full-time staff of 100 people, with an overall budget of
$2.3M. The Commandant of Cadets is located in Chase Hall, the
four annex, 450 room building that serves as the home for the 950
member Corps of Cadets.
The Cadet Branch, also located in Chase Hall, is responsible
for the day to day administration of the corps including discipline
and the general health and well being of the Corps of Cadets,
somewhat equivalent to a “Dean of Students”. Administered within
the Cadet Branch are the Cadet Regiment, Cadet Company

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Officers, Cadet Musical and Vocal Activities, and the Cadet Social
Development Program.
—Faculty and Staff —
CAPT Douglas Wisniewski, Commandant of Cadets; CDR
Raymond Pulver, Assistant Commandant of Cadets; Company
Officers: LT Steven Bosau, LT David Ramassini, LT Nell Ero,
LT Aurora Fleming, LT Michael Turdo, LT Herb Eggert, LT
Joseph Sundland; Professor Robert G. Newton, Director, Cadet
Vocal Activities; CWO2 Kirk Edwards, Director, Cadet Bands;
Margaret J. Bowen, Director, Cadet Social Activities; Allen
L. Kruger, Chief, Sailing & Seamanship
The Support Branch serves as the common liaison for the other
Cadet Division Branches and the Corps of Cadets for fiscal,
logistics, administrative, management, and planning matters.
Administered within this branch are Cadet Administration, Cadet
Logistics, and the Cadet Activity Fund. It also serves as liaison to
Coast Guard Cutter EAGLE, the Academy’s sail training vessel.

— Staff —
LCDR Dave Fuka, Chief, Support Branch; CWO4 Dale R.
Cotch Chief, Cadet Administration; CWO4 Steven M. Loyd,
Cadet Logistics; Carey McNeil, Cadet Activity Fund
The Waterfront, Seamanship and Sailing Branch is located at
the Academy waterfront on the Thames River. It is comprised of
the Sail Training Section and the Waterfront Section and is
responsible for the basic sail and seamanship training of the Corps
of Cadets, and the coaching/management of the intercollegiate
competitive sailing program. The branch maintains over 130 boats
of eight different classes that are used in the various programs,
sports, and courses. It also identifies and prioritizes work projects
that affect the piers and buildings along the waterfront.
The Coast Guard Cutter EAGLE is home ported at the
Academy and proudly reigns as “America’s Tall Ship”. EAGLE
serves as the primary sea training resource for the Corps of
Cadets, and as a premier public relations platform for the United
States. Every cadet spends a portion of the summer training time
aboard EAGLE.
The Professional Development Branch is located in Yeaton
Hall. It is responsible for the development, delivery and evaluation
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of professional military subject matter education and training. A

four-year Nautical Science curriculum is delivered by the Branch.
In addition to teaching these lab intensive four credit courses, this
Branch also manages cadet assimilation into the officer corps
through occupational training programs, and the cadet summer
training programs. It also serves as the home to the Ship Control
and Navigation Training System (SCANTS), which includes several
state-of-the-art shipboard simulators.
— Faculty —
Associate Professors: CDR Craig Gilbert, Branch Chief;
CDR Jon Nickerson, Training and Assessment Section Chief;
CDR Matt Bell, Nautical Science Section Chief
Instructors: LCDR Jeff Thomas, LT Chris Forando, LT Beth
Keister, LT Jeff Haukom, LT Jay Caputo, LT Steve Ramassini,
LT Andrew Lawrence, LT Eric Casler, LT Jon Chavanne, LT
Greg Somers, LTJG Jaclyn Obar, and LTJG Jon Davignon
Lecturer: QMCS Glen Philibert
The Cadet Division’s contribution to the development of cadets
is vital to both the Academy and the Coast Guard. A fundamental
premise is that the Division will be responsive to the needs of the
Service in developing the Coast Guard’s and nation’s future
leaders.

ATHLETICS DIVISION

Visitor’s Center (L), Roland Field House (C), Billard Gym (R)
Many factors contribute to development of leaders of character.
Not only does the Coast Guard Academy maintain responsibility
for the intellectual and professional development of cadets, but it
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is also devoted each cadet’s physical development and wellness.

This is met through an intercollegiate sports program that is one
of the broadest in NCAA Division III Athletics. There are eleven
men’s, nine women’s varsity teams and three coeducational
professional sports, as well as a robust intercompany and club
sports program. All cadets are required to participate in these
activities.

Health and Physical Education Department

Professional Faculty: Lynn E. Couturier (Head), Peter K.
Barry, Stephen Eldridge, Dana Fleischmann, Bill George,
Ulysses Grant, Donna Koczajowski, Raymond LaForte, Chris
Parsons, Dan Rose, John P. Westkott

Cadet Support Services

Coast Guard Memorial Chapel (L) and Officers Row (R)

To foster the welfare and success of Cadets, numerous services

are provided by way of academic assistance, personal and
professional counseling, religious activities, and administrative
support.

Academic Resources
An essential goal of life in an academic community is the
promotion of lifelong habits of learning. The Academic Resources
Program contributes to the development of an environment that
encourages risk taking, intellectual exploration, skill development,

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and innovative and critical thinking. Director: Gwendolyn R.

Stevens
The following programs are provided under the Academic
Resources umbrella:
The Honors Program augments the regular curriculum and
provides special opportunities for cadets who wish to broaden
and enrich their academic experiences. Included in the program
are various honors classes offered in specific academic
disciplines, the Honors Colloquium, and Alpha Lambda Delta,
a national honor society for first year college students.
Coordinator: Faye J. Ringel
The Peer Tutor Program is comprised of cadet volunteers
who have performed well in particular academic subjects. This
program not only facilitates the academic success of students
in need but also helps the tutor-cadets improve their teaching
and leadership skills. There are Peer Tutors for most core-
courses including Chemistry, Calculus, Nautical Science I,
Physics, Statistics, English, and Morals and Ethics.
Coordinators: Gwendolyn R. Stevens and Karen A. Wink
The Instructional Support Program provides a variety of
services to help cadets use computers more productively.
Services include training and the availability of a multimedia
center allowing cadets the capability to create quality programs
and presentations. Coordinator: Karen A. Smith
The Cadet Academic Assistance Program (CAAP) provides
discipline-specific evening workshops. The Faculty, both
civilian and military, support the Fourth Class Academic
Orientation Program, as a resource for information and the
improvement of study skills. Coordinator: LCDR Richard W.
Sanders
The Fourth Class Academic Orientation Program (FCAOP)
is designed to aid Fourth Class cadets in the transition from
high school to college. In addition to helping develop useful
study skills, the Orientation Program is the place where the
conversation about learning begins. Coordinator: Gwendolyn
R. Stevens
The Early Warning System is a system that periodically,
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 faculty and academic advisors concerning the academic

performance of Fourth Class cadets. Coordinator: Mary J.
Crevier
The Cadet Academic Advisory Board (CAAB) is comprised
of cadets from each class who are interested in creating a
positive environment for academics at the Coast Guard
Academy. The CAAB serves as a liaison between the cadets
and the administration concerning academic issues. For
example, the members discuss academic issues with the Dean
of Academics, the Library Coordinator, and the Academic
Resources Coordinator. Also, cadets can receive academic
help or information about majors from the Board. Coordinator:
CDR Kurt J. Colella. Assisting CDR Colella, the Regimental
Academics Officer serves as the Chair of the CAAB. This
first class cadet organizes the Board and ensures that cadets
are informed and can provide useful feedback to the Dean
and Commandant of Cadets; the Chair also sits on the
Academic Council. Another important component of the CAAB
is the Company Academics Division Officer who manages
issues of the daily academic routine, such as registration for
classes.
The Academic Advising Program is a two-tiered system
designed to meet the needs of all classes. Its ultimate goal is
to prepare cadets to make sound decisions and to set their
own priorities. For the 4/c, the program is more proactive.
After being surveyed at the end of swab summer, 4/c cadets
are assigned advisors from their prospective majors. But,
unlike upper class cadets, 4/c cadets must meet with their
advisor every two weeks. No new paragraph, just follow on
from above. Advisors provide assistance to all cadets and help
them develop study skills, set priorities, and obtain information
on career opportunities. As a minimum, the academic advisors
approve course registration, class schedule changes, and
course adds and drops. It should be emphasized that, even
though an individual faculty member may have been assigned
as an advisor, and, therefore, is responsible for approving
registration forms and other official paperwork, cadets are
free to ask for a consultation with any faculty member. The
faculty and staff are deeply concerned for the welfare and
success of each cadet, and they will generously give their time
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 to any cadet who has a sincere desire to improve and succeed.
Coordinator: LCDR Suzanne E. Landry
The Academic Center for Excellence (ACE). Located on the
second deck of Waesche Hall, the CGA Library building, The
Academic Center for Excellence houses both the Writing
Center and the Reading Center. CGA’s Writing Center provides
assistance to cadets who desire to improve their writing
abilities. Specific assistance includes instruction in selecting
and narrowing topics, composing purposeful thesis statements,
choosing supportive evidence, connecting and organizing ideas,
developing coherent paragraphs, and explaining grammatical
principles. The Writing Center staff help cadets improve their
proficiency in communication; they are not proofreaders. The
Reading Center offers a full array of reading support programs
including speed-reading, vocabulary building, and help for
international cadets. Located on the second deck of the Library,
the Writing Center is open Sunday through Thursday evenings;
hours are posted each semester. Cadets can receive help on a
walk-in basis or make an appointment in advance. Currently,
the staff is composed of three types of tutors: a civilian writing
instructor, members of the Coast Guard Academy faculty, and
tutors from Connecticut College Writing Center staff.
Established in 1987, both the Reading Center and the Writing
Center operates, in part, from funds provided by the John and
Erna Hewitt Endowment. Director: Kathleen Jernquist
International Cadets’ Program (ICP). Through counseling,
identifying host families, assessing language skills, developing
individualized academic programs, and being on hand for
emergencies, the coordinator of the ICP facilitates the
assimilation of the international cadet into the corps of cadets.
Coordinator: Judith Youngman.

Center for Counseling and Development

Counselors at the center are professionally trained and are readily
available to meet with any student at the Academy experiencing
personal, educational, vocational, military or leadership issues.
Personal counseling sessions may cover academic difficulty, test
anxiety, study skills, time management, stress management,
interpersonal relationships, family concerns, loneliness, self-
esteem, roommate conflict, and career choices. Structured group
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workshops are held as needed on such topics as relaxation, stress

management, healthy eating, date-rape prevention, test anxiety,
and study skills.
Psychological surveys are available including the Strong
Campbell Interest Inventory and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
to help students with career choices by examining the individual’s
strengths, and by providing a better understanding of what
motivates life decisions.
Counseling services are strictly confidential.
Faculty and Staff: Professor Robert Murray, Director of
Counseling; Pamela A. Moulton, Counseling Psychologist

The Command Religious Program

In the military environment in which Cadets live, the Commanding
Officer is responsible for the total well-being of all the members.
This includes their moral, spiritual, and religious welfare. The
Commanding Officer exercises this responsibility through the
Command Religious Program. This program provides for the free
exercise of all religious faiths, represented in the Command.
Chaplains provide a wide range of religious services on traditional
worship days during the weekends, on Wednesday evenings during
SWAB summer and during the Academic Year, as well as at
traditional festive seasons when the Corps of Cadets is aboard. If
the Chaplains assigned to the Coast Guard Academy are not able
to provide for a particular Faith Group represented in the
Command, they seek the assistance of Navy Chaplains located at
Submarine Base New London, or of the local clergy. The
“Volunteer Religious Network,” a group of lay-led local and
national religious organizations also work with the Chaplains to
provide further support.
— Staff —
CAPT Stephen B. Rock, Command (Catholic) Chaplain, CDR
Debra E. McGuire (Protestant Chaplain), LCDR Brian C.
Haley (Protestant Chaplain)

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LIBRARY

Waesche Hall
The Academy Library, located in Waesche Hall at the northwest
end of campus, is the primary facility for research and study. A
library tour conducted during swab summer is the newly arrived
cadets’ introduction to the Library’s traditional and electronic
information services. This first exposure is followed by course-
related bibliographic instruction conducted by the Library’s
professional staff. Working with faculty, Librarians teach research
methodology and reinforce critical thinking skills. Librarians also
provide on-the-spot instruction as part of the reference interview
when appropriate. Reference services, available 24/7 from the
Library home page, are scheduled to go online by the start of Fall
semester 2003.
The collections are housed on three floors. Around 150,000
books support the various disciplines of the curriculum. A broad
selection of newspapers and periodicals is available for browsing.
Material of , by, and about the Academy, shelved in a locked area,
is accessible by appointment. The Library provides interlibrary
loan/document delivery service to cadets, faculty, and staff. ILL/
DD expands the research capability of our users who request
material held by outside sources. Videocassettes and microforms,
with viewing equipment, are on-board and (with minimal help) user
friendly. Faculty reserves are discussed on a case-by-case basis.
Electronic reserves are managed through the online catalog.
The Library’s online catalog, by the Sirsi Corporation, features
integrated modules for circulation, cataloging, and serials control.
Cadets, faculty, and staff search the collection faster and more
thoroughly, compared with card files, from any workstation on
the campus network. Seven public workstations accommodate in-
house users. Other library catalogs, over 90 databases, and over
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accessed electronically. The Library’s home page is continually

evaluated and updated with new links added and outdated material
removed. Included among the links are tutorials that guide users
on the use and scope of the internet. Guides to research by broad
topic, several prepared locally to reflect local holdings, have been
recently added with potential for more as worthwhile topics come
to light. Complete with links to full-text when possible, these
digitized pathfinders add another element of convenience to doing
research not “in” the Library, but “with” the Library.
Faculty and Staff: Patricia A. Daragan, Director; Andy
Gardner, Head, Library Automation/Technical Services; Mary
Ann Golda, Technical Services Librarian; Richard Everett,
Head, Reference/Instruction; Nijole J. Crane, Evening/
Weekend Reference/Instruction Librarian; Betty Davis, Jean
L. Hayek, Pauline Lamarre, Gary L. Starks, Janet Whittey —
Library Technicians.

REGISTRAR
The Registrar is responsible for the development of the Master
Schedule of courses for each semester, the enrollment of cadets
in classes and the generation of all academic reports which relate
to section lists, cadet schedules, room schedules, and grades. The
Registrar is also responsible for the compilation, evaluation, safe
retention, and appropriate use of cadet academic records, the
preparation and issuance of transcripts, and certification of
selected data from the records.
Additional responsibilities of the Registrar are to publish a hard
copy of the catalog and to maintain an electronic version that is
accessible via the Internet. The Catalog lists the courses of study
offered for that academic year and each course’s description,
credit value, format and projected offering. The Catalog also
includes the appropriate policies, procedures and other information
deemed appropriate by the Dean and the Registrar.
Faculty and Staff: Professor G. Phillip Boeding, Registrar;
Mary Crevier, Associate Registrar

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 P ART III — E DUCATION P ROGRAMS

Academic programs leading to a Bachelor of Science Degree are
designed to provide Cadets with opportunities to major in one of
eight disciplines that combine rigorous academic work and
leadership experiences that are relevant to a Coast Guard career
and possible postgraduate work. The majors supplement a solid
core academic program in engineering, science, mathematics,
management, and the humanities, combined with unique curricula
requirements in health and physical education, and nautical
science.

ACADEMICS
Cadet academic work is guided by an historically proven
philosophy, carefully selected objectives, endorsed Shared
Learning Outcomes, and multifaceted academic, training and
leadership experiences, leading to an opportunity for a successful
career in the Coast Guard.
PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION
With a foundation in both technology and the liberal arts, the Coast
Guard Academy provides a challenging outcomes-oriented
curriculum focused on active student learning. Our goal is to
produce successful Coast Guard Officers and to engender an
appreciation and habit for life-long learning. A focus on leadership,
commitment to service, and ethical practice informs the
development of the Academy’s curriculum.
The Coast Guard Academy is committed to the idea of a core
curriculum, a common academic experience that provides a broad
intellectual perspective. The breadth of a core curriculum
encourages awareness of discipline interdependence and the limits
of individual specialties. The Coast Guard Academy also believes
that majoring in a specific discipline, one that has relevance to
current and future Coast Guard missions, is a critical component
of the academic program. Specialization encourages intellectual
rigor and sophistication.
The framework and heritage for the educational program is a
military tradition of leadership and excellence and a commitment
to continuous quality improvement. No single teaching method or
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Coast Guard Academy focuses on critical inquiry. Academic work

is collaborative, a joint effort of faculty and students, experiential,
interactive, and exciting.
Although we cannot know the future, we prepare students
with a curriculum steeped in global history, as well as the history
and tradition of service. Our challenge is to prepare cadets to
take their place in a complex, changing, and shrinking global
community in a creative manner that enhances the ability of the
Coast Guard to fulfill its obligation to the nation.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
The Coast Guard Academy is dedicated to producing Coast Guard
officers who meet the program, diversity, and quality objectives
of the Coast Guard. Within this broad perspective lie four primary
objectives: (1) to provide by precept and example an environment
that embraces the Coast Guard values of honor, respect, and
devotion to duty; (2) to provide a sound undergraduate education
in a field of interest to the Coast Guard, (3) to provide leadership
education, and (4) to provide training which enables graduates to
assume their immediate duties as junior officers afloat.
To ensure that we produce quality officers who demonstrate
the behaviors and leadership competencies we hope to develop,
the faculty of the Coast Guard Academy has endorsed the following
set of Shared Learning Outcomes :
Leadership Abilities
Graduates shall be military and civilian leaders of character
who understand and apply sound leadership principles and
competencies. This includes the ability to direct, develop,
and evaluate diverse groups; to function effectively and
ethically as a leader, follower, facilitator or member of a
team; and to conduct constructive assessment of self and
others;
Personal and Professional Qualities
Graduates shall maintain a professional lifestyle that
embraces the Coast Guard Core Values of Honor, Respect
and Devotion to duty, including physical fitness and
wellness, and demonstrating the customs, courtesies and
social skills befitting members of a maritime military
service. Graduates shall also have a sense of Coast Guard
maritime heritage and an understanding of the roles that
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 the Coast Guard and the nation play in the global

environment;
Ability to Acquire, Integrate and Expand Knowledge
Graduates shall have developed the motivations and skills
for “lifelong learning”. Graduates shall be able to create a
working conceptual framework that lends itself to continued
expansion. To accomplish this, graduates shall be able to
efficiently access a broad range of information sources,
locate and interpret desired data reliably, employ
appropriate technology, and integrate the specific in-depth
knowledge required of both an academic major and an
entry-level professional assignment;
Communication Effectiveness
Graduates shall be able to write clearly, concisely,
persuasively, and grammatically; prepare and deliver well-
organized and polished oral presentations; read and
understand a variety of written materials; listen
thoughtfully to oral arguments; respect diverse opinions;
and formulate reasoned alternatives and responses;
Critical Thinking Ability
Graduates shall be able to accomplish complex tasks in a
broad range of contexts by applying the basic skills of
critical analysis, systems thinking, quantitative reasoning,
risk management, creative problem solving, and value-
based decision-making.
These outcomes were developed by analyzing the intellectual
and physical job demands of Coast Guard officers and by
comparing those to the developmental experiences for which the
Coast Guard Academy is responsible. Graduates of the Academy
earn commissions as Ensigns in the U.S. Coast Guard, thus
beginning their service to the nation and humanity in the oldest
seagoing service. The four years that cadets spend at the Coast
Guard Academy are the beginning of their professional
development as leaders and career Coast Guard Officers.
To understand the degree to which we are successful in
achieving these outcomes, cadets, graduates, and program
customers will periodically participate in outcome assessment
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development. Outcome assessment cuts across specific disciplines,

majors, or divisions and is part of our commitment to continually
improve all of our programs.
To accomplish our institutional mission to develop “leaders of
character,” the Academic, Athletics, and Cadet Divisions work
closely together: leadership education takes place in the classroom,
in the barracks, on the athletic fields. The faculty and staff across
the institution contribute to the development of the total person.
Leadership across the curriculum mandates that leadership
education is not merely relegated to the core leadership courses
but that all faculty and staff address leadership issues whenever
possible.

HONOR CONCEPT
Cadets are expected to conduct themselves in accordance with
an Honor Concept, which requires that “Cadets neither lie, cheat,
steal, nor attempt to deceive.” Each individual must integrate this
concept into his or her way of life so that it becomes the foundation
on which to base interactions with all persons, both in the Coast
Guard and in society in general.
The Honor Concept establishes an atmosphere of mutual trust
and integrity within both the Corps of Cadets and the Coast Guard
Officer Corps. It is essential that proper relationships among Coast
Guard personnel are established at the earliest point in time, and
for this reason the Corps of Cadets must be guided by the Concept:
“C ADETS R EVERE H ONOR ”
The Honor Concept is so fundamental to the qualifications of
an individual aspiring to be an officer in the Coast Guard that a
failure to adhere to its tenets is considered to be a major deficiency
in a person’s suitability for commissioning. For this reason,
breaches of the Honor Concept are considered to be serious
offenses that normally result in disenrollment from the Academy.
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Smooth operation of academic activities is facilitated by the
establishment of critical policies, procedures and standards that
provide for a smooth and coherent administration of the cadet
academic environment.

ACCEPTANCE INTO A MAJOR

Selecting a major is critical for academic success at the Academy.

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 Fourth Class Cadets are assigned a Fourth Class academic

advisor whose role is to assist them in becoming successful
academic learners. Departmental presentations regarding the
pedagogical content of each major and resulting career
opportunities are made to cadets in the spring semester of their 4/
c year. Cadets then select a major and work with an academic
advisor to help them prepare a plan of study that will satisfy major
acceptance requirements and to register for 3/c courses.
Third Class Cadets must apply for and be formally accepted
into a major before departing on second-class summer training.
The common criterion for acceptance into any of the majors is
the attainment of a 2.00 average in the set of courses identified
as prerequisites for each major. In addition, some majors may
demand minimum acceptable grades in certain courses or
satisfactory completion of qualifying projects or examinations.
Cadets who fail to gain departmental acceptance into their chosen
academic major may be granted provisional acceptance by the
Dean in consultation with Department Heads, with a specific plan
for meeting the academic requirements of the major. A cadet who
ultimately fails to gain acceptance to any academic major will be
disenrolled.

COURSE SUBSTITUTIONS
Department Heads, in consultation with their faculty, may accept
substitutes for required courses for acceptance into their major,
if, in their judgment, the alternatives provide evidence of ability to
succeed in the major. When a cadet is accepted into a major
without having satisfied the prerequisites or their authorized
substitutes, the Department Head shall notify the Dean and
Registrar in writing of the conditions waived and the rationale for
the acceptance.
Course substitutions for distribution and major-specific course
requirements may be made only when authorized for a specific
major or when specifically approved by the major coordinator and
Department Head. A course may not be used to satisfy two
separate course requirements.
ACADEMIC STANDING
Cadets are expected to make normal progress toward meeting
the requirements for graduation in four years (eight semesters).
The performance guidelines described below are designed to
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identify cadets who are not making the minimal progress required
and to help them in obtaining the prompt assistance of their
academic advisors and other members of the faculty and staff.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE REVIEW

As part of the normal advising process, each cadet’s academic
record is reviewed by the academic advisor at the end of each
semester to assess the level of performance and to identify any
potential problems. The Dean of Academics reviews the academic
record of all cadets who fail to obtain a 2.00 Term or Cumulative
Grade Point Average or who fail required courses. The Dean also
reviews those cadets on extended opportunity. Those who appear
to be in danger of failing to meet the graduation requirements
may be scheduled for an interview with the Dean of Academics
or other members of the Academic Division staff. The purpose of
this interview is to assess the reasons for substandard performance
and to direct such corrective actions as are deemed appropriate.
In such cases the cadet will be placed on Academic Probation. If
the Dean believes that a cadet is in a position from which recovery
is not possible, he or she will be referred to the Superintendent
with a recommendation for disenrollment or extended opportunity.
PERFORMANCE GUIDELINES
1. Any cadet who receives two Fs in one semester or accumulates
a total of three Fs is automatically placed on academic
probation.
2. Any 4/c cadet who receives three Fs in the Fall semester or
four Fs for the year will be referred to the Superintendent
with a recommendation for disenrollment.
3. Any cadet (other than 4/c) who accumulates a total of four or
more Fs will be referred to the Superintendent with a
recommendation for disenrollment.
Good Standing: A cadet whose academic performance
indicates that he or she will fulfill all of the graduation requirements
on schedule is said to be in Good Standing.
Academic Probation: A cadet who is placed on Academic
Probation is subject to restrictions imposed by the Dean of
Academics and the Commandant of Cadets. These will include,
but are not necessarily limited to, a schedule of mandatory
consultations with the academic advisor. Each individual case will
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be reviewed to determine if restrictions should be placed on

participation in sports or extracurricular activities. Academic
Probationary status normally continues until graduation. However,
a cadet on Academic Probation who earns a term average of 2.50
or greater for one semester or a 2.00 or greater for two successive
semesters may petition the Dean of Academics to be removed
from academic probationary status.
Extended Opportunity: When exceptional circumstances
exist, the Superintendent may elect to offer a cadet an opportunity
to extend beyond the customary four-year course of study in lieu
of disenrollment. Such cadets are normally registered for reduced
course loads as directed by the Dean of Academics. Under no
circumstances, however, may a cadet carry less than 12 credits
without the express permission of the Dean of Academics. Cadets
on extended opportunity will be reviewed each semester they
remain at the Academy.
Disenrollment: A cadet who is disenrolled from the Academy
is separated permanently, unless he or she subsequently applies
and is accepted for readmission. In the case of readmission with
or without advanced standing, all courses taken previously are
included in computations of the cumulative grade point average.
For the purpose of determining eligibility for Academic Probation
or Disenrollment, however, any Fs received prior to the
readmission are excluded. A cadet who wishes to appeal the
Superintendent’s disenrollment decision must prepare a formal
request in accordance with the Regulations for the Corps of
Cadets and must forward it via the Chain of Command.

REGISTRATION FOR COURSES

In February cadets register for the courses they wish to complete
during the next academic year. Course offerings and specific
instructions are distributed in advance by the Registrar’s Office.
After the registration period, Fall semester course changes must
be submitted before cadets depart for the summer program. Spring
semester course changes must be submitted by midterm of the
Fall semester. The Director of Academic Advising and the
Registrar will administer registration of 4/c cadets for Fall and
Spring semester courses. Individual course assignments will
consider major preferences, Advanced Placement Test results,
mathematics placement testing completed during the summer, and
departmental evaluation of academic work previously completed
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at other colleges and universities.

Honors Courses : Cadets desiring to take an honors level
course should contact the department head for further information.
Honors courses may be substituted for the core course
requirements.
Directed Studies Courses: Cadets desiring to pursue study
of an area beyond available courses may select a departmental
Directed Studies course. These may be substituted for any major
requirement with the approval of the major coordinator. The
Registrar must be informed in writing of all authorized
substitutions.
Academy Scholars Program: The Academy Scholars
Program offers a special intellectual challenge to cadets who have
demonstrated outstanding scholastic abilities in the first class year.
Those selected are given special recognition and academic
privileges that enable them to pursue individually selected projects
and special research under faculty guidance.
Connecticut College Exchange Program: Full-time students
at Connecticut College and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy may
enroll in and receive credit for courses completed at the other
institution. To qualify for this program cadets must have: (1) valid
academic reason for taking a course that is not available at the
Academy and (2) approval of their academic advisor and the Dean
of Academics. Enrollment in this program is normally limited to
1/c cadets who have demonstrated strong academic achievement.
Academic Overloads: Qualified cadets who have achieved
Third Class standing or higher may, with the approval of their
Academic Advisor, attempt to complete more than the normal five
academic courses plus Physical Education.

CLASSES AND GRADING

Course Completion: Cadets who withdraw from an overload
course or resign prior to 1600 hours on Study and Conference
Day will be assigned a “W” for the dropped course or to all courses
in the event of a resignation prior to the beginning of final exams.
Cadets must complete the published course requirements, including
scheduled final exams, for all remaining courses.
Class Attendance: Section lists containing the names of cadets
officially assigned to the courses and sections are distributed to
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web site. Cadets are required to attend the specific lectures,

laboratories, tests and review sessions to which they have been
assigned. Cadets must inform instructors in advance of any
authorized absences.
Grading System: The unit of credit is the semester hour. One
semester hour equals 50 minutes of lecture or 150 minutes of
laboratory per week. The faculty member assigned to each course/
section is responsible for evaluation of student course work and
ultimately for accurate grade assignment and timely submission.
The following grades may be assigned as appropriate:
Grade Quality Points Description
H 4.00 Honors Quality

A 4.00 Excellent Quality

A- 3.70 Extremely Good Quality

B+ 3.30 Very Good Quality

B 3.00 Good Quality

B- 2.70 Highly Satisfactory Quality

C+ 2.30 Very Satisfactory Quality

C 2.00 Satisfactory Quality

C- 1.70 Barely Satisfactory Quality

D 1.00 Barely Passing

F 0.00 Failure of Course

I 0.00 Incomplete

W 0.00 Withdrawal from Course

Z 0.00 Audit of Course

V 0.00 Validation Credit

S 0.00 Satisfactory

U 0.00 Unsatisfactory

Academic Averages: All courses taken at the Coast Guard

Academy at any time for academic credit are counted toward the
term (TGPA) and cumulative grade point averages (CGPA). Each
average is determined by dividing the term or cumulative quality
point total by the number of term or cumulative semester hours.
Quality point totals are derived by multiplying the credit hours
assigned to each course by the number of quality points associated
with the grade assigned by the instructor. Courses validated, or
transferred from another institution, are listed on the transcript,
but they are not included in computations of grade point averages.

ACADEMIC AND MILITARY RECOGNITION

Several honors have been established to recognize academic and
military excellence within the Corps.

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 The Board of Trustees List recognizes cadets with superior
performance in all three areas of the Academy; military, physical,
and academic excellence. Cadets making this list are recognized
through a luncheon with the honorable Board of Trustees members.
The Superintendent’s List recognizes cadets named to both
the Dean’s List and the Commandant of Cadets’ List.
The Dean’s List identifies cadets who achieve at least a 3.15
TGPA while completing a minimum of 15 semester hours with no
grade less than a C in any course of 3.00 or more credit hours.
Cadets who finish in the top 33% of their class on the Military
Precedence List (MPL) may qualify for the Commandant of
Cadets’ List. Final listings will be based on Company Officer
recommendations, and no more than 25% of each class will be
named to this list. Cadets are not eligible if they are found in
violation of a Class I offense of Cadet Regulations adjudicated
during the term, fail to achieve a satisfactory score on the
semiannual physical fitness examination (PFE), or fail to attain a
minimum term grade point average of 2.00.
The MPL is based on the high-to-low order of Military
Precedence Average (MPA) which is calculated using the cadet’s
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA), Cumulative Military
Precedence List (CMPL), and Physical Development
Competencies (PDC) as follows: MPA = .70(CGPA) + .25(CMPL)
+ .05(PDC).
The Athletic Director’s List recognizes those Cadets who earn
honors on the semester physical fitness examination (PFE).
The Regimental Commander’s List recognizes cadets who
have increased their TGPA by at least 0.50 over the previous
semester’s TGPA and have not failed any course. Their TGPA
must be at least 2.00 but less than 3.15 (which would qualify them
for the Dean’s List).
Honors at Graduation: In recognition of high scholastic
achievement, the Academy, upon recommendation of the faculty,
awards the Bachelor of Science Degree with the following
distinctions: High Honors for those who have earned a CGPA of
3.50 or higher; Honors for those earning a CGPA between 3.15
and 3.49. The Distinguished Graduate designation recognizes the
cadet who graduates with the highest Cumulative Grade Point
Average. The Honors Graduate designation recognizes the cadet
who graduates with the highest Military Precedence List Average.

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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE

Each Major has specific academic requirements for acceptance
to the major, standards for validating courses taken externally, in
addition to the specific course requirements of the major. In
addition, there are Distribution requirements that apply to all
Majors, and overall requirements for graduating with a Bachelor
of Science Degree.

Degree and Graduation Requirements

The following are required for the degree of Bachelor of Science
and a Commission:
1. Pass every course in the core curriculum.
2. Pass at least 37 courses of 3.00 credits or greater. Earn a
minimum of 132 credits, including the core Health and Physical
Education courses through second class year.
3. Accumulate at least 90 credits of course work with grades of C
or better, exclusive of physical education.
4. Complete the academic requirements for one of the majors as
specified in the official Catalog of Courses.
5. Attain an average of at least 2.00 in all required upper division
courses in the major.
6. Be in residence at the Academy for at least four academic years.
7. Complete successfully all required portions of the professional
development and physical education programs, including
meeting minimum swimming and physical fitness standards.
8. Meet all military performance standards.
9. Demonstrate in all aspects of their personal and professional
development suitability to serve as Ensigns in the United
States Coast Guard, unless a commission will not be offered
due to a medical disqualification.
10. Foreign national cadets must meet the same standards of
personal and professional development as all other graduates,
notwithstanding that they are not entitled to appointment in
the U.S. Coast Guard after graduation from the Academy.
The Superintendent confers the degree of Bachelor of Science
on those cadets who have been approved by the faculty as having
met these requirements. In order to qualify professionally for
Commissioning and to be listed in the Hall of Graduates, cadets
must meet the above criteria.
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VALIDATIONS
The validation procedure is a mechanism whereby cadets may
request a course exemption, based on personal competency or
academic work completed elsewhere. This procedure affords
cadets the opportunity to enroll in additional courses that will
further enrich their undergraduate education. Validated courses
are not awarded credit hours or quality points, nor may they be
used to satisfy the minimum semester course load requirement.
Courses accepted for validation credit may not be taken at a
subsequent time for academic credit.

Validation Requirements
The requirements to validate a course are exclusively governed
by the Academic Department responsible for offering that course.
Some accomplishments that may lead to granting of validation
credit provided they are acceptable to the Department are:
a . Score of 4 or better on the CEEB Advanced Placement
examinations; or
b. Grade of C or better in an equivalent college course at
an accredited college or university as evidenced by a
college transcript; or
c . Grade of B or better in an Advanced Placement or
college level course that has been certified by an
accredited college or university as noted on the high
school transcript.
In addition to the general guidelines, Department Heads may
apply specific requirements unique to the department’s academic
courses that supersede requirement (a), (b), or (c). The following
unique requirements have been established:
Humanities Department (dh) Validation
Cadets may validate courses offered by the Humanities
Department only if they have taken an accredited college
course with a transcript grade of B or above and pass the
C.G.A. course coordinator’s oral examination. English
composition may NOT be validated.

Health and Physical Education Department (ap)

Validation
The purpose of course validation in the Health and Physical

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 Education (HPE) Curriculum is to permit any cadet the

opportunity to validate any core HPE courses based upon
work completed elsewhere or his / her capacity to meet
the skill and the academic criteria of a specific course.
Cadets must enroll in an approved HPE substitute course
in place of the validated course. Validation examinations
must be completed during the first week of the semester.
All validations are to be conducted by the course instructors
under the direction of the course coordinators, and any
changes shall be processed through the Registrar’s Office
in accordance with course Add/Drop procedures.

DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS
Courses from the following programs, which satisfy broad
academic and professional purposes, are integrated in each of the
Majors (with substitutions to satisfy any unique program needs):
• Core curriculum
• Professional studies program
• Special programs
• Health and physical education program

MAJORS REQUIREMENTS
To earn the degree of Bachelor of Science (B.S.), cadets must
successfully complete the academic requirements for one of the
following majors:
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
• Marine and Environmental Sciences
• Operations Research and Computer Analysis
• Management
• Government
Each Major has specific course requirements, including the
Distribution courses, Mandatory courses, area or related Elective
courses, designated course substitutions, and optionally, Free
Elective courses.

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APPLICABILITY
The Academic Standards and Requirements defined in this Catalog
apply in full to the Class of 2007, effective Fall 2003.
Any cadet who is either reverted or readmitted to the Academy
is subject to the academic regulations that apply to the new class
to which he or she is assigned.

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 P ART IV - PROGRAMS OF S TUDY

Core Curriculum - 24 Courses (Dean of Academics)
Core Curriculum Requirements
1116 Statics and Engineering Design
1320 Introduction to Electrical Engineering
or 1218 Electrical Engineering I
or 1321 Electric Circuits and Machines
2111 English Composition and Speech
or 2121 The Art of Effective Writing
2123 Literature of Leadership
or 2125 The Literature of Leadership (Honors)
2141 History of the United States
2193 Morals and Ethics
2263 American Government
or 2259 Principles of American Government
2391 Criminal Justice
2493 Maritime Law Enforcement
3111 Calculus I
3117 Calculus II
3213 Probability and Statistics
5102 Chemistry I
or 5104 Chemistry I (Honors)
5106 Chemistry II
or 5108 Chemistry II (Honors)
5262 Physics I
5266 Physics II
5442 Oceanography
8211 Organizational Behavior and Leadership
8215 Macroeconomic Principles
8366 Leadership and Organizational Development

Professional Studies Program (Dean and

Commandant of Cadets)
Professional Studies Program - Core Requirements
6112 Nautical Science I
6214 Nautical Science II
6316 Nautical Science III
6418 Nautical Science IV

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HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM

(DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS)
The Service Academy Mission states: “To graduate young men
and women with sound bodies, stout hearts, and alert minds.” The
Academy’s health and physical education program is designed to
ensure that cadets meet this “sound body and stout heart” criterion.
To this end, the Athletics Division not only supports shared learning
outcomes but also has developed its own set of specific outcomes.
At the end of the four-year athletics program, graduates are
expected to demonstrate their ability to:
• Maintain a personal fitness program that allows them to
meet the physical demands required of Coast Guard
officers; be capable of counseling others in the methods,
concepts, and materials used in developing and maintaining
a healthy lifestyle:
• Function successfully in an aquatics environment; defend
themselves and others; and provide emergency aid to those
in need;
• Set individual and team level goals for short and long term
planning, and assess and analyze results;
• Perform as a group member in achieving a common goal,
and persist in an ethical and disciplined manner when faced
with adverse conditions in striving to achieve the goal.
Cadets are required to complete health or physical education
courses each year as part of the total curriculum, and to maintain
a high degree of general physical fitness. During their years at
the Academy, cadets are provided with the program and facilities
that will assist them in the development of their physical potential.
In order to assess their physical development competencies, cadets
must successfully complete all Physical Fitness Examination
requirements each semester while at the academy. Cadets develop
sports and psychosocial skills through their participation in a
comprehensive program of co-curricular activities. They are
required to be active in co-curricular physical activities such as
intercollegiate athletics, or intramural or club sports each semester.
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twelve (12) eight week required core courses through second-

class year. The curriculum for first class year consists of a variety
of capstone lifetime sports electives. Each cadet must select two
(2) semester length electives during their first class year. The
HPE Curriculum is designed to provide each cadet with important
job entry-level training in addition to the sports skills and techniques
necessary to maintain a lifetime of healthy physical activity. At
graduation, cadets will be well versed in water survival skills,
human health and physiology, personal defense techniques, an
introduction to maritime law enforcement techniques, fundamentals
of fitness assessment and shipboard fitness program development,
certification in CPR, and First Responder Emergency First Aid.
Cadets must satisfactorily complete all core HPE courses
before taking any elective physical education courses. As a
graduation requirement, each cadet must earn a minimum of six
(6) academic credits in core HPE courses.

Course Exemption
Cadets may exempt their participation in a Health and Physical
Education Lifetime Sports course during eight (8) weeks of their
active varsity sports season. Cadets who elect to exempt must
makeup the Lifetime Sports course at a later date, usually during
their first class year. Cadets must complete all core HPE
requirements prior to enrollment in any of the first class elective.
Only cadets participating in an approved intercollegiate sport
may qualify for exemption. Cadets may exempt any approved HPE
Lifetime Sports course or first class elective for one eight week
period (one academic quarter) during their sports season. Only
one exemption will be allowed for each sports season per cadet.
Procedure
1. Cadets electing to exempt must carefully schedule Lifetime
Sports during the eight-week term of their intercollegiate
sports season.
2. Cadets must report to the faculty in charge of the course
the first meeting period and request an exemption from
the course for one academic quarter. They must inform
the instructor of the intercollegiate sport they are
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3. The cadets must return to the course during the following
time periods:
a. During the Physical Fitness Examinations.
b. At the end of the eight week exemption period.
c. If they no longer participate in the sport.

First Class Elective Qualifications

Some of the first class elective course offerings require specific
fitness qualifications. A PFE score of 325 points or a letter grade
of “C” is the enrollment criterion. The PFE Grades will be posted
after the 1.5-mile run. Each faculty member will receive a copy
of the First Class PFE grades. Cadets not qualifying for first class
electives will be dropped from the class.
Cadets are responsible for processing their drop / add through
the registrar within three days after they are notified of their status.
When possible, first class courses that have no PFE prerequisites
will be scheduled opposite the major elective courses.
Cadets may qualify for the course by retaking the PFE
examination. The re-examination is for qualification purposes only
and will not affect their PFE grade. The faculty member in charge
of the course will administer the re-examination. The Head,
Department of Physical Education must approve qualification
grades.
Course Requirements
HPE Mandatory Core Courses
4102 Physiology of Fitness and Wellness I

4103 Personal Defense I

4111 Swimming I: Basic Swimming

4112 Physiology of Fitness and Wellness II

4202 CPR for the Professional Rescuer

4204 Lifetime Sports I: Racquetball

4211 Swimming II: Survival at Sea

4212 First Responder Emergency First Aid

4303 Personal Defense II: Maritime Law Enforcement

Techniques
4304 Lifetime Sports II: Tennis
4311 Swimming III: Lifeguard Training
4314 Lifetime Sports III: Golf
Elective HPE Courses
HPE1 HPE Elective One (from Electives List)

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 HPE2 HPE Elective Two (from Electives List)

HPE Electives List
4401 Water Safety Instructor

4403 Martial Arts

4404 Selected Sports

4405 Adventure Sports I

4406 Aerobics/Selected Sports

4407 Dance (Jazz)

4409 Horseback Riding

4411 Scuba Diving

4414 Advanced Golf/Selected Sports

4415 Adventure Sports II

4424 Skiing/Advanced Golf

4434 Skiing/Selected Sports

4439 Fundamentals of Coaching

4459 Athletic and Wellness Organization,

Administration, and Supervision

4499 Directed Studies in Health and
Physical Education

DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAMS
The following sections for each major include a statement about
the major, and criteria for acceptance into the major, along with
Course Requirements, and a sample 8-semester Plan of Study.

CIVIL ENGINEERING MAJOR (ENGINEERING DEPT.)

Civil Engineering (CE) provides a solid background in mathematics
and basic sciences applied toward the study and design of
engineered systems. As a broad field encompassing many
disciplines, Civil Engineering offers a challenging and fulfilling
career to individuals with a wide variety of interests. Upper level
courses in the major include study in structural analysis,
geotechnical engineering, construction, water resources, and
environmental engineering. The program emphasizes development
of open-ended problem solving, team building skills, creativity, and
communication ability. In the senior level capstone design course,
students integrate what they have learned in the design of a
complete Civil Engineering system. Graduates of the major are
well prepared to pursue a variety of career opportunities and
graduate programs in and out of the Coast Guard. The program is
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Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).

In addition to the common departmental program mission and
objectives, objectives of the Civil Engineering Major include
producing graduates who have:
• proficiency in mathematics through differential equations,
probability and statistics, calculus-based physics and general
chemistry,
• proficiency in a minimum of four (4) recognized civil engineering
areas,
• the ability to conduct laboratory experiments and to critically
analyze and interpret data in more than one of the recognized
major civil engineering areas,
• the ability to perform civil engineering design by means of design
experiences integrated throughout the professional component
of the curriculum, and
• an understanding of professional practice issues such as:
procurement of work; bidding versus quality-based selection
processes; how the design professionals and construction
professions interact to construct a project; the importance of
professional licensure and continuing education; and/or other
professional practice issues.

Acceptance into the Major

Acceptance requires attainment of a 2.00 average in all
Mathematics, Science, and Engineering courses taken prior to the
beginning of the 2/c year.
In addition, a grade of C or above in the following courses:
1116 Statics and Engineering Design
1206 Strength of Materials

Requirements
I. Core Requirements:
Substitute Electric Circuits and Machines (1321) for Introduction
to Electrical Engineering (1320). Probability Theory (3341) or
Advanced Engineering Mathematics (3301) may be substituted for
Probability and Statistics (3213).
II. Major Requirements:
1206 Strngth of Materials 1340 Fluid Mechanics
1211 Dynamics 1351 Thermodynamics
1302 Civil Engr Materials 1401 Const Proj Mgmt

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 1304 Soil Mechanics/Found 1402 Civil Eng Design

1309 Environmental Engr I 1411 Reinf Concrete Dsgn
1313 Steel Design 3211 Multivariable Calc
1317 Struct Analysis I 3215 Differential Eqtns
III. Major Area Electives:
Complete one of the following areas of emphasis:
Structural Environmental
1417 Structural Analysis II 1407 Enviromntl Engr II
C IVIL E NGINEERING — T RACK /E MPHASIS : G ENERAL
Fall Semester Spring Semester
Fourth Class Year
0901 FCAOP
2123 Intro to Literature
1116 Statics & Engr Dsgn
2193 Morals and Ethics
2111 Eng Comp & Speech
3117 Calculus II
2141 History of the US
4112 Physiology of Fitness I
3111 Calculus I
4103 Personal Defense I
4102 Physiology of Fitness I
5106 Chemistry II
4111 Swimming I
6112 Nautical Science I
5102 Chemistry I

Third Class Year

1206 Strngth of Materials
1211 Dynamics
2263 American Government
3213 Probability & Stat
3211 Multivariable Calc
3215 Differential Eqtns
4202 CPR Prof Rescuer
4204 Lifetime Sports II/RQB
4212 Emergency Response
4211 Swimming II
5262 Physics I
5266 Physics II
8211 Org Behavior/Ldrshp
6214 Nautical Science II
Second Class Year
1302 Civil Engr Materials 1304 Soil Mechanics/Found
1309 Environmental Engr I 1313 Steel Design
1317 Struct Analysis I 4304 Lifetime Sports II: TS
1340 Fluid Mechanics 4314 Lifetime SportsIII/Golf
4311 Swimming III 6316 Nautical Science III
4303 Personal Defense II 8215 Macroeconomic Prin
8366 Ldrshp & Orgn Dvlmnt ——— Major Area Elective
First Class Year
1321 Elec Cir & Machines 1402 Civil Eng Design
1351 Thermodynamics 2493 Maritime Law Enfcmnt
1401 Const Proj Mgmt 5442 Oceanography
1411 Reinf Concrete Dsgn 6418 Nautical Science IV
2391 Criminal Justice ——— Free Elective
——— Physical Education ——— Physical Education

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ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING MAJOR
(ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT)
The Electrical Engineering (EE) major is a sound undergraduate
educational program that prepares future officers to be the leaders
in developing and implementing new technologies in the Coast
Guard. The student who completes this program will be thoroughly
ready for professional practice and ready for a wide spectrum of
postgraduate studies.
Particular emphasis is placed on the analysis, design and
applications of linear and digital systems. Building on the many
required mathematics and science courses, major prescribed
courses provide an integrated understanding of the core disciplines
of electrical engineering. These include digital communications
and signal processing, control systems, antennas, electrical
machines, circuit design, and computer systems. Computers are
used throughout the curriculum. In the capstone senior design
course students creatively apply knowledge to solve challenging
real-world problems, often working side by side with Coast Guard
engineers on actual projects in the field.
The program consists of a comprehensive foundation plus a
student-selected emphasis in either Systems or Computers. The
degree granted from either emphasis is the Bachelor of Science
in Electrical Engineering. This program is accredited by the
Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board
for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
In addition to the common departmental program mission and
objectives, objectives of the Electrical Engineering Major include
producing graduates who have:
• knowledge of probability and statistics, including applications
appropriate to the major,
• knowledge of mathematics through differential and integral
calculus, basic sciences, and engineering sciences necessary
to analyze and design complex electrical and electronic
devices, software, and systems containing hardware and
software components, as appropriate to program objectives,
and
• knowledge of advanced mathematics, typically including
differential equations, linear algebra, complex variables, and
discrete mathematics.

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Acceptance into the Major

Acceptance requires attainment of a 2.00 average in all
Mathematics, Science, and Engineering courses taken prior to the
beginning of the 2/c year.
In addition, a grade of C or above in the following courses:
1218 Electrical Engineering I
1222 Signals, Systems, and Transforms
1324 Digital Circuits and Computer Systems

Requirements
I. Core Requirements:
Substitute Electrical Engineering I (1218) for Introduction to
Electrical Engineering (1320). Substitute Probability Theory (3341)
for Probability and Statistics (3213).
II. Major Requirements:
Computer Systems
1222 Sgnls/Sys & Trnsfrms 1222 Sgnls/Sys & Trnsfrms
1322 Linear Circuits 1322 Linear Circuits
1324 Digital Circ/Cmp Sys 1324 Digital Circ/Cmp Sys
1358 Intro to C++ Prog 1326 Electromech Sys
1362 Software Design I 1358 Intro to C++ Prog
1424 Computer Cntrl Sys 1420 Antennas & Propagatn
1426 Prjcts El/Cmp Engr I 1422 Communication Syst
1429 Digital Signal Prcss 1424 Computer Cntrl Sys
1432 Computer Comms & Ntwks 1426 Prjcts El/Cmp Engr I
1436 Prjcts El/Cmp Engr II 1429 Digital Signal Prcss
1458 Software Design II 1436 Prjcts El/Cmp Engr II
3211 Multivariable Calc 3211 Multivariable Calc
3215 Differential Eqtns 3215 Differential Eqtns
3237 Discrete Mathematics 5364 Semiconductor Phys
8337 Database Systems
III. Major Area Electives:
Major area Elective courses for the EE major are defined as
Engineering courses, 200 level or higher, other than IEE (1320),
EC&M (1321), and Mechanical Control of Dynamic Systems (1460).
In special cases (and with prior approval), Directed Studies in
Electrical Engineering (1439) may be considered a major area
elective.
Computer Systems
1206 Strngth of Materials 1206 Strngth of Materials
1211 Dynamics 1211 Dynamics
1326 Electromech Sys 1327 Acoustics and Music
1327 Acoustics and Music 1340 Fluid Mechanics
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 1340 Fluid Mechanics 1351 Thermodynamics

1351 Thermodynamics 1362 Software Design I

1420 Antennas & Propagatn 1431 Electronic Nav Syst

1422 Communication Syst 1432 Comp. Comms & Ntwks

1431 Electronic Nav Syst 1439 Dir Studies/EE

1439 Dir Studies/EE 1458 Software Design II

Note: Discrete Math and Database Systems cannot count as an

engineering elective for someone in the Systems Track, and

Semiconductor Physics cannot count as an engineering elective for

someone in the Computer Track.

E LECTRICAL E NGINEERING — Track/Emphasis: Computer

Fall Semester Spring Semester
F ourth Class Year
0901 FCAOP
2123 Intro to Literature

1116 Statics & Engr Dsgn

2193 Morals and Ethics

2111 Eng Comp & Speech

3117 Calculus II

2141 History of the US

4112 Physiology of Fitness I

3111 Calculus I
4103 Personal Defense I

4102 Physiology of Fitness I

5106 Chemistry II

4111 Swimming I
6112 Nautical Science I

5102 Chemistry I

Third Class Year

1218 Elec Engineering I 1222 Sgnls/Sys & Trnsfrms

2263 American Government 1324 Digital Circ/Cmp Sys

3215 Differential Eqtns 3211 Multivariable Calc

4202 CPR Prof Rescuer 4204 Lifetime Sports II/RQB

4212 Emergency Response 4211 Swimming II

5262 Physics I 5266 Physics II

6214 Nautical Science II 8211 Org Behavior/Ldrshp

Second Class Year

1322 Linear Circuits 1362 Software Design I

1358 Intro to C++ Prog 1424 Computer Cntrl Sys

2391 Criminal Justice 1429 Digital Signal Prcss

3341 Probability Theory 3237 Discrete Mathematics

4311 Swimming III 4304 Lifetime Sports II: TS

4303 Personal Defense II 4314 Lifetime SportsIII/Golf

6316 Nautical Science III 8366 Ldrshp & Orgn Dvlmnt

——— Engineering Elective

First Class Year
1426 Prjcts El/Cmp Engr I 1432 Computer Comms & Ntwks
1458 Software Design II 1436 Prjcts El/Cmp Engr II
2493 Maritime Law Enfcmnt 418 Nautical Science IV
5442 Oceanography 8215 Macroeconomic Prin

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8337 Database Systems ——— Free Elective
——— Physical Education ——— Physical Education

E LECTRICAL E NGINEERING — T RACK /E MPHASIS : S YSTEMS

Fall Semester Spring Semester
Fourth Class Year
0901 FCAOP
2123 Intro to Literature

1116 Statics & Engr Dsgn

2193 Morals and Ethics

2111 Eng Comp & Speech

3117 Calculus II

2141 History of the US

4112 Physiology of Fitness I

3111 Calculus I
4103 Personal Defense I

4102 Physiology of Fitness

5106 Chemistry II

4111 Swimming I
6112 Nautical Science I

5102 Chemistry I

Third Class Year

1218 Elec Engineering I 1222 Sgnls/Sys & Trnsfrms

2263 American Government 1324 Digital Circ/Cmp Sys

3215 Differential Eqtns 3211 Multivariable Calc

4202 CPR Prof Rescuer 4204 Lifetime Sports II/RQB

4212 Emergency Response 4211 Seimming II

5262 Physics I 5266 Physics II

6214 Nautical Science II 8211 Org Behavior/Ldrshp

Second Class Year

1322 Linear Circuits 1424 Computer Cntrl Sys

1358 Intro to C++ Prog 1429 Digital Signal Prcss

1420 Antennas & Propagatn 4304 Lifetime Sports II: TS

2391 Criminal Justice 4314 Lifetime SportsIII/Golf

3341 Probability Theory 5364 Semiconductor Phys

4311 Swimming III 6316 Nautical Science III

4303 Personal Defense II 8366 Ldrshp & Orgn Dvlmnt

——— Engineering Elective

First Class Year
1422 Communication Syst 1326 Electromech Sys

1426 Prjcts El/Cmp Engr I 1436 Prjcts El/Cmp Engr II

2493 Maritime Law Enfcmnt 6418 Nautical Science IV

5442 Oceanography 8215 Macroeconomic Prin

——— Engineering Elective ——— Free Elective

——— Physical Education ——— Physical Education

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MAJOR

(ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT)

The Mechanical Engineering (ME) major provides a solid

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foundation for service as a Coast Guard Officer, professional
engineering practice, and further study in Mechanical Engineering
or many other related fields. The major requirements develop the
students’ ability to apply scientific principles in the design and
analysis of mechanical and energy conversion systems. Students
are challenged with design problems in most of the major courses,
which provide opportunities for developing creativity in solving
real-world problems. The program culminates with a hands-on
capstone design project in which teams of students use their
acquired knowledge to design, build, and test a practical device.
This program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation
Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and
Technology (ABET).
In addition to the common departmental program mission and
objectives, objectives of the Mechanical Engineering Major include
producing graduates who have:
• knowledge of chemistry and calculus-based physics with
depth in at least one,
• the ability to apply advanced mathematics through
multivariate calculus and differential equations,
• familiarity with statistics and linear algebra, and
• the ability to work professionally in both thermal and
mechanical systems areas including the design and
realization of such systems.

Acceptance Into the Major

Acceptance requires attainment of a 2.00 average in all
Mathematics, Science, and Engineering courses taken prior to the
beginning of the 2/c year.
In addition, a grade of C or above in the following courses:
1116 Statics and Engineering Design
1206 Strength of Materials
1211 Dynamics
1208 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design

Requirements
I. Core Requirements:
Substitute Electric Circuits and Machines (1220) for Introduction
to Electrical Engineering (1320). Substitute Advanced Engineering
Mathematics (3301) for Probability and Statistics (3213).

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II. Major Requirements:

1204 Eng Material Science 1440 Machine Design
1206 Strngth of Materials 1446 Mech Engr Dsgn
1211 Dynamics 1459 Heat Transfer
1340 Fluid Mechanics 1460 Mch Ctrl of Dyn Sys
1346 Experimental Methods 3211 Multivariable Calc
1351 Thermodynamics 3215 Differential Eqtns
1370 Mechanisms
M ECHANICAL E NGINEERING — T RACK /E MPHASIS : G ENERAL
Fall Semester Spring Semester
Fourth Class Year
0901 FCAOP 2123 Intro to Literature
1116 Statics & Engr Dsgn 2193 Morals and Ethics
2111 Eng Comp & Speech 3117 Calculus II
2141 History of the US 4112 Physiology of Fitness I
3111 Calculus I 4103 Personal Defense I
4102 Physiology of Fitness I 5106 Chemistry II
4111 Swimming I 6112 Nautical Science I
5102 Chemistry I
Third Class Year
1206 Strngth of Materials 1204 Eng Material Science

1208 Into Mech Engr Dsgn 1211 Dynamics

3211 Multivariable Calc 3215 Differential Eqtns

4202 CPR Prof Rescuer 4204 Lifetime Sports II/RQB

4212 Emergency Response 4211 Swimming II

5262 Physics I 5266 Physics II

8211 Org Behavior/Ldrshp 6214 Nautical Science II

Second Class Year

1321 Elec Cir & Machines 1353 Thermal Systems Dsgn
1340 Fluid Mechanics 1370 Mechanisms
1351 Thermodynamics 1459 Heat Transfer
4311 Swimming III 2263 American Government
4303 Personal Defense II 3301 Adv Engineering Math
6316 Nautical Science III 4304 Lifetime Sports II: TS
8366 Ldrshp & Orgn Dvlmnt 4314 Lifetime SportsIII/Golf
First Class Year
1346 Experimental Methods 1446 Mechanical Engr Dsgn
1440 Machine Design 2493 Maritime Law Enfcmnt
1460 Mch Ctrl of Dyn Sys 5442 Oceanography
2391 Criminal Justice 6418 Nautical Science IV

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8215 Macroeconomic Prin ——— Free Elective

——— Physical Education ——— Physical Education

NAVAL ARCHITECTURE AND MARINE ENGINEERING

MAJOR (ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT)
The Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (NAME) major
provides a strong undergraduate educational program in
engineering, mathematics and the sciences. Graduates from this
program are well prepared for service as Coast Guard Officers in
a wide spectrum of Coast Guard missions. This program provides
a solid educational basis for professional engineering practice both
in and outside of the Coast Guard, and affords the graduate
considerable latitude for postgraduate study in Naval Architecture,
Marine Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and other related
fields.
This program emphasizes the development of the student’s
ability to understand and apply engineering principles to the design
and analysis of surface ships. Practical hands-on engineering
applications blended with computer-aided design and analysis
methods provide students with a coordinated mix of theoretical
and practical engineering education. Open-ended design projects
are presented in most major courses to challenge students to
creatively apply their understanding to the solution of real-world
engineering problems. The senior capstone courses present the
ultimate design challenge where teams of students develop an
integrated vessel system which involves the design and analysis
of the ship’s hull (form and structure), propulsion and auxiliary
systems, general arrangements, crewing, cost studies, etc. The
year-long senior project is focused on meeting the specific needs
of the Coast Guard and/or maritime industry. The major is
accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
In addition to the common departmental program mission and
objectives, objectives of the Naval Architecture and Marine
Engineering Major include producing graduates who have:
• the ability to apply probability and statistical methods to
naval architecture and marine engineering problems,
• basic knowledge of fluid mechanics, dynamics, structural
mechanics, materials properties, hydrostatics, and energy/
propulsion systems in the context of marine vehicles, and

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 • familiarity with instrumentation appropriate to naval

architecture and/or marine engineering.

Acceptance into the Major

Acceptance requires attainment of a 2.00 average in all
Mathematics, Science, and Engineering courses taken prior to the
beginning of the 2/c year.
In addition, a grade of C or above in the following courses:
1116 Statics and Engineering Design
1206 Strength of Materials
1211 Dynamics

Requirements
I. Core Requirements:
Substitute Electric Circuits and Machines (1220) for Introduction to
Electrical Engineering (1320). Substitute Advanced Engineering Math
(3301) for Probability and Statistics (3213).
II. Major Requirements:
1204 Eng Material Science 1442 Prin of Ship Design
1206 Strngth of Materials 1444 Ship Dsgn/Syst Intgr
1211 Dynamics 1453 Ship Propulsion Dsgn
1321 Elec Cir & Machines 1455 Ship Structures
1340 Fluid Mechanics 1459 Heat Transfer
1342 Prin of Naval Arch 3211 Multivariable Calc
1346 Experimental Methods 3215 Differential Eqtns
1351 Thermodynamics 3301 Adv Engineering Math
1353 Thermal Systems Dsgn

N AVAL A RCHITECTURE A ND M ARINE E NGINEERING —

T RACK /E MPHASIS : G ENERAL
Fall Semester Spring Semester
Fourth Class Year
0901 FCAOP
2123 Intro to Literature
1116 Statics & Engr Dsgn
2193 Morals and Ethics
2111 Eng Comp & Speech
3117 Calculus II
2141 History of the US
4103 Personal Defense I
3111 Calculus I
4211 Swimming II
4102 Physiology of Fitness I
5106 Chemistry II
4111 Swimming I
6112 Nautical Science I
5102 Chemistry I

Third Class Year

1206 Strngth of Materials 1204 Eng Material Science
3211 Multivariable Calc 1211 Dynamics
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4202 CPR Prof Rescuer 2263 American Government

4212 Emergency Response 3215 Differential Eqtns
5262 Physics I 4204 Lifetime Sports II/RQB
6214 Nautical Science II 4211 Swimming II
8211 Org Behavior/Ldrshp 5266 Physics II
Second Class Year
1321 Elec Cir & Machines 1342 Prin of Naval Arch
1340 Fluid Mechanics 1353 Thermal Systems Dsgn
1351 Thermodynamics 1459 Heat Transfer
4311 Swimming III 3301 Adv Engineering Math
4303 Personal Defense II 4304 Lifetime Sports II: TS
6316 Nautical Science III 4314 Lifetime SportsIII/Golf
8366 Ldrshp & Orgn Dvlmnt 8215 Macroeconomic Prin
First Class Year
1346 Experimental Methods 1444 Ship Dsgn/Syst Intgr
1442 Prin of Ship Design 2493 Maritime Law Enfcmnt
1453 Ship Propulsion Dsgn 5442 Oceanography
1455 Ship Structures 6418 Nautical Science IV
2391 Criminal Justice ——— Free Elective
——— Physical Education ——— Physical Education

GOVERNMENT MAJOR (HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT)

The Government (GOVT) major offers students the opportunity
to develop their knowledge of the world and to improve their
research, analytical and communication skills. This multidisciplinary
major encompasses international relations, public policy, history,
law and literature. It acquaints students with how cultures,
institutions and political processes shape the domestic and
international context in which individuals and states interact.

Acceptance into the Major

Acceptance requires attainment of a 2.00 average in the following
courses:
2111 English Composition and Speech
or 2121 The Art of Effective Writing
2123 Literature of Leadership
or 2125 Literature of Leadership (Honors)
2193 Morals and Ethics
2263 American Government
or 2259 Principles of American Government

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 2261 American Foreign Policy (if taken)

Requirements
I. Core Requirements:
Government majors should take Principles of American
Government (2259) instead of American Government (2263).
II. Major Requirements:
2261 Amer Foreign Policy 2365 Comparative Politics
2323 Hum/World Lit: Arts 2367 Interntl Relations
2324 Hum/World Lit: Lat Am 2457 Public Policymaking
2325 Hum/World Lit: Pol/Hist 2463 US Martme. Hist/Pol
2361 Western Pol Theory 2476 Democracy in America
Note: There are three Humanities in World Literature: Humanities in
World Literature Lit. and the Other Arts (2323); Humanities in World
Literature, Latin American Literature (2324); and Humanities in World
Literature, Politics and History (2325). Cadets should note when
each course is offered so as to take the one desired, although they
may take two of these courses if their schedule permits. In order to
graduate with a degree in Government, cadets must have a 2.0 average
in these courses and their 4 track and 2 other electives, with the
exception that Spanish courses are not to be used in this calculation.
III. Track Electives:
Select either the International Affairs track or the Public Policy track.
Choose four electives from those listed under the track selected.
Cadets in the International Track must take 2 semesters of Spanish,
the first counts as a track elective and the second as an other
elective, any additional count as free electives. Cadets in the Public
Policy Track may take Spanish. The first course counts as an other
elective and any additional courses taken count as free electives.
International Affairs Public Policy
2235 Spanish I
2372 Political Partcptn
2237 Spanish II
2389 Law and the Courts
2335 Spanish III
2441 Civil War Era
2337 Spanish IV
2454 Amer in Nuclear Age
2349 Advanced Spanish
2461 Congress & Prsdncy
2338 Latin American Hist
2462 Sel.Topics in Pub.Pol.
2341 Europe Since 1789
2465 US Military History
2345 World War II
2467 Global Plcy Studies
2351 Great European Ldrs
2469 Natl Security Policy
2357 Russia
2472 Drugs Policy
2370 Contemp. US For. Policy
2475 Media & Politics
2454 Amer in Nuclear Age
2497 Constitutional Law
2467 Global Plcy Studies
8323 Intn’l Economics

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 2469 Natl Security Policy 8361 Transp’n Economics

2471 Area Studies

2472 Drugs Policy

2474 Politics of Int Econ

2496 International Law

8323 International Economics

IV. Other Electives:

Select any two electives from the other tracks list and/or following
list of joint electives: 2323/24/25 can be taken as an other elective by
a cadet who has already passed a Humanities in World Literature as
a Major Requirement.
1309 Environmental Engr I 3211 Multivariable Calc
2323 Hum/World Lit: Arts 3237 Discrete Math
2324 Hum/World Lit: Lat Am 3453 Decision Models
2325 Hum/World Lit: Pol/Hist 5341 Marine Pollution
2333 Slctd Topics in Lit 5434 Fisheries Biology
2360 Sel Topics in Phlsphy 5445 Fisheries Mgt
2381 Social Psychology 6214 Nautical Science II
2429 Creative Writing
A second HWL course (2323, 2324,2325) can be used as an other
elective after a cadet has successfully completed HWL as a major
requirement.
V. Free Electives (FE):
Select any 3-credit or higher course of interest.
VI.Senior Thesis in Area of Concentration (Open to Qualifying First
Class Cadets):
First class cadets who are capable of independent research are
encouraged to write a senior thesis in their area of concentration.
Permission to write a thesis requires the approval of the cadets
advisor, the faculty member who will direct the thesis and the
department head. Cadets in this course must produce a written
thesis and make an oral presentation in a meeting open to the
academy community. Only qualifying cadets will be admitted to
this course.

G OVERNMENT — T RACK /E MPHASIS : G ENERAL

Fall Semester Spring Semester
Fourth Class Year
0901 FCAOP 2123 Intro to Literature
1116 Statics & Engr Dsgn 2193 Morals and Ethics
2111 Eng Comp & Speech 3117 Calculus II
2141 History of the US 4112 Physiology of Fitness I
3111 Calculus I 4103 Personal Defense I

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4102 Physiology of Fitness I 5106 Chemistry II

4111 Swimming I 6112 Nautical Science I

5102 Chemistry I
Third Class Year
2259 Prin of Amer Govt 2261 Amer Foreign Policy

3213 Probability & Stat 2365 Comparative Politics

4202 CPR Prof Rescuer 4204 Lifetime Sports II/RQB

4212 Emergency Response 4211 Swimming II

5262 Physics I 5266 Physics II

6214 Nautical Science II 8211 Org Behavior/Ldrshp

8215 Macroeconomic Prin ——— Other Elective

Second Class Year

2367 Interntl Relations 2324 Hum/World Lit: Lat Am

2391 Criminal Justice 2361 Western Pol Theory

2457 Public Policymaking 4304 Lifetime Sports II: TS

4311 Swimming III 4314 Lifetime SportsIII/Golf

4303 Personal Defense II 6316 Nautical Science III

——— Track Elective 8366 Ldrshp & Orgn Dvlmnt

——— Track Elective

First Class Year

2463 US Maritime Hist/Pol 2476 Democracy in America

6418 Nautical Science IV 2493 Maritime Law Enfcmnt

——— Free Elective 5442 Oceanography

——— Physical Education ——— Free Elective

——— Other Elective ——— Physical Education

——— Track Elective ——— Track Elective

OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND COMPUTER ANALYSIS

MAJOR (MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT)
The Operations Research and Computer Analysis (ORCA) major
provides graduates with a background in mathematics, statistics,
and computers. The primary focus is to enable our cadets to
conceptualize and describe reality using the tools of mathematics
and statistics, analyze possible models and solutions using
appropriate computer technology, apply them to specific Coast
Guard problems, and to effectively communicate solutions. The
study of Operations Research and Computer Analysis highlights
for cadets the means by which mathematics and computers can
be used to analyze complex problems and improve decision-
making.
While the Department of Mathematics emphasizes the practical
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application of mathematics, statistics, and computer techniques
to “real world” problems, the central thrust of the program
continues to be the understanding and applications of mathematical
concepts. In addition to the courses concentrating on the tools of
operations research, the Department of Mathematics offers
numerous other courses covering the fundamentals of mathematical
reasoning and analysis. Use of the computer as a tool in the analysis
of data is essential to the major. Our graduates have a strong
background in basic computer programming as well as experience
utilizing a number of software packages including Microsoft
Access, Microsoft Excel, Minitab, and Mathematica, along with
other statistics, forecasting, optimization, and simulation packages.
One of the highlights of the Operations Research and Computer
Analysis major includes the Operations Analysis course, a project-
oriented capstone course offered during the spring semester of
the cadets’ senior year. It is an opportunity for the cadets to put
into practice what they have learned in the classroom. Cadet
consulting teams are assigned to projects submitted by various
Coast Guard units. Cadet teams are required to work with project
sponsors to define the problem to be investigated and to use the
appropriate statistical, operations research and computer
techniques to solve the problem. These projects continue to benefit
the Coast Guard at large by attacking problems encountered across
the fleet and by strengthening the connectivity between the
Academy and the service. Recent cadet projects in the Operations
Analysis course include:
• Optimization of External Bulk Item Heavy Weather Storage
Plans at the Aircraft Repair and Supply Center
• Forecasting Ideal Year Groups
• Recruit Training Center Scheduling Tool
• Predicting Cuban Migration Based on Environmental
Factors: An Approach Using Empirical Distributions
• General Detail: An Analysis of the Enlisted Support
Allowance
• Aviation Repair and Supply Center, Shop 242: A Resource
Allocation Study
• Analysis of the Selective Reenlistment Bonus
• U. S. Coast Guard Drug Interdiction Model
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Senior Summer Internship Program. This program is designed as

an opportunity for professional growth for senior cadets who have
displayed exceptional abilities both academically and militarily.
Summer Internship Programs are of a nature that expands the
cadets’ knowledge of the Operations Research and Computer
Analysis major and their understanding of the role of the Coast
Guard. Internships have been offered at the Coast Guard’s Aircraft
Repair and Supply Center in Elizabeth City, NC, and the Office of
Boating Safety and the Office of Workforce Planning at Coast
Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC

Acceptance into the Major

Acceptance requires attainment of a 2.00 average in all courses
taken in the Department of Mathematics prior to the 2/c year.

Requirements
I. Core Requirements:
As published in Catalog of Courses
II. Major Requirements:
3211 Multivariable Calc 3343 Mathematical Stats
3215 Differential Eqtns 3351 Probability Models
3221 Linear Algebra 3447 Linear Regression
3231 Linear Optimization 3453 Decision Models
3311 Adv. Calculus 3463 Sim. w/Risk Analy
3333 Net& Nonlin Optim 3471 Operations Analysis
3341 Probability Theory
*In special cases, with the approval of the Head, Department of
Mathematics, Operations Research (8363) may be substituted for
Deterministic Models (3231).
III. Major Area Electives:
Courses offered by other departments which emphasize the
application of mathematics. Such courses must be documented
and approved by the Head, Department of Mathematics.

O PERATIONS R ESEARCH — T RACK /E MPHASIS - G ENERAL

Fall Semester Spring Semester
Fourth Class Year
0901 FCAOP 2123 Intro to Literature
1116 Statics & Engr Dsgn 2193 Morals and Ethics
2111 Eng Comp & Speech 3117 Calculus II
2141 History of the US 4112 Physiology of Fitness I
3111 Calculus I 4103 Personal Defense I

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4102 Physiology of Fitness I 5106 Chemistry II
4111 Swimming I 6112 Nautical Science I
5102 Chemistry I
Third Class Year
2263 American Government
3215 Differential Eqtns
3211 Multivariable Calc
3231 Linear Optimization
3221 Linear Algebra
3237 Discrete Mathematics
4202 CPR Prof Rescuer
4204 Lifetime Sports II/RQB
4212 Emergency Response
4211 Swimming II
5262 Physics I
5266 Physics II
8211 Org Behavior/Ldrshp
6214 Nautical Science II
Second Class Year
3333 Network & Nonlin Optim 2391 Criminal Justice
3341 Probability Theory 3335 Visual Basic
4311 Swimming III 3343 Mathematical Stats
4303 Personal Defense II 3351 Probability Models
6316 Nautical Science III 4304 Lifetime Sports II: TS
8337 Database Systems 4314 Lifetime SportsIII/Golf
8366 Ldrshp & Orgn Dvlmnt
First Class Year
2493 Maritime Law Enfcmnt 3471 Operations Analysis
3447 Linear Regression 5442 Oceanography
3453 Decision Models 6418 Nautical Science IV
3463 Simulation w/ Risk Anal 8215 Macroeconomic Prin
——— Physical Education ——— Major Area Elective
——— Free Elective ——— Physical Education

MARINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES MAJOR

(SCIENCE DEPARTMENT)
The Marine and Environmental Sciences (MES) major focuses on
physical, chemical, and biological aspects of the marine
environment. Specific topics include meteorology; wind-driven and
deep ocean circulation; estuarine processes; marine geology;
chemistry of oil; the safe transport and storage of hazardous
materials; biological productivity; fisheries management; and
human influence on the marine environment. Laboratories, which
include field studies on the Thames River in the Marine Science
boat, allow students to gain hands-on experience in weather
forecasting, computer modeling of the wind-driven ocean
circulation, collecting and analyzing oceanographic data, chemical
identification of unknown compounds, physiology of marine
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interpretation of satellite images of the sea surface. Applications
of theory to solving Coast Guard problems are emphasized
throughout the curriculum. Courses are primarily quantitative in
nature and require a good understanding of physics, chemistry,
and calculus.

Acceptance into the Major

Acceptance requires attainment of a 2.00 average in the
following courses:
3111 Calculus I
3117 Calculus II
3211 Multivariable Calculus
3215 Differential Equations
5102 Chemistry I
5106 Chemistry II
5232 Marine Biology
5234 Marine Geology
5238 Physical Oceanography
5240 Meteorology
5262 Physics I
5266 Physics II

Requirements
I. Core Requirements:
Substitute Physical Oceanography (5238) for Oceanography
(5442).
II. Major Requirements:
3211 Multivariable Calc 5415 Hazardous Materials
3215 Differential Eqtns 5430 Remote Sensing
5232 Marine Biology 5445 Fisheries Management
5234 Marine Geology 5475 Introduction to GIS
5240 Meteorology
Must complete either 5430 or 5475.
III. Major Area Electives:
Complete courses for two of the following three groups:
Physical Chem-Environmental
5350 Ocean Dynamics 5306 Physical Chemistry
5352 Ocean Circulation 5312 Analytical Methods

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 5436 Coastal Oceanography 5402 Organic Chemistry

Bio-Environmental
5341 Marine Pollution
5342 Bio/Chem Oceans
5434 Fisheries Biology
M ARINE A ND E NVIRONMENTAL S CIENCES —
T RACK /E MPHASIS : G ENERAL
Fall Semester Spring Semester
Fourth Class Year
0901 FCAOP
2123 Intro to Literature

1116 Statics & Engr Dsgn

2193 Morals and Ethics

2111 Eng Comp & Speech

3117 Calculus II

2141 History of the US

4112 Physiology of Fitness I

3111 Calculus I
4103 Personal Defense I

4102 Physiology of Fitness I

5106 Chemistry II

4111 Swimming I
6112 Nautical Science I

5102 Chemistry I

Third Class Year

3211 Multivariable Calc 3215 Differential Eqtns

4202 CPR Prof Rescuer 4204 Lifetime Sports II/RQB

4212 Emergency Response 4211 Swimming II

5232 Marine Biology 5234 Marine Geology

5240 Meteorology 5238 Physical Oceanogrphy

5262 Physics I 5266 Physics II

6214 Nautical Science II 8211 Org Behavior/Ldrshp

Second Class Year

3213 Probability & Stat 2263 American Government

4311 Swimming III 2391 Criminal Justice

4303 Personal Defense II 4304 Lifetime Sports II: TS

6316 Nautical Science III 4314 Lifetime SportsIII/Golf

——— Major Area Elective 8366 Ldrshp & Orgn Dvlmnt

——— Major Area Elective ——— Major Area Elective

——— Major Area Elective

First Class Year

2493 Maritime Law Enfcmnt 5415 Hazardous Materials

6418 Nautical Science IV 5430 Remote Sensing

——— Free Elective 5445 Fisheries Management

——— Physical Education 8215 Macroeconomic Prin

——— Major Area Elective ——— Free Elective

——— Major Area Elective ——— Physical Education

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MANAGEMENT MAJOR (LEADERSHIP AND
MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT)
The Management (MGT) major program at the Coast Guard
Academy is built primarily on the intellectual foundations of
behavioral sciences, economics, and mathematics. It educates its
students in functional skills and analytical processes of leadership
and management, especially in the public sector.
The mission of the Management major program is to enable
its graduates to be management professionals in the Coast Guard,
and adept stewards and managers of the Coast Guards human,
financial, and information resources. The structure and content
of the program ensure that our graduates possess the appropriate
analytical foundation for graduate studies in management and
related fields. In addition to their competency in various subject
areas of the program (e.g., economics, accounting, finance, etc.),
Management majors are expected to demonstrate proficiency in
working in groups and leadership skills, interpersonal and
communications (public speaking and writing) skills, and the
integration of these skills into an effective problem solving
framework.
The Management major has been accepted into candidacy
status by the American Association of Colleges and Schools of
Business (AACSB) and is currently in its self-evaluation year.

Acceptance Into the Major

Acceptance requires attainment of a 2.00 average in the following
courses:
2111 English Composition and Speech
or 2121 The Art of Effective Writing
3111 Calculus I
or 3117 Calculus II
3213 Probability and Statistics
8215 Macroeconomic Principles
or 8217 Microeconomic Principles
8211 Organizational Behavior and Leadership
Cadets who desire to pursue graduate studies in Information
Systems are encouraged fulfill the prerequisite undergraduate
courses as suggested by the Special Interest Group for
Management Information Systems (SIGMIS). This requires the
following authorized changes to the sample plan of study:

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 • Add Introduction to C++ Programming ( 1358 ) as overload in

Fall semester of 2/c year.
• Use Software Design I (1362) as free elective in Spring semester
of 2/c year.
• Take Marketing (8443) and Information Technology in
Organizations (8455) as Major Area Electives.
• Satisfy requirement for third Major Area Elective with one of the
following courses:
Database Management Systems (8337)
Information Systems for Managers (8353)
Digital Circuits and Computer Design (1324)
Computer Communications and Networking (1432)
Visual Basic (3335)
Software Design II (1458)

Requirements
I. Core Requirements:
Probability Theory (3341) may be substituted for Probability and Statistics
(3213).
II. Major Requirements:
8217 Microeconomic Prin 8351 Quantitative Methods
8313 Managerial Economics 8357 Human Resource Mgt
8331 Management Info Sys 8363 Operations Research
8346 Financial Accounting 8445 Public Mgmt Consult
8348 Managerial Accounting 8447 Strategic Management
8349 Financial Management
Major Area Requirements are in addition to the Management related courses
required as part of the core curriculum.
III. Major Area Electives:
Select three of the following courses as Major Area Electives. Note:
Other courses may be accepted as Major Area Electives if explicitly
approved in writing by the Department Head.
2283 Evaluation & Cnslng 8421 Int Finance Mgmt

2381 Social Psychology 8423 Management Control

8323 International Economics 8429 Managerial Psychology

8329 Global Economic Issues 8439 Dir Studies/Econ

8337 Database Systems 8443 Marketing

8343 Public Sector Economics 8455 Info Tchnlgy in Org

8353 Info Sys For Mgrs 8459 Sel Topics in Ldrshp

8358 Negt & Conflict in Teams 8468 Dir Studies in Finance

8361 Transportation Economics 8469 Dir Studies/Mgmt

8417 Investment Theory 8479 Dir Studies in IS/DS

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M ANAGEMENT M AJOR — T RACK /E MPHASIS : G ENERAL
Fall Semester Spring Semester
Fourth Class Year
0901 FCAOP 2123 Intro to Literature

1116 Statics & Engr Dsgn 2193 Morals and Ethics

2111 Eng Comp & Speech 3117 Calculus II

2141 History of the US 4112 Physiology of Fitness I

3111 Calculus I 4211 Swimming II

4102 Physiology of Fitness I 5106 Chemistry II

4111 Swimming I 6112 Nautical Science I

5102 Chemistry I

Third Class Year

2263 American Government 3213 Probability & Stat
2391 Criminal Justice 4204 Lifetime Sports II/RQB
4202 CPR Prof Rescuer 4212 Emergency Response
4103 Personal Defense I 5266 Physics II
5262 Physics I 6214 Nautical Science II
8211 Org Behavior/Ldrshp 8217 Microeconomic Prin
8215 Macroeconomic Prin 8331 Management Info Sys
Second Class Year
4311 Swimming III 4304 Lifetime Sports II: TS
4303 Personal Defense II 4314 Lifetime SportsIII/Golf
6316 Nautical Science III 8348 Managerial Accounting
8313 Managerial Economics 8349 Financial Management
8346 Financial Accounting 8363 Operations Research
8351 Quantitative Methods 8366 Ldrshp & Orgn Dvlmnt
——— Major Area Elective ——— Major Area Elective
First Class Year
6418 Nautical Science IV 1320 Intro to Elec Engr
8357 Human Resource Mgt 2493 Maritime Law Enfcmnt
8447 Strategic Management 5442 Oceanography
——— Major Area Elective 8445 Public Mgmt Consult
——— Free Elective ——— Free Elective
——— Physical Education ——— Physical Education

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M ANAGEMENT M AJOR — T RACK /E MPHASIS : I NFO S YSTEMS

Fall Semester Spring Semester
Fourth Class Year
0901 FCAOP
2123 Intro to Literature
1116 Statics & Engr Dsgn
2193 Morals and Ethics
2111 Eng Comp & Speech
3117 Calculus II
2141 History of the US
4112 Physiology of Fitness I
3111 Calculus I
4103 Personal Defense I
4102 Physiology of Fitness I
5106 Chemistry II
4111 Swimming I
6112 Nautical Science I
5102 Chemistry I

Third Class Year

2263 American Government
3213 Probability & Stat
2391 Criminal Justice
4204 Lifetime Sports II/RQB
4202 CPR Prof Rescuer
4211 Seimming II
4212 Emergency Response
5266 Physics II
5262 Physics I
6214 Nautical Science II
8211 Org Behavior/Ldrshp
8217 Microeconomic Prin
8215 Macroeconomic Prin
8331 Management Info Sys
Second Class Year
1358 Intro to C++ Prog 4304 Lifetime Sports II: TS
4311 Swimming III 4314 Lifetime SportsIII/Golf
4303 Personal Defense II 8348 Managerial Accounting
6316 Nautical Science III 8349 Financial Management
8313 Managerial Economics 8363 Operations Research
8346 Financial Accounting 8366 Ldrshp & Orgn Dvlmnt
8351 Quantitative Methods ——— Major Area Elective
8443 Marketing
First Class Year
6418 Nautical Science IV 1320 Intro to Elec Engr
8357 Human Resource Mgt 2493 Maritime Law Enfcmnt
8447 Strategic Management 5442 Oceanography
——— Major Area Elective 8445 Public Mgmt Consult
——— Free Elective ——— Free Elective
——— Physical Education ——— Physical Education

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 P ART V — COURSES
A CADEMIC O RIENTATION 0901

The Fourth Class Academic Orientation Program (FCAOP) facilitates

cadet transition from high school to college with a focus on self-

assessment as a first step in academic success. Topics for discussion

include study skills, anti-plagiarism, academic outcomes, and goal setting.

Credit Hours: 1.0

Format: Discussion

Projected Offering: Fall

C ONNECTICUT C OLLEGE 0924

Single-course exchange program with Connecticut College. Offers cadets

an opportunity to enhance their background by enrolling in a free elective.

Enrollment is normally limited to one semester and to a course not

available at CGA.

Restrictions: 1/c standing, 3.00 CGPA

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

S CHOLARS PROJECT 0925

Independent study and research in an area of interest to the highly

qualified cadet. It requires a major academic commitment of the cadet to

problem definition, analysis, and evaluation. An oral presentation and

written reports are required.

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

PEER T UTORING 0940

A tutorial program which matches pre-selected cadet volunteers who

have performed well in particular academic subjects with other cadets

who need help. This program not only facilitates the academic success

of students in need but also helps the tutor cadets develop good teaching

skills. (Grading is Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.)

Format: Tutorial

Restrictions: 3/c or above, may be taken up to six times

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

PEER T UTORING 0941

A tutorial program which matches pre-selected cadet volunteers who

have performed well in particular academic subjects with other cadets

who need help. This program not only facilitates the academic success

of students in need but also helps the tutor cadets develop good teaching

skills.

Format: Tutorial

Restrictions: 3/c or above, may be taken up to six times

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

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S TATICS AND E NGINEERING D ESIGN 1116

An introduction to the techniques of engineering problem solving and

design. The course includes multiple individual and group design projects

with written reports. An introduction to vectors, composition of forces

and the drawing and use of free body diagrams. Applications of collinear,

concurrent and non-concurrent two and three-dimensional equilibrium

force systems, as applied to particles and rigid bodies. The study of

equilibrium as it also applies to frames and machines, trusses and beams.

The study of distributed force systems, concentrated forces and Coulomb

friction as applied to structures.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

E NGINEERING M ATERIALS S CIENCE 1204

Introduction to metallurgy for engineers with an emphasis in crystal

structure & defects, dislocation theory, diffusion, mechanical properties,

fracture, strengthening mechanisms, phase transformations, fatigue,

creep, corrosion, welding, and various metal alloys. Lab experiments

and demonstrations include: cold rolling and annealing, Charpy impact

testing, Jominy end-quench, casting, forging, independent study, and

field trips to local industry to relate theory to engineering applications.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 1116 and 5106

Projected Offering: Spring

S TRENGTH OF M ATERIALS 1206

An introduction to methods of analyzing and designing various machines

and load-bearing structures through means of understanding axial,

torsional, bending, and combined stresses and strains as applied to

deformable bodies. The plotting of shear, moment, and deflection

diagrams with calculus applications and interpretations are utilized.

Supporting topics in elastic behavior, ductile and brittle fractures are

also included. Laboratory exercises: tensile testing, beam stress, beam

deflection, and column buckling.

Credit Hours: 3.5

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 3117 and 1116

Projected Offering: Fall

I NTRODUCTION TO M ECHANICAL E NGINEERING D ESIGN 1208

Techniques of engineering design and problem solving. Introduction to

computer use in the design process including analytical tools and

computer-aided design. Engineering drawing, sketching and

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visualization. Familiarization with manufacturing techniques. Study and

practice of the design process through individual and group projects.

Fundamental physical and mathematical concepts used in the design

process, as well as the ethical and sociological considerations of

technology. Design assignments address idea generation, modeling, and

project management techniques (scheduling and economic analysis).

Projects apply all aspects of problem solving, design, and reporting.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Projected Offering: Fall

D YNAMICS 1211

Kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies in two dimensions

under the effects of unbalanced force systems. Principles of force and

acceleration; work and energy; impulse and momentum; damped and

undamped single degree of freedom vibration. Engineering applications.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 1116

Projected Offering: Spring

E LECTRICAL E NGINEERING I 1218

An introductory course in linear circuit analysis that develops the

fundamental tools necessary for further success in the EE field. Students

are introduced to the following topics: models of circuit elements; circuit

analysis using Ohm’s and Kirchoff’s laws; nodal and mesh analysis;

basic ideal operational amplifier circuits; Thevenin and Norton

equivalent circuits, solution of first and second order circuits; phasor­

based solutions to AC circuits; elementary frequency response.

MATLAB is introduced and used throughout the course. An emphasis

is placed on the formulation and solution of linear systems of equations,

including a system of differential equations, through traditional and

computer aided methods. This course builds upon the background gained

in physics and calculus courses and prepares students for taking Signals,

Systems and Transforms (1222), Digital Circuits and Computer Systems

(1324), Antennas and Propagation (1420) and Linear Circuits (1322).

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 3117

Corequisites: 3215

Projected Offering: Fall

S IGNALS , S YSTEMS , AND T RANSFORMS 1222

The study of continuous and discrete linear systems through signal

analysis, singularity functions, convolution, Fourier transforms, Laplace

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transforms and Z-transforms. The formulation and solution of differential

(and difference) equations by using transform techniques. The time and

frequency domain analysis of linear systems via calculations, theoretical

computer simulations using MATLAB software, and physical laboratory

systems is examined.

Credit Hours: 3.5

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 1218 (or 1321) and 3215

Projected Offering: Spring

CE M ATERIALS FOR T RANSFERS 1301

Special course in Material Science — concrete and asphalt — to

accommodate transfers into the Civil Engineering Major for students

who have completed 1204.

Credit Hours: 2.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 1204

Corequisites: 1302

Projected Offering: Fall

C IVIL E NGINEERING M ATERIALS 1302

A study of the material and engineering properties (including strength

and mechanical characteristics) of steel, concrete, wood and asphalt —

and particularly how these properties depend on structure. Microscopic

investigation of metals and the effects of fabrication, welding, heat

treatment and corrosion. Proportioning of concrete and asphalt

admixtures. Shrinkage and moisture dependency of concrete and wood.

Weekly laboratory experiments examining the macroscopic behavior of

all materials, aggregate properties, wet and dry properties of concrete.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 1116 and 5106

Projected Offering: Fall

S OIL M ECHANICS AND FOUNDATION D ESIGN 1304

Study of the origin and characteristics of soil and rocks including the

fundamentals of soil behavior, and its use as a construction material.

The effective stress principle, one-dimensional settlement analysis, shear

strength, and bearing capacity of soils. The stability of slopes and the

design of retaining walls. Laboratory tests include Specific Gravity,

Mechanical Analysis, Compaction, Field Density, Consolidation, Direct

Shear, and Triaxial Shear.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 1116

Projected Offering: Spring

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E NVIRONMENTAL E NGINEERING I 1309

Introduction to the field of environmental engineering. Fundamental

principles from chemistry, microbiology, hydraulics, and hydrology are

applied to study the occurrence and fate of pollutants in the environment.

Design and analysis of engineered systems for the prevention and

cleanup of pollution. Technical topics are examined in the context of

legal, political, and social issues. In the laboratory segment, students

design and conduct group projects.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 5106

Projected Offering: Fall

S TEEL D ESIGN 1313

Determination of building loads including dead, live, snow, and wind in

accordance with ASCE Standard 7. Structural behavior and design of

steel members including beams, columns, beam-columns, and tension

members. Design of bolted and welded connections. All design is based

on the provisions of the AISC Load and Resistance Factor Design

Specification.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 1317

Projected Offering: Spring

S TRUCTURAL A NALYSIS I 1317

Analysis of statically determinate plane structures including internal

forces and moments of members. Deflection analysis using the conjugate

beam and virtual work methods. Analysis of moving loads using influence

lines. Statically indeterminate structural analysis using consistent

deformations and slope deflection. Computer applications included.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 1206

Projected Offering: Fall

I NTRODUCTION TO E LECTRICAL E NGINEERING 1320

Prepares non-engineers to function in a technological environment.

Topics include basic electrical engineering: circuit theory, electric

m a c h i n e r y, c o m p u t e r s y s t e m s , e l e c t r o n i c s n a v i g a t i o n , a n d

communications systems. Laboratory in basic instrument usage and

electronic device applications are included. An independent literature

search on current technology topics is required.

Credit Hours: 3.3

Format: Class/Laboratory

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Prerequisites: 5266

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

E LECTRIC C IRCUITS AND M ACHINES 1321

An introduction to electric circuit analysis using Ohm’s and Kirchoff’s

laws, Thevenin and Norton equivalents, nodal analysis of DC and AC

circuits, solution of first order circuits, and the use of phasors in the

solution of AC and three phase circuits. The principles and applications

of electromechanical energy conversion and power systems, including

transformers, DC and AC machines, induction motors, and synchronous

generators.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 3117

Projected Offering: Fall

L INEAR C IRCUITS 1322

The design of filters in both continuous and discrete time is examined.

Particular emphasis is placed on the relationship between the poles and

zeros of transfer functions and the resulting frequency responses of

networks. Extensive computer use for the design and analysis of filters.

State of the art laboratory instruments are used to measure the frequency

responses of the filters designed and constructed. Final project

emphasizes the design and use of digital filters.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 1222

Projected Offering: Fall

D IGITAL C IRCUITS AND C OMPUTER S YSTEMS 1324

Principles of digital systems design. Topics include number systems,

Boolean algebra, Karnaugh maps, decoders, multiplexers, flip-flops,

registers, counters, programmable logic devices, analysis & design of

combinational and sequential circuits. Computers are used extensively

in lab to control and monitor digital circuits designed and constructed

by students. Labs focus on computer I/O, MultiSIM modeling, MATLAB

programming, and graphical user interfaces. Top-down design is

introduced, culminating in an intensive design project including a

computer interface

Credit Hours: 3.5

Format: Class/Laboratory/Project

Prerequisites: 1218 or 1321 or 1320 and Major Coordinator’s

Permission
Projected Offering: Spring

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E LECTROMECHANICAL S YSTEMS 1326

Principles and applications of electromechanical energy systems. Topics

include 3-phase power, induction motors, synchronous machines, DC

machines, electrical power distribution, and transformers. Laboratory

experiments include transformers, building AC motors and testing

rotating machinery.

Credit Hours: 3.3

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 1218

Projected Offering: Spring

A COUSTICS AND M USIC 1327

Examines the physics and engineering aspects of music reproduction

from electric signals to acoustic waves. Requires at least one research

paper with presentation to the class, and a semester project, the

construction (from scratch) and testing of a set of audio speakers. Topics

to be discussed include electromagnetic and electromechanical

characteristics of speaker drivers; design parameters of various types

of speaker enclosures; physics of hearing and sound; electronic filters

and crossover networks; instrumentation and measurements of acoustics

and sound; standards and definitions; and mechanical engineering

aspects of sound reproduction. Guest lecturers present related topics

including medical research related to sonar and the human body.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project/Seminar

Prerequisites: 1321 or 1218

Projected Offering: Spring

FLUID M ECHANICS 1340

The study of forces produced by fluids and their effects on bodies.

Fundamental fluid mechanics principles: fluid properties, fluid statics

stability of floating and submerged bodies, fluid flow equations relating

to the conservation of mass, momentum and energy, dimensional analysis,

viscous effects related to pipe and open channel flow, lift, drag,

resistance, and fluid power applications. The exploration of design for

fluids systems.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 1116 and 3211

Projected Offering: Fall

PRINCIPLES OF N AVAL A RCHITECTURE 1342

The first course in a three (3) semester design sequence in the Naval

Architecture and Marine Engineering Major. Course topics include:

fundamental principles of Naval Architecture including ship

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n o m e n c l a t u r e , g e o m e t r y, h y d r o s t a t i c s , s t a b i l i t y, s u b d i v i s i o n ,

hydrodynamics, ship structures, ship motions, and resistance.

Introduction to and use of Computer Aided Design (CAD) methods will

follow computation by traditional numerical techniques. Laboratory

develops the skills required for the preliminary design of a vessel. Second

Class NAME students will participate in the Hewitt Writing Contest.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 1340

Projected Offering: Spring

E XPERIMENTAL M ETHODS IN FLUIDS AND T HERMAL S CIENCES 1346

Applications are presented of the fundamental principles of

thermodynamics, fluid dynamics and mechanics in the experimental

analysis of engineering components and systems. Instrumentation for

flow, temperature, pressure, force, torque, strain and vibration is

presented. Test planning, data point spacing, and professional society

standard test procedures. Data analysis utilizing uncertainty theory,

statistical criteria, and curve fitting techniques. The role of computer

data acquisition systems to collect, analyze and display data is stressed,

and computer techniques are used where possible. Weekly labs are

designed to exercise the concepts of experimental design learned in class,

as well as analyze various fluid and thermal systems. The course includes

experimental design projects.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 1211, 1321, 1340, and 1351

Projected Offering: Fall

T HERMODYNAMICS 1351

Fundamental principles of classical equilibrium thermodynamics .

Modeling of gas and fluid properties. Thermodynamic processes.

Development and application of the first and second laws of

thermodynamics to steady flow and non-flow processes. Applications

of thermodynamics to power and refrigeration cycles and to the design

of thermal processes.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 3211, 5106, and 5262

Projected Offering: Fall

T HERMAL S YSTEMS D ESIGN 1353

Principles of thermodynamic power cycles, including variations from

the simple cycles. Combustion fundamentals. Principles of steam turbine,

gas turbine, and diesel engine prime movers and their operating

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characteristics. System modeling and optimization, air pollution

emissions and control, and psychrometrics.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 1351

Projected Offering: Spring

I NTRODUCTION TO C++ PROGRAMMING 1358

This course is an introduction to basic C++ syntax, built-in data types,

and fundamental program control structures, including selection (if/then/

else), iteration (for, while), and programmer-defined functions. The roles

of algorithms and debugging in programming are emphasized.

Consideration of both console and text file input/output emphasizes

appropriate formatting of output and user-friendly input with error

checking and recovery. Programming assignments emphasize careful

implementation of relatively simple algorithms.

Credit Hours: 1.5

Format: Class/Laboratory

Restrictions: 3/c Standing

Projected Offering: Fall

S OFTWARE D ESIGN I 1362

This course reinforces procedural programming skills and introduces

object-oriented programming. It emphasizes procedural and object-

oriented software design. Other topics include software test design,

abstract data types, data structures (arrays and lists) and common

algorithms (searching and sorting). Lab work emphasizes a planned

approach to software testing and debugging. Students design and

implement a number of practical programs, culminating in a major software

design project that is performed in groups.

Credit Hours: 3.5

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 1358 or Permission of Instructor

Projected Offering: Spring

I NTRODUCTION TO GUI PROGRAMMING 1366

An introduction to graphic user interface (GUI) implementation using

the object-oriented programming (OOP) facilities provided by Borland

C++ Builder. Students learn to place standard GUI controls, such as

command buttons, check boxes, text edit boxes, and the like, on program

forms, and to write code that manages the operation of these controls,

retrieves user input data from them, and displays program results.

Assignments will be practical GUI programming projects.

Credit Hours: 1.0

Format: Class

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Prerequisites: 1362

Restrictions: 3/c standing

Projected Offering: Fall

M ECHANISMS 1370

Fundamentals of mechanisms and machinery design through introduction

of the synthesis and analysis of mechanisms and machines. Rigid-body

kinematics, kinetics, and dynamics as applied to linkage analysis and

design. Position, velocity, acceleration, and force analyses. Weekly labs

are devoted to hands-on designs, use of synthesis/analysis software,

and design-and-build workshops.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 1211

Projected Offering: Spring

PROJECTS IN E NGINEERING 1395

Projects in Engineering under the direct supervision of a faculty member.

The projects can be direct participation in laboratory projects, research,

or individual projects requiring periodic instructor review. Specific

projects can involve construction of hardware, computer software,

experimental work, or a paper study. Final written report required. May

be taken only as an overload.

Credit Hours: 1.0

Format: Project

Prerequisites: Approval of Advisor and Major Coordinator

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

C ONSTRUCTION PROJECT M ANAGEMENT 1401

This course provides an introduction to the management practices of

the construction industry, specifically focusing on how projects are

planned and executed. Topics include facility planning, design and

contracting methods, construction scheduling, and life-cycle cost

estimating. Contemporary issues of the industry will also be analyzed.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project

Prerequisites: Senior Status

Projected Offering: Fall

C IVIL E NGINEERING D ESIGN 1402

Civil Engineering Capstone Design Course requiring student teams to

solve a multifaceted open-ended engineering problem. The design phase

includes organization of the design team, evaluation of alternatives, and

design in accordance with standard codes. The construction phase

entails construction scheduling, cost estimating, contracting, and project

management. Students present a formal briefing to their client and provide

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a detailed final design submittal.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Project

Prerequisites: Construction Project Management or

Approval of Major Advisor

Projected Offering: Spring
E NVIRONMENTAL E NGINEERING II 1407

A follow-on to Environmental Engineering I. Application of basic

environmental engineering principles in the study of contemporary

environmental issues. The influence of legal and social forces on

environmental projects are explored. Case studies are used to illustrate

the technical and nontechnical aspects of course topics.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 1309

Projected Offering: Spring

S URVEYING 1408

A study of surveying techniques as applied to property and construction

surveys. Differential leveling, traverses, and topographic mapping are

studied. Methods for calculating areas and volumes are covered. Proper

use of standard surveying equipment such as levels, theodolites, tapes,

and total stations are examined. Laboratory project: conducting a

topographic survey and preparing a map of an assigned traverse.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 3/c Standing

Projected Offering: Fall

R EINFORCED C ONCRETE D ESIGN 1411

Fundamentals of reinforced concrete behavior and design. Detailed

coverage of behavior and design of singly reinforced beams, Tee-beams,

one-way slabs, columns and beam columns. Additional topics:

reinforcement placing, bar cutoffs, and bonds. Design and detailing based

on ACI code.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 1317 or 1116 and Permission of Instructor

Projected Offering: Fall

I NTRODUCTION TO E NVIRONMENTAL E NGINEERING 1415

A basic introduction to environmental engineering. Fundamentals of

chemistry, microbiology, hydraulics, and hydrology are applied toward

the study and design of environmental systems. Topics include water

pollution, water and waste water treatment, design of water supply and

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sewer systems, and hazardous and solid waste engineering. The

relationship between environmental engineering and legal, ethical, social

and political issues is explored.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 5106

Corequisites: 1340 or Permission of Instructor

Projected Offering: Fall

S TRUCTURAL A NALYSIS II 1417

Matrix formulations for the static analysis of plane trusses and frames

are presented. Topics include element formulations, transformation

matrices, assemblage of structural stiffness matrices, load and

displacement vectors, and processing of results. The introduction to

structural dynamics, including free and forced vibration analysis of

undamped and damped structural systems is presented. Applications

include earthquake design and control of building floor vibrations

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 1317

Projected Offering: Spring

D IRECTED S TUDIES IN C IVIL E NGINEERING 1419

Individual projects in Civil Engineering involving reading, design,

analysis, or applications.

Format: Directed Studies

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

A NTENNAS AND PROPAGATION 1420

Fundamentals of electromagnetic theory are presented. Maxwell’s

equations are developed from physical phenomenon. Plane

electromagnetic wave propagation in various media. Propagation of

waves on transmission lines, including computer simulations on ideal

and practical lines. Antenna fundamentals are described. Performance

of simple antennas and arrays. Design of simple antenna arrays and

broad band antennas is presented. Computer aided design of antenna

arrays, structures, and shipboard antennas is presented. A final design

project gives each student the opportunity to design, construct, and

test a multi-element array.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 1218 and 3211

Projected Offering: Fall

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C OMMUNICATION S YSTEMS 1422

An analysis and design of communication systems with an emphasis on

digital systems. Baseband and passband transmission systems are

investigated. Coherent and noncoherent modulation/demodulation

schemes are presented. Error correction coding, line codes, correlation,

and intersymbol interference are also reviewed. Modulation techniques

include analog AM and FM as well as digital BPSK, FSK and MSK.

Related laboratory exercises make extensive use of Digital Signal

Analyzers, Digital Storage Oscilloscopes and computers to study

properties of communication signals and system.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 1222 and 3341

Projected Offering: Fall

C OMPUTER C ONTROL S YSTEMS 1424

Modern methods of automatic control theory and design with an emphasis

on digital control systems are presented. Time response of linear systems,

error analysis, and compensation methods are presented and analyzed.

Stability by Jury, Root Locus and Bode are covered. The State Variable

method is introduced. Computer simulations in MATLAB™ and

Simulink™ are introduced and developed. Methods of system

identification are presented and analyzed. A related laboratory uses

spectrum analyzers, computers, and computer-based systems, to develop,

implement, and test a Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller

of a 44' sailboat.

Credit Hours: 3.5

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 1222 and 1322

Projected Offering: Spring

PROJECTS IN E LECTRICAL /C OMPUTER E NGINEERING I 1426

This is the first of two capstone Electrical and Computer Engineering

courses offered in the senior year. Classroom topics focus on filling a

toolbox of skills and concepts for succeeding as a Coast Guard

engineering project manager. Some of these are the tradeoffs between

cost, requirements and schedule; the engineering design process;

engineering ethics and economics; and the unwritten laws of engineering.

In the lab, cadets begin a two-semester major engineering design project.

Working as an apprentice engineer alongside faculty member(s) and

contractors as part of a small Coast Guard project team, students are

presented with real-world engineering problems that require formal

resolution with no predetermined outcome. A typical project includes

requirements definition, computer programming, computer algorithm

design and system implementation, data gathering and analysis, and

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presentation of results in a paper and oral presentation. Field trips to

Coast Guard labs are included, as are project related trips to various

locations in the U.S. (as required).

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory/Project

Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor

Projected Offering: Fall

D IGITAL S IGNAL PROCESSING 1429

The development of basic DSP concepts to support an exposure to DSP

applications is examined. Sampling theory, quantization, digital filters,

Z-domain analysis, and Discrete Fourier Transforms serve as a basis for

applications such as: speech compression, recognition, modeling and

synthesis; digital audio processing; and, digital image processing. An

integrated approach of theory and hands-on learning is used. The labs

consist of computer programming and simulation along with implementing

DSP systems using DSP hardware. Analysis of results is aided by the

use of laboratory test equipment and computer software.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 1222 and 1322

Projected Offering: Spring

E LECTRONIC N AVIGATION S YSTEMS 1431

An engineering study of electronic navigation systems used throughout

the Coast Guard. Navigation tools such as Loran-C, Radar, Sonar, radio

beacons, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), Differential GPS (DGPS),

Wide Area Augmentation (WAAS) corrected GPS, and aircraft navigation

systems (ILS, VOR and DME) are studied. Comparative analysis of the

systems in both the time and frequency domains is studied. Other possible

topics: propagation predictions, skywave effects, coverage diagrams,

and weather effects.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 1218 or 1321 or permission of the instructor

Projected Offering: Fall — even years

C OMPUTER C OMMUNICATIONS AND N ETWORKING 1432

This course starts with the hardware basis of computer communications,

including both serial communications and networking. It progresses to

a study of the OSI layered model of networking, with a focus on the

TCP/IP protocol and internetworking. Laboratory work includes

designing, implementing and securing information services to be

delivered over the LAN & internet.

Credit Hours: 4.0

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Prerequisites:
3213 or 3341
Projected Offering: Spring
I NTRODUCTION TO A ERODYNAMICS 1435

This course provides the necessary tools to understand the dynamics

of incompressible flow fields and their impact on solid (aerodynamic)

bodies. The course uses the fundamental laws of conservation (mass,

momentum, and energy) to develop the necessary equations of motion

for inviscid, incompressible flows. Lifting theory for flow over 2-D airfoils

(symmetric and cambered) and finite wings is presented. References and

comparisons are made to surface ship hydrodynamics. Software tools

are introduced and implemented in solving more complex problems.

Preliminary aspects of compressible flow are introduced.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 1340 and 1351

Projected Offering: Spring

PROJECTS IN E LECTRICAL /C OMPUTER E NGINEERING II 1436

This second senior-year capstone course completes the cadet’s electrical

and computer engineering program of instruction. Cadets bring their

two-semester major engineering project to a close, and present the results

to Academy faculty and to professionals from Coast Guard Headquarters

and various Coast Guard engineering commands. Classroom topics

typically center on one or more contemporary electrical and computer

engineering topics such as radio-navigation, electrical machines,

computer networks, etc. Field trips to Coast Guard labs are included, as

are project-related trips to various locations in the U.S. (as required).

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory/Project

Prerequisites: 1426

Projected Offering: Spring

D IRECTED S TUDIES IN E LECTRICAL E NGINEERING 1439

Individual or group study of topics involving design, analysis, or

applications of electric and electronics devices, systems, or principles.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Directed Studies

Prerequisites: 1218 and 1222 &ECE Section Chief

approval
Projected Offering: Fall and Spring
M ACHINE D ESIGN 1440

Design of machine elements, including considerations such as material

s t r e n g t h , m a n u f a c t u r i n g p r o c e s s e s , s a f e t y, r e l i a b i l i t y, s t r e s s

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concentration, fatigue, corrosion, and tribology. Mechanical power

transmission devices, including shafts, gears, belts, springs, fasteners,

bearings, and couplings. Introduction to mechanical component

integration and design-and-build projects.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 1370

Projected Offering: Fall

PRINCIPLES OF S HIP D ESIGN 1442

This course involves extensive use of the design process; application

of estimation and iteration procedures with emphasis on preliminary hull

dimensions and weight estimates; comparative analysis of vessel and

payload with figures of merit; preliminary subdivision and development

of general arrangements. A strength analysis of a typical ship hull is

carried out and structural design requirements set forth by governing

bodies are adhered to. Computer Aided Design software is used to develop

hull geometry and interior arrangements. State of the art analysis tools

are implemented to analyze hydrostatic characteristics and make an intact

stability assessment. This course is the initial segment of the capstone

design project with emphasis on preliminary hull geometry, and both

interior and exterior arrangements. The project is completed in the Ship

Design/System Integration (1444).

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Project

Prerequisites: 1342

Corequisites: 1453

Restrictions: 1/c NAME Majors only

Projected Offering: Fall

S HIP D ESIGN /S YSTEM I NTEGRATION 1444

The Capstone design course for the Naval Architecture and Marine

Engineering Major includes: Geometrically scaled model hull construction

and resistance testing; electrical plant and selected auxiliary system

design and analysis; project planning; marine propulsion plant selection

and integration; heating, ventilation and air conditioning system design

and analysis; engineering economics; trade-off studies in design,

construction and life cycle costing applied to preliminary ship design

developed in Principles of Ship Design (1442). The emphasis is on

integration of hull and machinery systems into complete vessel package.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Project

Prerequisites: 1442, 1455 and 1453

Restrictions: 1/c NAME Majors only

Projected Offering: Spring

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M ECHANICAL E NGINEERING D ESIGN 1446

Integrated design of mechanical systems including consideration of

system performance, safety, reliability, cost, project management, and

socio-ecological impacts. Engineering economy in design. Engineering

ethics case studies and engineering standards. Advanced topics in

modeling and testing of system components, numerical simulation of

system characteristics, and system design optimization. The utilization

of CAD design system. Capstone design projects.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Project

Prerequisites: 1440

Projected Offering: Spring

S HIP PROPULSION D ESIGN 1453

Application of sound judgment to engineering decisions in the design

of optimal mechanical systems that meets specific operating

specifications. Principles, characteristics, and selection processes for

the fixed and controllable pitch screw propeller. Principles of matching

propeller characteristics to prime mover characteristics. Design, selection

and analysis of prime mover and power transmission systems. Vibrational

analysis and control considerations within marine propulsion plants.

The completion of a preliminary design of an integrated marine propulsion

system.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project

Prerequisites: 1351 and 1353

Restrictions: ME and NAME Majors only

Projected Offering: Fall

S HIP S TRUCTURES 1455

Still water and wave loading of marine structures. The course builds

upon concepts in strength of materials and applies principles to hull

transverse and longitudinal strength and culminates in the development

of a vessel cross section concurrent with the senior design project in

the NAME major.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project

Prerequisites: 1204 and 1206

Restrictions: ME and NAME majors only

Projected Offering: Fall

S OFTWARE D ESIGN II 1458

This course continues the study of software design. Major topics include

data structures (lists, stacks, queues, hash tables, trees, and graphs)

and accompanying algorithms, and common methods for algorithm

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design (greedy, backtracking, and divide-and conquer). Focus is on using

standard data structures and algorithms in the design of software to

solve specific problems. Lab work emphasizes a planned approach to

software design, testing and debugging. Students design and implement

a number of practical programs, culminating in a major software design

project that is performed in groups.

Credit Hours: 3.5

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 1362

Projected Offering: Fall

H EAT T RANSFER 1459

Application of Fourier’s law of conduction to one and two dimensional

steady and non-steady state heat flow problems. Radiation heat transfer

with black and gray surfaces. Newton’s Law of Cooling applied to

problems of forced convection. Analysis of heat transfer systems and

engineering design using mass and energy continuity concepts. Design

applications.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 1351

Projected Offering: Spring

M ECHANICAL C ONTROL OF D YNAMIC S YSTEMS 1460

The introduction to modeling mechanical systems and obtaining time-

domain and Laplace-transform solutions. An emphasis is placed on

understanding the fundamentals of simple, damped, and forced

oscillations, transient response, and mechanical resonance. The

commonalty of modeling and analysis techniques is stressed, as well as

the use of input-output differential equations. Incorporation of computer

solutions to analyze and control linear dynamic systems.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 1211, 1321, 3215

Projected Offering: Fall

FINITE E LEMENT A NALYSIS 1462

Introduction to the theory and application of linear Finite Element

analysis for the solution of real-world engineering problems. Review of

Linear Algebra concentrating on vector and matrices manipulation.

Review of Mechanics of Materials covering stress, strain, constitutive

r e l a t i o n s , a n d f a i l u r e c r i t e r i a . M o d e l i n g o f p h y s i c a l s y s t e m s ;

establishment of stiffness matrices; possible solution techniques using

principle of virtual work and weighted residuals; application of external

and internal loads and boundary conditions; practical evaluation of

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results including error analysis and measures of accuracy.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project

Prerequisites: 1204, 1211, and 3301

Projected Offering: Spring

D IRECTED S TUDIES IN NAME 1469

Individual Projects in Naval Architecture and/or Marine Engineering

involving reading, design, analysis, or applications. End of project

deliverable, generally a publishable paper or a presentation, is required.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Directed Studies

Prerequisites: Approval of Advisor and Major Coordinator

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

D IRECTED S TUDIES IN M ECHANICAL E NGINEERING 1479

Individual or group projects in Mechanical Engineering involving design

analysis, or applications. Preparation of a project report or presentation

is required.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Directed Studies

Prerequisites: Approval of Advisor and Major Coordinator

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

D ESIGN P ROJECT M ANAGEMENT 1480

Principles and techniques for creative idea generation and problem

solving. Design processes applicable to engineering projects.

Techniques for project scheduling and management. Technical

communication skills for oral presentations, proposals, written reports

and video production. CAD applications. Preliminary planning for

capstone projects.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 1/c Engineering Majors or Instructor’s

permission
Projected Offering: Fall
PRINCIPLES OF E XPOSITORY W RITING 2101

The emphasis is on training in grammar, punctuation, spelling, and

paragraph writing. A number of short expository essays, some involving

use of the library. Practice in fundamentals of persuasive writing and

speaking. Cadets who fail to achieve a satisfactory standard of reading

and writing will be required to enroll in 2111 in the Spring semester.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Projected Offering: Fall

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E NGLISH C OMPOSITION AND S PEECH 2111

Instruction in the principles of oral and written communication with

emphasis on logical thinking, coherence, and clarity. Practice in writing

expository and persuasive essays and research papers based on the

gathering and use of evidence and proper documentation.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

T HE A RT OF E FFECTIVE W RITING 2121

Academic writing, focusing on argumentation and persuasion. Practice

in oral presentation. Reading and discussion of arguments.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: Placement by English faculty

Restrictions: Honors-level substitution for 2111

Projected Offering: Fall

L ITERATURE OF L EADERSHIP 2123

A thematically-organized course for entering cadets, enabling them to

develop principles and strategies of leadership through examination of

great works of fiction, poetry, and drama.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 2101 or 2111 or 2121

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

T HE L ITERATURE OF L EADERSHIP (H ONORS ) 2125

Intensive study of major works of poetry, fiction, and drama.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Restrictions: 2111/2121 Instructor recommendation and

2125 Instructor permission

Projected Offering: Spring
H ISTORY OF THE U NITED S TATES 2141

A survey of the major social, economic, political, and diplomatic

developments of the United States from the colonial period to the present.

Utilization of primary and secondary documents, substantial reading

and writing, and discussion.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

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M ORALS AND E THICS 2193

Examination of a range of philosophical views on what makes our actions

right or wrong and our characters good or bad. Students are encouraged

to develop their own moral voice, decision-making abilities, and a respect

for the place of reasoned argument in the treatment of ethical problems.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

I NTRODUCTION TO S PANISH 2233

Introduction to Spanish based upon five general dialogues and one

maritime dialogue. Thirty concise grammar topics dealing with: Formal

and informal usage of language; verb, noun and adjective gender; present

tense indicative, imperative, subjunctive, simple preterite, imperfect

tense, conditional tense for regular and irregular verbs; contractions;

idiom usage; prepositional phrases; demonstrative adjectives and

pronouns; past participle, and vocabulary.

Credit Hours: 2.0

Format: Class

Restrictions: Must be taken as an overload

Projected Offering: Spring

S PANISH I 2235

Introduction to the basics of the Spanish language. For those needing

to acquire a solid base in Spanish grammar and vocabulary, and

introduction to the sounds of natural spoken Spanish.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Projected Offering: Fall

S PANISH II 2237

A continuation of Spanish I. Requires compositions and oral classroom

drill sessions. Includes introduction to Spanish and Hispanic cultures

and civilizations.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 2235

Projected Offering: Spring

PRINCIPLES OF A MERICAN G OVERNMENT 2259

Foundations, organization, and functioning of our national government.

Analyses of the Constitution, Congress, Presidency, judiciary,

administrative agencies and political organizations and their applications

in the policy-making process.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

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Prerequisites: 2141
Restrictions:
Government Majors only
Projected Offering: Fall
A MERICAN FOREIGN POLICY 2261

A study of the diplomatic history and foreign policy of the United States

from the American Revolution to the present. The themes include

continuity and change, domestic context, the policy-making process,

and major events and players. Substantial reading and research

assignments.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Prerequisites: 2141

Projected Offering: Spring

A MERICAN G OVERNMENT 2263

Analyses of the foundation and current functioning of American national

government, including examination of political behavior, processes

(electoral, legislative, decision-making), organizations (media, interest

groups, and political parties), institutions (Congress, Presidency,

Supreme Court and bureaucracy).

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

E VALUATION AND C OUNSELING 2283

This is an introduction to the techniques, theory, and problems in the

area of performance appraisal and counseling specific to military officers.

Discussion issues will include decision making, multi-culturalism, the

influence of attitudes and values on judgment, and task analysis.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Projected Offering: Spring

H UMANITIES IN W ORLD L ITERATURE : L ITERATURE AND THE O THER

A RTS 2323

Relationships among works of literature and the other arts, including

painting, sculpture, music, dance and film. Emphasis will be on the

development of Modernism in twentieth century architecture, visual art,

film and literature.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Projected Offering: Spring

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H UMANITIES IN W ORLD L ITERATURE : W ORLD C ULTURES 2324

Readings from outside the traditional Western canon, including works

from Asia and Africa, as well as post-colonial writings from Latin America

and the Caribbean, and the ethnic literatures of North America. The

course will emphasize Latino literature, focusing mainly on the

experiences of Cuban American, Mexican American, and Puerto Rican

groups; their prose, poetry, drama and nontraditional literary genres

and how they have been influenced by Latin American and Caribbean

cultures.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Projected Offering: Spring — odd years

H UMANITIES IN W ORLD L ITERATURE : POLITICS AND H ISTORY

2325
Reading of literature linked to important themes of the Government major,

especially to the material covered in Western Political Theory,

Comparative Politics, and the capstone course in the major.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Projected Offering: Spring

S ELECTED T OPICS IN L ITERATURE 2333

Seminars are presented on themes and topics drawn from the world’s

literature. Subject matter, which varies with the instructor, will be

announced each semester that the course is offered.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Prerequisites: 2101, 2111 or 2121; and 2123 or 2125

Projected Offering: Spring

S PANISH III 2335

Includes grammar review; speaking and writing; selections from Spanish

literature; and introduction to Spanish nautical and merchant marine

terminology.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 2237

Projected Offering: Fall

S PANISH IV 2337

Includes intensive classroom oral practice; selected readings from

Hispanic literature; Spanish and Hispanic culture as represented in films;

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and further exposure to Spanish nautical and merchant marine

terminology.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 2335

Projected Offering: Spring

L ATIN A MERICAN H ISTORY 2338

A survey of factors affecting Latin American history and political

systems. Includes pre-Colombian, colonial, independence and modern

influences. Similarities and contrasts within the region are examined.

Course leads to understanding of both intra- and extra-regional patterns

and relationships, including with the United States, Europe, international

communism, and the third world.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Projected Offering: Fall — even years

E UROPE S INCE 1789 2341

A study of the major political, social, economic, intellectual and diplomatic

developments in Europe from the French Revolution to the end of World

War II.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Prerequisites: 2141

Projected Offering: Spring

W ORLD W AR II 2345

Evaluation of the causes, course and consequences of World War II.

Topics include the interrelationship of social, economic, political and

military factors in causing, waging, and ending war. Special attention is

given to leaders, decision-making, and historical controversies..

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Projected Offering: Fall — odd years

A DVANCED S PANISH : P OLITICAL S CIENCE AND I NTERNATIONAL

R ELATIONS 2349

The Advanced Spanish Course for Fall 2003 will focus on Political Science

and International Relations. The course is not intended to be an in-

depth dealing with these major areas of investigation, but rather as an

overview of them and their subject matter with the explicit intent of

familiarizing students with the lexicon and formal writing structures of

these disciplines in Spanish. The primary course texts will be Woodford

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and Schmitt’s Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales, Dozier’s

Manual de Gramática and various online newspapers.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Projected Offering: Every Fall

G REAT E UROPEAN L EADERS 2351

Examination of the lives of several prominent European statesmen of the

18th to 20th centuries. Their leadership style, personality, ideology,

ascent to power and historical impact will be examined through

biographical and autobiographical studies, primary source documents

and memoirs. The course will also analyze and compare characteristics

and leadership styles and assesses the significance of their achievements

and failures.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project/Seminar

Prerequisites: 2341 or instructor approval

Projected Offering: Fall

R USSIA 2357

Dynamics of Russian politics are analyzed against the historical backdrop

of Communism and Tsarism. Cadets will also assess the impact of U.S.

policies. Issues addressed will include nationalism, economic reform,

and control of nuclear weapons.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Projected Offering: Spring

S ELECTED T OPICS IN PHILOSOPHY 2360

Seminar on topics drawn from historical and contemporary philosophical

thought. Topics will vary each semester, and will be determined by a

survey of student interests. Topics may include Eastern philosophy,

American philosophy, 20th century philosophy, existentialism,

philosophy of religion, philosophy in literature and drama, theory of

knowledge, metaphysics, or any philosophical field other than ethics

and political philosophy.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Projected Offering: Spring

W ESTERN POLITICAL T HEORY 2361

Historical development of political theory in the West is presented.

Analysis of origins of classical political theory (Plato, Aristotle,

Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin) leading to the study of post-

medieval and modern writers (Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau,

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Mill, Marx, Sorel, Lenin, and other 20th century thinkers) and schools of

thought.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Prerequisites: 2259 or 2263

Projected Offering: Spring

C OMPARATIVE P OLITICS 2365

Foreign political systems are compared, including different levels and

areas of analysis. Worldwide surveys plus selected case studies.

Particular attention is paid to the relationship of political institutions to

their social and economic contexts. Finishes up with transnational issues

and problems.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Prerequisites: 2259 or 2263

Projected Offering: Spring

I NTERNATIONAL R ELATIONS 2367

A critical examination of the classical and contemporary international

relations theories. The conditions that enhance or diminish security in

the international system are explored and the influence of individuals,

states, and non-governmental, regional, and international organizations

on each other and the overall global community are compared and

discussed.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Prerequisites: 2365

Projected Offering: Spring

C ONTEMPORARY U. S. FOREIGN POLICY 2370

This course will explore U.S. foreign policy from the late Cold War period

into modern day. Using historical events as our guide, we will also

examine the foreign policy decision-making process and its major actors,

including the President, Congress, bureaucracy and the news media.

The course’s main objective is for students to understand the complex

nature of contemporary foreign policy, the special challenges confronted

by the president in the post-Cold War world, and the future direction of

U.S. foreign policy making. The course will begin by exploring the making

of foreign policy and the special interpersonal relationships that influence

the decision making process. We will closely scrutize foreign policy

during the Reagan administration, development during the Bush period

and similarities and contrasts during the eight-year Clinton term. We

will conclude the course by taking a regionally organized look at foreign

policy challenges confronted by the current administration. Readings

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for the course will include both text chapters and journal articles.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Projected Offering: Spring — Odd years

POLITICAL PARTICIPATION 2372

Survey of the dominant modes of citizen participation in the American

democratic system, including political parties, elections, interest groups,

the media, social movements, and civil disobedience. Case studies include

the media and the military; federal campaigns and elections; and violence

in the American political tradition.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar/Project

Projected Offering: Fall — even years

S OCIAL P SYCHOLOGY 2381

Introduction to behaviors of the individual in society with a particular

focus upon the enduring principles of human interactions. The concepts

affiliation, attribution, values, authority, sexism, ethnicity, violence, and

aggression will be explored. The individual as a member of an organization

will also be discussed.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Projected Offering: Fall

L AW AND THE C OURTS 2389

Seminar examining the roles of law and the courts in the United States.

The structure of the judiciary, judicial processes and reasoning, as well

as the nature and role of law in civil society are explored to provide a

foundation for critically assessing judicial policymaking.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Prerequisites: 2259 or 2263, 2391 and 2457 or instructor

approval
Projected Offering: Spring — odd years
C RIMINAL J USTICE 2391

An introduction to the American criminal justice system uses, as a model,

the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Distinctive features of the military

system are explored and compared with analogous features of the federal

civilian system. Addresses fundamental issues in jurisdiction,

substantive criminal law, and criminal procedure.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

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D IRECTED S TUDIES IN H UMANITIES 2421

Advanced tutorial concentrating on a specific topic in literature,

philosophy, the arts or foreign languages. Intensive reading and

consultation with a faculty member culminating in a major research paper.

Limited to advanced students with previous significant course work in

the humanities.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Directed Studies

Prerequisites: Instructor and Department Head approval

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

S ENIOR H ONORS C OLLOQUIUM 2425

Offered as an opportunity for 1/c cadets to engage in interdisciplinary

discussions. The purpose is to assess the meaning and values of

Academy education by practice in critical thinking and writing.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Prerequisites: Instructor approval

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

T HE C RAFT OF C REATIVE W RITING 2429

This course provides students with the opportunity to learn the craft of

writing creative works, and provides them with an understanding of

critical elements necessary for the creation of effective short stories,

poems, and short plays. Students will share their writing in a group

setting in order to improve skills through constructive criticism and

supportive comment. Grading criteria will mostly be based on students’

ability to use literary tools (e.g., metaphor, setting, irony . . . ) in their

own creative works.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Group Work/Project

Prerequisites: Instructor approval

Projected Offering: Spring — even years

T HE C IVIL W AR E RA 2441

Evaluation of the causes, course and consequences of the Civil War and

Reconstruction. Themes include the interrelationship of social, economic,

political, and military factors in the war and its aftermath, and the

historiography of the era.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project/Seminar

Prerequisites: 2141

Projected Offering: Fall — even years

D IRECTED S TUDIES IN PHILOSOPHY 2449

Advanced tutorial concentrating on a specific research topic in

philosophy. This is a program of intensive reading and consultation

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with a faculty member culminating in a major research paper. Limited to

advanced students who have completed course work and shown

significant interest in Philosophy.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Directed Studies

Restrictions: Instructor and Department Head approval

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

A MERICA IN THE N UCLEAR A GE 2454

A study of the U.S. society and politics in the nuclear age, including

scientific, cultural, strategic and political issues. Attempts at

disarmament, literature focusing on nuclear weapons and nuclear

holocausts, and key crises, such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, will be the

focus of discussion periods during the semester. In addition to several

scholarly works on the bomb and nuclear strategy and at least one novel,

students will view several films that explore the consequences of nuclear

weapons and nuclear war.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Prerequisites: 2141

Projected Offering: Spring — even years

PUBLIC POLICYMAKING 2457

A seminar evaluating the American policymaking process. Focusing on

the interrelationship between policymaking institutions (the Presidency,

Congress, courts, bureaucracy, and regulatory agencies) and individual

and organizational participants (interest groups, political parties,

stakeholders, media, and citizens), it identifies and evaluates the policy

processes and politics that characterize American national government.

Case studies focus on environmental, regulatory, immigration and

economic policy areas.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Prerequisites: 2259 or 2263

Projected Offering: Fall

D IRECTED S TUDIES IN H ISTORY 2459

Advanced tutorial concentrating on a specific research topic in history.

This is a program of intensive reading and consultation with a faculty

member culminating in a major research paper. Limited to advanced

students who have completed significant course work in History.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Directed Studies

Prerequisites: Instructor approval and Department Head

approval
Projected Offering: Fall and Spring
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C ONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENCY 2461

Examination of Congress and the Presidency as political and policy-

making institutions. Focus upon the foundations, processes and politics

of each institution and their interrelation in the making of public policy.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Prerequisites: 2259 or 2263

Projected Offering: Fall — odd years

S ELECT T OPICS IN P UBLIC POLICY 2462

An in-depth look at a particular issue or field within public policy. Subject

varies by instructor.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Projected Offering: Spring — Even years

U.S. M ARITIME H ISTORY AND P OLITICS 2463

Analysis of U.S. Maritime, Naval, and Coast Guard history, and their

interrelationship. The change in maritime transport throughout American

history, the defense of national interests at sea, and the evolution of the

Coast Guard and its roles and missions.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Prerequisites: 2141

Projected Offering: Fall

G LOBAL P OLICY S TUDIES 2467

Subject matter varies with the instructor.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar/Class

Prerequisites: 2141

Projected Offering: Spring

N ATIONAL S ECURITY POLICY 2469

An examination of the emerging challenges to the global security

environment and a critical assessment of the role the U.S. Coast Guard

can play in support of the U.S. national security institutions and policies

that our nation relies upon to meet those challenges. Case studies and

role-playing will be used to highlight the domestic and international

constraints that often confound the rational pursuit of U.S. national

interests.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar/Class

Prerequisites: 2141, 2259 or 2263, 2261, or Instructor

approval
Projected Offering: Fall
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M EDIA AND POLITICS 2470

Investigates the evolution of the media in America with special emphasis

on the emergence of the mass media and its effects on American

governance, politics and policy-making. The course will explore seven

major themes: the changing face of the media in America; the media as

political agenda-shaper; media power in elections; the news media as a

political institution; the media in the policy process; controlling media

effects via the courts and federal regulation; and evolution of the

professional media as the ‘fourth branch’ of government. The course

capstone is a case study on the media and the military—an assessment

of the evolving role of the media since World War II as a military

‘watchdog’ in times of war and peace. Cadets enrolled in the course will

be expected to undertake primary source research on the contemporary

American media.

Credit Hours: 2.0

Format: Seminar

Prerequisites: 2259 Principles of American Government or

2263 American Government, and 2457 Public

Policy-Making or Instructor Approval.
Projected offering: Spring — odd years
A REA S TUDIES IN POLITICAL D EVELOPMENT 2471

The role of historic, social, economic, and cultural forces in framing the

political system of a nation or a geographic area is examined. The area

studied is based upon teaching resources in the department.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Prerequisites: 2141

Projected Offering: Fall

D RUGS POLICY 2472

A multidisciplinary survey of the historical, economic, cultural, political

and organizational forces that have determined the character of the

contemporary domestic and global challenge of illicit drugs and the U.S.

policy response. Case studies will be used to examine why the worldwide

production, trafficking, and consumption of drugs is flourishing despite

a nearly century-old national and international prohibitionary regime to

eliminate these activities. Students will assess the implications of what

they learn for the future of the Coast Guard’s drug enforcement mission.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Prerequisites: 2141, 2259 or 2263, or 8215

Projected Offering: Spring — odd years

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POLITICS OF I NTERNATIONAL E CONOMY 2474

This course seeks to make sense of the revolutionary forces underway

in the world economy and to explore what these changes mean for the

future of international politics. By examining such issues as national

attempts to control transnational corporations, organized crime migrants,

child labor, telecommunications, the Internet, and mass media, students

will be challenged to critically explore the relationship between forces at

work in the global marketplace and the changing role of sovereign states,

sub-state groups and individuals within the international system.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

D EMOCRACY IN A MERICA 2476

A multidisciplinary seminar examining the origins and of the fundamental

values underlying American democracy and civil society.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Prerequisites: 2141, 2259 or 2263, 2361 or instructor approval

Restrictions: 1/c cadets only

Projected Offering: Spring

D IRECTED S TUDIES IN G OVERNMENT 2479

Advanced tutorial concentrating on a specific research topic in

government. A program of intensive reading and consultation with a

faculty member culminating in a major research Paper. Limited to advanced

students who have completed significant course work in Government.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Directed Studies

Prerequisites: Instructor approval and Department Head

approval
Projected Offering: Fall and Spring
D IRECTED S TUDIES IN PSYCHOLOGY 2489

Advanced tutorial concentrating on a specific topic in psychology. A

program of intensive reading and consultation with sponsoring faculty

member with program culminating in a major research paper.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Directed Studies

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

M ARITIME L AW E NFORCEMENT 2493

An examination of law enforcement authority and activity, with emphasis

on the conceptual framework behind the Coast Guard’s law enforcement

roles. Topics studied include jurisdiction under international and

domestic law, national and agency policy, arrest, search and seizure,

self-incrimination, use of force, and liability. These topics are applied

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areas.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 2391

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

L EGAL A FFAIRS 2495

Introduction to civil law in a practical, personal, and business context

introducing the student to legal issues they can expect to face personally

and as supervisors in their first five years following graduation. The

legal principles addressed are selected to be applicable to management

of personal legal matters, administration, and counseling. As a survey

course, the class is demanding and requires daily homework, 2 bifurcated

exams (take-home essays and in-class objective exams), and 2 projects.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Corequisites: 2493

Projected Offering: Spring

I NTERNATIONAL L AW 2496

The study of the principles of international law and the role(s) of

international organizations. The emphasis will be on the function of

international law in international relations, and the effectiveness of

international law in regulating nation-state behavior, as well as its impact

on military operations. The course will also take an in-depth look at

sovereignty and the law of armed conflict.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Prerequisites: 2259, 2261

Projected Offering: Fall

C ONSTITUTIONAL L AW 2497

A study of the principal methods by which American government officials,

including judges, legislators, and Presidents, give meaning to provisions

of the U.S. Constitution. The focus is primarily on assessing the

justifications that these officials offer in support of their interpretations

and relating them to competing political theories.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar

Prerequisites: 2361, 2391

Projected Offering: Spring

S ENIOR T HESIS 2498

Independent research project, under faculty supervision, resulting in

written report and oral presentation.

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Format: Directed Studies/Tutorial/
Independent Research
Prerequisites: Approval of academic advisor, thesis
advisor, and Department Head
Restrictions: 1/c cadets only
Projected Offering: Fall and Spring
D IRECTED S TUDIES IN L AW 2499

Advanced independent study concentrating on a specific legal topic.

Requires extensive research, intensive reading and consultation with a

faculty member. Culminates in a major paper comparable to a student-

authored law review article. Limited to advanced students who have

completed significant course work in law and government courses.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Directed Studies/Project

Prerequisites: 2391, 2259, and one additional law course;

Law Section and Department Head approval

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring
I NTRODUCTION TO C ALCULUS 3107

Begins a three-course sequence covering the material of the two-course

sequence Calculus I (3111) and Calculus II (3117). Slower pace allows

for more repetition of challenging concepts. The fundamental concepts

of functions, limits, and differential calculus are presented. Techniques

and applications of differentiation also are studied. Computer projects

and graded worksheets required.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Project

Projected Offering: Fall

C ALCULUS I 3111

Presentation of the fundamental concepts of functions, limits, differential

and integral calculus. Techniques and applications of differentiation and

calculating areas as limits are explored. Computer projects utilizing

Mathematica, a general software system for technical computation, are

required.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Project

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

C ALCULUS II (V ALIDATORS ) 3115

Same topics as Calculus II (3117) treated in depth and at a pace consistent

with the ability of the class. Computer projects utilizing Mathematica, a

general software system for technical computation, are required.

Credit Hours: 4.0

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Prerequisites: Department Head approval
Projected Offering: Fall
C ALCULUS II 3117

Further extensive study of the fundamental concepts of differential and

integral calculus. Logarithmic, exponential, inverse trigonometric, and

hyperbolic functions, integration techniques, applications of the definite

integral, improper integrals, infinite series. Computer projects utilizing

Mathematica, a general software system for technical computation, are

required.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Project

Prerequisites: 3111

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

M ULTIVARIABLE C ALCULUS 3211

The introduction to differential and integral calculus for functions of

several variables. Vectors, vector functions, and surfaces in three-

dimensional space, partial differentiation, multiple integration, vector

calculus. Computer projects utilizing Mathematica, a general software

system for technical computation, are required.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 3115 or 3117

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

PROBABILITY AND S TATISTICS 3213

An introductory course designed to explore the basic concepts and rules

of probability, as well as the fundamentals of statistics. Computer

simulations are introduced to illustrate key concepts in probability.

Utilizing a data analysis computer program, students learn to explore,

describe and summarize real life data. Statistical methods are presented

and applied to contexts including opinion polls, search and rescue,

management and engineering applications. Emphasis is placed on the

development of proper statistical reasoning and how it applies to the

analysis of data, with particular attention paid to the validity of necessary

assumptions. Projects requiring students to analyze actual data sets are

an integral part of the course.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project

Prerequisites: 3115 or 3117

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

D IFFERENTIAL E QUATIONS 3215

Intermediate course in the methods of solving ordinary differential

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equations. First order equations, higher order linear equations with

constant coefficients, Laplace transforms, systems of equations, power

series solutions, numerical methods and applications. Computer projects

utilizing Mathematica, a general software system for technical

computation, are required.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 3115 or 3117

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

L INEAR A LGEBRA 3221

Study of mathematical systems with emphasis on vector spaces, linear

transformations and matrices. Systems of linear equations, vector spaces,

linear mappings, determinants and eigenvalue problems. Computer

methods utilized.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project

Prerequisites: 3115 or 3117

Projected Offering: Fall

L INEAR O PTIMIZATION 3231

Theory and application of deterministic models of operations research

used in the optimization of functions of several variables subject to

constraints. Topics include linear programming, simplex-based methods,

sensitivity analysis, and integer programming. Computer projects

required.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project

Prerequisites: 3115 or 3117

Projected Offering: Spring

D ISCRETE M ATHEMATICS 3237

Introduction to discrete methods and selected applications. Topics

include fundamentals of logic, methods of proof, elementary number

theory, set theory, mathematical induction, counting techniques,

recursion, and O-notation.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project

Prerequisites: 3115 or 3117

Projected Offering: Spring

A DVANCED E NGINEERING M ATHEMATICS 3301

Special course offered for engineering majors. Topics of interest are

chosen from probability and statistics, linear algebra, numerical analysis,

and Fourier Series.

Credit Hours: 4.0

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Prerequisites: 3215

Projected Offering: Spring

A DVANCED C ALCULUS 3311

A rigorous approach to the topics of limits, continuity, differentiation,

integration, optimization, and infinite series of a single variable.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 3211 and permission of Instructor

Projected Offering: Spring

N ETWORK AND N ONLINEAR O PTIMIZATION 3333

An introduction to non-linear programming, dynamic programming, and

network theory including CPM and PERT. Computer projects required.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project

Prerequisites: 3211

Projected Offering: Fall

V ISUAL B ASIC 3335

Introduction to programming using Visual Basic. Topics include

programming fundamentals, decision structures, loops, arrays, sorting

and searching, graphics, and testing and debugging. Exercises with an

emphasis on Coast Guard applications enable cadets to write programs

that are robust, well structured, and exploit the capabilities of Visual

Basic.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project

Prerequisites: 3211

Projected Offering: Spring

PROBABILITY T HEORY 3341

A rigorous development of probability theory necessary for advanced

work in mathematics, statistics, operations research, and engineering.

Topics covered include combinational methods, probability rules, discrete

and continuous random variables, multi-dimensional distributions,

moments and moment generating functions, special distributions,

functions of random variables, and the central limit theorem. Computer

projects required.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 3211

Projected Offering: Fall

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M ATHEMATICAL S TATISTICS 3343

A mathematical development of statistical procedures such as point

estimation methods and theory, confidence intervals, hypothesis test

design, including the Neyman-Pearson Lemma and generalized likelihood

ratio testing. Also covered are sampling distributions, contingency

tables, goodness of fit and regression analysis. Computer projects

required.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 3341

Projected Offering: Spring

PROBABILITY M ODELS 3351

An introduction to stochastic models used to describe dynamic systems.

Topics covered include Markov Chains, Poisson Processes, birth and

death equations, queuing systems, and forecasting. Applications from

many areas with an emphasis placed on Coast Guard related systems.

Computer projects required.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project

Prerequisites: 3215, 3221, and 3341

Projected Offering: Spring

N UMERICAL A NALYSIS 3417

A mathematical development of modern numerical approximation

techniques. Topics include solutions of non-linear equations, solutions

of simultaneous equations, interpolation, differentiation and integration.

Practical applications are emphasized. The advantages, disadvantages

and limitations of techniques are investigated, paying particular attention

to convergence and associated error. Projects require students to select

and implement numerical techniques using available computer software.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project

Prerequisites: 3215 and 3221

Projected Offering: Spring

E XPLORATORY D ATA A NALYSIS 3441

This course provides an introduction to the process of data analysis

including data preparation, statistical estimation and presentation of

results. Methodology is illustrated with real data using appropriate

software. Course content builds on the techniques discussed in

Mathematical Statistics and introduces selected methodologies from the

areas of non-parametric statistics, exploratory data analysis, robust

statistics, and categorical data analysis.

Credit Hours: 3.0

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Prerequisites: 3343

Projected Offering: Fall

L INEAR R EGRESSION 3447

The fundamental development of simple and multiple linear regression

models is discussed with emphasis on estimation and inference

techniques. Computer projects required.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project

Prerequisites: 3221, 3343 or 3213

Projected Offering: Fall

D ECISION M ODELS 3453

Using many of the fundamentals introduced in probability, applications

in the areas of decision analysis, risk analysis, and other topics are

investigated. Computer projects required.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project

Prerequisites: 3221, 3341

Projected Offering: Fall

S IMULATION WITH R ISK A NALYSIS 3463

Introduction to computer simulation and modeling of real-world systems.

Design, implementation, and validation of computer models of discrete

and continuous systems are considered. Topics include principles of

computer simulation methodologies, data collection and analysis,

selecting distributions, and analysis of results. Individual and group

projects are an integral part of this course.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project

Prerequisites: 3343

Projected Offering: Spring

O PERATIONS A NALYSIS 3471

A capstone project oriented course applying mathematical, statistical,

and operations research techniques to problems related to Coast Guard

missions and other areas of interest. Required for all Operations Research

majors during the Spring semester of first class year.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project

Prerequisites: 3447

Projected Offering: Spring

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D IRECTED S TUDIES IN O PERATIONS R ESEARCH 3479

A semester or more of individual work on a project approved by the

Head, Department of Mathematics.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Directed Studies

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

PHYSIOLOGY OF FITNESS AND W ELLNESS I 4102

Introduction to the human body and its structure, physiology and

limitations in relation to varying degrees of physical activity. Topics to

be covered include muscular flexibility, strength, endurance, and

biomechanics. Cardiovascular physiology, endurance, and maximal

oxygen uptake will also be covered.

Credit Hours: 1.0

Format: Class/Laboratory/8-Week

Projected Offering: Fall

PERSONAL D EFENSE I 4103

Introduction to basic techniques of falls and personal encounter

movements. Emphasis on techniques using leverage, speed, and

flexibility.

Credit Hours: 0.25

Format: Laboratory/8-Week

Projected Offering: Spring

S WIMMING I: B ASIC S WIMMING 4111

The enjoyment in the water and general recreational swimming skills and

techniques used to raise level of stamina for swimming and to develop

positive attitudes about general water safety. Emphasis on mastering

Level VI Red Cross Swimming Requirements, springboard diving and

skin diving. Course includes Level II Swimming Examination.

Credit Hours: 0.25

Format: Laboratory/8-Week

Projected Offering: Fall

PHYSIOLOGY OF FITNESS AND W ELLNESS II 4112

Topics will include nutrition, dietary concerns, and eating disorders.

Emphasis will be placed upon body composition and laboratory

techniques. Stress management, cholesterol, and general community and

personal health issues.

Credit Hours: 1.0

Format: Class/Laboratory/8-Week

Prerequisites: 4102

Projected Offering: Spring

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CPR FOR THE P ROFESSIONAL R ESCUER 4202

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) AED and Oxygen Administration

curriculum for the professional rescuer leading to American Red Cross

certification in CPR for the Professional Rescuer O2 Administration and

AED Administration.

Credit Hours: 1.0

Format: Class/Laboratory/8-Week

Prerequisites: 4212 and 4112

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

L IFETIME S PORTS II: RACQUETBALL 4204

Development of a specific knowledge base, etiquette and basic motor

skills in a variety of lifetime activities. Instruction in the fundamentals

of tennis.

Credit Hours: 0.25

Format: Laboratory/8-Week

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

S WIMMING II: S URVIVAL AT S EA 4211

This course introduces topics to which a cadet will be exposed to while

at sea. Practical experience using the personal floatation devices and

anti-exposure suits commonly used in the Coast Guard. Topics include:

abandon ship procedures, survival techniques, hypothermia, and

immersion in downed aircraft (modified dunker training). Course

addresses skills needed to survive in the event of an accident at sea.

Involved class sessions in Roland Pool.

Credit Hours: 0.25

Format: Laboratory/8-Week

Prerequisites: 4111

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

FIRST R ESPONDER E MERGENCY F IRST A ID 4212

Emergency Response First Aid curriculum leading to National Safety

Council certification.

Credit Hours: 1.0

Format: Class/Laboratory/8-Week

Prerequisites: 4112 and 4202

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

PERSONAL D EFENSE II: MARITIME L AW E NFORCEMENT

T ECHNIQUES 4303

Introduction to personal armed and unarmed defensive techniques used

in a variety of situations. Introduction to U.S. Coast Guard maritime law

enforcement techniques.

Credit Hours: 0.25

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Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

L IFETIME S PORTS II : TENNIS 4304

Development of a specific knowledge base, etiquette, and basic motor

skills, in a variety of lifetime activities. Instruction in the fundamentals

of racquetball.

Credit Hours: 0.25

Format: Laboratory/8-Week

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

S WIMMING III: LIFEGUARD T RAINING 4311

An American Red Cross certification class. Course will focus on

techniques employed for the rescue of in-water victims. Topics will

include rescue of passive and active victims, spinal injury management,

coverage of open water, signs of distressed swimmer/drowning victim,

and open water swimming techniques. Successful completion of course

will result in Red Cross certification.

Credit Hours: 0.25

Format: Laboratory/8-Week

Prerequisites: 4111 and 4121

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

L IFETIME S PORTS III: GOLF 4314

Development of a specific knowledge base, etiquette, and basic motor

skills, in a variety of lifetime activities. Instruction in the fundamentals

of golf.

Credit Hours: 0.25

Format: Laboratory/8-Week

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

W ATER S AFETY I NSTRUCTOR 4401

Review of basic and advanced swimming, diving, and lifesaving.

Leadership experiences in organizing and conducting an effective

program of water safety.

Credit Hours: 1.0

Format: Laboratory

Prerequisites: 4301

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

M ARTIAL A RTS 4403

To develop students self-esteem, self-confidence, self-discipline and

self-defense skills through the art form of ‘Hapkido’. Concentration on

breakfalls, offensive tactics, defensive tactics. Art forms, which will help

techniques, flow together and enhance the students timing, focus and

power. Meditation (T’ai Chi) to enhance focus and concentration.

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Competition (sparring) that pursues the development and integration of

fitness, technique and strategy as well as a sense of humility and

sportsmanship.

Credit Hours: 0.5

Format: Laboratory

Projected Offering: Spring

S ELECTED S PORTS 4404

An advanced course in all aspects of lifetime activities selected by the

students. Sport experts provide detailed instructions. A minimum of five

(5) different sports/activities is selected.

Credit Hours: 0.5

Format: Laboratory

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

A DVENTURE S PORTS I 4405

Physically demanding outdoors activities blended with deeper

appreciation of nature conducted in a nearby wilderness setting.

Activities include: rock climbing, spelunking and mountaineering.

Credit Hours: 0.5

Format: Laboratory

Projected Offering: Fall

A EROBICS /S ELECTED S PORTS 4406

Eight weeks of aerobic activities designed to provide general motor

fitness and endurance essential to the development of the well

functioning body. The elements of step and general rhythmic aerobics

included, followed by eight weeks of Selected Sports. Lab fee required

for second eight weeks of participation.

Credit Hours: 0.5

Format: Laboratory

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

D ANCE (J AZZ ) 4407

An in-depth study of jazz and the dance with an emphasis on the

development of technique, grace with flexibility, and rhythmic

interpretations of physical conditioning. Lab fee required.

Credit Hours: 0.5

Format: Laboratory

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

W ATER S AFETY I NSTRUCTOR 4408

Review of basic and advanced swimming, diving, and lifesaving.

Leadership experiences in organizing and conducting an effective

program of water safety.

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Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

H ORSEBACK R IDING 4409

Fall and Spring semester elective at nearby horse stables. Fundamental

of horsemanship including coral and trail riding using western style

saddles. Instruction geared to individual level of proficiency. Participation

after mid-semester in Selected Sports. Lab fee required.

Credit Hours: 0.5

Format: Laboratory

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

S CUBA D IVING 4411

Heavy emphasis on physical fitness in the water environment. The study

and practice of safety and attitudes for skin diving and scuba diving

activities. All types of sport diving equipment used including the

selection, use, and maintenance. Medical and theoretical aspects of

diving. Open water dive experience. Mask, fins, and snorkel are required

but not supplied. Leads to certification NAUI Open Sport Diver.

Credit Hours: 1.0

Format: Laboratory

Prerequisites: 4301

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

A DVANCED G OLF /S ELECTED S PORTS 4414

An advanced course of golf instruction with stress on tournament play

participating at nearby golf courses for one eight week period followed

by eight weeks of Personal Fitness Activities selected by the students.

Lab fee required.

Credit Hours: 0.5

Format: Laboratory

Prerequisites: 4314

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

A DVENTURE S PORTS II 4415

Physically demanding outdoor activities blended with deeper

appreciation of nature conducted in a nearby wilderness. Cross country

skiing, winter mountaineering, survival skills and wilderness emergency

first aid, canoeing, white water canoeing, kayaking, mountain biking,

orienteering and wilderness navigation.

Credit Hours: 0.5

Format: Laboratory

Projected Offering: Spring

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S KIING/A DVANCED G OLF 4424

Spring semester (first eight weeks) elective at nearby ski area.

Fundamental skiing, including snowplow turn, stem turn, stem christie

turn, parallel turn, and short swing. Instruction geared to individual

level of proficiency. Participation after mid-semester in advanced golf

instruction conducted at local golf courses. Lab fee required.

Credit Hours: 0.5

Format: Laboratory

Projected Offering: Spring

S KIING/S ELECTED S PORTS 4434

Participation at nearby ski area (first eight weeks). Fundamentals of

skiing including snowplow turn, stem turn, stem christie turn, parallel

turn.. Instruction geared to individual level of proficiency. Participation

after mid-semester in Selected Sports. Lab fee for skiing required.

Credit Hours: 0.5

Format: Laboratory

Projected Offering: Spring

FUNDAMENTALS OF C OACHING 4439

Emphasis on the development and management of athletes and athletic

teams. Topics include coaching psychology; practice organization and

administration; motivations for competition; player coach relationships;

coaching the superior athlete; management of competition and budget.

Leading to a USCGA certification as a sports coach.

Credit Hours: 1.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

A THLETIC AND W ELLNESS O RGANIZATION , A DMINISTRATION , AND

S UPERVISION 4459

Emphasis on the development and management of athletic and wellness

programs. Topics include financial management; equipment and supply

selection and management; development of intramural and instructional

programs; wellness assessments and remedial programs. Leading to a

USCGA certification as a sports and wellness specialist.

Credit Hours: 1.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

D IRECTED S TUDIES IN H EALTH AND P HYSICAL E DUCATION 4499

Provides an opportunity for selected skilled cadets to serve as faculty

assistants in their specialized areas, or allows opportunity for a directed

study that researches selected areas of exercise physiology or sports

study. Final report required.

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Credit Hours: 0.5

Format: Directed Studies

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

C HEMISTRY I 5102

An introduction to the elementary concepts of chemistry, such as

measurement, matter, nomenclature, chemical equations, reactions, and

stoichiometry. Use of these concepts to describe various models and

theories involving matter (atomic structure, chemical bonding, and

molecular shape). The study of the properties of: gases, liquids, solids,

and solutions. An introduction to the study of thermochemistry and

organic chemistry. Comprehensive laboratory program.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

C HEMISTRY I (H ONORS ) 5104

Scope essentially the same as 5102 with pace and depth varied to meet

the capabilities and interests of students. Typically a single class section.

There is a great deal of student/instructor interaction with strong

emphasis on development of critical thinking skills. This is a course for

those students with a strong background as well as an interest in science

or engineering, and is ideal for Marine and Environmental Sciences and

other technical majors.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory/Project

Prerequisites: Department Head approval

Projected Offering: Fall

C HEMISTRY II 5106

The continuation of the Chemistry I (5102) course with the study of

chemical kinetics and chemical equilibrium. The chemistry of: acids and

b a s e s , o x i d a t i o n - r e d u c t i o n , r e a c t i o n s , a n d e l e c t r o c h e m i s t r y.

Thermodynamics and its relationship to chemical reactions and chemical

equilibrium. The introduction to organic and nuclear chemistry study.

Comprehensive laboratory program.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 5102 or 5104

Projected Offering: Spring

C HEMISTRY II (H ONORS ) 5108

The follow on course to Honors Chemistry I with similar themes and

pace of instruction. Coverage of required General Chemistry topics

usually concludes around Spring Break so that the remainder of the

semester can be dedicated to special topics chosen by the instructor.

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Taught as a single class and lab section with a great deal of student/

instructor interaction and a continued emphasis on critical thinking skills.

Intended for students with a strong chemistry background, an interest

in science or engineering, and particularly ideal for Marine and

Environmental Sciences and other technical majors.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 5102 or 5104 and Department Head approval

Projected Offering: Spring

M ARINE B IOLOGY 5232

Consideration of the marine biosphere and its environmental subdivisions

with emphasis on interaction in food chains and basic productivity.

Review of plant and animal kingdoms in terms of the adaptations and

ecological adjustments for marine habitats with detailed laboratory

examination of specific forms.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: Instructor’s approval for non-majors

Projected Offering: Fall

M ARINE G EOLOGY 5234

Introduction to the concepts of physical geology with emphasis on the

marine realm. Topics include minerals/rocks, plate tectonics, glaciers,

polar regions, marine sediments, morphology/evolution of the coastal

regions and ocean basins, hydrothermal vents and coral reefs. Labs/

field trips focus on mineral/rock identification, map interpretation, and

sediment sampling/analysis.

Credit Hours: 3.5

Format: Class/Laboratory

Projected Offering: Spring

PHYSICAL O CEANOGRAPHY 5238

Introduction to descriptive and dynamical physical oceanography. The

distribution and variability of seawater properties. Characteristics of

the world’s major ocean currents and the forces affecting them.

Underwater acoustics, waves, tides, and Coast Guard oceanography.

Labs emphasize collection and analysis of oceanographic data.

Credit Hours: 3.5

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 5240

Projected Offering: Spring

M ETEOROLOGY 5240

Study of synoptic meteorology and climatology, with an introduction to

atmospheric fluid dynamics. Atmospheric structure and radiative

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stability. The effects of pressure and the earth’s rotation on winds at

local, synoptic, and planetary scales are considered, along with severe

weather phenomena, local, and regional climatology. Mid-latitude storm

development is emphasized, including upper-air influences and vorticity.

Laboratory work emphasizes weather data collection, regional forecasting

using local observations and National Weather Service products, and

Coast Guard applications at sea.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Corequisites: 3211, 5262

Projected Offering: Fall

PROJECTS IN M ARINE S CIENCE 5247

Involvement in ongoing research projects as an assistant in data

collection, reduction, or analysis.

Credit Hours: 1.0

Format: Directed Studies

Prerequisites: Approval of Project Advisor and

Marine Science Section Chief

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring
PHYSICS I 5262

Basic concepts of Newtonian mechanics, vector algebra, particle

kinematics and dynamics, rotational kinematics and dynamics,

conservation laws, oscillations, fluids, and wave motion.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Corequisites: 3111

Projected Offering: Fall

PHYSICS II 5266

A study of basic concepts of electromagnetism is presented. Additionally,

the study of electrostatics, magnetostatics, circuit theory, motions of

particles in fields, electromagnetic waves, Faraday’s law, Ampere’s law

is undertaken.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 3111 and 5262

Corequisites: 3117

Projected Offering: Spring

PHYSICAL C HEMISTRY 5306

Study of the states of matter and their properties, including ideal and

real gases, kinetic theory, laws of thermodynamics, phase equilibria,

chemical equilibrium, electrochemistry, chemical kinetics, atomic

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spectroscopy.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 5106 or 5108 and 3211

Corequisites: 3211

Projected Offering: Fall

A NALYTICAL M ETHODS 5312

Theory and application of various techniques for the analysis of

composition, structure, and properties of pure compounds and of

mixtures. Emphasis on Coast Guard applications: gas and liquid

chromatography, atomic absorption, ultraviolet, infrared, and nuclear

magnetic resonance spectroscopy and mass spectrometry.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 5106 or 5108

Projected Offering: Spring

M ARINE FORECASTING 5334

An advanced meteorology course with an emphasis on forecasting,

especially at sea. After reviewing concepts from 5240 or 5442, students

will learn advanced concepts, skills, and techniques in marine forecasting;

and master them during weekly weather briefs. Regional studies will

include the Gulf of Alaska; West, East, and Gulf Coasts of the Continental

U.S.; and the Caribbean Sea. Advanced concepts will include wave

development, hurricanes, nor’easters, and use of National Weather

Service facsimile charts at sea.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 5240, or 5442 and instructor’s approval

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

M ARINE P OLLUTION 5341

Examination of the sources, control, disposal, and impact of pollutants

affecting the marine realm, such as sewage, industrial effluents,

agricultural and urban runoff, oil, solid wastes, dredge materials, and

acid rain. Issues presented via a mix of scientific, political and economic

perspectives. Past, current, and proposed approaches to marine pollution

problems are considered.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 5232 or Instructor’s approval

Projected Offering: Spring — odd years

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B IOLOGICAL AND C HEMICAL O CEANOGRAPHY 5342

An ecological approach to life in the seas, with particular emphasis on

energy flow through the food chain as shown by evaluations of the

productivity of both producers and consumers. Discussion of the data

needed for mathematical modeling of specific ecosystems.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 5232 or Instructor’s approval

Projected Offering: Spring

O CEAN D YNAMICS 5350

Course seeks to develop the students’ understanding of how the ocean

responds to the various forces which affect its motion. The basic

concepts of fluid dynamics are first presented, with an emphasis on

total acceleration and continuity of volume. The equation of motion for

fluids on a rotating earth is derived and effects of turbulent motion are

introduced. Both the steady-state and time-dependent solutions to the

equation of motion are examined, including Ekman dynamics and inertial

oscillations. The geostrophic approximation and its consequences/

applications are discussed in detail. Theory is related to the real world

through discussion of oceanic observations documented in the literature.

Labs provide students the opportunity to learn the basics of statistical

data analysis techniques and computer modeling. Data analysis skills

are then applied to hydrographic data acquired via the internet, and

results and conclusions are presented via a scientific poster.

Credit Hours: 3.5

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 3211 and 5238

Corequisites: 3215

Projected Offering: Fall

O CEAN C IRCULATION 5352

Builds on the concepts of 5350, first deriving and then using the vorticity

equation to examine the ocean. Time-dependent motion (i.e., waves) are

examined, neglecting rotation for small-scale (surface gravity) waves

and later adding it for larger scale wave phenomena including Kelvin,

Poincaré, and Rossby waves. Vorticity dynamics of the ocean are

considered, focusing on wind-driven circulation theories, including the

study of Sverdrup, Stommel, and Munk models. Theory is reinforced by

the study of oceanic observations documented in the literature and in

the lab program. Labs include the collection and analysis of

oceanographic data and computer modeling, with field trips to the

University of Rhode Island and the International Ice Patrol.

Credit Hours: 3.5

Format: Class/Laboratory

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Projected Offering: Spring
S EMICONDUCTOR PHYSICS 5364

Study of properties of semiconductors. Crystalline structure, electron

energy levels, impurity levels, electrical conduction, electron diffusion.

Application to p-n junctions and semiconductor devices is presented.

Credit Hours: 3.5

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 3117 and 5266

Corequisites: 3215

Projected Offering: Spring

A STRONOMY 5366

Historical and modern topics in astronomy are presented including the

Solar System, stellar structure and evolution, galaxies, and cosmology.

Includes night observations at the astronomical observatory and physical

astronomical measurements.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 5266, 5106

Projected Offering: Fall

D IRECTED S TUDIES IN P HYSICS/A STRONOMY 5389

Individual program of advanced readings or laboratory projects in

physics.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Directed Studies

Prerequisites: 5266 and Instructor’s approval

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

I NORGANIC C HEMISTRY 5401

Theoretical approach to atomic and molecular structure. Acid-based

theories, coordination chemistry, selected topics from the descriptive

chemistry of the elements, organometallic chemistry.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 5106 or 5108

Projected Offering: Spring

O RGANIC C HEMISTRY 5402

Chemical reactivity of organic compounds from a functional group

perspective. Hydrocarbons, alkyl halides, alcohols, carbonyl compounds,

amines and aromatics. Laboratory introduction to important techniques

of organic chemistry; the preparation of simple compounds; and analysis

using thin layer chromatography, nuclear magnetic resonance and

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Credit Hours: 3.5

Format: Class/Laboratory/Project

Prerequisites: 5106 or 5108

Projected Offering: Fall

H AZARDOUS M ATERIALS 5415

A broad, technical study of chemical and physical properties of

hazardous materials. The course synthesizes various principles from

organic, biochemistry, environmental chemistry, toxicology and risk

assessment to predict the fate and effects of a particular chemical when

released to the environment. Laboratory focuses on how chemical hazards

affect storage and usage, contingency plans, and spill response

procedures.

Credit Hours: 3.5

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 5106 or 5108

Projected Offering: Spring

C HEMICAL E NGINEERING PRINCIPLES 5419

An introduction to the basic principles of chemical engineering.

Stoichiometry, mass and energy balances, electrochemistry, and fluid

flow processes. Analysis of typical chemical engineering “unit

operations” includes exposure to local chemical process industries.

Emphasis on engineering principles from applications relevant to Coast

Guard officers serving in shipboard or marine assignments.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Prerequisites: Instructor’s approval for non-majors

Projected Offering: Fall

PROJECTS IN C HEMISTRY 5421

Involvement in ongoing research projects as an assistant in data

collection, reduction, or analysis. Final project.

Credit Hours: 1.0

Format: Directed Studies

Prerequisites: Approval of Project Advisor and

Chemistry Section Chief

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring
R ESEARCH IN C HEMISTRY 5429

Individual or team reading and laboratory projects in chemistry.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Directed Studies

Prerequisites: Approval of Research Advisor and

Chemistry Section Chief

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring
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R EMOTE S ENSING 5430

Initial consideration of the physics and technology of remote sensing

theory. The principles of physical radiation, which form the foundation

for remotely measuring surface processes, are first discussed in detail.

Methods for measuring geophysical, biological, and chemical processes

are then discussed in various degrees of detail. Lab exercises provide

students with hands-on opportunities to display and analyze several

global and decadal satellite datasets, and present their results and

conclusions via a series of technical papers.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 5238, and 5240

Restrictions: Instructor’s approval for non-majors

Projected Offering: Fall — odd years

F ISHERIES B IOLOGY 5434

This course examines the U.S. commercially important marine fish species.

Topics include external anatomy, physiology, classification, life history,

population dynamics and adaptations to different environments. Labs

demonstrate types of fishing gear and fish sampling on the Thames

River, fish identification, external/internal anatomy and aging. Field trips

are designed to enhance the student’s understanding and appreciation

for fishes and commercial fishing.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 5232 or Instructor’s approval

Projected Offering: Fall

C OASTAL O CEANOGRAPHY 5436

The physical oceanography of the coastal zone is studied, as well as the

dynamics of tidal flows in estuaries. Estuarine circulation and mixing at

tidal and non-tidal time scales. The advection/diffusion relationships,

and their application to the dispersal and monitoring of pollutants. Beach

processes and interactions between estuaries and the coastal ocean.

Labs emphasize student proposed and conducted research in the Thames

River estuary. The results are presented at a symposium at the close of

the semester.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 3211 and 5238

Projected Offering: Fall

O CEANOGRAPHY 5442

A survey of the physical, chemical, and biological aspects of the marine

environment including meteorology, ocean circulation (currents, waves,

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technology and management, and marine pollution. Students strengthen

their understanding of these topics through hands-on inquiry-based

activities.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 5102 and 5262

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

FISHERIES M ANAGEMENT 5445

This course examines issues associated with the management of

commercial marine fisheries. The interaction between social, biological,

economic, and political aspects of fisheries management will be the focus

of this course. Topics include fishery economics, fish stock assessment,

status of the US commercial fisheries, fisheries management tools, and

human dimensions of fisheries. The last part of the course deals with

future directions for fisheries management addressing sustainability and

ecosystem management.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Restrictions: Instructor’s approval for non-majors

Projected Offering: Spring

R ESEARCH IN M ARINE S CIENCE 5459

Individual or team programs involving advanced reading in marine science

research.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Directed Studies

Prerequisites: Faculty Research Advisor and

Marine Science Section Chief approval

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring
I NTRODUCTION TO GIS 5475

This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of

Geographic Information Systems (GIS), including modeling the ?real world

within a GIS, sources of spatial data, entering data into a GIS, editing

this data within the GIS, GIS spatial data analysis techniques, and

cartography. Relevancy of GIS technology to the Coast Guard will be

demonstrated throughout the course through the use of several Case

Studies. The lab portion of the course will emphasize hands-on

applications of principles discussed in lecture. Students will be expected

to apply GIS principles learned in lecture and lab portions of course in

order to complete an end-of-semester GIS project.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Projected Offering: Spring — even years

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O PTICS 5477

An introductory course in applied optics is presented. The fundamental

principles of geometrical optics (e.g., reflection, refraction) and physical

optics (e.g., interference, diffraction, polarization) and their application

to optical systems. The design and analysis of instruments used in the

UV to IR spectral region.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 5266

Projected Offering: Fall — even years

N AUTICAL S CIENCE I 6112

An introduction to navigation through the means of understanding

piloting, celestial navigation, relative motion theory and maneuvering

board techniques. In the piloting module, the emphasis is on dead

reckoning, piloting techniques, chart interpretation, and compass usage.

The celestial module provides a complete overview of the celestial

solution, including the celestial and navigational triangles, gyro error

by azimuth and amplitude, latitude determination by Local Apparent Noon

and Polaris, and determination of lines of position. The relative motion

module focuses on the radar system and its fundamentals leading into

basic relative motion problems involving one contact. Relative motion

problems are taken a step further by computing intercept and avoidance

solutions and the determination of true wind. A research project on

selected navigational topics integrates course material and primary

source research; the project culminates in an oral presentation.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

N AUTICAL S CIENCE II 6214

This course builds upon and expands basic navigation skills so that the

student can plan for both a coastal and transoceanic voyage. The course

is divided into six modules. The first module develops the principal skills

junior officers need to navigationally prepare a cutter for a deployment

and includes the voyage planning process, route selection, use of

navigation publications, chart preparations, calculation of tides and

currents, and anchorage selection. The second module is a review of

selected celestial navigation techniques. During the third module, various

navigation systems are explored, such as differential GPS, hyperbolic

navigation, and navigation team coordination. The fourth module

involves an introduction to the first nineteen Navigation Rules of the

Road. The fifth module includes a review of basic relative motion

fundamentals followed by intermediate principles. The final module is

discusses topics related to advanced electronic navigation systems in

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Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 6112

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

N AUTICAL S CIENCE III 6316

This course explores issues and techniques vital to successful

performance as a Deck Watch Officer (DWO) or Engineer Officer in

Training (EOIT) aboard a Coast Guard Cutter. In addition to reviewing

basic navigation skills taught in Nautical Science I and II, students

develop new skills such as basic shiphandling, rapid radar plotting (RRP),

application of the Navigation Rules, and Team Coordination Training

(TCT) techniques. Staff from the Engineering Department introduce

concepts of basic naval architecture, including buoyancy, stability,

weight additions and shifts, and free surface effects. Classroom

shiphandling theory is reinforced aboard T-boats, while RRP, Navigation

Rules applications, and TCT concepts are practiced in radar and visual

simulators. Cadets also present the causal factors and potential corrective

actions surrounding selected Coast Guard Cutter mishaps.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 6112 and 6214

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

N AUTICAL S CIENCE IV 6418

This capstone course integrates prior nautical science topics with

selected Coast Guard organizational and leadership issues. As Division

Officers, new Ensigns are expected to accomplish the unit’s mission

while remaining responsive to their subordinates’ needs and managing

their own careers. This course prepares cadets for these responsibilities

by discussing Coast Guard personnel management issues in depth and

by developing administrative skills they will be expected to have upon

graduation. Lab assignments in visual and radar simulators and aboard

65-foot training vessels develop critical thinking and decision-making

skills in navigation and ship handling and reinforce Team Coordination

Training concepts through effective leadership and communications.

The shipboard engineering module of the course reviews basic naval

architecture concepts, environmental issues, and the Engineer Officer in

Training (EOIT) program. A major oral and written assignment requires

research into current Coast Guard policies and issues, and comprises

most work for the 1/c Cadet Hewitt Writing and Speaking Contest

requirement.

Credit Hours: 4.0

Format: Class/Laboratory/Project

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Projected Offering: Fall and Spring
O RGANIZATIONAL B EHAVIOR AND L EADERSHIP 8211

Examination of the relationship of individual and group behavior in

organizations to organizational effectiveness. Use case studies,

classroom exercises, lecture and discussion to develop an understanding

of motivation, group dynamics, leadership, communications and

performance management with particular attention to the practical

implications of current theory in these areas.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Group Work/Project

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

M ACROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES 8215

Examination of basic concepts, methodology and problems of

Macroeconomic measurement and aggregate economic activity. money,

banking, international trade and finance. Macroeconomic policy for

economic stability and growth.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

M ICROECONOMIC PRINCIPLES 8217

Basic analysis of individual economic decision making in a market

economy. Consumer behavior and theory of demand; production cost,

theory of supply and firm behavior in different market structures. Public

policy to improve market performance. Resource markets.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Projected Offering: Spring

M ANAGERIAL E CONOMICS 8313

Analysis of microeconomic forces in managerial decision making. Topics

include: consumer demand and indifference curves; production functions

and cost theories; producer behavior in different market structures;

pricing theories: multiproduct pricing, pricing to deter entry; and transfer

pricing; vertical integration. Evaluation of alternative firm objectives,

and the non-traditional firm. Cost-benefit analysis.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 8217

Projected Offering: Fall

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I NTERNATIONAL E CONOMICS 8323

Analysis of the basic theories and policy issues in international economic

relations. Theories of trade; economic growth and trade; tariffs, quotas,

and other barriers of trade; custom unions and common markets.

Currency systems, exchange rate adjustments, balance of payments,

balance of payments adjustments, and U.S. commercial policy. Major

paper required.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Seminar

Prerequisites: 8215

Projected Offering: Spring — odd years

G LOBAL E CONOMIC I SSUES 8329

Seminar course offers in-depth study on current issues of interest in

international economics.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Seminar

Prerequisites: 8215

Projected Offering: Spring — odd years

M ANAGEMENT I NFORMATION S YSTEMS 8331

The roles of information processing in managerial decision making. The

structure of information systems; development; management computing

technology, data processing, and information assurance. Applications

within major functional subsystems of management.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project/Laboratory

Projected Offering: Spring

D ATABASE S YSTEMS 8337

Examination of the fundamental concepts of database management.

Database design, database languages and database-system

implementation. Analysis of the role of databases in the decision making

process and their use in strategic planning. A project to develop a

database management system is required.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 8331

Projected Offering: Fall

PUBLIC S ECTOR E CONOMICS 8343

Application of Economic logic to public sector issues; market failure

and the economic rationale for government intervention; public choice

and public goods; analysis of taxation and government expenditure

policy; examination of selected taxes and expenditure classifications.

Credit Hours: 3.0

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Prerequisites: 8215, 8217

Projected Offering: Spring — even years

FINANCIAL A CCOUNTING 8346

Accounting process as a system for communicating financial information

to internal and external users in both profit-based and non-profit setting.

Fundamental financial accounting concepts related to the balance sheet,

income statement, and statement of cash flows. Managerial accounting

issues related to cost analysis and its role in decision-making and control.

Focus on the decision-usefulness of accounting information from the

perspective of the user. Extensive analytical problem-solving, both

structured and unstructured.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Projected Offering: Fall

M ANAGERIAL A CCOUNTING 8348

The examination of cost information in decision making for both the

short and long terms. Topics include the different costing systems, cost

behavior and estimation, standard costing and variance analysis, along

with flexible budgets and control of overhead costs. Extensive analytical

problem solving, including the use of cases.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 8346

Projected Offering: Spring

FINANCIAL M ANAGEMENT 8349

Application of financial theory, tools and methods to managerial decision-

making with a goal of value maximization through effective cash flow

management. Focus is on the investment decision (asset risk, time-value

of money, cost of capital, discounted cash flow analysis) and the

financing decision (financial risk, use of leverage, capital structure).

Some coverage of financial markets. Extensive analytical problem solving,

including the use of cases.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 3213, 8346

Projected Offering: Spring

Q UANTITATIVE M ETHODS 8351

Introduction to techniques of quantitative analysis. Applications of

probability and statistical analysis. Applied decision theory, break-even

analysis, marginal analysis and investment decision. Use of econometric

methods, simple and multiple linear regression models, curve fitting,

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and time series analysis. Coverage of some classical optimization

techniques and inventory management. Problem solving, computer

applications, and case studies.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 3213

Projected Offering: Fall

I NFORMATION S YSTEMS FOR M ANAGERS 8353

Further development of the principles of MIS introduced in 8331,

especially as they relate to U.S. Coast Guard applications. Topics

analyzed include Information Systems (IS) management in a historical

perspective, IS at the management and functional levels, IS and the end

user, the future of IS, and a review of IS applications in the U.S. Coast

Guard. Extensive use of cases.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project/Cases

Prerequisites: 8331

Projected Offering: Spring

H UMAN R ESOURCES M ANAGEMENT 8357

Personnel/Human Resources Management concepts. An in-depth

analysis of the Human Resource functional areas including recruitment,

selection, performance evaluation, promotion, retention, EEO guidelines,

and Federal regulations. Term paper.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar/Cases/Project

Prerequisites: 8211

Projected Offering: Fall

N EGOTIATIONS AND C ONFLICT IN T EAMS 8358

In-depth analysis of concepts relating to conflict, negotiation, influence,

and power, as applied to decision making in a team environment. Topics

include integrated and distributed bargaining, bases of power, influence

tactics and strategies, decision making, and threats to team effectiveness.

Extensive use of exercises, cases, and student presentations.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 8211

Projected Offering: Fall — even years

T RANSPORTATION E CONOMICS AND POLICY 8361

Examine analytical frameworks and policy issues in transportation

economics. Topics include demand for transportation service, cost and

pricing, economic efficiency, and mode-specific analytical and political

issues including government regulation and deregulation. Case Studies.

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Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Seminar

Prerequisites: 8215, 8217

Corequisites: 8313

Projected Offering: Spring — odd years

O PERATIONS R ESEARCH 8363

The study of applications of operations research techniques to

managerial decision-making such as linear programming, transportation

and assignment algorithms, network analysis, dynamic programming,

and game theory. Exposure to industrial applications: maintenance and

production scheduling, project planning and management. Emphasis on

problem solving, computer applications and case studies.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Cases

Prerequisites: 3213, 8351

Projected Offering: Fall

L EADERSHIP AND O RGANIZATIONAL D EVELOPMENT 8366

Examination of leadership issues in an organizational framework. Topics

include a historical review of organizational management thought;

leadership theories with organizational applications; organizational

diagnosis and analysis; organizational culture, change, and

improvement; and concepts that relate to leading public organizations

(such as organizational vision, parallel systems, and quality concepts).

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 8211

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

I NTRODUCTION TO I NVESTMENT T HEORY 8417

This course is an introduction to the modern investment theory. Major

topics include utility theory, mean-variance portfolio construction, the

Capital Asset Pricing model (CAPM), Arbitrage Pricing Theory (APT),

efficient market hypotheses, interest rate theories, valuation of financial

assets and their derivatives, as well as investment analysis and asset

allocation to meet investment objectives.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 3213, 8217, 8349

Projected Offering: Fall — odd years

I NTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL M ANAGEMENT 8421

This course addresses financial decision-making and operations in an

international context. Principal topics are: international monetary system;

forward/spot market relationships; international interest parity

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relationships, interest rate and currency derivatives; exchange rate risk

management; international financial institutions; international equity

markets and portfolio management; and capital budgeting and valuation

in the environment of a multinational concern.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 8349

Projected Offering: Fall — even years

M ANAGEMENT C ONTROL 8423

Study of the management control function in public, private, and

governmental organizations: planning, programming, budgeting,

operating and measurement, reporting and evaluation. Introduction to

government and not-for-profit accounting and application of basic cost

accounting concepts.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Seminar/Class

Prerequisites: 8215,8217

Corequisites: 8346

Projected Offering: Fall — odd years

M ANAGERIAL PSYCHOLOGY 8429

The course will be taught as a graduate seminar style where students

will have responsibility to lead class discussions. It will be rigorous

reading intensive study of advanced behavioral science topics such as

MBTI, Transactional Analysis, Motivation, Commitment, Emotional

Intelligence.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Seminar

Prerequisites: 8211

Corequisites: 8366

Projected Offering: Spring — odd years

D IRECTED S TUDIES IN E CONOMICS 8439

An in-depth, major research effort in an area of mutual interest to cadet

and faculty member directing study. Directed Studies proposal must be

submitted in writing and approved by the Department Head, applicable

Section Head, and sponsoring faculty member.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Directed Studies

Prerequisites: 8215, 8217, 8313

Restrictions: 1/c Cadet Management Majors only,

Approval of Department Head

Projected Offering: Spring

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M ARKETING 8443

Marketing concepts and their relationship to strategic management of

private, public, and not-for-profit organizations. Marketing mix, market

segmentation, product differentiation, demographics, and advertising,

promotion, distribution. Marketing of services and marketing’s role in

governmental organizations.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Cases

Corequisites: 8217, 8348

Projected Offering: Fall

PUBLIC M ANAGEMENT C ONSULTING 8445

Management consulting project with Coast Guard units and/or

governmental and not-for-profit organizations. Topics of emphasis vary

with projects. Detailed project report and client presentation required.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Project/Seminar

Prerequisites: 8357 and 8447

Restrictions: 1/c Management Majors only

Projected Offering: Spring

S TRATEGIC M ANAGEMENT 8447

Strategy and policy development in the private and public sectors.

Emphasis on environmental analysis, strategic advantage profile, social

responsibility, and ethics. The relationships of finance, personnel,

marketing, and structure to policy decisions. Case studies/simulation.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Cases/Project

Prerequisites: 8215, 8217, 8346, 8349, and 8366

Restrictions: 1/c Management Majors only

Projected Offering: Fall

I NFORMATION T ECHNOLOGY IN O RGANIZATIONS 8455

In-depth examination of fundamental technological and managerial issues

relevant to information technology management in the U.S. Coast Guard.

Topics of emphasis include: computer architecture, network theory, and

system administration, analytical processes in determining an

organization’s information technology needs, and the Coast Guard’s IT

plan. Structured to address state of the market and research

developments in IT. A project with emphasis on real-world applicability

is required.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class/Project/Laboratory

Prerequisites: 8331 or permission of the instructor

Projected Offering: Fall

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S ELECTED T OPICS IN L EADERSHIP 8459

In depth examination of advanced leadership topics. Specific course

content will vary based on emerging leadership theory, institutional and

organizational needs, and student desires. Potential topic areas include

intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation, commitment vs. compliance,

transformational leadership, visionary leadership, responsibility and

accountability, strategic leadership, establishing and communicating a

vision, communication and decision-making. Includes extensive reading,

research, case writing, and a comprehensive writing assignment.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Class

Prerequisites: 8366

Restrictions: 1/c Cadets only

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

D IRECTED S TUDIES IN FINANCE 8468

Provides the student an opportunity to work closely with a faculty

member in an area of mutual interest. Potential topics include, but are

not limited to, investment theory, risk management, option pricing, and

advanced topics in corporate finance. Directed Studies proposal must

be submitted in writing and approved by the Department Head, applicable

Section Head, and sponsoring faculty member prior to the beginning of

the semester.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Directed Studies

Restrictions: 1/c Management majors only

Projected Offering: Spring

D IRECTED S TUDIES IN M ANAGEMENT 8469

An in-depth, major research effort in an area of mutual interest to cadet

and faculty member directing study. Directed Studies proposal must be

submitted in writing and approved by the Department Head, applicable

Section Head, and sponsoring faculty member prior to the beginning of

the semester.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Directed Studies

Restrictions: 1/c Management Majors only,

Approval of Department Head

Projected Offering: Fall and Spring

D IRECTED S TUDIES IN I NFO S YS & DECISION S CIENCES 8479

Provides the student with an opportunity to work closely with a faculty
member in an area of mutual interest. Potential topics include, but are
not limited to, development of database applications, web applications,

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in information systems and decision sciences. Project proposals must

be approved prior to the beginning of the semester.

Credit Hours: 3.0

Format: Directed Studies

Prerequisites: 8331, 8337, 8445, and 3335,

or equivalent courses
Projected Offering: Spring

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Course Title F S F S F S F S
0901 FCAOP F F F F
0924 Connecticut College F S F S F S F S
0925 Scholar’s Project F S F S F S F S
0940 Peer Tutoring F S F S F S F S
0941 Peer Tutoring F S F S F S F S
1116 Statics & Engr Dsgn F S F S F S F S
1204 Eng Material Science S S S S
1206 Strngth of Materials F F F F
1208 Intro Mech Engr Dsgn F F F F
1211 Dynamics S S S S
1218 Elec Engineering I F F F F
1222 Sgnls/Sys & Trnsfrms S S S S
1301 Civil Engr Mtrls (T) F F F F
1302 Civil Engr Materials F F F F
1304 Soil Mechanics/Found S S S S
1309 Environmental Engr I F F F F
1313 Steel Design S S S S
1317 Struct Analysis I F F F F
1320 Intro to Elec Engr F S F S F S F S
1321 Elec Cir & Machines F F F F
1322 Linear Circuits F F F F
1324 Digital Circ/Cmp Sys S S S S
1326 Electromech Sys S S S S
1327 Acoustics and Music S S S S
1340 Fluid Mechanics F F F F
1342 Prin of Naval Arch S S S S
1346 Experimental Methods F F F F
1351 Thermodynamics F F F F
1353 Thermal Systems Dsgn S S S S
1358 Intro to C++ Prog F F F F
1362 Software Design I S S S S
1366 Intro to GUI Prog F F F F
1370 Mechanisms S S S S
1395 Projects in Engr F S F S F S F S
1401 Const Proj Mgmt F F F F
1402 Civil Eng Design S S S S
1407 Enviromntl Engr II S S S S
1408 Surveying F F F
1411 Reinf Concrete Dsgn F F F F
1415 Environmental Engr F F F F
1417 Structural Analysis II S S S S
1419 Dir Studies in C E F S F S F S F S
1420 Antennas & Propagatn F F F F
1422 Communication Syst F F F F
1424 Computer Cntrl Sys S S S S
1426 Prjcts El/Cmp Engr I F F F F
1429 Digital Signal Prcss S S S S
1431 Electronic Nav Syst F F
1432 Computer Comms & Ntwks S S S S
1435 Intro Aerodynamics S S S S
1436 Prjcts El/Cmp Engr II S S S S

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Course Title F S F S F S F S
1439 Dir Studies/EE F S F S F S F S
1439 Dir.Studies in EE F S F S F S F S
1440 Machine Design F F F F
1442 Prin of Ship Design F F F F
1444 Ship Dsgn/Syst Intgr S S S S
1446 Mechanical Engr Dsgn S S S S
1453 Ship Propulsion Dsgn F F F F
1455 Ship Structures F F F F
1458 Software Design II F F F F
1459 Heat Transfer S S S S
1460 Mch Ctrl of Dyn Sys F F F F
1462 Finite Element Anlys S S S S
1469 Dir Studies/NAME F S F S F S F S
1479 Dir Studies/ME F S F S F S F S
1480 Design Project Mgt F F F F
2101 Prin of Expstry Wrtn F F F F
2111 Eng Comp & Speech F S F S F S F S
2121 Art of Effctv Wrtng F F F F
2123 Intro to Literature F S F S F S F S
2125 Intro to Lit (H) S S S S
2141 History of the US F S F S F S F S
2193 Morals and Ethics F S F S F S F S
2233 Intro to Spanish S S S S
2235 Spanish I F F F F
2237 Spanish II S S S S
2259 Prin of Amer Govt F F F F
2261 Amer Foreign Policy S S S S
2263 American Government F S F S F S F S
2283 Evaluation & Cnslng S S S S
2323 Hum/World Lit: Arts S S S S
2324 Hum/World Lit: Lat Am S S
2325 Hum/World Lit: Pol/Hist S S S S
2333 Slctd Topics in Lit S S S S
2335 Spanish III F F F F
2337 Spanish IV S S S S
2338 Latin American Hist F F
2341 Europe Since 1789 S S S S
2345 World War II F F
2351 Great European Ldrs F F F F
2357 Russia S S S S
2360 Sel Topics in Phlsphy S S S S
2361 Western Pol Theory S S S S
2365 Comparative Politics S S S S
2367 Interntl Relations S S S S
2372 Political Partcptn F F
2381 Social Psychology F F F F
2389 Law and the Courts S S
2391 Criminal Justice F S F S F S F S
2421 Dir Stds/Humanities F S F S F S F S
2425 Senior Honors Smnr F S F S F S F S
2429 Creative Writing S S
2441 Civil War Era F F
2449 Dir Studies/Philos F S F S F S F S
2454 Amer in Nuclear Age S S

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Course Title F S F S F S F S
2457 Public Policymaking F F F F
2459 Dir Studies/History F S F S F S F S
2461 Congress & Prsdncy F F
2463 US Maritime Hist/Pol F F F F
2467 Global Plcy Studies S S S S
2469 Natl Security Policy F F F F
2471 Area Studies F F F F
2472 Drugs Policy S S
2474 Politics of Int Econ S S
2476 Democracy in America S S S S
2479 Dir Studies/Govt F S F S F S F S
2489 Dir Studies/Psy F S F S F S F S
2493 Maritime Law Enfcmnt F S F S F S F S
2495 Legal Affairs S S S S
2496 International Law F F F F
2497 Constitutional Law S S S S
2498 Senior Thesis F S F S F S F S
2499 Dir Studies/Law F S F S F S F S
3107 Intro to Calculus F F F F
3111 Calculus I F S F S F S F S
3115 Calculus II (V) F F F F
3117 Calculus II F S F S F S F S
3211 Multivariable Calc F S F S F S F S
3213 Probability & Stat F S F S F S F S
3215 Differential Eqtns F S F S F S F S
3221 Linear Algebra F F F F
3231 Linear Optimization S S S S
3237 Discrete Mathematics S S S S
3301 Adv Engineering Math S S S S
3311 Advanced Calculus S S S S
3333 Network and Nonlin Optim F F F F
3335 Visual Basic S S S S
3341 Probability Theory F F F F
3343 Mathematical Stats S S S S
3351 Probability Models S S S S
3417 Numerical Analysis S S S S
3441 Expl Data Analysis F F F F
3447 Linear Regression F F F F
3453 Decision Models F F F F
3463 Simulation w/ Risk Analy S S S S
3471 Operations Analysis S S S S
3479 Dir Studies/OR F S F S F S F S
4102 Physiology of Fitness I F F F F
4103 Personal Defense I S S S S
4111 Swimming I F F F F
4112 Physiology of Fitness I S S S S
4202 CPR Prof Rescuer F S F S F S F S
4204 Lifetime Sports II/RQB F S F S F S F S
4211 Swimming II F S F S F S F S
4212 Emergency Response F S F S F S F S
4303 Personal Defense II F S F S F S F S
4304 Lifetime Sports II: TS F S F S F S F S
4311 Swimming III F S F S F S F S

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Course Title F S F S F S F S
4314 Lifetime SportsIII/Golf
F S F S F S F S
4401 Water Safety Inst
F S F S F S F S
4403 Martial Arts
S S S S
4404 Selected Sports
F S F S F S F S
4405 Adventure Sports I
F F F F
4406 Aerobics/Sel Sp
F S F S F S F S
4407 Dance
F S F S F S F S
4408 Water Safety Inst
F S F S F S F S
4409 Horseback Riding
F S F S F S F S
4411 Scuba Diving
F S F S F S F S
4414 Advanced Golf/Sel Sp
F S F S F S F S
4415 Adventure Sports II
S S S S
4424 Skiing/Adv Golf
S S S S
4434 Skiing/Selected Sports
S S S S
4439 Theory of Coaching
F S F S F S F S
4459 Athletic Wellness
F S F S F S F S
4499 Dir Studies/HPE
F S F S F S F S
5102 Chemistry I
F S F S F S F S
5104 Chemistry I Honors
F F F F
5106 Chemistry II
S S S S
5108 Chemistry II Honors
S S S S
5232 Marine Biology
F F F F
5234 Marine Geology
S S S S
5238 Physical Oceanogrphy
S S S S
5240 Meteorology
F F F F
5247 Projects in Mar Sci
F S F S F S F S
5262 Physics I
F F F F
5266 Physics II
S S S S
5306 Physical Chemistry
F F F F
5312 Analytical Methods
S S S S
5334 Marine Forecasting
F S F S F S F S
5341 Marine Pollution
S S
5342 Bio/Chem Oceans
S S S S
5350 Ocean Dynamics
F F F F
5352 Ocean Circulation
S S S S
5364 Semi-conductor Phys
S S S S
5366 Astronomy
F F F F
5389 Dir Studies/Physics
F S F S F S F S
5401 Inorganic Chemistry
S S S S
5402 Organic Chemistry
F F F F
5415 Hazardous Materials
S S S S
5419 Chem Eng Principles
F F F F
5421 Projects in Chem
F S F S F S F S
5429 Research in Chem
F S F S F S F S
5430 Remote Sensing
S S
5434 Fisheries Biology
F F F F
5436 Coastal Oceanography
F F F F
5442 Oceanography
F S F S F S F S
5445 Fisheries Management
S S S S
5459 Research in Mar Sci
F S F S F S F S
5475 Introduction to GIS
S S
5477 Optics
F F
6112 Nautical Science I
F S F S F S F S

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Course Title F S F S F S F S
6214 Nautical Science II F S F S F S F S
6316 Nautical Science III F S F S F S F S
6418 Nautical Science IV F S F S F S F S
8211 Org Behavior/Ldrshp F S F S F S F S
8215 Macroeconomic Prin F S F S F S F S
8217 Microeconomic Prin S S S S
8313 Managerial Economics F F F F
8323 International Economics S S
8329 Global Economic Issues S S
8331 Management Info Sys S S S S
8337 Database Systems F F F F
8343 Public Sector Economics S S
8346 Financial Accounting F F F F
8348 Managerial Accounting S S S S
8349 Financial Management S S S S
8351 Quantitative Methods F F F F
8353 Info Sys For Mgrs S S S S
8357 Human Resource Mgt F F F F
8358 Negt & Conflict in Teams F F
8361 Transportation Economics S S
8363 Operations Research F F F F
8366 Ldrshp & Orgn Dvlmnt F S F S F S F S
8417 Investment Theory F F
8421 Int Finance Mgmt F F
8423 Management Control F F
8429 Managerial Psychology S S S
8439 Dir Studies/Econ S S S
8443 Marketing F F F F
8445 Public Mgmt Consult S S S S
8447 Strategic Management F F F F
8455 Info Tchnlgy in Org F F F F
8459 Sel Topics in Ldrshp F S F S F S F S
8468 Dir Studies in Finance S S S S
8469 Dir Studies/Mgmt F S F S F S F S
8479 Dir Studies in IS/DS S S S S

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 P ART VI — DIRECTORY
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Kenneth T. Venuto, Rear Admiral, Commandant (G-W)
David S. Belz, Rear Admiral, Commandant (G-O)
Sally Brice-O’Hara, Rear Admiral, LANTAREA/Fifth District
Erroll M. Brown, Rear Admiral, Commandant (G-S)
Paul E. Busick, Rear Admiral, (Ret.)
John “Jack” Costello, Vice Admiral, (Ret.) CG Foundation
John Crowley, Rear Admiral, Commandant (G-L), Non-BOT Member
Thomas H. Gilmour, Rear Admiral, Commandant (G-M)
Nathaniel Heiner, Ph.D., Commandant (G-CIT) Ex-Officio Member
Mr. Robert Horowitz Commandant (G-CFP)
Richard R. Houck, Rear Admiral, Commandant (G-CRC)
Peter W. Melera, Chief of Military Operations, USCG Auxiliary
Robert C. Olsen, Rear Admiral, Superintendent, USCG Academy
Robert J. Papp, Jr., Commandant (G-WT)
Clifford I. Pearson, Rear Admiral, Commandant (G-CIT)
Richard W. Schneider, Rear Admiral, USCGR, Ret., President, Norwich
University
Walter R. Somerville, Commandant (G-H)
James Thomas, Captain, Assistant Superintendent, U. S. Coast Guard
Academy
Frank A. Welch, Command Master Chief Petty Officer, Commandant
(G-CMCPO)

EMERITI

Distinguished Professors Emeriti

Robert G. Boggs, Professor, Ph.D., P.E.

Thomas D. Combs, Jr., Captain, USCG (Ret.), Ph.D.

Albert L. Lawrence, Captain, USCG (Ret., Dec.)

Nathan L. Marvin, Professor, (Dec.), M.A.

Nelson W. Nitchman, Professor, (Dec.) B.A.

Ephraim P. Rivard, Captain, USCG (Ret., Dec.)

Stanley L. Smith, Captain, USCG (Ret.), M.S.

Roderick M. White, Captain, USCG (Ret.), Sc.D.

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Professors Emeriti
Gaston N. Buron, Professor, Ph.D. (Posthumously)

J. Richard Christman, Professor, Ph.D.

Attilio E. DeFilippis, Associate Professor, M.A.

Robert L. DeMichiell, Captain, USCG (Ret.), Ph.D.

Robert Dixon, Jr., Assistant Professor

John R. Donnellan, Associate Professor, M.S.

Joseph B. Egan, Captain, USCG (Ret.), Ph.D.

Paul F. Foye, Captain, USCG (Ret.), M.A. (Posthumously)

Bruce S. Gathy, Professor, Ph.D.

Otto E. Graham, Captain, USCG (Ret.), B.A.

Wayne R. Grondlund, Captain, USCG (Ret.), Ph.D.

J. Barton Hoag, Captain, USCG, (Ret.) Ph.D. (Posthumously)

Paul H. Johnson, Associate Professor, M.A., M.A.L.S.

Raymond A. Kambeitz, Associate Professor, M.S.

Frank S. Kapral, Captain, USCG (Ret.), M.S.

Leonard J. Kelly, Captain, USCG (Ret.), Ph.D.

Irving H. King, Professor, Ph.D.

Ronald C. Kollmeyer, Captain, USCG (Ret.), Ph.D.

Saul Krasner, Professor, Ph.D. (Dec.)

John B. Mahon, Captain, USCG (Ret.), M.A.

Jordon L. Pecile, Professor, M.A.

Earl H. Potter III, Captain, USCG (Ret.), Ph.D.

Robert E. Reed-Hill, Captain, USCG (Ret., Dec.)

Larry E. Rutledge, Associate Professor, M.S.

David A. Sandell, Captain, USCG (Ret.), Ph.D.

William A. Sanders, Supervisory Professor, Ph.D.

Carl W. Selin, Captain, USCG (Ret.), Ph.D.

Bruce C. Skinner, Captain, USCG (Ret.), Nav.E

Douglas S. Tolderlund, Professor, Ph.D.

Sherman S. Weidenbaum, Professor, Ph.D.

Ronald A. Wells, Captain, USCG (Ret.), Ph.D.

Malcolm J. Williams, Captain, USPHS (Ret.), Ph.D.

Jimmie D. Woods, Captain, USCG (Ret.), Ph.D.

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Office of the Superintendent
Robert C. Olsen, Rear Admiral, USCG, M.S., Superintendent
James Thomas, Captain, USCG, B.S., Assistant Superintendent
Jeff Creighton, Master Chief, USCG, Command Enlisted Advisor
Timothy J. Ciampaglio, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, M.S., Planning
Officer
Frances Smith, Ensign, B.S., Assistant Planning Officer
Sean Carroll, Lieutenant, USCG, M.B.A., Superintendent’s Aide

Institutional Research
Erica L. Mohr, Lieutenant, USCG, Assistant Director, Institutional
Research
Robert R. Kistner, Lieutenant, USCG, Research and Assessment

Chaplain’s Office
Stephen B. Rock, Captain, USCG, M.A., Command Chaplain
Debra E. McGuire, Commander, USCG, D.Min., Protestant Chaplain
Brian J. Haley, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, D.Min., Protestant
Chaplain

Civil Rights Office

Joann P. Miller, B.S., Civil Rights/EEO Officer
Tami Floodine, Lieutenant, USCG, B.S., Federal Womens’ Program
Manager
Jose Gonzalez, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Hispanic Employment
Program Manager

Legal
Nelson Nelson, Commander, USCG, J.D., Principal Legal Officer
Kristen A. Bald, Lieutenant, USCG, J.D., Staff Attorney
Timothy G. Stueve, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, J.D., Principal
Assistant Legal Officer

Museum
Cindee Herrick, M.A., Museum Curator

Center for Counseling and Development

Robert Murray, Ph.D., Professor, Chief Cadet Counselor
Pamela A. Moulton, M.S., Cadet Counselor
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ACADEMIC DIVISION
Howard C. Dunn, Ph.D., Supervisory Professor, P.E., Dean of
Academics
Rita J. Smith, Administrative Assistant
Lucretia A. Flammang, Commander, USCG, Ph.D., Associate Professor,
Associate Dean (collateral)
Michael E. Senecal, Commander, USCG, Assistant Dean (collateral)
Gwendolyn R. Stevens, Ph.D., Professor, Director, Academic
Resources

Registrar
Phillip G. Boeding, M.S., Professor, Registrar
Mary J. Crevier, M.A., Associate Registrar

Library
Patricia A. Daragan, M.L.S., Director of the Library

Nijole M. Crane, M.L.S., Reference Librarian

Richard Everett, Head, Reference & Instruction

Andrew Gardner, M.L.S., Systems and Technical Services

Mary Anne Golda, Cataloging Librarian

Engineering Department
David F. Mazurek, Ph.D., Professor, P.E., Department Head
Civil Engineering Department
Jonathan C. Russell, Commander, USCG, Ph.D., Associate Professor,
Section Chief
Kevin Collins, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Patrick M. McMillin, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, M.S., Assistant
Professor
David J. Palazzetti, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, M.S., Assistant
Professor, P.E.
Sharon Zelmanowitz, Ph.D., Professor, P.E.

Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering

Richard J. Hartnett, Captain, USCG, Ph.D., Professor, P.E., Section
Chief
Keith Gross, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Herbert H. Holland, M.S., Instructor
Suzanne E. Landry, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, M.S., Assistant
Professor
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 Michael E. McKaughan, Ph.D., Professor

Michael F. Nasitka, Lieutenant, USCG, M.S.E.E., Instructor
Thomas Routhier, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, M.S., Assistant
Professor
Joseph E. Staier, Lieutenant, USCG, M.S., Assistant Professor,
Instructor

Mechanical Engineering Department

Vincent Wilczynski, Commander, USCG, Ph.D., Associate Professor,
Section Chief
David C. Clippinger, Lieutenant, USCG, M.S., Instructor
Gregg W. Dixon, Ph.D., Professor
Carla J. Egelhoff, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Eric J. Ford, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, M.S.M.E, Assistant
Professor

Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Section

Kurt J. Colella, Commander, USCG, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Section
Chief
Michael J. Corl, Lieutenant, USCG, M.S., Instructor
Ross A. Stroebel, Lieutenant, USCG, Instructor
Todd E. Taylor, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Humanities Department
Robert C. Ayer, Captain, USCG, Ph.D., Professor, Department Head

Law Section
Bill Brubaker, Captain, USCG, J.D., Professor, Section Chief
Andrew J. Norris, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, J.D., Assistant
Professor

English Composition & Literature Section

Jose Gonzalez, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Section Chief

Robert Dowling, Ph.D., Instructor

Anne A. Flammang, Commander, USCG, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Faye R. Ringel, Ph.D., Professor

Karen A. Wink, Ph.D., Assistant Professor

Government/History/Ethics Section
Erik Wingrove-Haugland, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Section Chief

John C. Dettleff, Lieutenant, USCG, M.P.P., Instructor

Gary Donato, M.A., Adjunct Instructor

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 Jennifer A. Mahr, Lieutenant, USCG, M.A.L.D., Instructor

Brigid M. Pavilonis, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, M.A., Assistant
Professor
Joseph E. Vorbach, Commander, USCG, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Alexander Waid, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Nils H. Wessell, Ph.D., Professor
Judith A. Youngman, Ph.D., Professor
Richard Zuczek, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Mathematics Department
Mark B. Case, Captain, USCG, Ph.D., Professor, Department Head
Lara A. Anderson, Lieutenant, USCG, M.S., Instructor
Phil A. Ero, Lieutenant, USCG, M.S., Instructor
Eric Johnson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Kathy B. Krystinik, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Kevin C. Mahoney, Lieutenant, USCG, M.S., Instructor
Ernest J. Manfred, D.A., Professor
Janet A. McLeavey, Ph.D., Professor
Kurt A. Sebastian, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, M.S., Assistant
Professor
John M. Stone, Lieutenant, M.S., Instructor
Craig S. Swirbliss, Commander, USCG, M.S., Associate Professor
Joseph J. Wolcin, Ph.D., Professor

Science Department
Robert J. Fuller, Captain, USCG, Ph.D., Professor, Department Head

Chemistry Section
Richard W. Sanders, Commander, USCG, Ph.D., Associate Professor,
Section Chief
Timothy M. Cummins, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, M.S., Assistant
Professor
Anthony P. Davis, Lieutenant, USCG, M.S., Instructor
Glenn S. Frysinger, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Richard B. Gaines, Captain, USCG, Ph.D., Professor
Robert S. Keister, Lieutenant, USCG, M.S., Instructor
Wayne MacKenzie, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, M.S., Assistant
Professor
Eric J. Miller, Lieutenant, USCG, M.S., Instructor, P.E.

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 Kurtis L. Virkaitis, Lieutenant, USCG, M.S., Instructor

Marine Science Section

Michael A. Alfultis, Commander, USCG, Ph.D., Associate Professor,
Section Chief
Linda M. Huzzey, Ph.D., Professor
Karina L. Mrakovcich, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Sam Wainright, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Byron Willeford, Lieutenant, USCG, M.S., Instructor

Physics Section
James R. Dire, Commander, USCG, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Section
Chief
Richard T. Close, Ph.D., Professor
Michele Fitzpatrick, USCG Ret., M.S., Adjunct Instructor
Richard N. Paolino, Ph.D., Associate Professor

Leadership & Management Department

John B. McDermott, Commander, USCG, Ph.D., Associate Professor,
Department Head
Sean M. Carroll, Lieutenant, USCG, M.B.A., Instructor
Ben Cooper, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, M.B.A., Assistant
Professor
Edwin T. Diaz-Rosario, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, M.S.,
Instructor, Assistant Professor
Laurel Goulet, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Jonathan D. Heller, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, M.B.A., Assistant
Professor
Philip I. Mathew, Ph.D., Professor
David W. Weber, Ph.D., Professor

ADMISSIONS DIVISION
Susan D. Bibeau, Captain, USCG, M.S., Director of Admissions
Clarke Bashelor, Commander, USCG, B.A., Associate Director of
Admissions

Recruiting
Sean Bennett, Ensign, USCG, B.S., Admissions Officer
Christine Fern, Lieutenant, USCG, B.S., Outreach Coordinator, CGRIT
Coordinator

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 Patrick A. Knowles, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, M.S., Assistant

Professor, A.C.S., Director of Recruiting
Chris A. McMunn, Lieutenant, USCG, M.S., Admissions Officer
Eric S. Runyon, Ensign, USCG, B.A., Admissions Officer
Elizabeth M. Toycen, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, USCG, B.S.,
Admissions Officer
Yamasheka Young, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, USCG, B.S., Admissions
Officer/NAPS Coordinator

Marketing
Elaine Fitzgerald, Lieutenant, USCG, B.S., Director of Marketing

Support
Robert Moore, Lieutenant, USCG, B.S., Director of Support

ATHLETICS DIVISION
Raymond Cieplik, Ph.D., Professor, Director of Athletics
Peter K. Barry, M.A., Professional Faculty, Head Baseball Coach
and Head Basketball Coach (Men)
Robert Bono, Basketball Coach (Associate)
Steve Eldridge, M.S., Professional Faculty, Wrestling/Cross Country
(Men)
Leroy E. Falconi, Cross Country (Women)
Dana R. Fleischman, Assistant Football Coach and Director of
Intramurals
Stacy Ford, A.T.C., Assistant Athletic Trainers
Bill George, M.S., Professional Faculty, Head Football Coach
Patty D. Giannattasio, Head Volleyball Coach
U. C. Grant, Assistant Football
Steve Hargis, B.S., Head Crew/Rowing Coach
Robert S. Keister, Lieutenant, USCG, M.S., Head Rifle Coach
Donna Koczajowski, M.S., Professional Faculty, Head Softball Coach
Allen L. Kruger, Sailing Coach
Raymond Laforte, M.S., Professional Faculty, Assistant Football
Art Lamoureux, B.S., Athletic Operations Director
Mike Nasitka, Lieutenant, USCG, M.S., Instructor, Head Pistol Coach
Ken Niedzwiecki, A.T.C., Head Athletic Trainer
Chris Parsons, M.S., Professional Faculty, Head Soccer Coach (Men)
Eric I. Reisinger, A.T.C., Assistant Athletic Trainers

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 Daniel Rose, M.S., Professional Faculty, Track (Indoor/Outdoor) (M

& W)
Alexander O. Simonka, USCG Ret., B.S., Head Basketball Coach
(Women)
Jason S. Southard, B.S., Sports Information Director
John P. Westkott, M.S., Professional Faculty, Head Swimming Coach
(Men/Women)
Department of Physical Education
Lynn E. Couturier, Professional Faculty, Department Head

CADET DIVISION
Douglas Wisniewski, Captain, USCG, M.S., Commandant of Cadets
Raymond Pulver, Commander, USCG, B.S., Assistant Commandant of
Cadets
Herbert H. Eggert, Lieutenant, USCG, B.S., ALFA Company Officer
Michael Turdo, Lieutenant, USCG, B.S., BRAVO Company Officer
David Ramassini, Lieutenant, USCG, B.S., CHARLIE Company Officer
Aurora Fleming, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, USCG, B.S., DELTA
Company Officer
Steven J. Bosau, Lieutenant, USCG, B.S., ECHO Company Officer
Nell Ero, Lieutenant, USCG, M.S., FOXTROT Company Officer
Kevin Lyons, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, B.S., GOLF Company
Officer
Joseph J. Sundland, Lieutenant, USCG, B.S., HOTEL Company Officer

USCGC Eagle
Eric J. Shaw, Captain, USCG, Ph.D., Commanding Officer
Andrea M. Marcille, M.S., Lieutenant Commander, USCG, Executive
Officer

Cadet Activities
Margaret J. Bowen, Cadet Social Activities

Robert G. Newton, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Cadet Vocal Activities

Cadet Professional Development

Craig Gilbert, Commander, USCG, B.S., Chief, Training & Assessment
Matthew T. Bell, Commander, USCG, M.S., Associate Professor, Chief,
Nautical Science

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 Eric Casler, Lieutenant, USCG, B.S., Instructor

Jonathan Chavanne, Lieutenant, USN, B.S., Instructor
Jon Davignon, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, USCG, B.S., Instructor
Christopher W. Forando, Lieutenant, USCG, B.S., Instructor
Jeff Haukom, Lieutenant, USCG, B.S., Instructor
Andrew Lawrence, Lieutenant, USCG, B.S., Instructor
Jaclyn Obar, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, USCG, B.S., Instructor
Glenn W. Philibert, Senior Chief, USCG
Steven Ramassini, Lieutenant, USCG, B.S., Instructor
Jay Caputo, Lieutenant, Summer Training Coordinator
Elizabeth Keister, Lieutenant, USCG, B.S., Instructor, SCANTS
Supervisor/Coordinator
John Nickerson, Commander, B.S., Chief, Professional Development

Cadet Support
Dave Fuka, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, B.S., Chief, Support Branch

Waterfront
Allen L. Kruger, Chief, Sailing & Seamanship

COMPTROLLER DIVISION
Steve Finton, Commander, USCG, M.B.A., A.S.M.C., Comptroller

Financial Management Branch

Fred W. Hoyle, Branch Chief

Coast Guard Exchange System

Tom Birch, Retail Operations Manager

INFORMATION SERVICES DIVISION

Chris G. Kmiecik, Commander, USCG, M.S., Division Chief

Support Branch
Karen A. Smith, B.S., Branch Chief

Administrative Systems Branch

Richard F. Roncone, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, M.S., Branch Chief

Communications Branch
Michael V. Coughlin, Senior Chief, USCG, Branch Chief

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FACILITIES ENGINEERING DIVISION

Construction & Engineering Branch
Gregory J. Carabine, M.S., Chief, Construction & Engineering

Public Works Branch

Matthew T. Ruckert, Commander, USCG, M.S., Public Works Officer

HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION

Maura Dollymore, Captain, USPHS, Chief, Health Services
Annette Barbay, Lieutenant Commander, USPHS, Dental Staff
Mark R. Freese, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, Dental Staff
Marc A. Getka, Captain, USPHS, Chief, Outpatient Division
Michael Korale, Captain, USPHS, Chief, Dental Division
Mark R. McClain, Lieutenant Commander, USCG, Pharmacy Office
Katherine Mulligan, Commander, USPHS, Medical Staff
Richard Shumway, Lieutenant Commander, USPHS, Physical
Therapist
Carl J. Tjerandsen, Captain, USPHS, Psychiatrist

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT CENTER

Kevin Marshall, Captain, USCG, Director
Robert Desk, Commander, USCG, Executive Officer

Leadership Quality Institute

Robert R. Buxman, Senior Chief, USCG, A.A., Instructor

Kent R. Chappelka, Lieutenant Commander, M.Ed., M.A., USCG, Chief

Charles D. Coiro, B.S., USCG, Instructor

Mike Conroy, Chief Warrant Officer (W-2), USCG, Instructor

John R. Goulet, Chief, USCG, Instructor

Elizabeth Guyon, Chief, USCG, Instructor

Kevin J. Keeler, Chief, USCG, Instructor

Karen Kimmel, Ph.D., USCG, Instructor

Kenneth King, Chief Warrant Office (W-2), USCG

Raymond W. Kniphuisen, Petty Officer, First Class, USCG, Instructor

Scott Krejci, Lieutenant, Junior grade, B.A., USCG, Instructor

Douglas C. Lee, Master Chief, USCG, Instructor

Dan McIntyre, Chief Warrant Officer (W-4), USCG, A.A., Instructor

Mark Wiggins, Chief, USCG, Instructor

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 Chief Warrant Officer Professional Development School

Peter S. Niles, Lieutenant, USCG, Chief

Guy Cashman, Chief Warrant Officer (W-3), USCG, Assistant Chief

Kathleen Parker, Chief Warrant Office (W-2), USCG, Instructor

Command and Operations School

Jeffrey Lee, Commander, M.P.A.,USCG, School Chief

John E. Downey, Master Chief, USCG, Instructor

Tim Williamson, Lieutenant, USCG, Asst. School Chief

Officer Candidate School

Brian Kelley, Commander, School Chief
Jason C. Aleksak, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, USCG, Instructor
Joseph T. Althouse, Lieutenant, M.A., USCG, Instructor
Robert J. Backhaus, Lieutenant Commander, B.S., USCG, Assistant
Chief
Scott A. Beauregard, Lieutenant, USCG, LAM Section Chief
Luke C. Davignon, Lieutenant, B.S., USCG, B.S., Instructor
Shawn Decker, Lieutenant, B.S., USCG, Instructor
Merideth S. Gillman, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, B.S., USCG, Instructor
Amanda D. Hardgrave, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, USCG, Instructor
Fred S. Ripley, Lieutenant, Junior Grade, USCG, Instructor
E. Wescott, Lieutenant, B.S., USCG, Instructor

PERSONNEL & ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION

Leigh A. Archbold, Commander, USCG, M.S., Chief

Military Personnel Branch

Tami Floodine, Lieutenant, USCG, Chief, Millitary Personnel Branch
Lewis J. Buckley, Captain, USCG, Director, CG Band

Morale Welfare & Recreation Branch

Paula S. Springer, Chief, MWR Branch

Child Development Center

Patricia McIlveen, Director, Child Development Center

CG Personnel Command, New London Detachment

Mary E. Hafey, Civilian Personnel

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Alumni Association
Wayne R. Gronlund, Captain, USCG (Ret.), Ph.D., President
John Maxham, Captain, USCG (Ret.), M.S.M.E., Vice President for
Development

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 A CADEMIC S TATISTICS
ACADEMIC YEAR 2002-2003
Teaching Faculty 104 Total
— Military
60
— Civilian
44
Courses Available
400 Total
Each Semester
117 Average
Sections
375 Average
Section Size
16 Average

CADET CUMULATIVE GRADE POINT AVERAGES, SPRING 2003

Class of 2003 2.89
Class of 2004 2.83
Class of 2005 2.81
Class of 2006 2.77
Corps of Cadets 2.82

CLASS OF 2003 S TATISTICS

Sworn In
325
Graduated
178
Women Graduated
49
International Cadets
5
Graduated with High Honors
19
Graduated with Honors
37
Majors (8)

Civil Engineering
16
Electrical Engineering
12
Mechanical Engineering
27
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
20
Government
30
Operations Research
17
Marine and Environmental Sciences
25
Management
31
Graduation Speaker: The President of the United States,
George W. Bush

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