ROTC - Reserve Officer Training Corps
ROTC 1215. Concepts of Leadership (1-2-2) Introductory course about the fundamental components of service as an Army Officer. Major areas of instruction include: officership, leadership values and ethics, and communication skills. Leadership laboratory meets every other Friday for four hours and will focus on individual military field craft skills with one Saturday and one weekend field training exercise. Optional activities consist of Ranger Challenge Competition, Cadets in Action Club, Drill Team competition and Color Guards.
ROTC 1216. Basic Leadership Skills (1-2-2) Learn key leadership theory and skills. Major areas encompass: leadership theory and application, problem solving, group interaction, goal setting, and decision making. Leadership laboratory meets every other Friday for four hours and will focus on individual military field craft skills with one Saturday and one weekend field training exercise. Optional activities consist of Ranger Challenge Competition, Cadets in Action Club, Drill Team competition and Color Guards.
ROTC 2225. Advanced Leadership (2-2-3) Advanced leadership studies concentrated in the following areas: effective writing and briefing skills, and individual and organizational leadership theory. Leadership laboratory meets every other Friday for four hours and will focus on individual military field craft skills with one Saturday and one weekend field training exercise. Optional activities consist of Ranger Challenge Competition, Cadets in Action Club, Drill Team competition and Color Guards.
ROTC 2226. Tactics and Officership (2-2-3) Students learn principles of tactics and complete case studies in small officer roles and ethics, and complete case studies in officer leadership and institutional values. Leadership laboratory meets every other Friday for four hours and will focus on individual military field craft skills with one Saturday and one weekend field training exercise. Optional activities consist of Ranger Challenge Competition, Cadets in Action Club, Drill Team competition and Color Guards.
ROTC 2420. Leadership Training Course (3-0-3) Prerequisite: Approval of Department Chair. A five week summer camp conducted at Fort Knox, Kentucky. The student receives pay, travel, lodging, and most meal costs are defrayed by the Army. The environment is rigorous, and is similar to Army Basic Training. No military obligation incurred. Open only to students who have not taken all four of ROTC 1000 and 2000 level classes, and who pass a physical examination (paid for by ROTC). Completion of ROTC 2420 qualifies a student for entry into the Advanced Course. Three different cycles are normally offered during the summer, but spaces are limited. Candidates can apply for a space any time during the school year prior to the summer. (S/U grading.)
ROTC 3231. Small Unit Leadership (3-2-4) Prerequisites: ROTC 1215, ROTC 1216, ROTC 2225, ROTC 2226, or ROTC 2420, or students with prior service (with approval of the Department of Military Science). Students learn basic tactical principles to include: principles of war, tactical fundamentals, troop leading procedures, operations orders, and defensive operations. Leadership Laboratory meets every other Friday for four hours and will focus on individual military field craft skills with one Saturday and one weekend field exercise. Advanced course students are required to participate in physical fitness training. Optional activities consist of Ranger Challenge Competition, Cadets in Action Club, Drill Team competition and Color Guards.
ROTC 3232. Small Unit Operations (3-2-4) Prerequisite: ROTC 3231. Students learn basic tactical principles to include: offensive operations, team building, and overview and preparation for the summer Nation Advance Leadership Course. Leadership Laboratory meets every other Friday for four hours and will focus on individual military field craft skills with one Saturday, one weekend field training exercise, and one weekend Civil War Battlefield Staff Study. Advanced course students are required to participate in physical fitness training. Optional activities consist of Ranger Challenge Competition, Cadets in Action Club, Drill Team competition and Color Guards.
ROTC 3415. National Advanced Leadership Course (3-0-3) Prerequisite: Approval of Department Chair. A five-week camp conducted at Fort Lewis, Washington. Only open to (and required of) students who have completed all ROTC-3000 level courses and ROTC 5419. The student receives pay, travel, lodging and most meal costs are defrayed by the U.S. Army. The advanced Camp environment is highly structured and demanding, stressing leadership at small unit levels under varying, challenging conditions. Individual leadership and basic skills performance are evaluated throughout the camp. Although this course is graded on a Pass/Fail basis only, the leadership and skill evaluations at the camp weigh heavily in the subsequent selection process that determines the type commission and job opportunities given to the student upon graduation from ROTC and the university. (S/U grading.)
ROTC 3416. ROTC Nurse Summer Training Program (3-0-3) Prerequisite: Approval of Department Chair. Consists of five weeks at an advanced Camp (see ROTC 3430) and up to three weeks serving as a nurse in a military medical treatment facility. Only open to (and required of) nursing students who have completed ROTC 3231, 3232, and 5419. The student receives pay, travel, lodging and most meal costs are defrayed by the U.S. Army. The camp and clinical environments are demanding, stressing leadership and nursing under varying, challenging conditions. The leadership and skills evaluations weigh heavily in the subsequent selection process that determines the job opportunities offered to the nurse upon graduation.
ROTC 4245. Leadership and Ethics (3-2-4) Prerequisite: ROTC 3232. Students learn advanced leadership development through practical application of leading Corps of Cadets. Academic studies focus on staff functions, training management, counseling programs, and ethics. Leadership Laboratory meets every other Friday for four hours and will focus on implementing training management plan for cadet corps. Advanced course students are required to attend physical fitness training. Optional activities include participation in Ranger Challenge competition, Cadets in Action Club, Drill team competition, and Color Guards.
ROTC 4419. Physical Fitness Techniques (0-3-1) Open to all students on campus but required of all contracted ROTC cadets. Designed to challenge students at all levels of fitness from basic to advanced. This is a hands-on course. Students participate in and learn to plan, organize, and lead physical fitness training/programs. Develops the physical fitness required of an officer in today's Army. Emphasis is on the development of an individual fitness program and there is no military obligation for taking the course. Satisfies the PEDS activity requirement for ROTC students.
ROTC 4795. Transition to Lieutenant (3-2-4) Prerequisite: ROTC 4245. Students learn advanced leadership development through practical application of leading Corps of Cadets. Academic studies focus on military justice system, organizing for military operations, administrative and officer career management, logistics, entering service as an officer. Leadership Laboratory meets every other Friday for four hours and will focus on planning and implementing training management plan for cadet corps. Advanced course students are required to attend physical fitness training. Optional activities include participation in Ranger Challenge competition, Cadets in Action Club, Drill Team competition, and Color Guards.
ROTC 4899. Advanced Independent Studies in Military Leadership (3 hours) Prerequisite: Approval of Department chair. Course will consist of major readings in military leadership and battlefield analysis. Students are required to write a minimum of three research papers detailing and assessing the effect and impact of military leadership in current situations and historical battles. Students are required to participate in all field training exercises and physical training. Optional activities consist of Ranger Challenge Competition, Cadets in Action Club, Drill Team competition and Color Guards.
