ROTC Curriculum

Two-Year or Four-Year Program

The program in military science may be completed in either two or four years. The two-year program requires students to have a minimum of 54 semester hours and meet the qualifications to enter the Advanced Course (https://www.cadetcommand.army.mil/advanced.aspx).  One of the following qualifications are required to enroll in the Advanced Course:  Complete ROTC Basic Course MSC205 or Completion of Basic Training.  All students entering the Advanced Course must be eligible to contract with the Army.

Basic Course

The Basic Course refers to freshman- and sophomore-level Military Science electives. Students wishing to enter the Basic Course simply register for one or more of the course electives. There is no military obligation incurred by taking these electives for freshman students or non-scholarship sophomores. The minimum electives necessary for completing the Basic Course follow:

Advanced Course

The Advanced Course consists of junior- and senior-level Military Science electives. The course requires students to take the electives in sequence, unless authorized by the professor of military science, and complete Advanced Camp. Advanced Camp is a paid 32-day leadership evaluation course conducted at Fort Knox, KY, during the summer between the junior and senior years. The Advanced Course consists of the following core courses: