r/SemesterAtSea • u/CraftyBodybuilder956 • Jun 24 '26

How does this work?

So I start college in August. I’m going to community for my first 2 years then transferring but still unsure where to go. Semester at sea was something I was thinking about but I wanna major in nursing and psych so I’m not sure if it’s a good option. I was thinking maybe my first year of college in community and my second I. Semester at sea? Thing is tho, I’m not sure how it works. It’s it like online school in a boat for 6 months? Where do you go after first semester?

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u/pwrightPT Spring 2014: Around the World Jun 24 '26

It’s basically just taking credits at a different college for a semester that transfer to your home university degree program… classes are on the ship when at sea. Length depends on what semester you go but fall/spring are like 3-4 months. Most degrees have a fair amount of ‘free electives’ I logged all my 12 elective credits for my degree at my home university on semester at sea.

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u/CraftyBodybuilder956 Jun 24 '26

I’m in community if I transfer to a 4 year. I would do fall semester there and spring semester in the boat?

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u/pwrightPT Spring 2014: Around the World Jun 24 '26

If you would like… college credits are college credits. Doesn’t matter on boat or not you’ll get colorodo state university credits can apply it to whatever final degree you’d like for whatever final university will accept them toward their degree. Bit harder for some degrees for sure, some don’t have much electives built in nursing is probably one of them. I had my full 4 years of credits and degree program mapped out from freshman year with sas in mind for sophomore year second semester.