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The Army ROTC program is made up of a two-year Basic Course (freshmen and sophomore level) and a two-year Advance Course study (junior and senior level or graduate student level), which includes a five-week Cadet Summer Training Camp usually completed during the summer prior to the senior year.

Basic Course: Fundamentals of Leadership and Management

The ROTC Basic Course refers to first- and second-year courses (MSL 101, 101L, 102, 102L, 201, 201L, 202 and 202L), which are designed for beginning students who want to qualify for entry into the Advanced Course. The focus of the entire Basic Course is to introduce the student to key terms needed to address the leadership challenges and problem-solving methods used in the Advanced Course. Additionally, in these first two years, communicative skills are taught, practiced and mastered. This ensures that the student entering the Advanced Course is prepared to take charge of groups and organize the activities of the group in problem-solving exercises or labs.

A number of popular and challenging extracurricular activities are associated with these courses. These activities include a Leadership Reaction Course, a physically challenging Confidence Course, rappelling, marksmanship and competitive orienteering. A student can also qualify for entry into the Advanced Course by completing the Leaders Training Camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Attendance at this course is during the summer before the junior year for students who have not taken the eight Basic Course classes.

Advanced Course: Advanced Leadership & Management

The Advanced Course consists of eight courses: MSL 301, 301L, 302, 302L, 401, 401L, 402 and 402L. It is open to students who have completed the Basic Course or earned placement credit for it. Such placement credit can be achieved through prior military training or completing the Army ROTC Basic Course.

The Advanced Course is designed to complete the training required to produce leaders of vision for the nation. Successful completion also qualifies a student for a commission as an officer in the United States Army. Students must complete all courses and a five-week Cadet Summer Training (CST) during the summer in sequence unless otherwise approved by the Professor of Military Science. Students who contract and compete for a commission in the Army receive a monthly stipend during the school year.

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