The department teaches a robust core-course sequence, along with numerous electives that support our interdisciplinary major in Art, Philosophy, and Literature (APL). The core sequence includes EN101 (Composition) and EN102 (Literature), taken in the first year; PY201 (Philosophy), taken during the sophomore year; and EN302 (Advanced Composition), usually taken during the junior year. In the spirit of interdisciplinary pedagogy, we also routinely collaborate with other USMA departments, including Mathematical Sciences, Civil and Mechanical Engineering, History, and Foreign Languages.

Our academic outreach also extends beyond West Point to organizations such as the Center for the Army Profession and Ethic, the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, the National Military Academy of Afghanistan, and the Oxford Institute for Ethics, Law, and Armed Conflict.

The counselors below will be happy to answer questions about the APL program.

Name    Discipline    Phone    LTC David Barnes Philosophy  845.938.2231 Dr. Melissa Bergeron Philosophy  845.938.5237 LTC Brian Imiola Philosophy 845.938.2329 COL Scott Krawczyk Literature 845.938.3659 LTC Christopher Mayer Philosophy 845.938.0225 Dr. Tony McGowan Literature 845.938.2670 LTC Peter Molin Literature 845.938.3242 COL John Nelson Literature 845.938.2248 Dr. Patrick Query Literature 845.938.8383 Dr. Karin Roffman Literature 845.938.4764 Dr. Richard Schoonhoven Philosophy 845.938.2485 COL Michael Stoneham Literature 845.938.2772 Dr. Rebecca Wisor Literature 845.938.3368 View in Web Browser /dep/_layouts/VisioWebAccess/VisioWebAccess.aspx?listguid={ListId}&itemid={ItemId}&DefaultItemOpen=1 0x0 0x1 FileType vdw 255 Compliance Details javascript:commonShowModalDialog('{SiteUrl}/_layouts/itemexpiration.aspx?ID={ItemId}&List={ListId}', 'center:1;dialogHeight:500px;dialogWidth:500px;resizable:yes;status:no;location:no;menubar:no;help:no', function GotoPageAfterClose(pageid){if(pageid == 'hold') {STSNavigate(unescape(decodeURI('{SiteUrl}'))+'/_layouts/hold.aspx?ID={ItemId}&List={ListId}'); return false;} if(pageid == 'audit') {STSNavigate(unescape(decodeURI('{SiteUrl}'))+'/_layouts/Reporting.aspx?Category=Auditing&backtype=item&ID={ItemId}&List={ListId}'); return false;} if(pageid == 'config') {STSNavigate(unescape(decodeURI('{SiteUrl}'))+'/_layouts/expirationconfig.aspx?ID={ItemId}&List={ListId}'); return false;}}, null); return false; 0x0 0x1 ContentType 0x01 898 Edit in Browser /_layouts/images/icxddoc.gif /dep/_layouts/formserver.aspx?XsnLocation={ItemUrl}&OpenIn=Browser&Source={Source} 0x0 0x1 FileType xsn 255 Edit in Browser /_layouts/images/icxddoc.gif /dep/_layouts/formserver.aspx?XmlLocation={ItemUrl}&OpenIn=Browser&Source={Source} 0x0 0x1 ProgId InfoPath.Document 255 Edit in Browser /_layouts/images/icxddoc.gif /dep/_layouts/formserver.aspx?XmlLocation={ItemUrl}&OpenIn=Browser&Source={Source} 0x0 0x1 ProgId InfoPath.Document.2 255 Edit in Browser /_layouts/images/icxddoc.gif /dep/_layouts/formserver.aspx?XmlLocation={ItemUrl}&OpenIn=Browser&Source={Source} 0x0 0x1 ProgId InfoPath.Document.3 255 Edit in Browser /_layouts/images/icxddoc.gif /dep/_layouts/formserver.aspx?XmlLocation={ItemUrl}&OpenIn=Browser&Source={Source} 0x0 0x1 ProgId InfoPath.Document.4 255 View in Browser /dep/_layouts/xlviewer.aspx?id={ItemUrl}&DefaultItemOpen=1 0x0 0x1 FileType xlsx 255 View in Browser /dep/_layouts/xlviewer.aspx?id={ItemUrl}&DefaultItemOpen=1 0x0 0x1 FileType xlsm 255 View in Browser /dep/_layouts/xlviewer.aspx?id={ItemUrl}&DefaultItemOpen=1 0x0 0x1 FileType xlsb 255 View in Browser /dep/_layouts/xlviewer.aspx?id={ItemUrl}&DefaultItemOpen=1 0x0 0x1 FileType ods 255

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