Reserve Officer Training Corps

The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program provides physical and mental challenges that are not offered anywhere else on campus. The ROTC program prepares young men and women for careers as professional military officers. In addition to academic studies, each service requires that all students attend a weekly leadership laboratory.

The freshman and sophomore courses are electives offered to male and female students who may earn four hours of academic credit in Aerospace Studies or up to six hours in Military Science. Absolutely no military obligation is incurred by non-scholarship students as a result of their enrollment in or completion of any or all of their freshman or sophomore ROTC courses.

In addition to the first two years of academic study, the University, in cooperation with the Army and Air Force, offers two years of advanced instruction in Aerospace Studies and Military Science. The advanced instruction prepares students for the responsibilities and privileges of a commissioned officer. This advanced instruction offers three hours of academic credit per semester for Air Force cadets or four hours of academic credit per semester for Army cadets. Additionally, all students enrolled in the final two years of ROTC receive a monthly tax-free allowance of $200.

ROTC cadets must attend and successfully complete field training. AFROTC cadets usually attend field training between their sophomore and junior years. AFROTC cadets enrolled in the full four-year program attend a four-week session; whereas, students entering the two-year program attend a five-week session. All Army ROTC cadets attend a five-week advanced camp between their junior and senior school year, while selected Air Force ROTC cadets attend light aircraft training or various other advanced training programs. Army ROTC cadets may attend professional development training such as airborne, air assault, northern warfare, and mountain warfare. During summer field training, cadets receive approximately $100 per week for room and board.

For students having a minimum of two academic years in school remaining (undergraduate, graduate, or a combination of the two), an alternate two-year program is offered in both Army and Air Force ROTC. Students entering the two-year ROTC program must attend a five-week field training orientation during the summer prior to their last two years of college or between their junior and senior years. The student must successfully complete the summer camp to qualify for the advanced ROTC program. Additionally, students with high school level military schooling (ROTC, NDCC, or Military Academy) may qualify for the advanced ROTC program without completing the freshman or sophomore courses. Credit for the freshman and sophomore courses will vary and depend upon the length and content of prior military schooling. All veterans who have completed basic training and 180 days of service with any component of the U.S. Armed Forces can receive full credit for the freshman and sophomore courses and may enter ROTC at the advanced level, once junior academic standing has been achieved.

Financial assistance is also available to qualified students enrolled in ROTC courses. The Army offers two-, three-, and four-year scholarships, and freshman or sophomore students who are not enrolled in Army ROTC may qualify for on campus two or three year scholarships. Air Force ROTC offers four-, three-, and two-year scholarships to qualified students. If accepted, all scholarship students receive a monthly tax-free allowance of $200, payment of all tuition expenses, textbook payment, and payment of certain other fees. Additionally, all qualified four-year and three-year scholarship winners may receive free room and board.

Army ROTC scholarship and advanced course students must agree to successfully complete at least one semester of computer literacy, American military history, and written and oral communications prior to commissioning. Air Force ROTC students who accept a scholarship must agree to successfully complete one semester of math reasoning prior to commissioning.

Army ROTC also offers a unique financial assistance program available to all non-scholarship Army ROTC Advanced Course students through the Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP). This program allows an Advanced Course student to be enrolled in Army ROTC while simultaneously serving with a Reserve or National Guard unit. Financial benefits of this program presently provide approximately $600 to $900 per month to enrolled students.

A student who successfully completes the Advanced Course in the Army ROTC program and receives a degree may be accepted for a regular or reserve commission in one of the sixteen branches of the Army. A student who successfully completes the Advanced Course in Air Force ROTC and receives a degree will be awarded a reserve commission and will serve on active duty in the United States Air Force.

All textbooks, instructional material, and equipment required for ROTC courses are furnished at no cost to the student.

COURSES: AIR FOR ROTC (AERO)

AERO1011 The Air Force Today (FA,) An introductory course examining the role of the U.S. military in the contemporary world, with particular attention to the organization and mission of the U.S. Air Force. Functional areas of coverage include strategies offensive and defensive forces, general purpose forces, and aerospace support forces. Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: AERO 1010L.

AERO1010L Organization of the Air Force Laboratory I (FA,) Corequisite: AERO 1011.

AERO1021 The Air Force Today (SP) An introductory course examining the role of the U.S. military in the contemporary world, with particular attention to the organization and mission of the U.S. Air Force. Functional areas of coverage include strategies offensive and defensive forces, general purpose forces, and aerospace support forces. Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: AERO 1020L.

AERO1020L Organization of the Air Force Laboratory II (SP) Corequisite: AERO 1021.

AERO2011 Aero Study II (FA) Continued study of the role of U.S. military forces, particularly as related to national defense policy. Includes an in-depth analysis of the military instrument of national policy, spectrum of conflict, alliances, and strategies and policies of the European and Asian countries. Making of defense policy and contribution of U.S. defense policies to national objectives are also examined. Lecture 1 hour, objectives are also examined. One hour of classroom and laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: AERO 2010L.

AERO2010L Air Force Environment Laboratory (FA) Corequisite: AERO 2011.

AERO2021 The Development of Air Power (SP) Continued study of the role of U.S. military forces, particularly as related to national defense policy. Includes an in-depth analysis of the military instrument of national policy, spectrum of conflict, alliance, and strategies and policies of the European and Asian countries. Making of defense policy and contribution of U.S. defense policies to national objectives are also examined. Lecture 1 hour, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: AERO 2020L.

AERO2020L Air Force Environment Laboratory II (SP) Corequisite: AERO 2021.

AERO3013 Leadership and Management (FA) Air Force leadership and management concepts. Theory and application of general concepts of leadership and management to the military environment. Includes an introduction to information systems, quantitative approaches to decision making, and resource control techniques employed by the Air Force. Group dynamics, personnel management theories, motivation, communication, and contemporary management techniques are explored and developed. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: AERO 3010L.

AERO3010L Air Force Management Laboratory (FA) Corequisite: AERO 3013.

AERO3023 Leadership and Management (SP) Air Force leadership and management concepts. Theory and application of general concepts of leadership and management to the military environment. Includes an introduction to information systems, quantitative approaches to decision making, and resource control techniques employed by the Air Force. Group dynamics, personnel management theories, motivation, communication, and contemporary management techniques are explored and developed. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: AERO 3020L.

AERO3020L Air Force Management Laboratory II (SP) Corequisite: AERO 3023.

AERO4013 American National Security (FA) Critical analysis of the American defense policy with an emphasis on the broad range of American Civil-Military relations and the environmental context in which U.S. defense policy is formulated and implemented. Special themes include: societal attitudes toward the military; the role of the professional military leader-manager in a democratic society; political, economical, and social constraints on the national defense structure and the impact of technological and international developments on strategies preparedness. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: AERO 4010L.

AERO4010L Advanced Leadership Experiences Laboratory I (FA) Corequisite: AERO 4013.

AERO4023 American National Security (SP) Critical analysis of the American defense policy with an emphasis on the broad range of American Civil-Military relations and the environmental context in which U.S. defense policy is formulated and implemented. Special themes include: societal attitudes toward the military; the role of the professional military leader-manager in a democratic society; political, economical, and social constraints on the national defense structure and the impact of technological and international developments on strategies preparedness. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 2 hours per week. Corequisite: AERO 4020L.

AERO4020L Advanced Leadership Experiences Laboratory II (SP) Corequisite: AERO 4023.

COURSES: ARMY ROTC (MILS)

MILS1001 Basic Outdoor Skills and Leadership Introduction (FA, SP) Incorporates various outdoor field craft skills involving both classroom and outdoor instruction. Subjects include, small group leadership, rappelling, basic map reading, water safety and first aid. Introduction to safe use of a rifle and basic marksmanship. Introduction to organization, values, and role of the Army. Classroom 1 hour per week. Lab 1 hour per week.

MILS1000L Basic Outdoor Skills and Leadership Introduction Lab (FA, SP) Practical experience at leading and decision making is provided to all students. Labs include marksmanship, hiking, civil war battlefield visits, field leaders reaction course and varied outdoor activities. Corequisite: MILS 1001.

MILS1011 Rappelling, Outdoor Field Craft and Leadership Development (FA, SP) Incorporates various outdoor field craft involving both classroom and outdoor instruction. Subjects include basic rappelling/mountaineering, intermediate map reading/ orienteering, first aid and outdoor cold/hot weather survival skills. Introduction to small group leadership principles. Classroom 1 hour per week. Lab 1 hour per week.

MILS1010L Rappelling, Outdoor Field Craft and Leadership Laboratory (FA, SP) Practical experience at leading and decision making is provided to all students. Labs include rappelling/ orienteering, hiking, field leaders reaction course, whitewater rafting and varied outdoor activities. Corequisite: MILS 1011.

MILS1101 Basic Rifle Marksmanship (FA, SP) Introduction to safe use of a rifle and practical application of rifle marksmanship. Course includes weapons safety, mechanics, capabilities, and fundamentals of marksmanship. Includes visit to fire at a local indoor rifle range. Materials and equipment furnished by Department of Military Science.

MILS1211 Basic Outdoor Field Craft and Skills (FA, SP) Introduction to basic military survival skills and outdoor field craft. Subjects include cold/hot weather survival, water procurement methods, plant identification, expedient field shelters, signaling, and rappelling/mountaineering. Materials and equipment furnished by Department of Military Science.

MILS2002 Leadership Development I (FA) Continuation of basic skills presented in MILS 1001 and MILS 1011. Course focus is on small unit leadership, team building and management skills. Includes an introduction to small unit tactics. Students develop leadership foundations by leading discussions, developing and briefing operation plans using the military decision making model. Classroom 2 hours per week. Lab 1 hour per week. Corequisite: MILS 2000L. Prerequisite: MILS 1001 and MILS 1011 or approval of Professor of Military Science.

MILS2000L Leadership Development I Laboratory (FA) Corequisite: MILS 2002.

MILS2012 Leadership Development II (SP) Continuation of leadership skills presented in MILS 2002. Course focus is on decision making process, time management, and leadership skills. Includes an introduction to military writing and basic tactics. Cadets continue training in land navigation, first aid, and outdoor field craft. Classroom 2 hours per week. Lab 1 hour per week. Corequisite: MILS 2010L. Prerequisite: MILS 1001 and MILS 1011 or approval of Professor of Military Science.

MILS2010L Leadership Development II Laboratory (SP) Corequisite: MILS 2012.

MILS2101 Advanced Rifle Marksmanship (SP) Course to teach students the fundamentals of Advanced Rifle Marksmanship. Class is conducted once a week with topics including: Air rifle, small bore firing, advanced practical exercises of different shooting positions and marksmanship competition with other universities. Prerequisite: MILS 1101.

MILS3004 Applied Leadership I (FA) Development of managerial and leadership abilities, maximizing performance-oriented 'hands-on' training. Students learn advanced infantry tactics and demonstrate their leadership potential using this medium. Students are required to lead in drill and ceremony, physical training, and tactical infantry situations. The training is intended to prepare the student for the ROTC Advanced Camp experienced normally in the summer prior to the senior year or 4th year of ROTC. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week, plus 3 hours of physical training are conducted weekly. One weekend field training exercise is required per semester. Corequisite: MILS 3000L. Prerequisite: junior standing plus one of the following conditions: completion of ROTC basic camp, veteran status, or completion of basic training with any component of the U.S. Armed Forces.

MILS3000L Applied Leadership I Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Corequisite: MILS 3004.

MILS3014 Applied Leadership II (SP) Development of managerial and leadership abilities, maximizing performance-oriented 'hands-on' training. Students learn advanced infantry tactics and demonstrate their leadership potential using this medium. Students are required to lead in drill and ceremony, physical training, and tactical infantry situations. The training is intended to prepare the student for the ROTC Advanced Camp experienced normally in the summer prior to the senior year or 4th year of ROTC. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours per week, plus 3 hours of physical training are conducted weekly. One weekend field training exercise is required per semester. Corequisite: MILS 3010L. Prerequisite: junior standing plus one of the following conditions: completion of ROTC basic camp, veteran status, or completion of basic training with any component of the U.S. Armed Forces.

MILS3010L Applied Leadership II Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Corequisite: MILS 3014.

MILS4001 Contemporary Military Issues (FA, SP, SU) Individual study for advanced undergraduates. Students will research, write a paper, and give an oral presentation of a current military issue. Prerequisite: PMS approval.

MILS4004 Advanced Leadership I (FA, SP) The study of various military organizations and their role in military operations. Discussion of command and staff management in military organizations, executive responsibility of Army commissioned officers, service customs, courtesies, and traditions. The senior year includes the study of personnel management, professional ethics, the military justice system, and the Army's training and maintenance management system. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours, physical training 3 hours per week. MS IV cadets plan and participate in 1 field training exercise per semester. Corequisite: MILS 4000L. Prerequisite: successful completion of MS III course work.

MILS4000L Advanced Leadership I Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Corequisite: MILS 4004.

MILS4011 Advanced Military Correspondence (FA, SP, SU) Practicum for advanced undergraduates. Students submit prepared military correspondence projects written in the military style using military forms and formats. Prerequisite: PMS approval.

MILS4014 Advanced Leadership II (FA, SP) The study of various military organizations and their role in military operations. Discussion of command and staff management in military organizations, executive responsibility of Army commissioned officers, service customs, courtesies, and traditions. The senior year includes the study of personnel management, professional ethics, the military justice system, and the Army's training and maintenance management system. Lecture 3 hours, laboratory 3 hours, physical training 3 hours per week. MS IV cadets plan and participate in 1 field training exercise per semester. Corequisite: MILS 4010L. Prerequisite: successful completion of MS III course work.

MILS4010L Advanced Leadership II Laboratory (FA, SP, SU) Corequisite: MILS 4014.

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