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World War II required the academy to forgo its normal operation and to devote all of its resources toward meeting the emergency need for Merchant Marine officers. Its enrollment rose to 2,700 men, and the planned course of instruction was reduced in length from four years to 18 months. To meet the wartime needs for qualified merchant marine officers two additional merchant marine cadet training school sites were established, one located in [[Pass Christian, Mississippi]], and the other in [[San Mateo, California]]. (The San Mateo location was closed in September 1947, and the students transferred to Kings Point. The location in Pass Christian was similarly closed in 1950.) In spite of the war, shipboard training continued to be an integral part of the academy curriculum, and midshipmen served at sea in combat zones the world over. One hundred and forty-two midshipmen gave their lives in service to their country, and many others survived torpedo and aerial attacks. From 1942 to 1945, the academy graduated 6,895 officers. As the war drew to a close, plans were made to convert the academy's wartime curriculum to a four-year, college-level program to meet the peacetime requirements of the merchant marine. In 1948, such a course was instituted.{{fact|date=August 2022}} | World War II required the academy to forgo its normal operation and to devote all of its resources toward meeting the emergency need for Merchant Marine officers. Its enrollment rose to 2,700 men, and the planned course of instruction was reduced in length from four years to 18 months. To meet the wartime needs for qualified merchant marine officers two additional merchant marine cadet training school sites were established, one located in [[Pass Christian, Mississippi]], and the other in [[San Mateo, California]]. (The San Mateo location was closed in September 1947, and the students transferred to Kings Point. The location in Pass Christian was similarly closed in 1950.) In spite of the war, shipboard training continued to be an integral part of the academy curriculum, and midshipmen served at sea in combat zones the world over. One hundred and forty-two midshipmen gave their lives in service to their country, and many others survived torpedo and aerial attacks. From 1942 to 1945, the academy graduated 6,895 officers. As the war drew to a close, plans were made to convert the academy's wartime curriculum to a four-year, college-level program to meet the peacetime requirements of the merchant marine. In 1948, such a course was instituted.{{fact|date=August 2022}} | ||
Authorization for awarding the degree of [[Bachelor of Science]] to graduates was granted by Congress in 1949. The academy became fully accredited as a degree-granting institution in the same year. It was made a permanent institution by an [[Act of Congress]] in 1956. The academy accelerated graduating classes during the | Authorization for awarding the degree of [[Bachelor of Science]] to graduates was granted by Congress in 1949. The academy became fully accredited as a degree-granting institution in the same year. It was made a permanent institution by an [[Act of Congress]] in 1956. The academy accelerated graduating classes during the Korean War and the [[Vietnam War]]. It was involved in such programs as training U.S. officers for the nuclear-powered merchant ship, the [[NS Savannah|NS ''Savannah'']].{{fact|date=August 2022}} | ||
Admission requirements were amended in 1974, and the academy became the first federal service academy to enroll female students, two years before the [[United States Military Academy|Military]], [[United States Naval Academy|Naval]], [[United States Air Force Academy|Air Force]], and [[United States Coast Guard Academy|Coast Guard]] academies.{{fact|date=August 2022}} | Admission requirements were amended in 1974, and the academy became the first federal service academy to enroll female students, two years before the [[United States Military Academy|Military]], [[United States Naval Academy|Naval]], [[United States Air Force Academy|Air Force]], and [[United States Coast Guard Academy|Coast Guard]] academies.{{fact|date=August 2022}} | ||