WestPointAOG.org | 800.BE A.GRAD 25 United States Military Academy Academic Accreditation The United States Military Academy at West Point has been accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education since 1949. It is reaccredited every ten years, most recently in 2021. Programs in Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Nuclear Engineering are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. United States Military Academy programs in Computer Science and Information Technology are accredited by the Computing Accreditation Commission of ABET. Military Program When new cadets arrive on R-Day, they immediately begin to experience the military environment that is ever-present at the Academy. They are required to conduct themselves according to military standards. The first phase of military training is given during the seven-week program known as Cadet Basic Training (CBT) or “Beast Barracks.” CBT is one of the most strenuous and intense periods of training cadets encounter while at the Academy. CBT culminates with an exercise using the skills new cadets have learned over the six weeks of training: land navigation, military tasks, and problem solving. CBT is officially over when the new cadets complete the “March Back” from Lake Frederick to West Point. Marching alongside the new cadets will be graduates of all classes as well as graduates from the 50-year affiliate class, which graduated 50 years before the new Plebe class is expected to be commissioned. Once the March Back is complete, the new cadets will begin what is known as ReorganizationWeek. New cadets will be assigned to a Yearling (2nd year cadet) to assist with setting themup for success as they prepare for the academic year. At the end of the week, the Corps of Cadets will conduct a brigade review (or parade) on the Plain known as the Acceptance Day (or A-Day) Parade. The new class is officially accepted into the Corps and becomes Plebes. The Plebes will be allowed to spend time with their families following the A-Day parade. Cadets will know the parameters of their privileges.
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