Marine Transportation Curriculum 2025-2026

Year 1	Fall Semester	Credits	Minimum Grade	Requirement Type

course	Engineering Systems & Safety	3	C-	Support
course	Vessel Familiarization & Basic Safety Training	4	C-	Support
course	Chemistry I	3.5		General Education
course	Precalculus with Trigonometry	3		General Education
course	College Writing	3	C-	General Education
	Total Credits	16.5

	Winter Term	Credits	Minimum Grade	Requirement Type
course	Sea Term I	6	C-	Sea Term

	Spring Term	Credits	Minimum Grade	Requirement Type
course	Coastal Navigation	3	C-	Major
course	Writing About Literature	3		General Education
course	Applied Calculus	3		General Education
course	College Physics I	3.5		General Education
course	Western Civilization	3		General Education
	Total Credits	15.5
course	Orientation STCW	0		STCW
course	Mariner Credentialing 1 (CPR and VPDSD)	0		STCW

year 2	Fall semester	Credits	Minimum Grade	Requirement Type
course	Deep Sea Navigation	3	C-	Major
course	Ship Construction	3	C-	Major
course	Rules of the Road	3	C-	Major
course	Applied Mathematics for Deck Officers	3		General Education
course	College Physics II	3.5		General Education
	Total Credits	15.5

	winter term	credits	Minimum Grade	Requirement Type
course	Sea Term II: Marine Transportation	6	C-	Sea Term

	Spring semester	Credits	minimum grade	requirement type
course	Basic Seamanship	4	C-	Major
course	Integrated Navigation	4	C-	Major
course	Electronic Navigation	4	C-	Major
course	American Government	3		General Education
	Social Science Group I	3		General Education
	Total Credits	18
course	Mariner Credentialing 2 (Lifeboatman and Exam)	0		STCW

Year 3	fall semester	credits	minimum grade	requirement type
course	Dangerous Liquid Cargo	4	C-	Major
course	Electronic Chart Display & Information System	3	C-	Major
course	Global Maritime Distress & Safety System	4	C-	Major
course	Advanced Seamanship	4	C-	Major
	Humanities Group I	3		General Education
	Total Credits	18

	winter term	credits	minimum grade	requirement type
course	Commercial Sea Term: Deck	6		Sea Term

	Spring semester	credits	minimum grade	requirement type
course	Applied Shiphandling	3	C-	Major
course	Stability & Trim	3	C-	Major
course	Celestial Navigation	4	C-	General Education
	Social Science Group III	3		General Education
	Free Elective	3		Support
	Total Credits	16
course	Mariner Credentialing 3 Advanced Firefighting	0		STCW

year 4	fall semester	credits	minimum grade	requirement type
course	Meteorology	3	C-	Major
course	Bridge Resource Management	4	C-	Major
course	International Law & Legislative Compliance	3	C-	General Education
	Humanities Group I or II	3		General Education
	Free Elective II	3		Support
	Total Credits	16

	winter term	credits	minimum grade	requirement type
course	Sea Term IV: Marine Transportation	6	C-	Sea Term

	Spring semester	credits	minimum grade	requirement type
course	Containerization & Modern Cargo Stowage	3	C-	Major
course	Marine Safety	3	C-	Major
course	Licensing Seminar: Marine Transportation	3		Major
course	Diesel Engines	3		Support
	Total Credits	12
course	Mariner Credentialing 4 (Advanced Firefighting II)	0		STCW
course	Mariner Credentialing 5 (Med Care Provider)	0		STCW

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