ACADEMIC PROGRAM The curriculum of 77 credit hours is predetermined for most students each semester and includes general education and maritime courses. The academic year consists of two academic semesters of approximately 15 weeks each and either a Cooperative Program or a Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping Internship (SCWI) also known as a Sea Term during the summer months. Monday through Friday students are required to be at the muster location by 0750, attend morning meetings, and remain on campus until 1700. The last 30 minutes of each weekday (1630-1700) are dedicated to students’ participation in the Student Responsibility Program. Some class sessions are all day, such as lifeboat training, firefighting, and boat time sessions on the institute’s training vessels and will be integrated into each cohort’s schedule.
ACADEMIC STANDARDS Students will be awarded a single, alphabetical grade certified by the instructor before the reporting deadline which is noted on the academic calendar. Those who meet all the parameters will be placed on the Lemley List for academic distinction.
GRADING STANDARDS NOTE: Although earning a 63.5% in general education courses constitutes a passing grade, the following Nautical Science courses and corresponding scores represent the courses and minimum grades required to pass in accordance with USCG standards. ST 101 Auxiliary Sail NS 101 Basic Safety NS 103 Nautical Science NS110 Navigation Rules NS106 Survival Craft NS 131 Intro Shiphandling NS 203 Bridge Resource Management NS 208 RADAR/ARPA NS 201 Terrestrial Nav. ME 202 Naval Arch. / Stability NS 201 Marine Engineering NS 202 Electronic Nav. NS 220 Tankerman PIC NS 232 Adv. Ship Handling NS 255 Marine Meteorology ST202 Ocean Voyaging and Vessel Mgt
70% 4 modules each 70% 2 modules each 70% 90% (70 to pass course) 70% *Not a USCG mandate-70% 2 modules each 70% 2 modules 70% for RADAR, 80% for ARPA 90% (70% to pass course) *Not a USCG mandate-70% *Not a USCG mandate-70% 80% 70% 70% *Not a USCG mandate-70% 70%
NS 260 200 Ton License Prep (*courses are testable material in 200ton final exams) Rules of the Road Chart Navigation Navigation Problems Navigation General Deck Safety Deck General
90% 90% 80% 70% 70% 70%
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