Program Activities

During the six-day session, you will become a part of the Academy. You will live in Bancroft Hall (the dormitory in which all Academy midshipmen live), eat in the dining hall, participate in academic and leadership workshops and experience a variety of other activities on the campus. You will have an opportunity to see first-hand what the Academy has to offer through its exceptional academic, athletic, extracurricular activities and leadership training programs.

The Summer Seminar has an academic focus. Each student attends eight 90-minute workshops. Some of the workshop topics include:

• Information Technology
• Naval Architecture
• Mechanical Engineering
• Ocean Engineering
• Aerospace Flight Testing
• Systems Engineering
• Microcomputer Design
• Seamanship and Navigation
• Yard Patrol Craft (YP) Cruise
• Ethics and Character Development

• Oceanography
• Mathematics
• History
• Meteorology
• Literature
• Chemistry
• Political Science
• Language Studies
• Martial Arts
• Economics