Kick-start your college education with a unique, exciting gap year program that takes place on land and at sea. 

Atlantic Odyssey (non-credit bearing): A pre-college program for gap year students between 17 and 22 years olds who have graduated from high school but not yet matriculated at a college or university.

Ocean Exploration (credit-bearing): A full semester program for matriculated college students as well as gap year students who have graduated from high school but not yet matriculated. 

SEA gap programs have two components: shore and sea. A group of up to 25 students begins their educational journey with life on a residential campus in Falmouth, a picturesque coastal town on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. They prepare academically, personally, and practically for their experience at sea by taking coursework with SEA faculty.

The next phase is life on board a ship, where students apply what they have learned during the shore component. As they set sail, they dive into three roles: student, crew member, and researcher. They take classes and participate in a range of activities, with the possibility of port calls depending on the voyage.

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