Title 10, Armed ForcesRelease 119-102
§8466 Course of Study
Title 10 › Subtitle C — Navy and Marine Corps › PART III — EDUCATION AND TRAINING › CHAPTER 853 — UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY › § 8466
Summary
Naval Academy education lasts four years, and the schedule must avoid holding classes on Sundays.
Full Legal Text
Title 10, §8466
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(a)The course at the Naval Academy is four years.
(b)The Secretary of the Navy shall arrange the course so that classes will not be held on Sunday.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
Historical and Revision Notes
Revised sectionSource (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large) 6966(a)34 U.S.C. 1054.Mar. 7, 1912, ch. 53 (1st 11 words), 37 Stat. 73. 6966(b)34 U.S.C. 1056.R.S. 1526. In subsection (b) the words “of studies and the order of recitations” are omitted as surplusage. The words “classes will not be held on Sunday” are substituted for the words “students in said institution shall not be required to pursue their studies on Sunday”.
Editorial Notes
Amendments
2018—Pub. L. 115–232 renumbered section 6966 of this title as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date
of 2018 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 115–232 effective Feb. 1, 2019, with provision for the coordination of
Amendments
and special rule for certain redesignations, see section 800 of Pub. L. 115–232, set out as a note preceding section 3001 of this title.
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Citation
10 U.S.C. § 8466
Title 10, Armed Forces
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102