Academy returns focus to math, science majors

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Academy returns focus to math, science majors
By Brian Witte - The Associated Press
Posted : Monday Dec 10, 2007 17:06:26 EST

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The Navy wants more commissioned officers with technical degrees in science and engineering, and it has directed the Naval Academy to graduate a specific number of those majors for the first time in years, the academy’s superintendent said Monday.

The chief of naval personnel recently directed the academy and Naval ROTC to have 65 percent of graduates who are commissioned to complete technical academic majors in science, technology, engineering or math, Vice Adm. Jeffrey Fowler told the academy’s Board of Visitors.

Fowler said about 61 percent of the academy’s graduates who go on to the Navy earn those technical degrees, not counting the academy’s Marine Corps commissions. Fowler said the academy will likely need to hire more instructors for the technical fields, but he didn’t think the directive would be hard to reach.

“There will be a few resources required to get this, but this should be relatively easily achievable,” Fowler said.

The new policy will apply to the class of 2013.


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