Program Overview

Overview of the Military Science (U.S. Army) Program

The Department of Military Science is a leadership program leading to an officer's commission in the Active Army, Army Reserve, or National Guard in conjunction with an undergraduate or graduate degree. Military science courses supplement a regular degree program and offer practical leadership and management experience.

Scholarship Programs

• College freshmen, sophomores, and juniors may be eligible for four-, three-, and two-year scholarships, regardless of academic major.
• Interested students must enroll in Army ROTC and meet eligibility requirements, including an army physical fitness test.
• High school scholarship applicants may be eligible for four- and three-year college scholarships.
• All scholarship recipients receive full tuition and fees, a $1,200 book allowance, and a stipend of $300–500 per month during the academic year.

Simultaneous Membership Program

• College sophomores and juniors who want additional leadership training may participate with an Army Reserve or Army National Guard unit as an officer trainee.
• Students participating in this program earn approximately $240 in monthly drill pay, plus a monthly ROTC stipend of $300–500.
• Additionally, SMP participants receive Army National Guard or reserve tuition benefits of up to $4,500 per year.

Army ROTC Course Credit

• ROTC is an elective credit in most departments.
• Individual academic advisors verify if ROTC classes count toward the student's degree.

Registration

• Army ROTC classes begin with the MILR prefix.
• Register for classes through the normal course registration process.

Requirements

Four-Year Program

• For college freshmen, the four-year program consists of two phases: the basic course (freshman and sophomore years) and the advanced course (junior and senior years).
• Basic courses (MSI & MSII) cover Army history and organization, as well as military leadership and management.
• Advanced courses (MSIII & MSIV) cover leadership, tactics, and unit operations, training techniques, military law, and professional ethics.

Two-Year Program

• College students entering as a sophomore, junior, or senior with four semesters of college remaining (including Grad School) can attend the two-year Basic Camp.
• Basic Camp is a 4-week course conducted at Fort Knox, Kentucky, where students learn the same skills and fundamentals of military science, leadership, values, and ethics taught in the basic course classes.

Faculty

• The faculty includes various captains, assistant professors, and professors with diverse educational backgrounds and expertise in military science and leadership.

Courses

• MILR 1011 (2) Adventures in Leadership 1: Introduces fundamentals of leadership and the United States Army.
• MILR 1021 (2) Adventures in Leadership 2: Continues the investigation of leadership in small organizations.
• MILR 2031 (3) Methods of Leadership and Management 1: Comprehensively reviews advanced leadership and management concepts.
• MILR 2041 (3) Methods of Leadership and Management 2: Focuses on leadership and management functions in military and corporate environments.
• MILR 3052 (3) Military Operations and Training 1: Further explores the theory of managing and leading small military units.
• MILR 3062 (3) Military Operations and Training 2: Studies theoretical and practical applications of small unit leadership principles.
• MILR 3090 (1) Military Theory and Tactical Leadership: Application of military domain knowledge, small unit leadership skills, and education on various subjects germane to military operations.
• MILR 4072 (3) Leadership 1: Adaptive Leadership: Develops leaders of character that will excel in a complex, ambiguous, and dynamic future operating environment.
• MILR 4082 (3) Leadership 2: Leadership in a Complex World: Develops leaders of character that will excel in a complex, ambiguous, and dynamic future operating environment.
• MILR 4840 (1-3) Independent Study: Allows students to pursue independent study in military science under the guidance of a faculty member.