Army
Completion of Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (AROTC) requirements and recommendation for appointment by the professor of military science may result in commissioning as a second lieutenant in the active or reserve force components of the Army of the United States, as determined by the Secretary of the Army.
The AROTC program is composed of two phases: the basic phase and the advanced phase. The basic phase consists of four courses. No military obligation is incurred by enrollment in the basic phase, except by Army ROTC Scholarship cadets. The basic phase may be completed, partially or fully, by three alternative methods: previous attendance of military initial entry training, a six-week long leader’s training course (LTC), or constructive credit for other military service determined appropriate by the professor of military science. Leadership Laboratory (MSC 2114-MSC 2117) is encouraged but not required as a corequisite for cadets not on scholarship.
The advanced phase consists of four classes:
MSC 3305 - Training Management and the Warfighting Functions
MSC 3306 - Leadership in Changing Environments (MSL 302)
MSC 4307 - Developing Adaptive Leaders (MSL 401)
MSC 4308 - Leadership in a Complex World (MSL 402) )
Advanced Leadership Laboratory (MSC 2118-MSC 2121) is required for all advanced courses. Enrollment in the advanced AROTC courses is only for students having signed a service obligation which they will fulfill after graduation with the United States Army, Army Reserve, or Army National Guard, and a five-week Leader Development and Assessment Course, usually attended during the summer between the junior and senior years. Army ROTC scholarships are available to qualified applicants (both those already enrolled in the AROTC program and those not yet enrolled) through annual competition.
Basic Leadership Laboratory comprises of 4 (1h) labs. Basic military skills instruction designed to technically and tactically qualify the student for assumption of an officer leadership position at the small-unit level. Students learn skills necessary to operate in a military environment and how to accomplish tasks outside of the classroom setting. Focus is on teamwork, communication skills, and application of basic military principles.
MSC 2114, 2116 (fall) and 2115, 2117 (spring) is required each semester for contracted AROTC cadets (including those conditionally contracted), and advance designee scholarship winners.
Advanced Leadership Laboratory comprises of 4 (1h) labs, which focuses on practical application of time management, small unit organization, communication, and the use of concepts learned in class to accomplish assigned missions. Laboratory sessions can be tactical (conducting a small unit mission) or managerial (solving an organizational problem). Grading is based on performance in leadership positions, teamwork, and application of principles from class instruction.
MSC 4307 and 4308 cadets will be required to plan training scenarios conducted in lab, supervise sessions, and build teams and future leaders through assessment and feedback. MSC 3305 and 3306 cadets will conduct training and be evaluated on their application of tactical and managerial skills learned in military science classes to solve problems or complete tactical missions. MSC 2118, 2120 (fall) and 2119, 2121 (spring) is required each semester for contracted AROTC cadets (including those conditionally contracted), and advance designee scholarship winners.
Air Force
In addition to AROTC, students may participate in the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Program through North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro in order to receive a commission as an active duty second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force (USAF). The department offers a four-year program where students enroll at the beginning of their freshman year and continue through award of a bachelor’s degree. The four-year program can be modified for students up until the beginning of the spring semester of a student’s sophomore year.
Freshmen or sophomore students attend a one-hour class and a two-hour leadership laboratory each week in addition to two one-hour physical training sessions. Students who compete favorably for the award of an Enrollment Allocation will attend a four-week summer field training program at Maxwell Air Force Base, AL. During the junior and senior years, students attend three hours of class, a two-hour leadership laboratory, and two one-hour physical training sessions.
For more information on the AFROTC Program, contact any instructor or the Unit Admissions Officer in the Department of Aerospace Studies, Campbell Hall, North Carolina A&T State University, telephone (336.334.7707). For course offerings visit https://www.ncat.edu/divisions/academic-affairs/rotc/.
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