Curriculum
Army ROTC will give you valuable real-world tools and leadership skills that will benefit, not only your professional career, but your personal life as well.
Preparing To Become An Officer
Army ROTC is an elective curriculum you take along with your required college classes. It prepares you with the tools, training and experiences that will help you succeed in any competitive environment. Along with great leadership training, Army ROTC can pay for your college tuition, too. You will have a normal college student experience like everyone else on campus, but when you graduate, you will be an Officer in the Army.
Being an Officer in the U.S. Army means you're a leader, a counselor, a strategist and a motivator. It's similar to being a vital manager in a corporation. As an Officer, you will lead other Soldiers in all situations and adjust in environments that are always changing. You'll be driven to achieve success with your team on every mission.
Army ROTC is a one-of-a-kind experience. The challenges you face and the obstacles you'll overcome will prepare you for future success.
Army ROTC is one of the nation's top leadership programs, with many benefits to joining.
Through Army ROTC you can:
- Get help with your college tuition with an Army ROTC scholarship
- Gain experience you can't find anywhere else
- Gain the respect of your peers and future employers
- Train to become a leader and manager
Courses
The Basic Course takes place during your first two years in college as elective courses. It normally involves one elective class and lab each semester along with the requisite physical training and field training exercises. You will learn basic military skills, the fundamentals of leadership and start the groundwork toward becoming an Army leader. You can take Army ROTC Basic Courses without a military commitment.
Freshman Year
Preparing For Success As An Army Officer
Topics covered include:
- Introduction to Army Leadership
- Army Customs and Traditions
- Military Operations and Tactics
- Goal Setting and Accomplishment
- Health and Physical Fitness
Sophomore Year
The Role Of An Officer
Topics covered include:
- Applied Leadership Theory
- Communications
- Principles of War
- Military Operations and Tactics
The Advanced Course takes place during your last two years in college as elective courses. It normally includes one elective class and lab each semester in addition to the requisite physical training and field training exercises, plus a summer leadership camp. You will learn advanced military tactics and gain experience in team organization, planning and decision-making. To benefit from the leadership training in the Advanced Course, all Cadets must have completed the Basic Course, have attended the Cadet Initial Entry Training (CIET), or have completed Basic Training/AIT. Entering the Advanced Course requires a commitment to serve as an Officer in the U.S. Army after you graduate or you can Minor in Military Science.
Since every school's Army ROTC curriculum varies, some of these course topics may not be offered at all campuses.
Junior Year
Leading Small Tactical Units
Topics covered include:
- Command and Staff Functions
- Law of War
- Weapons
- Team Dynamics and Peer Leadership
- Military Operations and Tactics
Senior Year
Transition To Becoming An Officer
Topics covered include:
- Training the Force
- Military Justice
- Ethical Decision Making
- Personnel Management
- Cultural Awareness
- Post and Installation Support
- Military Operations and Tactics
This course designed for two purposes.
* It is used mostly too get a cadet academically aligned to have all the graduation and commissioning requirements met for their major subject and Army ROTC courses. Special permission only.
* Secondly, it is taught during the Fall semester as a US Military History course. This course will meet the commissioning requirement for all contractred cadets.