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This standard program is designed for incoming freshmen, or any student with four years remaining until degree completion. It consists of three parts: the general military course (GMC) for lower-division (normally freshman and sophomore) students; the professional officer course (POC) for upper-division students (normally juniors and seniors); and the leadership laboratory (LLAB) attended by all cadets. Completion of a four-week summer field training program is required prior to commissioning.

Certain undergraduate and graduate students may be eligible for this program. It is offered to full-time, regularly enrolled degree students and requires at least five semesters of full-time college work (undergraduate or graduate level, or a combination). May only be available to students pursuing academic majors in demand. Those selected for this program must complete the field training program during the summer months as a prerequisite for entry into the professional officer course the following fall semester.

All AFROTC cadets must attend leadership lab (two hours per week). The laboratory involves a study of Air Force customs and courtesies, drill and ceremonies, career opportunities, and the life and work of an Air Force junior officer.

Other programs are frequently available based on current Air Force needs. Any AFROTC staff member in Boulder (303-492-8351) can discuss the best alternatives. Interested students should make initial contact as early as possible to create the best selection opportunity, as selection is on a competitive basis. There is no obligation until a formal contract is entered.

Normally a scholarship board is held at the end of each semester for students who have at least one semester of full-time college credit. Prior participation in AFROTC may not be required to compete for these scholarships. Students can compete for scholarships in most academic majors. Students selected for this program receive scholarships that pay up to $18,000 in tuition, a book allowance, nonrefundable educational fees, and subsistence each month, tax-free. These scholarships are available in all academic disciplines and are two to three years in length.

Qualified nursing students can compete for nursing scholarships. These scholarships can lead to a career as an Air Force officer, serving as a nurse. Students may also compete for a prehealth designator. If selected, they would receive a scholarship for medical school.

AFROTC credit for graduation varies with each college. Students should contact the appropriate college for credit determination.

CU-Boulder students who wish to register for AFROTC classes sign up for them through the normal course registration process.

The four-year program consists of two phases: the basic course (freshman and sophomore years) and the advanced course (junior and senior years).

Basic offers a 2- or 3-credit course each semester, covering Army history and organization as well as military leadership and management. Laboratory sessions provide the opportunity to apply leadership skills while learning basic military skills. Enrollment in the basic course incurs no military obligation except for Army scholarship recipients.

Advanced covers leadership, tactics and unit operations, training techniques, military law, and professional ethics, and includes a leadership practicum each semester. A 35-day summer advanced camp at Fort Lewis, Washington, provides challenging leadership training, and is a prerequisite for commissioning. The advanced course students must have completed the basic course and obtain permission from the professor of military science (PMS).

The two-year program consists of the advanced course, preceded by a four-week summer ROTC basic course at Ft. Knox, Kentucky. Veterans or students who have participated in three years of Junior ROTC or Civil Air Patrol may be eligible to enroll in the advanced course without attendance at basic camp or completion of the basic course. Inquiries on advanced placement should be directed to the Department of Military Science. The advanced course students must obtain permission from the professor of military science (PMS).

Four-year college scholarships are available to high school seniors, who should apply before January 10 of their senior year. Competition for two- and three-year scholarships is open to all University of Colorado students, regardless of academic major and whether or not they are currently enrolled in ROTC. Scholarship students receive tuition and laboratory fees, a book allowance, and an allowance of $300–$500 per month during the academic year. Students interested in the scholarship program should contact the enrollment officer no later than the beginning of the spring semester to apply for the following academic year. Contact the enrollment officer at 303-492-3549 or 303-492-6495.

Students entering the second year of ROTC (basic) or the advanced course 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 in addition to the $350–$500 monthly stipend. Additionally, SMP participants are eligible for Army National Guard or reserve education benefits that provide up to $4,500 per year tuition assistance.

ROTC serves as elective credit in most departments. Elective course credit toward the student’s degree for AROTC classes will be determined by the individual academic advisor.

Students who wish to register for Army ROTC classes sign up for them through the normal course registration process. AROTC classes begin with the MILR prefix. For more information, contact the enrollment and scholarship officer at CU-Boulder at 303-492-3459 or 303-492-6495. See also the AROTC website at www.colorado.edu/arotc.

NROTC offers two-, three-, and four-year scholarship programs, and two-year and four-year college (non-scholarship) programs. Navy scholarships may be earned while students are enrolled in the college program. Scholarship students receive tuition and fees, a $375 book allowance per semester, and a $250 per month subsistence allowance. This subsistence allowance gradually rises to $400 by the student’s senior year. College program students receive a $350 per month subsistence allowance their junior year and $400 per month subsisteance allowance their senior year in the program.

Naval science (Navy option) students must complete one year of calculus, physics, and English, and one semester of American military history or national security policy, and a cultural course. Students should check with their naval science instructor to determine specific course offerings that fulfill the above requirements.

The number of NROTC semester hours of credit that may count toward degree requirements is determined by the individual colleges. Students should therefore consider their college’s policy when formulating their degree plan.

Opportunities for commissioned service are presently available in the unrestricted line (surface, subsurface, aviation, special warfare, and special operations) and staff corps (nursing) in the U.S. Navy. Opportunities in ground and aviation specialties are available in the U.S. Marine Corps. Students interested in other programs leading to commissions in either the U.S. Navy or U.S. Marine Corps are encouraged to contact the NROTC unit on campus. All commissioning programs require that the student be working toward, and receive, a college degree.

KEITH E. TOBIN, colonel, U.S. Air Force; chair; professor. BS, Rutgers State University of New Jersey; MS, SAAS.

KIMBERLY E. FOX, major, U.S. Air Force; assistant professor. BA, Wright State University; MBA, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

LAILA S. SAED, captain, U.S. Air Force; assistant professor. BS, University of Colorado; MBA, University of Utah.

JASON A. SCHLARB, captain, U.S. Air Force; assistant professor. BS, Montana State University; MBA, University of Phoenix.

JOHN R. TOTH, lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army; chair; professor. BA, University of Pennsylvania; MMAS, Command and General Staff College and School for Advanced Military Studies, Ft. Leavenworth.

JOSHUA DALTON, captain, U.S. Army Active Guard Reserve; instructor. BA, University of South Dakota; MA, American Military University.

LUIS A. DURAN, commandant of cadets, U.S. Army; assistant professor.

JIM HODGE, lieutenant colonel (r); assistant professor. BA, Columbus College; MA, Webster University.

DAVID HOLBROOK, captain, U.S. Army; assistant professor. BA, Kentucky Christian College; MA, Abilene Christian University.

CARA MCLEAN, captain, U.S. Army National Guard;assistant professor. BA, University of Colorado at Boulder; MA, University of Denver.

SHEILA M. Q.  SCANLON, colonel, U.S. Marine Corps; chair; professor. BA, Notre Dame; MA, National War College.

LESLIE E. HIRKO, commander, U.S. Navy; associate professor. BS, United States Naval Academy; MSS, Marine Corps War College.

WARREN KEIERLEBER, lieutenant, U.S. Navy; assistant professor. BA, University of Texas.

NICHOLAS D. LEVINE, lieutenant, U.S. Navy; assistant professor. BS, University of Denver; MEM, Old Dominion University.

RICARDO N. LEYVA, lieutenant, U.S. Navy; assistant professor. BS, United States Naval Academy.

JUAN M. NAVARRO, major, U.S. Marine Corps; assistant professor. BA, University of Idaho; MA, Webster University.

NICHOLAS J. SCHONS, lieutenant, U.S. Navy; assistant professor. BS, Iowa State.