Undergraduate Course Catalog 2006-2007
Special University Programs
Reserve Officer Training Corps Programs
The Army and Air Force offer Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)
programs leading to a commission as a second lieutenant in their
respective services. Both programs are open to men and women. Students
in either ROTC program may pursue any University curriculum that leads
to a baccalaureate or higher degree. Air Force students can minor in Air Force Leadership Studies.
Two- and four-year programs are available. The
four-year program is open to freshmen, sophomores, and transfer
students who began ROTC at another institution. In addition to
on-campus ROTC course requirements, students must attend an officer
preparatory training session for a part of one summer.
ROTC is open to students pursuing a baccalaureate
degree who have a minimum of two academic years or more remaining
within their degree program. Entering freshmen may preregister for MILT
413 (AROTC) or AERO 415 (AFROTC). Sophomores desiring to enter ROTC
should check with either the Army or Air Force enrollment advisers
located in Zais Hall.
Two-year ROTC programs are open to students who have
two academic years of study remaining at the University. Applicants for
the two-year program must attend a six-week training session during the
summer immediately before their entry into ROTC.
ROTC scholarships are offered on a competitive basis
by both the Army and Air Force. Entering freshmen may compete for
four-year scholarships during the last year of high school.
Additionally, incoming students with either a four-year or three-year
ROTC scholarship may receive some portion of a room and board grant for the entire time
they are on an ROTC scholarship. Students in a four-year ROTC program
and two-year program applicants compete for scholarships covering their
remaining academic years. Scholarships pay for tuition, mandatory
University fees, and required textbooks for all courses. Limits may be
placed on these scholarships dependent upon the type and amount of
expenses incurred. In addition, all scholarship recipients receive a
tax-free monthly subsistence allowance. Nonscholarship students in the
last two years of the ROTC program also receive the tax-free monthly
subsistence allowance.
Both programs have administrative and medical
requirements which must be met to qualify for a scholarship and
commission.
More specific information about ROTC programs may be
obtained by contacting the professor of military science (Army ROTC at
(603) 862-1078) or the professor of aerospace studies (Air Force ROTC
at (603) 862-1480).
