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the emphasis is placed on engineering subjects as well as the humanities.

(c) Compensating for deficiencies. Deficiencies in the secondary school certificate can often be offset by offering acceptable college work. Conversely, evidence of inability to do acceptable college work can be cause for disqualification.

§ 710.24 Examination method.

(a) Basic method. The basic method of qualifying is by presenting an acceptable secondary school certificate and by scoring acceptably in the scholastic entrance examination consisting of the administration of the following tests of the College Entrance Board: The Scholastic Aptitude Test (Verbal and Mathematics sections), the English Composition Test, and either the Level I (Standard) or Level II (Intensive) Mathematics Achievement Test. It is the candidate's responsibility to insure that he takes these required tests. No substitute will be considered in qualifying for entrance to the U.S. Naval Academy.

(b) Tests. Tests must be taken during the school year preceding admission. Candidates are encouraged to choose the mathematics achievement test on which they feel they can attain the higher score. Level I is recommended for candidates without advanced high school mathematics. No additional weight is given to the results of the test in Level II Mathematics over those in Level I Mathematics.

(c) Qualifying scores. Basic qualifying scores in the College Entrance Examination Board Tests for any class will be determined by the Academic Board of the Naval Academy. No candidate will be admitted to the Naval Academy unless in the opinion of the Academic Board he shows the requisite scholastic qualifications.

(d) Candidate's responsibility for registering. Each candidate is responsible for registering with the College Entrance Examination Board for the tests. The Naval Academy will accept scores from the December, January, and March administrations given during the year immediately preceding admission and will credit a candidate with the highest scores achieved. Candidates must pay for their own College Board Examinations. A candidate who is unable to pay for such tests should promptly advise

the College Board so that special arrangements may be made.

(e) Information bulletin. General information on the tests, including dates of administration, location of testing center, dates by which candidates must register, method of application, fees, etc., is published in a booklet entitled "Bulletin of Information." This booklet, published annually by the College Board, may be obtained without charge by writing to:

The College Entrance Examination Board at Post Office Box 592, Princeton, N.J., 08540, or P.O. Box 1025, Berkeley, Calif., 94701.

(f) Description of tests. In addition to the above-mentioned “Bulletin," the College Board publishes two booklets, one entitled "A Description of the College Board Scholastic Aptitude Test" and one titled "A Description of the College Board Achievement Tests." Supplies of these two booklets are provided by the College Board to all high schools. Candidates can obtain the booklets from their high schools or may write to the College Board for individual copies free of charge.

(g) Examining points. For the majority of candidates, the examining points are in the communities in which they live. It is expected that few, if any, candidates will have to travel more than 75 miles.

(h) Candidates unable to take tests. Duly nominated candidates who have registered for and are unable to take the December, January, or March administrations because of sickness, injury, weather, or other extenuating circumstances should promptly advise the Chief of Naval Personnel.

[30 F.R. 14139, Nov. 10, 1965, as amended at 32 F.R. 20717, Dec. 22, 1967]

§ 710.25 College certificate method.

(a) Requirements. A candidate who holds a nomination as a Congressional, District of Columbia, or Vice Presidential principal or alternate or who is seeking admission as the son of a Medal of Honor winner may fulfill the scholastic requirements for admission by submitting an acceptable secondary school certificate and an acceptable college certificate. He is also required to take the College Board Tests specified in § 710.24 for the information of the Naval Academy. A candidate competing under any other source of nomination than those outlined in this paragraph must qualify by the Examina

tion Method. This includes all Congressional candidates being evaluated by the Competitive Method. All candidates using College Certificate Method should advise the Dean of Admissions, U.S. Naval Academy, of their intent to do so by letter prior to March 15 of the year in which they are seeking admission.

(b) Definition of "acceptable college certificate." An acceptable college certificate is one attesting at least 1 year's attendance at an accredited junior college, college, university, or technical institution of college grade during which the candidate completed courses totaling at least 24 semester hours of credit for subjects acceptable to the Naval Academy with grades substantially better than the college minimum passing grade. Six semester hours must be in pure mathematics, such as college algebra, trigonometry, analytical geometry, calculus, etc., and 6 semester hours must be in English or history, or a combination English or history, or a combination thereof. The remaining credits necessary to complete the certificate may be offered from a wide range of college liberal arts or engineering subjects. The overall quality of the college record must be acceptable to the Naval Academy.

(c) Length of college attendance. The length of college attendance prescribed is defined as requiring actual fulltime attendance for one regular school year during which the candidate pursues courses constituting a normal year's load.

(d) Action prior to completion of year of college. A candidate who contemplates qualifying by the College Certificate Method but who has not completed the required year of college at the time of receipt of his nomination should have his high school record and a preliminary college record submitted showing the courses contemplated or in progress and the amount of credit in semester hours to be assigned for each course. A form for submitting the high school record will be provided by the Navy Department. The official transcript form of the college should be used for submitting the college record. An early review of the record of completed work and of courses proposed for completion may reveal defects which can be corrected by slight changes in the final semester schedule. The certificate action reports issued by the Naval Academy indicate steps which the candidate should take. However, if in

doubt, a candidate should address a letter to the Dean of Admissions, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.

[30 F.R. 14139, Nov. 10, 1965, as amended at 32 F.R. 20717, Dec. 22, 1967]

§ 710.26 Qualifying in previous year.

Former midshipmen who have successfully completed the first year of the Naval Academy's course need not requalify scholastically for admission, but they must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Academic Board that they are qualified for readmission. All other former candidates must requalify scholastically and medically for the class to which they seek admission.

Subpart C-Medical Qualification General. § 710.31

(a) Authorization. The Chief of Naval Personnel, Navy Department, Washington, D.C. 20370, will send to each duly nominated candidate an authorization designating the time and place of medical examination. Medical examinations are conducted at some 70 Navy examining centers and at specified examining centers of the Army and Air Force, located throughout the United States. One standardized medical examination is being given at all designated examining centers. (See listing of these centers in § 710.54.)

(b) Time limits. Examinations are conducted starting on July 1 of the year preceding the year of admission. A final decision on the medical eligibility of each candidate must be reached by March 15 the year of entry.

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(c) General requirements. dates are required to be physically fit, well formed, and of sound constitution. The medical requirements are exacting, thus protecting the best interests of the Government, the Navy, and the individual.

(d) Examination by private physician. All candidates are encouraged to undergo thorough medical and dental examinations by a private physician using the Medical Examination Considerations set forth in this subpart as a guide in determining their medical and dental condition before pursuing nomination and before taking the qualifying medical examination. This will serve to identify obviously disqualified applicants or those who may have remediable defects which must be corrected at the candidates' expense. The candidates who are obviously disqualified will benefit themselves and

the U.S. Government by not pursuing candidacies further. All candidates are advised to carry sun glasses for use after the eye examination.

(e) Reference. Specific information concerning medical and physical requirements follows in §§ 710.32 to 710.34 and 710.54.

§ 710.32 Medical and physical aptitude

examinations.

(a) Qualifying medical examination. The Naval Academy Qualifying Medical Examination determines a candidate's medical status for admission to the Academy. Members of Congress may authorize a Naval Academy Medical Examination for an applicant at the authorized medical examining facilities to determine his medical qualification. This examination will be considered a final Naval Academy Qualifying Medical Examination. Thus, it will not be necessary for a formally nominated candidate to return to a medical examining facility for further medical examination. Candidates who have a Qualifying Medical Examination on file taken since July 1 of the year preceding the year in which entering the Naval Academy will be required to take only the Physical Aptitude Examination. Formally nominated candidates to the Naval Academy are required to satisfactorily complete a Physical Aptitude Examination which is in conjunction with the Qualifying Medical Examination. This examination includes a series of exercises designed to determine coordination, strength and endurance of the body musculature. InIcluded are sit-ups, pull-ups, arm hang, and a squat walk exercise. It also includes a battery of tests which will bring out disqualifying orthopedic defects such as shoulder, knee, or other malfunctions. Failure to pass any part of this examination will be cause for rejection.

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didates who are injured or ill for any reason and unable to comply with instructions to report for Medical and Physical Aptitude Examinations are required to communicate with the Chief of Naval Personnel and the scheduled examining facilities to explain the circumstances of the injury or illness before further examination or delay in examination will be authorized. Candidates who have undergone major surgery involving knee, ankle, shoulder, elbow, wrist, or spine, will not be scheduled for examination until 6 months have elapsed following surgery. Medical and Physical Aptitude Examinations will terminate on March 15 prior to admission of each class. Injury and surgical cases will not be considered after this date. Candidates having orthodontic appliances in place are not required to have them removed prior to reporting for Qualifying Medical Examination.

(d) Time and place. While candidates may be scheduled for Medical and Physical Aptitude Examinations at Army, Navy, and Air Force facilities, the major portion of Naval Academy candidates will be scheduled for examination at naval medical examining facilities. Candidates examined at naval medical examining facilities will normally be required to spend one day under examination. Candidates are to report prior to 7:30 a.m. on the day of examination except as otherwise directed in reporting orders. Candidates ordered to Army and Air Force examining centers will be required to spend at least two days to complete examinations.

(e) Limitations. Candidates are required to pay their own transportation, berthing and necessary expenses in connection with these examinations. Only one Medical and Physical Aptitude Examination will be authorized for any candidate. Reexamination will not be authorized except as required by the Chief of Naval Personnel.

[30 F.R. 14139, Nov. 10, 1965, as amended at 32 F.R. 20717, Dec. 22, 1967]

§ 710.33 Review and waiver procedure.

(a) Finality. The results of all medical examinations of candidates for the Naval Academy are subject to review by the Permanent Board of Medical Examiners, U.S. Naval Academy. Medical qualification decisions made by the Board are final. In this respect, where the disqualifving defect is subject to medical or dental correction, the can

didate may be conditionally rejected subject to later certification by a registered physician or dentist that the defect has been corrected with complete restoration of function. It is mandatory that such certification reach the Permanent Board of Medical Examiners as soon as possible and not later than March 15 in any case. Final reports of applicants certified by that Board will be distributed to Chief of Naval Personnel, Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and the Academic Board, U.S. Naval Academy. The Academic Board may grant waiver of a very minor defect to a candidate who is outstanding in all other respects.

(b) Waiver. Since waiver action is predicated upon the overall quality of a candidate's record, it is important that transcripts of secondary school or college work, the report of extracurricular activities, and the required letters of recommendations be submitted as soon as possible. In some instances it will be necessary to delay evaluation of a record until results of the March College Board tests have been received. It is emphasized that review and waiver procedures are automatic for all candidates who were found not medically qualified upon formal Qualifying Medical Examination and that queries regarding the status of waiver action will only delay final determination. Notification of Medical and Physical Aptitude Disqualification will be made to all candidates by the Chief of Naval personnel. Requests for reex

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amination of those candidates who fail the medical examination can be approved only by the Chief of Naval Personnel and only under extremely extenuating circumstances.

§ 710.34 Special medical examination considerations.

The following special medical examination considerations are listed in order that candidates, prospective candidates, and their private physicians and dentists may have the basic medical requirements for entrance to the Academy readily available.

(a) Medical history. The medical history will be compiled with particular care with elaboration where indicated. Inquiries will be made in detail concerning all illnesses, injuries, and operations which the candidates may have incurred. Failure to fully document these items results in disappointment when medical disqualification is determined later. A history of familial diseases will be investigated with thoroughness. If the candidate has received medical care which significantly affects his physical status he will be required, whenever practicable, to submit evidence from attending physicians or from hospital records concerning this medical care. A candidate who has defects which are remediable, including dental defects, should have them corrected prior to taking the Naval Academy Qualifying Medical Examination.

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*Waiver for height up to 80 inches may be granted to a limited number of candidates with exceptional scholastic and leadership achievements.

These weight standards are necessarily arbitrary. Waiver may be granted in unusual cases under circumstances as follows: When a generally large bony structure and large well-distributed and proportioned muscle masses with little evidence of thick layers of subcutaneous fat account for the apparent excessive weight, exception to the standards may be granted by the Permanent Board of Medical Examiners at the Naval Academy or recommendation may be made by the Board of Medical Examiners to the Academic Board at the Naval Academy for waiver. Likewise, when weight

is under the prescribed standards, if the skeletal structure is relatively slight but muscle development and strength is excellent, as manifested by demonstrable performance of physical aptitude tests and history of athletic participation, similar action may be taken.

(c) Eyes and vision. A cycloplegic refraction is required on all prospective nominees and candidates. Unaided visual acuity of 20/20 is required. In all cases the actual vision of each eye and the correction lens, if required, must be reported. Any tropia is disqualifying, Both eyes must be free from any dis

figuring or incapacitating abnormality and from acute or chronic disease. Candidates wearing contact lenses will remove them at least 36 hours prior to reporting for medical examination. Normal color perception is required. Results

of color tests will reflect the name of the test, the number of plates correctly read, and the number of plates in the test; i.e., 14/17. Use of Farnsworth Lantern is required where available. (Waivers for visual acuity up to 20/40, correctable to 20/20, may be granted to a limited number of candidates with exceptional scholastic and leadership achievements.)

(d) Ears and hearing. Auditory acuity of all candidates will be determined by audiometer if available. Whispered voice at 15 feet right and left ear is acceptable if audiometric equipment is not available.

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Both ears must be free from any disfiguring or incapacitating abnormality and from acute or chronic disease.

(e) Nares. Septal deviation, hypertrophic rhinitis, or other conditions which result in 50 percent or more obstruction of either airway, or which interfere with drainage of a sinus on either side, are causes for rejection.

(f) Skin. Chronic skin diseases such as severe acne or eczema or unsightly congenital markings are cause for disqualifications. Pilonidal sinus, if evidenced by presence of mass or discharging sinus, is cause for rejection.

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the previous 2 years, recurrent attacks of rheumatic fever or evidence of residual cardiac damage; history of recurring rapid heart beat within the preceding 5 years.

(h) Serologic tests. A serologic test for syphilis is performed on all candidates. An authentic history of syphilis of any type is cause for rejection without further laboratory procedure.

(1) Genitourinary system. Persistent albuminuria of any type or the persistence of casts in the urine will be cause for rejection, even though the etiology cannot be determined. Other causes for rejection: phimosis; epispadias or pronounced hypospadias; atrophy, deformity, or maldevelopment of both testicles; or undescended testicles of any degree. Bed wetting persisting into late childhood or early adolescence is cause for rejection.

(j) Neurological examination. A history of motion sickness (i.e., air, sea, swing, train, or carnival ride) should be thoroughly investigated. A history of head injury resulting in unconsciousness must be completely evaluated and an electroencephalogram is required. Investigate for degenerative disorders; these are not acceptable. Neither is established migraine.

(k) Asthma. Asthma, or recurrent asthmatic bronchitis by diagnosis or history since age 12, is cause for rejection.

(1) Abdominal wall examination. If physical findings include hernia of any type, candidate is disqualified until corrected; history of operation for hernia within past 60 days is disqualifying. Other abnormal diseases and conditions which are not acceptable include stomach or small bowel ulcer or history of same; acute or chronic gall bladder disease; history of removal of the spleen for reason other than trauma.

(m) Miscellaneous medical findings of significance that are not acceptable unless remedied. Deviated nasal septum resulting in greater than 50 percent obstruction to either airway or obstruction to the drainage of any sinus; obesity, even though the candidate's weight is within the maximum shown in the height-weight table; and acute communicable diseases, until recovery.

(n) Miscellaneous medical findings that are disqualifying. Anemia; abnormal bleeding states; diabetes mellitus or history of diabetes in both parents; persistent sugar in urine regardless of cause; ununited fractures; history of

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