"Coming of Age" was the 19th episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Description[]
- TNG Magazine
- Acting Ensign Wesley Crusher wants to enter the Starfleet Academy. He must face the toughest tests in order to be accepted, including the dreaded 'Psych Test', where he must overcome his deepest fears!
Summary[]
Wesley Crusher attends an admittance test for Starfleet Academy while inspectors tour the Enterprise.
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References[]
Characters[]
- Bennett • Sun Chang • Beverly Crusher • Wesley Crusher • Data • Diana Giddings • Jake Kurland • Geordi La Forge • Oliana Mirren • Mordock • Jean-Luc Picard • Gregory Quinn • Dexter Remmick • William T. Riker • Rondon • T'Shanik • Deanna Troi • Darien Wallace • Worf, son of Mogh • Natasha Yar • Youngblood
- Referenced only
- Jack Crusher • Kosinski
Starships and vehicles[]
- Referenced only
- USS Stargazer (Constellation-class exploratory cruiser) • freighter
Locations[]
Planetary locales[]
- Vulcan
- Vulcana Regar
Shipboard locations[]
- USS Enterprise-D
- bridge • corridor • observation lounge • ready room • transporter room (#8)
Stations and outposts[]
- Relva VII outpost
Planets and planetoids[]
- Relva VII
- Referenced only
- Algeron IV • Beltane IX • Vulcan
Stars and systems[]
- Relva
- Referenced only
- Algeron • Beltane • Vulcan system
Races and cultures[]
States and organizations[]
Institutions[]
Technology and weapons[]
- android • antimatter tank • deuterium tank • flux coordinating sensor unit • impulse engine • maneuvering jet • starship • shuttlecraft • Soong-type android • tractor beam • transporter • viewscreen • warp drive
Substances and energies[]
- antimatter • dilithium • liquid hydrogen
Ranks and titles[]
- acting ensign • admiral • captain • chief medical officer • doctor • first officer • lieutenant commander • one star admiral • security chief • tac officer • flag officer • commandant • Commandant of Starfleet Academy
Other references[]
- captain's log • log entry • Mordock Strategy • stardate • standard orbit • outpost • hyperspace physics • intermix ratio • warp factor • starbase • light-year • universe • mind-altering machine • psych test • Bulgallian rat • psychological profile • lifeform • extricator • shuttlebay • bridge • launch door • flight emergency override • kilometer • atmosphere • death • Melanoid slime worm • races and cultures • Prime Directive • dynamic relationships test • vector coordinates • month • year • environmental lab • hour • day • energy • cargo bay • ID • second • operations • rank • title • matter • technology • government • planet • gravity • star • star system • lifeform • animal • humanoid • officer
Appendices[]
Related works[]
- FASA RPG module: Star Trek: The Next Generation Officer's Manual
- The RPG supplement mentions the Starfleet Inspector General Office which originated in this episode. The manual supplies a branch admiral's shoulderboard color-code for an IGO flag officer's uniform jacket. The jacket did not appear in this episode, however, as in canon the jacket only appeared as a Starfleet uniform worn by Admiral Leonard McCoy in TNG episode: "Encounter at Farpoint".
- TNG episode: "Conspiracy" : The story started here continues in "Conspiracy" as Quinn's search for Starfleet's alien influence comes to fruition.
- TNG episode: "Justice" : Captain Picard's decision to interpret the Prime Directive with the Edo is referenced in Remmick's line of questioning.
Timeline[]
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous episode: When the Bough Breaks |
TNG episode produced | Next episode: Heart of Glory |
| Previous episode: Home Soil |
TNG episode aired | Next episode: Heart of Glory |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: When the Bough Breaks |
Next Adventure: Heart of Glory | |
Images[]
External links[]
- "Coming of Age" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Coming of Age (Star Trek: The Next Generation) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.