Applied Science - SUNY Maritime College

Applied Science from SUNY Maritime College is a Campus Associate Science, Technology and Society degree that prepares you for a Science career. This 2-year program provides trained personnel to serve in a variety of positions within the maritime industry either afloat or ashore. The Associate's Degree provides the student with a strong general education component coupled with professional training. A U.S. Coast Guard issued Merchant Mariner Credential allows students who successfully complete the program to work on various types of vessels within the limitations of the individual's credential. Positions afloat include working on tugboats, towboats, offshore supply vessels, dredges, or passenger vessels ? including dinner cruise boats, casino vessels, or sightseeing boats. Successful completion of the degree requirements and U.S. Coast Guard approved Mate 500 or 1,600 Gross Ton Ocean or Near Coastal Program will afford the student the opportunity to sit for a license as Mate of Ocean or Near Coastal Steam or Motor Vessels of either 500 or 1,600 Gross Tons. Upon successfully completing the exam, the student will receive a Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Credential also endorsed as Officer-in-Charge of a Navigational Watch, Lifeboatman, Able Seaman-Unlimited, Ordinary Seaman, Wiper and Stewards Department (Food Handler). Other endorsements may be added if specific required training is satisfactorily completed. View more details on SUNY Maritime College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Science, Technology and Society courses.