| Basic Strategic Art Program | |
|---|---|
 Seal of the Basic Strategic Art Program | |
| Location | |
Carlisle Barracks, PA United States | |
| Information | |
| Motto | Paratos fortuna adiuvat (Fortune favors the prepared) |
| Established | 2003 |
| Authority | United States Army War College |
| Director | Colonel Francis Park, U.S. Army |
| Website | https://ssl.armywarcollege.edu/dmspo/bsap/ |
The Basic Strategic Art Program (BSAP) is an academic program taught at the U.S. Army War College at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. The course was designed to support the educational requirements for Functional Area FA59 (FA59), U.S. Army Strategist, formerly called Strategic Plans and Policy. The first course began in 2003 and the school continues to teach three 16-week courses per year.
The course provides most new Army Strategists, who transition from a different U.S. Army basic branch, with a foundation in strategic theory and practice. It helps officers connect their early tactical experiences with the challenges of operating in the strategic environment. The course, which includes various staff rides and modules, is taught to rigorous academic standards. Failure to achieve these standards is cause for disenrollment from the program and removal from the functional area.