The Department of
Naval Science offers several programs of instruction for men and women leading
to commissions in the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps. Navy: Navy option students complete a course of instruction tailored
toward a career in the professional communities in the Navy including Surface
Warfare (Conventional and Nuclear Power), Submarine Warfare (Nuclear Power), Aviation,
Explosive Ordnance Disposal, and SEAL. All Navy option scholarship students
must complete the required calculus and calculus-based physics courses by the
end of their sophomore and junior years, respectively, in addition to a full
regimen of naval science courses.
Required Courses (36 credits)
01:640:151-152 Calculus for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (4,4)
or equivalent
01:750:123-124, 227 Analytical Physics (2,2,3) or 01:750:203,204
General Physics (3,3) or equivalent
03:692:101 Introduction to Naval Science (2)
03:692:102 Sea Power and Maritime Affairs
(2)
03:692:103,104 Naval Science Laboratory
(0,0)
03:692:201 Leadership and Management (3)
03:692:202 Navigation (3)
03:692:203,204 Naval Science Laboratory
(0,0)
03:692:301 Naval
Ship Systems I: Engineering (3)
03:692:302 Naval
Ship Systems II: Weapons (3)
03:692:303,304 Naval Science Laboratory
(0,0)
03:692:401 Naval
Operations and Seamanship (3)
03:692:403,404 Naval Science Laboratory
(0,0)
03:692:490 Leadership
and Ethics (3)
Marine: Marine option students follow a similar course of study but replace
several Navy courses with Marine Corps-specific classes required for their
respective career paths. Marine option
students are not required to take calculus or calculus-based physics unless required
for their academic major.
Required Courses (16 credits)
03:692:101 Introduction to Naval Science (2)
03:692:102 Sea Power and Maritime Affairs
(2)
03:692:103,104 Naval Science Laboratory
(0,0)
03:692:201 Leadership and Management (3)
03:692:211 The Evolution of Warfare (3)
03:692:212 Amphibious Warfare (3)
03:692:203,204 Naval Science Laboratory
(0,0)
03:692:303,304 Naval Science Laboratory
(0,0)
03:692:403,404 Naval Science Laboratory
(0,0)
03:692:490 Leadership
and Ethics (3)
Navy Nurse: Navy Nurse option students need only
complete Introduction to Naval Science, Sea Power and Maritime Affairs, and the two leadership
courses while pursuing a degree in nursing.
Required Courses (10 credits)
03:692:101 Introduction to Naval Science (2)
03:692:102 Sea Power and Maritime Affairs
(2)
03:692:103,104 Naval Science Laboratory
(0,0)
03:692:201 Leadership and Management (3)
03:692:203,204 Naval Science Laboratory
(0,0)
03:692:303,304 Naval Science Laboratory
(0,0)
03:692:403,404 Naval
Science Laboratory (0,0)
03:692:490 Leadership and Ethics (3)
All midshipmen are
required to attend the weekly Naval Science Laboratory. These two-hour
sessions offer the student an active role in the management and direction of
the midshipman battalion and provide time for the midshipmen to explore
professional topics.
