SEAmester: And In The End...

Application Information

Now accepting applications for Spring/Fall 2013:

Dates are as follows:

Spring 2013 -
Board: 3/5/2013- St. Thomas
Disembark: 5/15/2013 - New England

Fall 2013 -
Board: 9/27/2013 - Gloucester, MA
Disembark: 12/9/2013 - San Juan, Puerto Rico

{Note: Program dates for all voyages may change by a few days as we adapt our schedule throughout the season. Dates and locations will be confirmed by early enrollment deadlines.}

Talk to Alyson Graham at Ocean Classroom (207) 633-2750 about making SEAmester an affordable part of your academic experience.

The blue brick streets and bilingual barrios of Old San Juan set the stage for the final days of SEAmester 2011. Students and crew balanced relief and celebration alongside wisps of inevitability and sadness. Happy tears and smiles hung from their faces as they reflected on the past few adventurous and fulfilling months.

With the last of the lines coiled and hung and the galley sole swept one final time, the students of this voyage are leaving with happy hearts, open minds and new found understandings and respect for maritime lifestyles and schooner sailing. Across the board, students, apprentices and crew are wading in benevolence. Some of them will continue their jobs as sailors, some will return to classes in the new year, others will take up travels abroad, but regardless of where they may end up or what they are doing, these twenty individuals will always share this one astounding voyage aboard the Spirit of Massachusetts.

- TAYLOR HAAG, Apprentice

Spirit of Massachusetts

What is Seamester?

SEAmester is the original 10 week college semester at sea. Fully accredited by the University of Maine, you can earn 12 university credits all while sailing over 3,000 nautical miles as part of the crew aboard a traditional wooden schooner. The courses are fully integrated into the voyage and focus on the diverse environments, both cultural and natural, we will visit along the way.

SEAmester has been sending college students on the adventure of their lives for over 30 years. The program was born at Southampton College under the guidance of Professor Douglas Hardy, where it thrived as the college's marquee program until the campus was closed during a budget crisis by Long Island University. The Ocean Classroom Foundation and SEAmester are ecstatic to have found such a strong partner and new home in the University of Maine.

College students wishing to earn credit while living, studying, and working in a dynamic new environment may apply. Those outside the U. Maine system can transfer credits to their home institution, and students not currently enrolled or are in the midst of transferring may apply as well and earn credits toward their future academic record.

Working on Application

Working on your application? Have some questions or concerns about getting started?
Contact Alyson Graham, Education Director at Ocean Classroom, with any questions or concerns throughout the process. All application materials can be downloaded from the column on the left. If you are having problems doing so, contact the Ocean Classroom Foundation office and they'll send some your way.
With any questions regarding coursework, UMaine credits, or how to fit our curriculum into your academic future, contact William Ellis, Programs Director at UMaine School of Marine Sciences.

A complete application includes the application form, two recommendation forms (at least one one should be from a recent teacher), the medical questionnaire, and a $50 processing fee. You may send in forms as they are completed, but your application will not be evaluated until all materials are submitted.

Photos Fall 2011

Application Information

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In the Press:

And In The End...

iboat track

What is Seamester?

Working on Application

Video from past SEAmester trips

Enrolled Students

Photos Fall 2011

Application Information

**Apply here**

In the Press:

And In The End...

iboat track

What is Seamester?

Working on Application

Video from past SEAmester trips

Enrolled Students

Apply here