Part 5 ยท Curriculum
Class of 2029 Curriculum
The curriculum at the United States Military Academy is comprised of:
Core curriculum
The foundation of the academic program at USMA is 24 common core courses and three courses in an engineering sequence.
Languages curriculum
Major
The United States Military Academy's curriculum allows for a minimum of thirteen courses to contribute a major's disciplinary depth component. The Academy defines disciplinary depth as a course of study that offers a complex structure of knowledge. The comprehension of this structure—a decent understanding and control of it—is what is meant by study in depth.
Department majors and minors
- Behavioral Sciences and Leadership
- Center for Enhanced Performance
- Chemical and Biological Science and Engineering
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- English and World Languages
- Geography and Earth Sciences
- History and War Studies
- Kinesiology
- Law & Philosophy
- Mathematical Sciences
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
- Military Instruction
- Physical Education
- Physics and Nuclear Engineering
- Social Sciences
- Systems Engineering
- William E. Simon Center for the Professional Military Ethic
Core engineering sequence
This is a three course track consisting of one of the six three-course core engineering sequences: infrastructure, computer science, electrical, environmental, nuclear, or systems.