Academy returns focus to math, science majors (Navy Times)

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In the past year, I have had the chance to counsel many officers at the Academy through my participation in the CSNTS program, as well as many of the midshipmen. One of the Lieutenants wanted to put “B.S. Political Science” on his resume, which is technically what I suppose he has. I essentially told him that most non-Academy graduates reading that would be confused, as normally one gets a “B.A.” not a “B.S.” at most universities in Poly Sci. </p>

<p>The truth is that the midshipmen really have a B.S. in Naval Engineering, with a minor in something else. Most civilian universities require 11-15 courses in a major, while an Academy midshipman would be hard pressed to get seven or eight whether he or she was studying Physics, electrical engineering, or history.

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<p>I don’t know if I would characterize an Academy degree as a B.S. in Naval Engineering and a minor in “something else.” As a history major I took 13 history courses throughout my time, which apparently falls into your 11-15 at a civilian college. I only took 5 engineering courses (2 EE, boats, thermo, and weapons)…</p>

<p>If I had to characterize my degree as anything, than a B.S. in History would be the best way to characterize it. It shows that I took many classes in history, however I had a strong technical base as well. Correct me if I’m wrong on this, but can’t you earn a B.S. in a humanity from any college as long as you took a requisite number of technical courses?</p>

<p>… I guess I’m being a bit nitpicky. This was just something that kinda caught my eye</p>