As the
smallest of the five U.S. service academies, the Coast Guard
Academy offers the elite higher education, rigorous
professional development, and honor and tradition of a
military academy but with a more personalized approach.
The Coast Guard Academy offers an integrated life experience
which emphasizes academics, physical fitness, character and
leadership, in order to graduate officers of the highest
caliber. Graduates go directly to positions of leadership in
"The Shield of Freedom," one of the most admired organizations
in the world. The Academy also features an impressive
teacher-student ratio and picturesque waterfront campus that
instills a traditional small college feel.
Coast Guard cadets devote themselves to an honor concept and
graduate to work at sea, on land, in the air, and even in
space, in meaningful careers of selfless service to others. A
great number also go on to graduate level study, many at the
expense of the Coast Guard. The program is more rigorous than
a non-military college - but for the right candidates - USCGA
is the opportunity of a lifetime.
ACADEMY
PHILOSOPHY
The Coast Guard Academy is an integrated life experience
available at no other college, civilian or military. The
experience is grounded in the Academy's philosophy, which
grows from three fundamental and inter-woven objectives:
1. To provide a well-rounded undergraduate education,
including specialization in a field of interest to the cadet
and the Coast Guard.
2. To provide, by rule and example, an environment that
encourages a high sense of honor, respect and devotion to
duty.
3. To provide training that prepares each graduate to
immediately assume the duties of a junior officer aboard ship.
These objectives are central to the growth and personal
transformation of Academy cadets. That transformation is
reflected in the shared beliefs of the Academy's graduates:
 Belief
in your country
Belief
in your fellow cadets and Coast Guard personnel
Belief
in yourself
ACADEMICS
Every Coast Guard cadet completes core studies in sciences and
liberal arts, then specializes in one of 13 programs of study:
Civil Engineering
Environmental or Structural
Electrical Engineering
Computer or Systems
Government
International Affairs or Public Policy
Management
Marine and Environmental Sciences
Bio-Environmental, Chem-Environmental or Physical
Mechanical Engineering
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Operations Research and Computer Analysis (Applied
Mathematics)
Cadets in their 3rd class (sophomore) year must apply for and
be formally accepted into a major before departing on their
2nd class summer training.
(Source: US Coast Guard) |
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