ROTC cadets also may enter this program after entering the Advanced Course. SMP participants will attend ROTC instruction and train with their military unit one weekend per month and two weeks in summer. SMP participants will receive the ROTC subsistence allowance, plus the equivalent of a sergeant's pay for the monthly drill attendance and two weeks annual training. They will also receive the tuition exemption extended to all Louisiana residents in the Louisiana Army National Guard who maintain a 2.00 gpa. At the end of the Advanced ROTC program, these students will apply for commissions in the Active Army, Army National Guard or the Army Reserve.
Students incur no obligation while participating in the freshman and sophomore years.
All costs for attending NSI are paid by the Navy, and students attending are under no obligation. Information on the naval science curriculum and a listing of naval science courses may be found in the Southern University catalog.