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Students can enroll in academic classes with a military science instructor that covers topics such as leadership skills, basic soldiering skills, and military customs and courtesies. Military science labs are also held once a week to help current and prospective ROTC students expand their tactical knowledge and practical leadership skills. Enrolling in these classes can be an excellent way to learn more about the ROTC program and determine if it is a good fit for you.
Basic Courses
Freshman Fall Semester
MLSC 101 & 101L: Foundations of Officership & Leadership Lab I
The Freshman Cadets' course and associated leadership laboratory serve as the launching pad for the future leaders of our military. These classes impart crucial knowledge and skills essential for responsible commissioned officers, such as officership, leadership, Army values, and indispensable life skills like physical fitness and time management. The leadership lab is filled with invigorating and meaningful activities aimed at honing military skills, fostering confidence, and underscoring the significance of teamwork in achieving objectives. Throughout the training, cadets will engage in inspiring activities such as rappelling, land navigation and map reading, marksmanship, survival training, personal defense, survival swimming, military weapons training, military drills, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and first aid.
Freshman Spring Semester
MLSC 102 & 102L: Basic Leadership & Leadership Lab II
In the second semester of the Freshman year, our primary focus is on cultivating critical leadership skills that serve as foundational pillars for our cadets. These skills encompass various aspects such as advanced problem-solving techniques, honing effective communication skills, mastering the art of delivering military briefings, refining the proficiency in persuasive and concise writing, establishing and achieving strategic goals, maintaining physical well-being, and developing and improving active listening and public speaking abilities. Additionally, the emphasis is also placed on learning counseling techniques to effectively support and guide peers. It's important to note that the leadership lab plays a pivotal role throughout the spring semester and is integral to the holistic development of all cadets.
Sophomore Fall Semester
MLSC 201 & 201L: Individual Leadership Studies & Lab III
Sophomore cadets are given the opportunity to emulate successful leadership qualities through firsthand experiences. They record these attributes, engage in group discussions, and apply them in subsequent activities. In addition, they hone their communication skills essential for leadership in military settings. The sophomore-year leadership laboratory aims to foster confidence, military aptitude, and a strong sense of teamwork. This program also offers the potential for leadership roles within the cadet corps, motivating you to strive for excellence. The range of activities mirrors those of the first year of the program.
Sophomore Spring Semester
MLSC 202 & 202L: Leadership and Teamwork & Lab IV
Cadets are equipped with a diverse set of crucial skills to thrive in team building. They learn techniques for shaping group dynamics, improving intra-group communication, nurturing creativity to tackle intricate challenges, and inspiring team members and subordinates. These skills are perfected and implemented in the distinctive setting of military environments, such as during land navigation exercises and the execution of fundamental infantry tactics.
Basic Camp
Haven't taken the classes above? It's not too late!
Students who have not completed the first two years of classes (students who join the program after their freshman year have the option of taking the first and second-year courses concurrently) must successfully complete Basic Camp (BC) the summer before entering the MLSC 300 level classes. Students are paid travel expenses to and from BC and receive an additional $700 with free room and board. No military or ROTC obligation is incurred by BC attendance.
Advanced Courses
Junior Fall Semester
MLSC 301 & 301L: Leadership and Problem Solving & Leadership Lab V
Cadets will conduct self-assessments of leadership style, develop a personal fitness regimen, and plan and conduct individual/small unit tactical training while testing reasoning and problem-solving techniques. Cadets receive direct feedback on leadership abilities from the cadre (faculty). Cadets will experience placement in leadership positions within the cadet corps organization, providing a more significant challenge while building on the confidence and skills developed during the basic course. A concentration on physical conditioning and furthering military skill development, particularly with respect to small unit tactics and individual military weapons, is stressed. Practical exercises in preparation for CST (see below) and the leadership responsibilities of the final year will be held.
Junior Spring Semester
MLSC302 & 302L: Leadership and Ethics & Leadership Lab VI
This course stresses the role of communications, values, and ethics in practical leadership. Cadets learn ethical decision-making, consideration of others, spirituality in the military, and the Army leadership doctrine. Cadets will improve oral and written communication skills.
Senior Fall Semester
MLSC401 & 401L: Leadership and Management & Leadership Lab VII
Cadets will learn and refine proficiencies in planning and executing complex operations, functioning as a member of a staff, and mentoring subordinates. Training management, methods of effective staff collaboration, and developmental counseling techniques will also be taught. The Leadership workshop will provide the opportunity to practice leadership and managerial skills through practical application. Leadership laboratory programs are developed, planned, and conducted by the students registered in these workshops.
Senior Spring Semester
MLSC402 & 402L: Officership & Leadership Lab III
Cadets will do a case study analysis of military law and practical exercises in establishing an ethical command climate. Cadets will also complete a semester-long Senior Leadership Project that requires: planning, organizing, collaborating, analyzing, and demonstrating leadership skills.
Military History
HIST 303/803 United States Military History, 1607-1917 or HIST 304/804 United States Military History Since 1917
Either of these two courses satisfies the mandatory military history requirement of the advanced program. They may be taken any time during the Cadet's Junior or Senior years. The first course covers the significance of military affairs in the context of American political, economic, and social history, from the formation of the earliest colonial militias to the pre-WWI preparedness movement. The second course covers from America's entry into WWI to the present. These courses discuss all of the major wars of these periods but also emphasizes such themes as the professionalization of the officer corps, the relationship between war and technology, and civil-military relations.
Advanced Camp
Advanced course students must attend Advanced Camp (AC) normally during the summer between their junior and senior years. At the discretion of the Professor of Military Science, attendance may be postponed until the end of the advanced course. AC consists of the practical application of instruction that has been given at the University. Students fire weapons, practice land navigation and employ tactics they have learned. Cadets are evaluated in a variety of potentially stressful leadership situations. Leadership is emphasized. Students are paid travel expenses to and from the course and, in addition, receive payments of approximately $700 while there. All accommodations, clothing, and food are furnished.