DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY SCIENCE
RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS' GENERAL MILITARY SCIENCE PROGRAM

Purpose
The senior ROTC program at LSUS is voluntary. Successful completion of ROTC will qualify students who desire to serve their country to be commissioned as officers in the Army (on active duty), the U.S. Army Reserve or the Army National Guard upon graduation. Students may minor in but not major in Military Science.

*All Military Science classes will be taught in the Military Science Building at Northwestern State University.

Four-Year Program
The four-year program is divided into two parts: (1) Basic Course, first two years and (2) Advanced Course, including summer camp, last two years.

The Basic Course consists of classroom instruction for a minimum of one hour and a two-hour laboratory per week. With permission of the Professor of Military Science  students may substitute Physical Education activity courses in lieu of the military laboratory. No commitment is incurred by students who enroll in the Basic Course.

The Advanced Course consists of classroom instruction for a minimum of two hours per week, a two-hour laboratory for two academic years, and attendance at a four-week summer camp, normally between the junior and senior academic year. Advanced Course students are required to do physical training three hours per week as part of the laboratory. Also, Advanced Course students must take at least one course from each of the following academic areas: Written Communications skills, Military History, Computer Literacy, Mathematics, and Human Behavior (Social Science or Psychology). Specific requirements are available from the Military Science Department.

Two-Year Program
The two-year program allows qualified sophomores and juniors to enter the Advanced Course program in one of three ways:

1. Completion of the Basic ROTC Summer Camp (MILS 207) in the summer before their junior year.
2. Honorably discharged prior service students, who were eligible to reenlist and who will be under the age of 30 on the date of commissioning and/or graduation.
3. Current members of the Army Reserve or Army National Guard who enroll in the Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP).

1. Be accepted by the University as a full-time enrolled student.
2. Be at least 17 years of age at time of enrollment.

1. Be a citizen of the U.S.
2. Be physically qualified under standards prescribed by the Department of the Army.
3. Be enrolled as a full-time student.
4. Apply for admission into the Advanced Course.
5. Be accepted by the Professor of Military Science.
6. Be at least 17 and not more than 27 years of age at the time of enrollment and graduate before the age of 30. (Age waivers to age 34 are possible for exceptional students.)
7. Have a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0.
8. Have completed the ROTC Basic Course or equivalent as listed under the two-year program.
9. Be classified as an academic junior by the University.

To apply for an ROTC Scholarship, the student must:

1. Display a strong desire for a career as an officer in the Regular Army.
2. Be a citizen of the U.S.
3. Have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 and an ACT score of 19 or higher.
4. Be at least 17 years of age by October of the year in which the application is made.
5. Pass the U.S. Army Officer physical entrance examination.
6. Agree to accept a commission if offered.
7. Agree to serve at least three years on active duty.

Uniforms, Texts, and Equipment
The government lends all uniforms, texts and equipment required at each level of the program. (These items must be returned upon leaving the ROTC program at LSUS or upon commissioning.)

Allowances
Advanced Course students and ROTC Scholarship recipients receive non-taxable subsistence pay of $150 per month during the school year and one-half of a second lieutenant's pay (approx. $800.00) during ROTC summer camp. All travel expenses are reimbursed and room and board is provided during camp.

Special Summer Training
Special 3-4 week summer training opportunities are available to selected Basic Course and/or Advanced Course students who volunteer and are qualified. This training includes Airborne School, Air Assault School, Northern Warfare School, Mountain Warfare, and the Cadet Troop Leader Training Program. Travel expenses, room and board are provided for these U.S. Army Schools.

Distinguished Achievement
Distinguished Military Student is selected by the Chancellor of the University and the Professor of Military Science. To be selected the student must:

1. Be in the second year of the Advanced Course in Military Science.
2. Possess outstanding qualities of leadership.
3. Possess high moral character.
4. Exhibit a definite aptitude for military service.
5. Demonstrate leadership ability through various academic and non-academic accomplishments.
6. Be in the upper third of their military science class.
7. Be in the upper half of the university academically.

In order to achieve a Minor in Military Science the following courses are required:

MADM 150 3 hrs.
MILS 350 or HIST 350 3 hrs.
MILS 307 4 hrs.

Select remaining required eight hours from 300- and 400- level MILS courses 8 hrs.