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Welcome Coast Guard Academy Scholars!

Congratulations on accepting your appointment and welcome to the Coast Guard family!

These pages contain the information you need to prepare to report to the Coast Guard Academy on Swearing-In Day. Our goal is to help you and your parents make a smooth transition to college and military life.

Orientation

Led by senior cadets, your three-week military orientation to the Coast Guard will take place at the Coast Guard Academy. At the end of orientation, you and your classmates will leave New London and travel together to Prep School for a second orientation before classes start.

Completing Enrollment Forms

Please follow the guidance in the Scholar Handbook to submit all forms by the deadline, to the appropriate Academy officials. You can download copies of all forms below:

IMMUNIZATION RECORD FORM

SCHOLAR CONTACT FORM

Scholar Uniform Measurement Information

Prep School Assignments

You will be assigned to study at one of four Prep Schools based on your needs and the needs of the Service. The curriculum you undertake is specifically designed to prepare you for your first year at the Coast Guard Academy. Placement within the curriculum is based on your past academic record and placement examinations administered at Prep School.

Georgia Military College

Naval Academy Preparatory School

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSSETTS BOSTON

UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT AVERY POINT

Getting Started

1.

Celebrate!

Request an Academy representative to present your appointment during your school award ceremony.

2.

Stay Physically Fit and Medically Ready!

Review and act on this important information from the Senior Medical Officer.

3.

Read Up!

4.

Swearing-In Day.

Contact Information

CGA Scholars

Ms. Katy Robbins

Associate Director of Diversity, Outreach and Student Engagement
(860) 701-6177
Katy.A.Robbins@uscga.edu

LT Zach Stone

Scholars Program Section Chief
(860) 701-6322 (o)
(678) 772-8445 (c)
Zachary.R.Stone@uscga.edu

YNC Andrew Lyon

Scholars Program Liaison
(860) 701-6511 (o)
Andrew.G.Lyon@uscga.edu

Sponsor Family Application

Thank you for submitting your application to be part of the Sponsor Family Program. Your application will be processed in the upcoming week. Coast Guard Academy’s policy on background screening now requires all adults (everyone 18 and older living in the home) who volunteer to mentor, teach, coach or sponsor cadets, whether on or off Coast Guard Academy grounds, to be screened every 5 years. They are required to provide personal information (name, birth date and social security number) for the purpose of conducting a criminal background check.

The Security Officer at the Coast Guard Academy, CWO2 Gina Polkowski, is overseeing this process. Her email is: Gina.M.Polkowski@uscg.mil.

Sponsor Family designations fall into several different categories. Below are the guidelines to help you determine how best to meet the background screening requirement:

If you are Coast Guard active duty you do not need to apply for an additional Background Check. You will be vetted through the Coast Guard system by CWO2 Polkowski.
If you are a Civilian working for the Coast Guard you do not need to apply for an additional Background Check. You will be vetted through the Coast Guard system by CWO2 Polkowski.
If you are non-Coast Guard Active Duty, you are required to provide proof of your current security clearance or National Agency Check that is to be emailed by your Command Security Officer (CSO)/ Security Office to CWO2 Polkowski at Gina.M.Polkowski@uscg.mil.
If you are non-Coast Guard civilian who has a current security clearance or National Agency check, you are required to provide proof of your current security clearance or National Agency Check that is to be emailed by your Command Security Officer (CSO)/ Security Office to CWO2 Polkowski at Gina.M.Polkowski@uscg.mil.
All civilians in the families who are 18 years or older and do not have a security clearance or a National Agency Check are required to be vetted through Mind Your Business, the third party vendor hired by the Coast Guard Academy for the vetting process.

After you complete your application, please e-mail the Sponsor Family Program Coordinator at CadetFamilySponsorProgram@uscga.edu. In your e-mail, you must include the e-mail address and phone number of every adult living in the home. The Sponsor Family Coordinator will then initiate the background check process and you will receive an email with further instructions.

Important things to note:

There is a Sponsor Family Training that is a one-hour training which we ask sponsors to attend once every four years. This training is designed to give you an overview of the program, what is expected of you as a sponsor, and what you can expect from your cadets. This training will also help familiarize you with the cadet regulations onboard CGA. You will be notified via e-mail once the training is scheduled.

The matching process of swabs to families will occur during July and August. Please bear with us and remain flexible through this process. There will be a meet and greet scheduled on Campus, typically in late August. This will give families an opportunity to formally meet their cadet if they have not already done so. Details on this will also be via email.