The faculty consists of both active duty officers and civilian professors. Active duty officers come from all branches, and the Department seeks variety in both branches and commissioning sources. Officers selected attend graduate school for two years to obtain the MA degree and subsequently teach for three years at the Academy.

To be eligible to compete for a position on the faculty, officers must have completed the career course and company-level command. Their records must be such that their branches are willing to nominate them for the USMA faculty. To evaluate applicants, the Department must have recent GRE scores and a copy of an officer’s undergraduate transcript. Careful consideration of potential military faculty starts about two years before the beginning of Advanced Civil Schooling (ACS). Officers interested in competing for a teaching assignment in the Department of English and Philosophy should complete the initial interest application located here. For more information, please contact our Department Recruiting Officer using the information provided below:

SCOTT T. CHANCELLOR
Lieutenant Colonel, Signal Corps, U. S. Army
Assistant Professor, Department of English and Philosophy
United States Military Academy Room 404, Building 607, West Point, NY 10996
Scott.Chancellor@usma.edu
845-938-2771 (Military DSN: 688)

USMA Web Application System 

USMA has implemented the Web Enabled System and Tracking ("WEST"), a web application system. The web application system allows an applicant to simultaneously apply to multiple departments. If you are applying to more than one department, it is advised that you contact each department, as they may have different requirements for eligibility.

Already submitted a packet to WEST? Click Here to review a file that you've already started. You will need the userid and password that was provided when you first submitted your application. 

New to application process? Click Here to start a new file. If you are new to this web page, it is highly recommended that you read the information below before you start the application process.

If you have any questions or problems related to the WEST system, to include lost passwords or connection problems, you can email WEST technical support personnel at WestQuestions@usma.edu.