The United States Coast Guard Academy at New London, Connecticut, is one of the five United States Federal Service Academies offering undergraduate education. It is supported by the Federal Government and operated within the authority of the Department of Homeland Security. Because of this, it is the intellectual powerhouse for the Department of Homeland Security and the principal source of graduates with technical degrees for the United States Coast Guard officer corps. The four years that cadets spend at the Coast Guard Academy build a fundamental foundation of leadership development and intellectual growth. Graduates earn a Bachelor of Science and are commissioned as Ensigns in the United States Coast Guard thus beginning their service to the nation and humanity in the nation’s oldest continuous seagoing service.

The Academic Catalog contains information about the Coast Guard Academy’s academic requirements and programs, including Core Curriculum requirements and requirements for specific majors and certificate programs. Cadets should be aware that they are governed by the academic requirements published in the Catalog issued during the academic year in which they matriculated at the Academy and any modifications made thereafter. Your academic advisor or the Registrar's Office can assist you in determining precisely what requirements apply to you.