MADN                                                                                                          05 June 2023

MEMORANDUM FOR Cadets, Staff, and Faculty

SUBJECT:  FOREWORD:  Academic Program (Redbook), AY 2024

1.  The Academic Year (AY) 2024 Redbook is a guide for the Academic Program at the

United States Military Academy. Used as a reference, this Redbook enables cadets to

design and refine their academic programs and provides faculty information to guide

and mentor cadets about and through the academic curriculum. This version contains

all courses offered in academic year 2024 and the majors and minors for the Classes of

2023-2027.

2.  Parts 1 and 2 of the Redbook present information about the United States Military

Academy's educational philosophy, graduation requirements, academic standards, core

curriculum, and academic discipline descriptions. Part 3 presents a catalog of all the

courses offered at the Military Academy. Parts 4 and 5 provide different approaches to

explore majors and minors.

3.  Substantive revisions to the majors, minors, and courses as well as any substantive

changes to other parts of the Redbook are listed by department in an appendix at the

end of the Redbook.

4.  Cadets should take ownership of their academic schedule and choose the major and

elective courses that fit their intellectual interests and best prepares them to be officers.

Cadets in all classes should review and revise their academic schedule, while ensuring

they are meeting program requirements and registrar deadlines. Cadets are

encouraged to discuss their current program and plans with their Company Academic

Counselors (CACs) or Department Academic Counselors (DACs), as appropriate.

5.  This volume supersedes all other Redbooks.

6.  We welcome suggestions that will improve the Redbook.  Please send all comments,

suggestions, and edits on the Redbook to AARS.All@westpoint.edu.

      SUSAN CARTER RICHARDSON

      Vice Dean for Academic Affairs

      United States Military Academy