United States Air Force Academy

The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers in the United States Air Force. The campus is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Upon completion of the four-year program, graduates receive a Bachelor of Science degree and are normally commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the United States Air Force. (A small number of graduates "cross-commission" into other services each year, and a few foreign cadets and graduates who are not medically qualified will receive a degree but will not be commissioned.)

Academics

The Air Force Academy is an accredited four-year university offering Bachelor's degrees in a variety of subjects. The faculty consists of approximately 75% Air Force officers, along with civilian instructors, visiting professors from civilian universities, and instructors from other U.S. and allied foreign military services. All graduates receive a Bachelor of Science degree, due to the technical content of the core requirements. The Faculty is led by the Dean, normally an active-duty brigadier general. Each academic department is led by a Permanent Professor, who is also normally an active duty colonel. Most active duty U.S. military officers who serve as professors at the Air Force Academy, are eligible to receive the Air Force Academy Professor Badge.

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Bachelor's degree - Bachelor of Science - Brigadier general - Colonel - Air Force Academy Professor Badge

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Cadets may major in a number of divisional, disciplinary or inter-disciplinary subjects, including: Aeronautical Engineering, Astronautical Engineering, Basic Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, English, Environmental Engineering, Foreign Area Studies, General Engineering, Geography, History, Humanities, Legal Studies, Management, Mathematical Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, Meteorology, Military Strategic Studies, Operations Research, Physics, Political Science, Social Sciences, Space Operations, Systems Engineering, and Systems Engineering Management. Minors are available in Foreign Languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Russian or Spanish) or Philosophy.

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Aeronautical Engineering - Behavioral Sciences - Biology - Chemistry - Civil Engineering - Computer Engineering - Computer Science - Economics - Electrical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics - English - Environmental Engineering - Engineering - Geography - History - Humanities - Legal Studies - Management - Mathematical Sciences - Mechanical Engineering - Meteorology - Military Strategic Studies - Operations Research - Physics - Political Science - Social Sciences - Systems Engineering - Arabic - Chinese - French - German - Japanese - Russian - Spanish - Philosophy

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The academic program has an extensive core curriculum, in which all cadets take required courses in the sciences, engineering, social sciences, humanities, military studies and physical education. Most of a cadet's first two years are spent in core classes. During the third and fourth years, cadets have more flexibility to focus in their major areas of study, but the core requirements are still significant.

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