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CONTENTS Board and Administrative Officers Financial Aid and Scholarships Academic Facilities and Resources University Centers and Research Units Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences Sam M. Walton College of Business College of Education and Health Professions Reserve Officer Training Corps Appendix A, Student Residence Status for Fee Purposes
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2003-2004 Catalog of StudiesReserve Officer Training Corps
The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs at the University of Arkansas provide physical and mental challenges that are not offered anywhere else on campus. The ROTC programs prepare 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. U. S. AIR FORCE ROTCIn addition to the first two years of academic study, the university, in cooperation with the U.S. Air Force, offers two years of advanced instruction in Aerospace Studies. 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. Air Force ROTC cadets must attend and successfully complete field training. Air Force ROTC cadets usually attend field training between their sophomore and junior years. Air Force ROTC cadets enrolled in the full four-year program attend a four-week session, whereas students entering the two-year program attend a six-week session. Air Force ROTC cadets may volunteer to attend light aircraft training, parachutist training, or various other professional development courses. For students having a minimum of two academic years remaining in school (undergraduate, graduate, or a combination of the two), an alternate two-year program is offered. Students entering the two-year ROTC program must attend a six-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. All veterans who have completed basic training and 180 days of service with any component of the U.S. Armed Forces may receive full credit for the freshman and sophomore courses and may enter ROTC at the advanced level when junior academic standing has been achieved. Financial assistance is also available through multiple scholarship programs to qualified students enrolled in ROTC courses. Air Force ROTC offers four-, three-, and two-year scholarships to qualified students. If accepted, all scholarship students receive a monthly tax-free allowance ranging from $250 to $400, payment of all tuition expenses, textbook payment, and payment of certain other fees. Additional information and applications for this assistance may be obtained on the Web at <http://www.afrotc.com>. Engineering and nursing students are highly encouraged to apply. 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 U. S. Air Force. All textbooks, instructional material, and equipment required for ROTC courses are furnished at no cost to the student.
SEE PAGE 249 FOR U.S. Air Force ROTC (AERO) COURSES U. S. ARMY ROTCIn addition to the first two years of academic study, the University, in cooperation with the U.S. Army, offers two years of advanced instruction in Military Science. The advanced instruction prepares students for the responsibilities and privileges of a commissioned officer. This advanced instruction offers 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 ranging from $250 to $400. Army ROTC cadets attend a paid five-week advanced camp between their junior and senior school year. Cadets may attend professional development training such as Leadership Internships, airborne, air assault, British Exchange program, northern warfare, and mountain warfare. During summer field training, cadets receive 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. Students entering the two-year ROTC program attend a five-week Leaders Training Course (LTC) during the summer. Rising juniors, seniors and graduate students who meet the U.S. Army Cadet Command's Scholar-Athlete-Leader criteria and are unable to attend the LTC may elect to participate in the Accelerated Cadet Commissioning Training (ACCT) program conducted on the UA campus. 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. 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-, two and one half-, three-, three and one half-, and four-year scholarships. Freshman or sophomore students who are not enrolled in Army ROTC may qualify for on-campus two- or three-year scholarships. Juniors, seniors, and graduate students who have at least two full years of college remaining may also qualify for on-campus two- or three-year scholarships. Scholarships can be used to pay for graduate school. Scholarship students receive a monthly tax-free allowance ranging from $250 to $400, payment of all tuition expenses, textbook payment ($600 per year), and payment of certain other fees. Additionally, all qualified four- and three-year scholarship winners may receive free room and board, provided they meet the University of Arkansas requirements for the Room and Board Scholarship. Army ROTC scholarship and advanced course students must agree to successfully complete at least one semester of computer literacy, American military history, and communications 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 $1,100 per month to enrolled students. Prior Service National Guard and Army Reserve students may also qualify for the Montgomery G.I. Bill, MGIB Kicker, the Veterans Administration Workstudy Program, Federal Tuition Assistance and/or the Arkansas Army National Guard Tuition Assistance Program. Army ROTC Scholarship Nurse Cadets may also receive reimbursement for expenses related to Nursing Uniforms, Immunizations, Clinical Fees, Nursing Malpractice Insurance and the NCLX-RN review and testing 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. All textbooks, instructional material, and equipment required for ROTC courses are furnished at no cost to freshmen and sophomore students. Junior and senior Army ROTC students must purchase textbooks only. All other equipment and materials will be furnished at no cost.
SEE PAGE 312 FOR U.S. ARMY ROTC (MILS) COURSES |
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