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The AIM Handbook contains the information you need to prepare for AIM. Please read and follow these instructions carefully.

Session Enrollment and Payment

In your application, you indicated your AIM session preferences, and your assigned week was stated in your decision letter. If you can no longer attend your assigned week, there might be limited availability to switch to another week or to move to Virtual AIM. Please contact aim@uscga.edu to begin this process.

Travel

You must complete the travel survey via your application portal, which is due June 12th. This allows us to keep track of your arrival and departure information. Please also bring a copy of your travel itinerary with you.

Bus transportation will be provided for unaccompanied students arriving or departing from T.F. Green Airport (PVD) in Providence, RI, and Bradley International Airport (BDL) in Hartford, CT.

Please refer to the AIM Handbook for additional information, including the airport shuttle schedule, and early disenrollment transportation policy.

Cost

Tuition is $750, submitted electronically by May 29th using the link provided in your application portal.

If you have applied for a scholarship, please do not pay the tuition until after you have heard a scholarship decision on May 22nd.

Tuition refund requests are due by June 5th and requests should be submitted to aim@uscga.edu. For more information, please see the AIM Handbook.

Medical Information

Please submit the form below, which requires signature by a medical provider.

Medical History and Clearance forms are due in conjunction with tuition payment on May 29th, 2026.

Scholarships

Students with financial need are invited to request a scholarship for tuition. To apply for a scholarship, submit the complete Scholarship Request form found below and upload to your application portal.

Requests are due by May 15th and decision notifications will be made by May 22nd. If you are awarded a scholarship, you will be emailed a discount code to use on our payment portal.

“From sailing on the Thames River, doing the Physical Fitness Exam, marching around the campus, and all the engineering and FIT classes, AIM was a week I will not forget. The cadre were very encouraging, making sure that we always were striving to do our best and would help us improve when we slipped up.” Lucy

Handbook
AIM HANDBOOK

The handbook contains the information you need to prepare for AIM.

Handbook
AIM HANDBOOK
The handbook contains the information you need to prepare for AIM.
Checklist
PLANNING AND PACKING CHECKLIST
Bring what you need and leave the rest. Travel light!
Checklist
PLANNING AND PACKING CHECKLIST
Bring what you need and leave the rest. Travel light!
Fitness
FITNESS PREPARATION GUIDELINES

Use these guidelines to arrive physically fit and hydrated. Please note these are sample workouts and our current Physical Fitness Exam consists of pushups, plank hold, and a 1.5 mile run.

Fitness
FITNESS PREPARATION GUIDELINES

Use these guidelines to arrive physically fit and hydrated. Please note these are sample workouts and our current Physical Fitness Exam consists of pushups, plank hold, and a 1.5 mile run.

regulations
RULES AND REGULATIONS WHILE RESIDING IN CHASE HALL
regulations
RULES AND REGULATIONS WHILE RESIDING IN CHASE HALL
Please observe these rules while attending AIM.
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FAMILY DAY
At the conclusion of each AIM week, families are invited to a special session where they will learn about the past week’s programming and celebrate their students’ graduation from the program.
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FAMILY DAY
At the conclusion of each AIM week, families are invited to a special session where they will learn about the past week’s programming and celebrate their students’ graduation from the program.

Contact Information

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