About this Program

±¬ÁÏ¹Ï offers a Minor in Military Leadership. The mission of the Department of Military Science and Leadership is to commission the future officer leadership of the U.S. Army. The ±¬ÁÏ¹Ï Army ROTC program consists of structured study in the field of military science with the primary objective of developing leaders who will serve as commissioned officers in the U.S. Army Active and Reserve components. Students develop maturity, responsibility, and dependability while earning the Gold Bar of an Army Second Lieutenant.


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Program Highlights

  • The minor in Military Leadership is a high quality, interdisciplinary, multidimensional, experiential, and culturally diverse program.

  • Preparing students for real life leadership opportunities and challenges. 

  • Students explore issues of leadership, citizenship, and social change within the context of an inquiry, experiential, and competency-based instructional design.

Requirements

What are the requirements to apply for Military Leadership at ±¬ÁϹÏ?
Students entering the Minor program in Military Leadership should meet the minimum university admission requirements Undergraduate Admission.
  • Army ROTC offers two different programs to all qualified university students. The traditional four-year program gives students the opportunity to take AROTC courses in each of their four years of college.

  • The two-year program is available for any students who did not take ROTC during their first two years of college.

  • There is no service obligation until students reach their junior year of college. 

Transfer

At ±¬ÁϹÏ, we understand that as a transfer student you have unique needs that require a wide array of campus resources. The Center for Advising Administration and Academic Partnerships aims to create a transfer inclusive culture that supports the successful...

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Manage the operation of communications, detection, and weapons systems essential for controlling air, ground, and naval operations. Duties include managing critical communication links between air, naval, and ground forces; formulating and implementing emergency plans for natural and wartime disasters; coordinating emergency response teams and agencies; evaluating command center information and need for high-level military and government reporting; managing the operation of surveillance and detection systems; providing technical information and advice on capabilities and operational readiness; and directing operation of weapons targeting, firing, and launch computer systems.

Operate weapons and equipment in ground combat operations. Duties include operating and maintaining weapons, such as rifles, machine guns, mortars, and hand grenades; locating, constructing, and camouflaging infantry positions and equipment; evaluating terrain and recording topographical information; operating and maintaining field communications equipment; assessing need for and directing supporting fire; placing explosives and performing minesweeping activities on land; and participating in basic reconnaissance operations.

All military officer special and tactical operations leaders not listed separately.

All military enlisted tactical operations and air/weapons specialists and crew members not listed separately.

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Cost

Tuition is charged per credit hour. Amounts shown are tuition only and do not include mandatory fees, technology-delivered course fees, course-specific fees, books, housing, meal plans, or other costs. Campus-based students may take technology-delivered or online courses. Tuition is based on student classification. Fees for technology-delivered courses and other costs are listed on the ±¬ÁÏ¹Ï tuition and fees page

Active Duty Military Rate
$250 / Cost Per-Credit
Virginia Resident
$281 / Cost Per-Credit
Technology Delivered Courses Outside Virginia and/or the United States
$453 / Cost Per-Credit
Non-Resident
$972 / Cost Per-Credit

Ways to Save

Here are a few ways for you to save on the cost of attending ±¬ÁϹÏ. For more information visit University Student Financial Aid.

Scholarships

Students may compete for four-, three, and two-year scholarships that pay full tuition and gradually increasing stipend and book allowance annually. Nursing scholarships are plentiful for qualified applicants.

Contact

Executive Assistant

1001 ROLLINS HALL
NORFOLK, VA 23529