To prepare midshipmen for service with the highest sense of honor and integrity as commissioned officers, to cultivate the essential elements of military leadership, and to foster the growth of a strong sense of loyalty and dedication to the service and the nation. To prepare midshipmen to continue their education in a field of interest to naval science later in their careers. To instill the values of civilian higher education into the naval service by utilizing the expertise of civilian faculty instruction. Interested Weber State students may attend for credit at the University of Utah Naval Science courses leading to active duty commission in the United States Navy or Marine Corps upon graduation. A four-year, government sponsored educational program to attract young men and women to a career as commissioned officers in the United States Navy or Marine Corps.
Admission is obtained through national competition.
The optimum time for application is during the fall school period in the senior year of high school. The program is open, however, to Weber State students who are freshmen or sophomores so long as they are within the age limitations. Students requiring more than four years to earn their degree are granted a leave of absence, equivalent to the excess over four years. Upon completion of the Naval Science curriculum and the awarding of a college degree, the graduate is commissioned in the Regular Navy or Marine Corps and serves on active duty for a period of not less than four years. Two-Year Scholarship Program Similar to the program above, but only two years in length.