Star Fleet Academy

The Federation's primary academic and leadership center of higher education for its Star Fleet officer corps is based at San Francisco, Earth, with additional campuses and annexes located on additional member worlds and stations.

Founded in 2161 (the same year as the Federation), Star Fleet Academy bears the motto "Ex Astra, Scientia"—"From the stars, knowledge"—and its cadets wear a uniform similar to but distinctive from the current Starfleet design. A training program for enlisted personnel is also offered. The overall institution is overseen by a Star Fleet officer dubbed the "superintendent", generally an admiral, although the term "commandant" has been used in the past. It offers a full four-year curriculum of traditional higher learning as well as the cultural, scientific, personal development and strategic needs required for future Star Fleet officers. A newspaper, yearbook, sports teams (including wrestling, boxing, precision flying, track and field, and Pareses squares), and other extra-curricular activities typical of universities are all offered. Typically, cadets also undergo a field training assignment in their second year.

Admission is open to any Federation citizen, or non-citizens by sponsorship of a Star Fleet command-level officer; minimum entry age for Humans is 16. Admission tests are required for final consideration but may be taken remotely; a psych test is also required and may be administered at satellite centers or any Star Fleet base upon arrangement.

Academic Schedule

Academic Year

• First Quarter: August weeks 2-4, September weeks 1-4, October weeks 1-3
• Academic Break (1st Quarter): October weeks 4-5
• Second Quarter: November weeks 1-4, December weeks 1-4, January weeks 1-2
• Academic Break (2nd Quarter): January weeks 3-4
• Third Quarter: January week 5, February weeks 1-4, March weeks 1-4, April week 1
• Academic Break (3rd Quarter): April weeks 2-3
• Fourth Quarter: April weeks 4-5, May weeks 1-4, June weeks 1-4
• Academic Break (4th Quarter): July weeks 1-5 and August week 1

Year One

The first year at Star Fleet Academy actually starts during the previous year's 4th quarter Academic Break, in what is referred to as Plebe Quarter. This is the training program required of all incoming freshmen to the Academy. The program lasts 6 weeks and consists of rigorous physical and mental training. The stated purpose of Plebe Quarter is to turn civilians into midshipmen, in preparation for the forthcoming academic year. It is administered by 25% of the oncoming first class midshipmen, each of whom have volunteered to give up their final six-week academic break in order to welcome and prepare the newest class.

After each of the first three quarters, students who have satisfactorily completed each of their courses are granted two weeks of planetary liberty. Those seeking to leave the planet must be granted a waiver, as well as provide a plan to be present back on campus the first day of the next quarter. Students who have not satisfactorily completed one or two of their courses will have the academic break to do so. Those who are behind by more than two courses are dis-enrolled. Following the fourth quarter, all first-year students are granted six weeks of leave, with similar off-planet stipulations.

First Quarter

• MILC 111 Star Fleet Orientation
• MILC 112 UFP History
• PHEC 111 Physical Training I
• LAN 11x (Language I)
• ENGC 110 Computers I
• PHEC 112 Self Defense I

Second Quarter

• MILC 121 Military Science I
• PHEC 121 Physical Training II
• LAN 12x Language II
• ENGC 120 Computers II
• PHEC 122 Self Defense II
• Elective

Third Quarter

• MEDC 101 First Aid
• PHEC 131 Physical Training III
• PHEC 132 Self Defense III
• MILC 131 Military Science II
• Elective
• Elective

Fourth Quarter

• ENGC 130 Introduction to Communication Systems
• PHEC 141 Physical Training IV
• PHEC 142 Self Defense IV
• MILC 141 Away Team Operations
• Elective
• Elective

Year Two

During the second year, the third class midshipmen will spend the final quarter undergoing Fast Cruise and the Survival Experience. Fast Cruise involves living in the heavy cruiser mock-up USS Neversail (NCC-0000), located in the basement of the training simulation hall. For the first five weeks of the quarter, the students will stand watches, perform maintenance, and accomplish day-to-day duties in every area of the ship on a rotating basis, overseen by junior officers and enlisted staff (and commanded by one of the staff's senior officers). Random emergency situations will be interjected to familiarize students with operational, tactical, and strategic considerations.

Following one weekend's break, the students will then spend 5 weeks in the Survival Experience, a continuation of Survival Training III (SFA 232), building upon the foundation laid in that course. Each week, the students will be paired for one of the randomly selected environments (tropical rain forest, savanna, thorn forest, temperate forest, grassland, shrub land, desert, taiga and tundra), with minimal supplies for a period of 6 days, to demonstrate the ability to survive utilizing the skills and knowledge gained from completion of the survival course series. On the evening of the sixth day, all the students will be recovered, allowed two nights back in their academy quarters, with one day for medical exams and rest, before being deployed to the next environment.

First Quarter

• PHEC 211 Physical Training V
• MILC 211 Survival Training I
• ENGC 211 Introduction to Engineering
• ENGC 212 Introduction to Damage Control
• SOSC 210 Introduction to Political Science
• Elective

Second Quarter

• PHEC 221 Physical Training VI
• MILC 221 Survival Training II
• ENGC 221 Engineering II
• ENGC 222 Damage Control II
• Elective
• Elective

Third Quarter

• PHEC 231 Physical Training VII
• MILC 231 Survival Training III
• MILC 232 Star Fleet Vessel Characteristics
• MILC 233 Star Fleet Logistics
• MILC 234 Starbase Operations
• Elective

Fourth Quarter

• MILC 241 Fast Cruise
• MILC 242 Survival Experience

Year Three

The third year sees the second class midshipmen continuing their core requirements for all Star Fleet officers, but also beginning work on their chosen majors. In the final academic break, some of these midshipmen will volunteer their leave period to oversee Plebe Quarter for the newly arrived civilians hoping to become midshipmen themselves.

First Quarter

• PHEC 311 Physical Training VIII
• MILC 311 Commercial Vessels
• MILC 312 Basic Security Operations
• MILC 313 Bridge Systems
• MILC 314 Star Fleet History
• Major

Second Quarter

• PHEC 321 Physical Training IX
• MILC 321 Individual Ship Tactics
• MILC 322 Introduction to Strategy and Tactics
• SOSC 320 Decision Analysis
• Major
• Major

Third Quarter

• PHEC 332 Physical Training X
• MILC 331 Strategy and Tactics II
• MILC 332 Tactical Weapons
• ENGC 331 Life Support Systems
• MILC 333 Emergency Procedures
• Major

Fourth Quarter

• MILC 341 Current Topics
• Major
• Major
• Major
• Major
• Elective

Year Four

Along with completing major courses, the capstone of the Academy experience is the Training Cruise, with each First Class Midshipman rotating aboard the Academy's dedicated training vessel for about 10 weeks. The midshipmen is assigned a department commensurate with the individual's selected major, placed into a duty rotation with the regular crew, and fulfilling the watchstanding requirements of a Star Fleet officer.

The Training Cruise is conducted each quarter, with the ship picking up one fourth of the class (150 students) for each cruise. Several ports of call are scheduled during the cruise to allow midshipmen to avail themselves of recreational and cultural opportunities. When they return, they will pick up with the academic quarter following the one they previously completed. (The Training Cruise is listed as Fourth Quarter, but may fall as any one of an individual student's four quarters for the year.)

First Quarter

• PHEC 411 Physical Training XI
• MILC 411 War & War Prevention
• MILC 412 Shuttlecraft Operations
• SOSC 411 Intercultural Relations
• MILC 413 Federation Law
• SOSC 412 Diplomacy

Second Quarter

• PHEC 421 Physical Training XII
• Major
• Major
• Major
• Major
• Major

Third Quarter

• PHEC 431 Physical Training XIII
• SOSC 431 Ethics
• MILC 431 First Contacts
• MILC 432 Command and Control
• Major
• Major

Fourth Quarter

• MILC 440 Training Cruise

Academic Catalog

Coarse codes that have four letters, with the last as C, are core classes and are required for each student to pass prior to graduation. The number code can be interpreted thusly: is the first number is 1 thru 4, that indicates which year the course is to be taken; a 5 indicates the course is an elective and a 6 indicates a course for major study. The second numeral indicates which quarter the course is usually offered; a zero indicates it is not set in any specific quarter. The third numeral is simply an identifier for the specific course. The forth number (if any) is simply a continuation of the identifier for the given course.

Engineering (major)

• ENGC 110 Computers I
• ENGC 120 Computers II
• ENGC 130 Introduction to Communication Systems
• ENGC 211 Introduction to Engineering
• ENGC 212 Introduction to Damage Control
• ENGC 221 Engineering II
• ENGC 222 Damage Control II
• ENGC 331 Life Support Systems
• ENG 501 Technical Communications
• ENG 502 Analysis of Algorithms
• ENG 503 Computer Simulation & Modeling
• ENG 503 Collaborative Computing
• ENG 504 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
• ENG 505 Introduction to Material Engineering
• ENG 506 Mechanics
• ENG 507 Introduction to Systems Engineering
• ENG 5071 Advanced Systems Design
• ENG 508 Replication As a Design Tool
• ENG 509 Security Systems
• ENG 520 Programming Models
• ENG 530 Computers III
• ENG 540 Computers IV
• ENG 601 Replicator Systems
• ENG 602 Transporter Systems
• ENG 603 Environmental Systems
• ENG 604 Deflector Shields
• ENG 605 Shipboard Phasers
• ENG 606 Photon Torpedoes
• ENG 607 Reaction Control Systems
• ENG 608 Engineering Operations & Safety
• ENG 609 Remote Sensing Packages
• ENG 610 Impulse Propulsion System
• ENG 611 Warp Propulsion System I
• ENG 612 Warp Propulsion System II
• ENG 6121 Advanced Warp Systems
• ENG 613 Utilities Networks
• ENG 614 Auxiliary Systems
• ENG 615 Selected Topics In Engineering

Language

• LAN 110 Introduction to Standard Andorian
• LAN 111 Introduction to Standard Tellarite
• LAN 112 Introduction to Standard Vulcan
• LAN 120 Standard Andorian II
• LAN 121 Standard Tellarite II
• LAN 122 Standard Vulcan II
• LAN 500 Standard Andorian III
• LAN 501 Standard Tellarite III
• LAN 502 Standard Vulcan III
• LAN 503 Classical Vulcan
• LAN 504 Elementary Latin
• LAN 505 Introduction to Linguistics
• LAN 506 Introduction to Linguistic Analysis
• LAN 507 Sociolinguistic Survey
• LAN 508 Matrix Translation Programming

Life Sciences (major)

• LFS 501 Principles of Zoology
• LFS 502 Introduction to World Ethnography
• LFS 503 Examinations of Exoanthropological Field Research
• LFS 504 Principles of Biology
• LFS 5041 Biomechanics
• LFS 505 Perspectives on Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering
• LFS 506 Microbiology
• LFS 507 Principles of Genetics
• LFS 508 Principles of Exobiology
• LFS 509 Investigations Into Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
• LFS 5091 Molecular Evolution
• LFS 601 Principles of Systematic Biology
• LFS 602 Herpetology
• LFS 603 Biological Oceanography
• LFS 604 Bioenergetics
• LFS 605 Introduction to Botany
• LFS 606 Analysis of Development
• LFS 607 Icthyology
• LFS 608 Ornithology
• LFS 609 Ecology
• LFS 610 Mammalogy
• LFS 611 Anthropology
• LFS 612 Biological Chemistry
• LFS 613 Selected Topics In Life Sciences
• LFS 614 Biology
• LFS 615 Hexapodology

Mathematics (major)

• MAT 501 Finite Mathematics
• MAT 502 Multidimensional Calculus
• MAT 503 Probability Mechanics
• MAT 504 Nonlinear Dynamics & Chaos
• MAT 505 Introduction to Physics
• MAT 5051 General Physics
• MAT 5052 Photonics
• MAT 5053 Nuclear Physics
• MAT 5054 Elementary Temporal Mechanics
• MAT 511 Complexity Theory
• MAT 521 Time-Series Analysis
• MAT 531 Diophantine Geometry
• MAT 532 Lie Groups

Medicine (major)

Completion of this major confers the status of Star Fleet Nurse. The midshipman may then choose to pursue the immediate follow-on training leading to become a doctor.

• MEDC 101 First Aid
• MED 501 Introduction to Medical Laboratory Science
• MED 502 Immunology
• MED 503 Virology
• MED 504 Medical Ethics
• MED 505 Neuropsychology
• MED 601 Physiological Psychology I
• MED 602 Physiological Psychology II
• MED 603 Medicolegal Investigation
• MED 604 Infectious Diseases
• MED 605 Emergency Medicine
• MED 606 Psychotherapy
• MED 607 Pharmacology
• MED 608 Clinical Laboratory Methods
• MED 609 Care Procedures
• MED 610 Anatomy I
• MED 611 Anatomy II
• MED 612 Adolescent Health Care
• MED 613 Geriatric Medicine
• MED 614 Nutrition
• MED 615 Physical Examinations

Military Science

• MILC 111 Star Fleet Orientation
• MILC 112 UFP History
• MILC 121 Military Science I
• MILC 131 Military Science II
• MILC 141 Away Team Operations
• MILC 211 Survival Training I
• MILC 221 Survival Training II
• MILC 231 Survival Training III
• MILC 232 Star Fleet Vessel Characteristics
• MILC 233 Star Fleet Logistics
• MILC 234 Starbase Operations
• MILC 241 Fast Cruise
• MILC 242 Survival Experience
• MILC 311 Commercial Vessels
• MILC 312 Basic Security Operations
• MILC 313 Bridge Systems
• MILC 314 Star Fleet History
• MILC 321 Individual Ship Tactics
• MILC 322 Introduction to Strategy and Tactics
• MILC 331 Strategy and Tactics II
• MILC 332 Tactical Weapons
• MILC 333 Emergency Procedures
• MILC 341 Current Topics
• MILC 411 War & War Prevention
• MILC 412 Shuttlecraft Operations
• MILC 413 Federation Law
• MILC 431 First Contacts
• MILC 432 Command and Control
• MILC 440 Training Cruise
• MIL 501 Demolitions
• MIL 502 Star Fleet Leadership & Administration
• MIL 503 Command Indoctrination Seminar
• MIL 504 Starship Command
• MIL 505 Heavy Weapons Training
• MIL 506 Law Enforcement
• MIL 507 Environmental Suit Training
• MIL 5071 Atmospheric Craft
• MIL 5072 Shuttlecraft
• MIL 5073 Ground Vehicles
• MIL 5074 Water Vehicles
• MIL 5075 Starship Helm Control
• MIL 530 Advanced Security Operations

Physical Education

• PHEC 111 Physical Training I
• PHEC 112 Self Defense I
• PHEC 121 Physical Training II
• PHEC 122 Self Defense II
• PHEC 131 Physical Training III
• PHEC 132 Self Defense III
• PHEC 141 Physical Training IV
• PHEC 142 Self Defense IV
• PHEC 211 Physical Training V
• PHEC 221 Physical Training VI
• PHEC 231 Physical Training VII
• PHEC 311 Physical Training VIII
• PHEC 321 Physical Training IX
• PHEC 332 Physical Training X
• PHEC 411 Physical Training XI
• PHEC 421 Physical Training XII
• PHEC 431 Physical Training XIII

Physical Sciences (major)

• PHS 501 Nonlinear Dynamics & Chaos
• PHS 502 Introduction to Chemistry
• PHS 503 Seminar In Environmental Chemistry
• PHS 504 Exochemistry
• PHS 505 Quantum Chemistry
• PHS 506 Introduction to Geology
• PHS 507 Hydrology
• PHS 508 Terraforming Theories & Impact
• PHS 5081 Venusian Terraforming Internship
• PHS 509 Paleoclimate Analysis
• PHS 601 Introduction to Solid-State Chemistry
• PHS 602 Pattern Recognition & Analysis
• PHS 603 Ocean Circulation
• PHS 604 Principles of Geology
• PHS 605 Principles of Axiomatic Design
• PHS 606 Topics In Nonlinear Dynamics of Dissipative Systems
• PHS 607 Relativistic Quantum Field Theory
• PHS 608 Fundamentals of Ecology
• PHS 609 Landsurface-Atmosphere Interactions
• PHS 610 Structural Mechanics
• PHS 611 Selected Topics in Physical Sciences
• PHS 612 Biogeography
• PHS 613 Physical Methods In Inorganic Chemistry
• PHS 614 Systematic Climatology
• PHS 615 Defects In Crystals

Social Sciences (major)

A student completing this degree will have a broad knowledge of interactions between individuals and groups of similar and differing cultures. Upon graduation, the student may elect to continue on to earn the MS degree in Counseling and even the PhD in Psychology.

• SOSC 210 Introduction to Political Science
• SOSC 320 Decision Analysis
• SOSC 411 Intercultural Relations
• SOSC 412 Diplomacy
• SOSC 431 Ethics
• SOS 501 Selected Topics In Classical Literature
• SOS 5011 Ancient Literature and the Formation of Culture
• SOS 502 Cognitive Psychology
• SOS 503 Advanced Topics In Classics
• SOS 504 Communication & Social Order
• SOS 5041 Politics & Society
• SOS 5042 Multiculturalism
• SOS 5043 Peoples and Cultures of the Federation
• SOS 505 Public Speaking
• SOS 506 Introduction to Argumentation
• SOS 5061 Systems & Theories of Rhetoric
• SOS 507 Introduction to Sociology
• SOS 5071 Introduction to Social Psychology
• SOS 5072 Applied Sociology
• SOS 508 Quantitative Methods For Historians
• SOS 509 Introduction to Philosophy
• SOS 5091 Moral & Ethical Issues
• SOS 5092 Ancient Philosophies
• SOS 5093 Logic II
• SOS 510 Introduction to Artistic Expression
• SOS 520 Artistic Expression: Introduction to Ceramics
• SOS 521 Artistic Expression: Introduction to Dance
• SOS 522 Artistic Expression: Introduction to Music
• SOS 523 Artistic Expression: Introduction to Painting
• SOS 524 Artistic Expression: Introduction to Photography
• SOS 525 Artistic Expression: Introduction to Theater
• SOS 526 Artistic Expression: Introduction to Writing
• SOS 527 Political Science II
• SOS 530 Artistic Expression: Ceramics II
• SOS 531 Artistic Expression: Dance II
• SOS 532 Artistic Expression: Music II
• SOS 533 Artistic Expression: Painting II
• SOS 534 Artistic Expression: Photography II
• SOS 535 Artistic Expression: Theater II
• SOS 536 Artistic Expression: Writing II
• SOS 537 Introduction to Logic
• SOS 601 Law, Technology, & Public Policy
• SOS 602 Urban Design
• SOS 603 Selected Topics in Social Sciences
• SOS 604 Individuals, Groups, & Organizations
• SOS 605 Political Development
• SOS 606 Federation Political Economy
• SOS 607 The Society of Mind
• SOS 608 Art As Meaning and Technique
• SOS 609 Modernism & Mass Culture
• SOS 610 Dimensions In Space
• SOS 611 Projects In Knowledge Representations
• SOS 612 Introduction to Psychology
• SOS 613 Interstellar Shipping
• SOS 614 Comparative Value Systems
• SOS 615 Economics of Uncertainty

Space Sciences (major)

• SPS 501 Essential Astronomy
• SPS 502 Astrogation
• SPS 503 Introduction to Interstellar Phenomena
• SPS 504 Stellar Cartography
• SPS 601 Physics of the Galaxy
• SPS 602 Shipboard Sensor Systems
• SPS 603 Cosmology
• SPS 604 Stellar System Dynamics
• SPS 605 Selected Topics in Space Sciences
• SPS 606 Essentials of Planetary Sciences
• SPS 607 Chaos and Complexity
• SPS 608 Plasmas
• SPS 609 Planetary Systems
• SPS 610 High-Energy Astrophysics
• SPS 611 Stellar Structure & Evolution
• SPS 612 Asteroids & Small Bodies
• SPS 613 Particle Physics
• SPS 614 Continuum Mechanics
• SPS 615 Astrophysics

Campus

When first constructed, every new campus for the Academy is geared to providing an undergraduate degree to up to 2,400 students across the four-year academy experience. When additional colleges are added (for the various Master & Doctorate degrees), they are added on to the existing undergraduate campus.

Undergraduate

• Administration Building: 20,000 sqft of administrative & leadership offices, security (and brig), and a few conference rooms.
• (4) Lecture Hall Buildings: Each is comprised of 10,050 sqft, has 5 125-student lecture halls with associated lobby and other infrastructure.
• (5) Class Buildings: Each is comprised of 11,655 sqft and 15 classrooms of varying sizes (but averaging 25 students) with associated lobby and other infrastructure.
• (3) Laboratory Buildings: Each is comprised of 14,216 sqft and 8 class labs of varying size (but averaging 25 students) with associated lobby and other infrastructure.
• Faculty Office Building: A 17,008 sqft facility with 100 150-sqft faculty offices, 4 conference rooms and associated lobby and other infrastructure.
• Training Simulation Building: a four-story (one underground), 16,000 sqft facility holding 8 differing spaces for the purpose of training environments.
• Library: a grand 3-story building spread over 15,000 sqft.
• Arts Center: a sweeping auditorium with a 1300-seat capacity, support infrastructure, 2 rehearsal studios, crafting and conference rooms, with associated lobby and other infrastructure within 60,260 sqft.
• Athletics Stadium: 150,000 sqft devoted to a 1700-seat competition gym, 3,750 sqft indoor pool, fitness center, dance studio, auxiliary gym, classroom, meeting room, locker rooms and offices, with associated lobby and other infrastructure.
• (7) 1st & 2nd Year Dormitory Buildings: Three floors (three wings each) with 12 5-person suites of 600 sqft each, holding 180 students.
• (8) 3rd & 4th Year Dormitory Buildings: Three floors (four wings each) with 28 2-person suites of 250 sqft each; holding 168 students.
• Infirmary: 3,000 sqft holding 10 overnight beds with 3 first aid trauma rooms.
• Student Union: 55,000 sqft of sustenance and entertainment facilities.
• Visitor Center: 3,000 sqft area processing visitors, with a security substation.
• (157) Senior Officer Family Homes: 4,400 sqft, with 4 bedrooms.
• (20) Junior Officer Family Duplexes: 7,000 sqft, with 3 bedrooms, for 2 families.
• (5) Enlisted Staff Family Apartment Buildings: 9 2-bedroom apartments over 3 floors, providing 3,000 sqft each.
• Visitors Quarters Building: Three floors (four wings each) with 28 suites of 250 sqft each.
• Physical Plant: 40,000 sqft providing backup battery power, water pumping and air conditioning, as well as other campus physical needs.
• Shuttleport: has 6 hangers for Academy or long-term shuttle support and four external shuttle pads.