DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE ACADEMIC DEAN AND PROVOST
UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY
589 MCNAIR ROAD
ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND 21402-1323
ACDEANINST 1531.8K
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ACADEMIC DEAN AND PROVOST INSTRUCTION 1531.8K
From: Academic Dean and Provost
Subj: DESIGNATIONS FOR COURSES AND MAJORS
1.
Purpose. To issue designations for majors and courses.
2.
Cancellation.
3.
Information.
ACDEANINST 1531.8J.
a. The departments and divisions that teach courses or provide for the
professional and physical training of midshipmen are listed below.
Division
Engineering and Weapons
Mathematics and Science
Humanities and Social
Sciences
Professional Development
Leadership Education &
Development
Physical Education
Department
Aerospace Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
Weapons and Systems Engineering
Chemistry
Computer Science
Cyber Science
Mathematics
Oceanography
Physics
Economics
English
History
Languages and Cultures
Political Science
Seamanship and Navigation
Leadership, Ethics, and Law
Physical Education
b. Courses are designated with two letter prefixes followed by three digits
and, occasionally, by a trailing one letter suffix. For example, SM121A is a
variant of Calculus I taught in the Mathematics Department. The prefixes are
as follows:
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Prefix
DM
EA
EC
EE
EM
EN
ER
ES
FA
FC
FE
FF
FG
FJ
FL
FP
FR
FS
HE
HH
IC
IT
NE
NL
NN
NP
NS
PE
PP
SA
SB
SC
SE
SI
SM
SO
SP
SY
Subject
Midshipman group study
Aerospace engineering
Computer engineering
Department
Academic Dean
Aerospace Engineering
Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Naval Architecture and Ocean
Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Weapons and Systems Engineering
Languages and Cultures
Languages and Cultures
Economics
Languages and Cultures
Languages and Cultures
Languages and Cultures
Languages and Cultures
Political science
Languages and Cultures
Languages and Cultures
English
History
Computer Science
Computer Science
Leadership, Ethics, and Law
Leadership, Ethics, and Law
Seamanship and Navigation
Leadership, Ethics, and Law
Seamanship and Navigation
Physical Education
Physical Education
Mathematics
Chemistry
Chemistry
Economics
Computer Science
Mathematics
Oceanography
Physics
Cyber Science
Electrical engineering
Mechanical engineering
Naval architecture or ocean
engineering
Nuclear engineering
Systems engineering
Arabic
Chinese
Economics
French
German
Japanese
Language (generic)
Political science
Russian
Spanish
English
History
Computer science
Information technology
Ethics
Law, leadership, psychology
Navigation
Philosophy
Naval science, seamanship
Physical education
Swim remediation
Operations analysis
Biology
Chemistry
Economics
Computer science
Mathematics
Oceanography
Physics
Cyber Operations
c. Majors programs are administered by the departments listed below and are
designated with three or four letter codes as shown.
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Prefix
EAS
EASA
ECE
Major
Aeronautical Engineering
Astronautical Engineering
Computer Engineering
EEE
Electrical Engineering
EGE
EME
ENA**
General Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Naval Architecture
ENAH**
ENM***
ENMH***
ENR
EOE
ESE
ESEH
FEC**
FECH**
FEQ***
FEQH***
FLA
FLC
FPS
FPSA**
FPSC**
FPSH
FPSI**
HEG
HEGH
HHS
HHSH
SCB
SCH
SCS
SCY
SIT
SGS
SMA
SMAH
SMO
SMOH
SMP
SMPH
Naval Architecture Honors
Naval Architecture and Marine
Engineering
Naval Architecture and Marine
Engineering Honors
Nuclear Engineering
Ocean Engineering
Systems Engineering
Systems Engineering Honors
Economics
Economics Honors
Economics
Economics Honors
Arabic
Chinese
Political Science
American Politics and Law
Comparative Politics
Political Science Honors
International Relations
English
English Honors
History
History Honors
Biochemistry
Chemistry
Computer Science
Cyber Operations
Information Technology
General Science
Mathematics
Mathematics Honors
Operations Research
Operations Research Honors
Applied Mathematics
Applied Mathematics Honors
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Department
Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace Engineering
Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Electrical and Computer
Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Naval Architecture and Ocean
Engineering
Naval Architecture and Ocean
Engineering
Naval Architecture and Ocean
Engineering
Naval Architecture and Ocean
Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Naval Architecture and Ocean
Engineering
Weapons and Systems Engineering
Weapons and Systems Engineering
Economics
Economics
Economics
Economics
Languages and Cultures
Languages and Cultures
Political Science
Political Science
Political Science
Political Science
Political Science
English
English
History
History
Chemistry
Chemistry
Computer Science
Cyber Science
Computer Science
Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics
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SOC
SOCH
SPA
SPAA
SPH
SQE
Oceanography
Oceanography Honors
Applied Physics
Astrophysics
Physics
Quantitative Economics
Oceanography
Oceanography
Physics
Physics
Physics
Mathematics
** Available for midshipmen in the class of 2017 or prior.
*** Available for midshipmen in the class of 2018 or later.
J. K. WATERS
By direction
Distribution:
All Non-Mids (electronically)
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