Army ROTC
The department of military science is responsible for the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps Program. ROTC is a program of leadership and basic military skills training which prepares students to serve as officers in the Total Army–the Active Army, the Army Reserve, and the Army National Guard–after graduation. Army ROTC can help you succeed during college and after graduation. You can gain the confidence and self-discipline needed to meet the academic challenge of Missouri S&T through military science courses and can acquire the leadership skills, which will impress employers when you enter the work force.
The Army ROTC program is flexible, and allows students to participate in the first two years of the program without obligation. Alternate entry programs for students with prior military service, transfer students, and students serving in the Army Reserve or National Guard are available. The advanced course (junior and senior years), focuses on preparing cadets for officership, and requires a commitment to the ROTC program. Students who wish to take military science courses, but who do not wish to participate in Army ROTC, may do so with the approval of the department chairman.
Military Science classes are taught on the Missouri S&T campus and are supplemented by up to two weekend field training exercise at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. each semester for contracted ROTC cadets. The ROTC program concentrates on the whole person and includes physical training, leadership development, marksmanship, individual tactical skills, and essential knowledge of today's Army and its role in our society.
The minor in military science gives formal academic recognition for the leadership and management training received by those completing the minor requirements.
The military science program at Missouri S&T is described in detail in the Army ROTC (Military Science) section of this catalog. For more information on the military science program, scholarships, qualifications and obligation, and extracurricular activities, contact the department in 301 Harris Hall or phone 573-341-4744.

