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Maritime - Deck Officer, Bachelor of Science

Major Requirements

Course Title Credits
General Education Requirements
ENG 111English Composition4
ENG 112English Composition4
PHL 202Contemporary Ethical Dilemmas3
Any Group 1 Humanities course3
Math Competency 17
Group 1 Social Science3
ENV 117Meteorology & Climatology4
PHY 105Physics of the World Around Us4
Maritime Requirements
MDK 100Survival at Sea1
MDK 104Rigging & Ship Maintenance Lab1
MDK 106Watchstanding I1
MDK 112Rules of the Nautical Road2
MDK 121Navigation I3
MDK 122Navigation I Lab1
MDK 149Damage Control & Safety2
MDK 200Ship Business & Labor Relation3
MDK 206Watchstanding II1
MDK 210Deck Sea Project I6
MDK 221Lakes Piloting2
MDK 222River Piloting3
MDK 242Ship Stability3
MDK 311Deck Sea Project II6
MDK 312Deck Sea Project III6
MDK 324Navigation III3
MDK 330Medical First Aid Provider2
MDK 331Electronic Navigation3
MDK 332Electronic Navigation Lab1
MDK 333Automatic Radar Plotting Aids1
MDK 341Ship Construction2
MDK 345Dry Cargo Stowage3
MDK 404Marine Supervisory Lab1
MDK 411Marine Communications2
MDK 431ECDIS3
MDK 445Liquid Cargo Stowage2
MDK 450Vessel & Port Security Officer2
MDK 446Bridge Resource Management3
MDK 448Pilot/Mate License Prep4
MDK 454GMDSS3
MNG 100Intro to Vessel Operations1
MNG 105Shipboard Information Systems3
MNS 100Naval Science2
General Elective3
Occupational Specialty Requirements
MGT 241Principles of Management3
Total Credits120
1

Placement into MTH 141 Calculus I or higher, or completion of MTH 121 College Algebra and MTH 122 Trigonometry

3 Year Deck Officer

For those entering with a bachelor's degree

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
MNS 100 Naval Science 2
MDK 104 Rigging & Ship Maintenance Lab 1
MNG 105 Shipboard Information Systems 3
MDK 106 Watchstanding I 1
MDK 149 Damage Control & Safety 2
MDK 330 Medical First Aid Provider 2
MTH 122 Trigonometry 3
PHY 105 Physics of the World Around Us 4
 Credits18
Spring
MDK 112 Rules of the Nautical Road 2
MDK 121 Navigation I 3
MDK 122 Navigation I Lab 1
MDK 331 Electronic Navigation 3
MDK 332 Electronic Navigation Lab 1
MDK 333 Automatic Radar Plotting Aids 1
MDK 341 Ship Construction 2
Group 1 Humanities Elective 3
 Credits16
Summer
MDK 100 Survival at Sea 1
MNG 100 Intro to Vessel Operations 1
MDK 210 Deck Sea Project I 2 6
 Credits8
Second Year
Fall
MDK 200 Ship Business & Labor Relation 3
MDK 221 Lakes Piloting (Nav II) 2
MDK 242 Ship Stability 3
MDK 404 Marine Supervisory Lab 1
MDK 411 Marine Communications 2
ENV 117 Meteorology & Climatology 1 4
PHL 202 Contemporary Ethical Dilemmas 3
 Credits18
Spring
MDK 206 Watchstanding II 1
MDK 222 River Piloting 3
MDK 324 Navigation III 3
MDK 345 Dry Cargo Stowage 3
MDK 445 Liquid Cargo Stowage 2
MDK 450 Vessel & Port Security Officer 2
MDK 454 GMDSS 3
 Credits17
Summer
MDK 311 Deck Sea Project II 2 6
 Credits6
Third Year
Fall
MDK 431 ECDIS 3
MDK 446 Bridge Resource Management 3
MDK 448 Pilot/Mate License Prep 4
MGT 241 Principles of Management 3
 Credits13
Spring
MDK 312 Deck Sea Project III 2 6
 Credits6
 Total Credits102
1

General education classes

2

Sailing projects on training or commercial ships

Course Title Credits
GLMA approved transfer credits18
Maritime/Sea Projects Credit Hours82
NMC Credit Hours20
BSMT Degree requires 120 credit hours. Classes indicated as tested out (TO) or waived (W) must be replaced with classes approved by department head.
Cadets must earn a minimum of 2.0 grade in all Maritime, NMC and transfer classes.
Total Credits120

Requirements/Certifications

  • MARAD Basic and Advanced Firefighting
  • Personal Safety & Social Responsibility Training
  • Completed Sea Days (300 Required)
  • In Port Sea Days (30 required)

4 Year Deck Officer

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
FallCredits
MNS 100 Naval Science 2
MDK 104 Rigging & Ship Maintenance Lab 1
MNG 105 Shipboard Information Systems 3
MDK 106 Watchstanding I 1
ENG 111 English Composition 1 4
MTH 121 College Algebra 1 4
 Credits15
Spring
MDK 112 Rules of the Nautical Road 2
MDK 121 Navigation I 3
MDK 122 Navigation I Lab 1
MDK 149 Damage Control & Safety 2
ENG 112 English Composition 1 4
MTH 122 Trigonometry 1 3
 Credits15
Summer
MDK 100 Survival at Sea 1
MNG 100 Intro to Vessel Operations 1
MDK 210 Deck Sea Project I 2 6
 Credits8
Second Year
Fall
MDK 200 Ship Business & Labor Relation 3
MDK 221 Lakes Piloting (Nav II) 2
MDK 242 Ship Stability 3
MDK 404 Marine Supervisory Lab 1
PHY 105 Physics of the World Around Us 1 4
PHY 105L Physics/World Around Us Lab 0
 Credits13
Spring
MDK 222 River Piloting 3
MDK 330 Medical First Aid Provider 2
MDK 331 Electronic Navigation 3
MDK 332 Electronic Navigation Lab 1
MDK 333 Automatic Radar Plotting Aids 1
MDK 345 Dry Cargo Stowage 3
MDK 445 Liquid Cargo Stowage 2
 Credits15
Summer
TOAR / Pilots / Sea Days  
 Credits0
Third Year
Fall
MDK 311 Deck Sea Project II 2 6
 Credits6
Spring
MDK 206 Watchstanding II 1
MDK 341 Ship Construction 2
MDK 324 Navigation III 3
ENV 117 Meteorology & Climatology 1 4
ENV 117L Meteorology & Climatology Lab 0
Group 1 Humanities Elective 3
Group 1 Social Science Elective 3
 Credits16
Summer
MDK 312 Deck Sea Project III 2 6
 Credits6
Fourth Year
Fall
MDK 411 Marine Communications 2
MDK 431 ECDIS 3
MDK 446 Bridge Resource Management 3
MDK 448 Pilot/Mate License Prep 4
 Credits12
Spring
MDK 450 Vessel & Port Security Officer 2
MDK 454 GMDSS 3
PHL 202 Contemporary Ethical Dilemmas 1 3
MGT 241 Principles of Management 1 3
General Elective 3
 Credits14
 Total Credits120
1

General education classes

2

Sailing projects on training of commercial ships

Course Title Credits
Maritime/Sea Projects Credit Hours82
NMC Credit Hours38
BSMT Degree requires 120 credit hours. Classes indicated as tested out (TO) or waived (W) must be replaced with classes approved by department head.
Cadets must earn a minimum of 2.0 grade in all Maritime, NMC and transfer classes.
Total Credits120

REQUIREMENTS/CERTIFICATIONS

  • First Aid/CPR/AED
  • Firefighting
  • Personal Safety & Social Responsibility Training
  • Completed Sea Days
  • In Port Sea Days (24 required)
  • MDK 100 Survival at Sea completion date