Admissions

Admissions


Student Types

SEA students are primarily US Navy unrestricted line officers.  Since the projects tend to look at broad naval issues, officers from all communities are welcome, but especially the surface, aviation, and subsurface communities.  We also welcome Marines and officers from other services.  Recent cohorts have included Army and Air Force officers.  We also frequently admit Allied officers and have had students from Turkey, Mexico, Argentina, and Singapore in the program.

Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements


Entering students must have an undergraduate GPA of 2.60 or better; have taken at least one calculus course with a 'C' or better grade; and have completed at least one calculus-based physics course with a 'C' or better grade. 

Due to the technical content of the curriculum and the fact that most students have been out of school for an extended period of time, the first quarter is designed to reinforce and refresh each student's understanding of basic math and science topics required for follow on courses. 

Those students requiring a waiver should prepare as much as possible in advance of the refresher quarter, as the intensity and pace of the instruction can be a challenge even to those who have not been previously exposed to the material.  For those who have never taken Physics or Calculus, an online course or other means of more structured preparation is highly encouraged.

Points of Contact

Points of Contact


Jeffrey E. Kline, CAPT US Navy Ret.
SEA Chair
jekline@nps.edu
(831) 656-7946

Mark Stevens
Academic Associate
Senior Lecturer
mstevens@nps.edu
(831) 656-7545

CDR Caleb MacDonald
Program Officer
caleb.macdonald@nps.edu
(831) 656-2033