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NS

25 courses with the subject NS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

NS 101Introduction to Naval Science1

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 111

NS 102Sea Power and Maritime Affairs1

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 112

NS 111Navy Lab for NS 1010

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 0
Credits (max): 0
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 101

NS 112Navy Lab for NS 1020

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 0
Credits (max): 0
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 102

NS 203Leadership and Management1

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 213

NS 205Navigation2

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 211 for seeking/commissioning cadets only, no lab required if non-commissioning.

NS 206Evolution of Warfare I1

Marine-option. The purpose of the Evolution of Warfare course is to provide the student with a basic understanding of the concepts and themes of warfare from the beginning of recorded history to the present day. Evolution of Warfare I explores the theory and nature of war from the classical warfare practiced by the ancient Greeks and Romans through the Gunpowder and 1 st and 2 nd

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 1
Credits (max): 1
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 216

NS 211Navy Lab for NS 2050

Navy-option. Students demonstrate their ability to use skills learned in NS 205

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 0
Credits (max): 0
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 205

NS 213Navy Lab for NS 2030

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 0
Credits (max): 0
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 203

NS 216Navy Lab for NS 2060

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 0
Credits (max): 0
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 206

NS 303Amphibious Warfare2

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 313

NS 304USMC Small Unit Leadership, Weapons, and Tactics2

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 314

NS 308Naval Engineering2

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 318 for cadets seeking Navy commission, or a VMI-sponsored leadership lab for cadets on a non-commission track who choose not to participate in NS 318 .

NS 309Naval Weapons Systems2

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 319 for cadets seeking Navy commission, or a VMI-sponsored leadership lab for cadets on a non-commission track who choose not to participate in NS 319.

NS 313Marine Lab for NS 3030

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 0
Credits (max): 0
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 303

NS 314Marine Lab for NS 3040

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 0
Credits (max): 0
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 304

NS 318Naval Lab for NS 3080

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 0
Credits (max): 0
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 308

NS 319Navy Lab for NS 3090

Navy option. All Hands Leadership Lab and Drill Period. This practical lab is designed to reinforce what the student will learn in NS 309 to include practical communications exercises, maneuvering board problems and review plotting techniques, close order drill, manual of arms, physical fitness training ceremonial functions and required General Military Training.

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 0
Credits (max): 0
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu

NS 402Leadership and Ethics2

Navy and Marine-option (Seniors). A seminar that prepares future leaders by exploring and applying

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 412 for Navy seeking/commissioning cadets or NS 414 for Marine commissioning cadets.

NS 403Evolution of Warfare II2

Marine-option. This is a continuation of the study of the art and concepts of warfare examined in Evolution of Warfare I. Evolution of Warfare II explores the changes in the theory and nature of war from the 2 nd

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 413 for seeking/commissioning cadets.

NS 408Naval Operations and Seamanship2

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 2
Credits (max): 2
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 411 for seeking/commissioning cadets.

NS 411Navy Lab for NS 4080

Navy-option. This lab is designed to reinforce what the student will learn in NS 408 to include practical communications exercises, maneuvering board problems and review plotting techniques learned in NS 205

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 0
Credits (max): 0
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 408 .

NS 412Navy Lab for NS 4020

Navy-option. A continuation of NS 411

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 0
Credits (max): 0
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 402 .

NS 413Marine Lab for NS 4030

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 0
Credits (max): 0
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 403 .

NS 414Marine Lab for NS 4020

Subject: NS
Credits (min): 0
Credits (max): 0
Credit unit: Credit Hours
Type: course
Edition: 2026-2027
Catalog: 2026-2027 Academic Catalog
Source: catalog.vmi.edu
Corequisite: NS 402 .

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