Class of 1963 Center for Academic Excellence

Mission

The Center for Academic Excellence (CAE), also known as the Academic Center, supports the mission of the Naval Academy by providing the highest quality academic support programs for all midshipmen seeking to improve their academic performance.

The Center administers four programs: Plebe Programs, Academic Counseling, Learning Skills, and Tutorial Programs. Brief overviews of these programs are available here.

The Academic Center staff includes the center director, Dr. Eric Bowman, four program directors, a reading and writing specialist, a mathematics specialist, a chemistry specialist, and a Navy Lieutenant Commander assisting in the Evening Tutorial Program. Staffing also includes part-time faculty liaisons, hourly tutors and more than 60 midshipmen group study leaders.