Academics

Important News

• Welcome to the Spring 2019 semester! See this semester's calendar here.
• The Start of Semester Items Notice for Spring 2019 is posted. All midshipmen, faculty & staff should review this notice.
• The Academic Advising, Preregistration and Registration Notice is posted.
• The Plebe Majors Fair Notice is posted. All 4/C midshipmen are required to attend the Fair on Monday, 7 January: 2nd regiment from 1000-1200 and 1st regiment from 1300-1500. Get ready to choose your majors, class of 2022!
• New! The X-Period Exam Schedule is posted. Note that exams and other assessments may take place also throughout the regular school day during and outside academic reserve weeks, although faculty are encouraged to schedule their important assessments during AcReserve periods..
• The faculty calendar for intersessional information  is also available on our website under  Calendars & Events  >  Faculty Calendar . The calendars reflect the recent shift of the faculty calendar.

About the Academic Program

To prepare as Naval officers, the Naval Academy's curriculum. Our curriculum has three basic elements:

• Core requirements in engineering, natural sciences, the humanities and social sciences, to ensure that graduates are able to think critically,
• Navy and Marine Corps officers.
• An academic major that permits a midshipman to explore a discipline in some depth and prepare for graduate level work.