Admission Requirements

SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION:

The Four Year Scholarship Program is available to students who have graduated from high school before August 1st of the year they intend to start college. Scholarships for Navy, Navy Nurse Corps, and Marine Corps options are nationally awarded based on a competitive selection process that considers such factors as high school class standing, college entrance test scores, extracurricular activities, and leadership qualities. If selected, students are appointed midshipmen and granted compensation and benefits specified by law. These benefits include tuition, required fees, laboratory fees, a $600-a-year book stipend, and subsistence pay of $250 a month for first-year students. Subsistence pay increases to $300 a month for sophomores, $350 for juniors, and $400 for seniors. Scholarship students participate in three required summer training cruises. Scholarship students assume an obligation to serve at least four years on active duty after commissioning as Ensign, U.S. Naval Reserve, or Second Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. The deadline for applying is January 31 of your high school senior year. For more information and application, go to www.nrotc.navy.mil

SUMMER TRAINING PROGRAMS:

All Scholarship students participate in three, four to six-week, training periods each summer in order to gain exposure to the operational Navy and Marine Corps. Training periods are divided into "third", "second", and "first" class cruises. Training is conducted at naval stations and at sea throughout the world. Due to the clinicals required by the nursing school during the summer before the senior year, nurse option students only participate in two summer training periods. All Marine Corps option students are required to spend their final summer training period completing OCS (Officer Candidate School) at Marine Corps Base, Quantico, VA. College Program students are only required to participate in one summer training period prior to their senior year.

NROTC CLASSES:

Courses in naval science include both practical and theoretical instruction in subjects pertaining to the Navy and the Marine Corps.

The Navy-option student receives 23 credit hours of naval science instruction over a period of four years. The Marine-option
student receives 17 credit hours of instruction. Additionally, there is a 1-credit-hour naval science laboratory meeting every semester for the four years. Laboratory sessions integrate and apply knowledge gained from naval science courses through practical application during tactical planning exercises, leadership training, and professional development. They also include classroom instruction on issues relating to naval careers and policies and some close-order drill.

Four-year Program Requirements: Both Navy- and Marine-option students must take professional Navy- and/or Marine-option courses as part of the NROTC program. The normal sequence of courses is:

Navy Four-year Scholarship Students
NAVY 101 Introduction to Naval Science ......................................................... 2
NAVY 220 Seapower and Maritime Affairs ....................................................... 3
NAVY 401 Principles of Naval Organization and Management
(Leadership and Management I) ...................................................................... 3
NAVY 180 Introduction to Naval Ships Systems I (Engineering) ......................... 3
NAVY 300 Navigation and Operations I ............................................................ 3
NAVY 304 Navigation and Operations II ........................................................... 3
NAVY 184 Introduction to Naval Ships Systems II (Weapons) ............................ 3
NAVY 402 Seminar in Military Leadership and Management
(Leadership and Management II) ..................................................................... 3

Marine Four-year Scholarship Students
NAVY 101 Introduction to Naval Science ......................................................... 2
NAVY 220 Seapower and Maritime Affairs ....................................................... 3
NAVY 401 Principles of Naval Organization and Management
(Leadership and Management I) ...................................................................... 3
MCOR 380 Evolution of Warfare ...................................................................... 3
MCOR 384 Amphibious Warfare ..................................................................... 3
NAVY 402 Seminar in Military Leadership and Management
(Leadership and Management II) ..................................................................... 3

The above courses are approved by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and count within the limit of 25 hours accepted from other schools and divisions toward graduation requirements.

Navy scholarship students must take the following courses in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences:
Mathematics and Physics
MATH 121 Calculus I (5) and MATH 122 Calculus II (5) .................................... 10
PHSX 211 and PHSX 212 General Physics I and II ............................................ 8
(MATH 122 is a prerequisite for PHSX 212.)
Plus courses in the following areas:
American history, military affairs, or national security policy ............................... 3
English .......................................................................................................... 6
Computer science ........................................................................................... 3

Marine Corps Option. Marine-option students are not required to take MATH 121, MATH 122, PHSX 211, or PHSX 212, but are encouraged to do so. During the junior and senior years, Marine-option students take MCOR 380, MCOR 384, and two relevant courses taught by civilian faculty and approved by the Marine Officer Instructor in lieu of NAVY 300 and NAVY 304.