2010 PATRIOT LEAGUE CHAMPIONS ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES > Art, Philosophy and Literature > Basic Science > Chemical Engineering > Chemical Engineering Studies > Chemistry > Civil Engineering* > Civil Engineering Studies > Computer Science** > Economics > Electrical Engineering* > Electronic & Info. Technology Systems > Engineering Management* > Engineering Psychology > Environmental Engineering > Environmental Geography > Environmental Science > Environmental Studies > Foreign Area Studies > Foreign Languages > Geospatial Information Science > History > Human Geography > Information Systems Engineering > Law and Legal Studies > Leadership > Life Science > Management > Mathematical Sciences > Mechanical Engineering* > Mechanical Engineering Studies > Military Art and Science > Nuclear Engineering > Nuclear Engineering Science > Operations Research > Operations Research Studies > Physics > Political Science > Psychology > Sociology > Systems Engineering* > Systems Management *Major programs accredited by the Engineering Accredidation Commissions (EAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)
WEST POINT ACADEMIC GOALS Graduates anticipate and respond effectively to the uncertainties of a changing technological, social, political and economic world. Upon achieving this overarching goal, graduates will be able to: - think and act creatively - recognize moral issues and apply ethical considerations in decision-making. - listen, read, speak, and write effectively - demonstrate the capability and desire to pursue progressive and continual intellectual development, and demonstrate proficiency in six domains of knowledge: Engineering and Technology Information Technology
Math and Science History
Culture Human Behavior
Long recognized as one of the premier academic institutions in the United States, the U.S. Military Academy provides a challenging curriculum that culminates in a bachelor of science degree upon graduation. More than 25 fields of study and 19 optional academic majors are available to cadets as West Point strives to educate and train the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate shall have the attributes essential to professional growth as an officer in the regular Army. The USMA curriculum is also geared toward providing West Point graduates with an intellectual foundation for increasing responsibility (as they ascend the ranks) through a balanced undergraduate education. The Academy’s highly competitive academic environment, coupled with its broad-based academic curriculum, has helped West Point rank fourth nationally in the number of both Rhodes Scholars and Hertz Scholars that it has produced. The West Point curriculum is divided into three portions - core courses, an engineering sequence and a field of study. Cadets are required to take 26 core courses plus five additional classes in one of seven engineering sequences (mechanical, electrical, civil, nuclear, systems, computer or environmental). Beginning with the first semester of the junior year, cadets begin to take electives for their chosen field of study. Fields of study require completion of nine additional courses, bringing to 40 the number of classes a cadet must pass in order to receive a degree. The selection of an optional major involves anywhere from one to four - usually three - additional courses above and beyond the nine field of study electives. This will allow the Cadet to expand his or her realm of study within a chosen discipline. Physical education and military science courses round out the challenging curriculum. Cadets are required to incorporate classes from both disciplines into each semester’s class schedule, creating a standard six-course load for each academic term.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF JAMES MacGIBBON
**Major programs accredited by the Computer Science Accreditation Commissions (CSAC) of the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board (CSAB) which is now part of ABET.
Below is an in-depth look at a typical day at West Point for senior James MacGibbon. The Plano, Texas, native carries better than a 4.00 gradepoint average in Systems Engineering and ranks 20th in his class of 1,043 cadets.
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0625-0650 ....................................................................Wake up/ Hygiene 0655 .......................................................................... Breakfast Formation 0700-0715................................................................................... Breakfast 0730-0825 .........................................................History of the Military Art 0840-0935 ....................................Fundaments of Electrical Engineering 0950-1155 .......................................................................Senior Capstone 1210 ................................................................................ Lunch Formation 1215-1230 ........................................................................................ Lunch 1250-1345 .....................................................................Briefing/Lab Hour 1355-1450 ..........................................Professional Engineering Seminar 1450-1900 .....................................................................................Practice 1900-1930 ....................................................................................... Dinner 1945-2200 .................................................................................Homework 2330 ............................................................................................ Lights out Other courses enrolled in this semester: Combat Applications, Linear Optimization, Production Operations Management
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