Armed Forces Services Armed Forces Services Lt. It has been the consistent policy of the university in cooperation with the federal government to make courses in military science and aerospace studies available on a voluntary basis to all qualified students. At the beginning of his or her last year in ROTC, a student whose grade point average places him or her in the top one-third of his or her class, who possesses outstanding qualities of leadership ability demonstrated while participating in recognized campus activities, high moral character, and definite aptitude for the military service, may be designated as a distinguished military student. These officers hold bachelors and masters degrees in a variety of fields.
Noncommissioned officers hold associate degrees in a variety of fields.
Officers military education includes completion of the Officer Basic Course and the Officer Advanced Course. General Information Army ROTC is a program which offers qualified college students the opportunity to graduate as officers and serve tours in the U.S. Army, the Army National Guard or the U.S. Army Reserve. The four-year program is divided into two parts called the basic course and the advanced course. The basic course, consisting of 6 credit hours, is usually taken during the first two years of college. No military obligation is incurred by enrolling in the basic course.