Register for ROTC Courses – No Commitment Required

ROTC Students in a classroom

Interested in learning leadership, building confidence, and challenging yourself in ways you won't find in a typical college class?

Army ROTC Basic Courses (Freshman and Sophomore years) are open to all students—no military obligation required. These courses combine engaging classroom instruction with exciting, hands-on experiences like land navigation, rappelling, first aid, and team-building exercises.

You’ll meet weekly for Military Science class and lab, where you’ll build leadership skills, get outdoors, and learn what it takes to lead in any environment. It’s a great way to experience ROTC, risk-free, and see if it’s the right fit for you.

Register through your MyCSC account or speak with your academic advisor to enroll today.

Army ROTC Course Plan

Explore the four-year Military Science & Leadership (MSL) program, designed to develop leadership, critical thinking, and tactical skills for future Army officers. Courses are divided into Basic and Advanced levels.

ROTC Four Year Course Rotation

Basic Courses:

Freshman Year

Learn the foundations of the Army profession, leadership, and personal development.

Key Focus Areas:

  • Army structure, customs, and courtesies
  • Introduction to the Army Leadership Requirements Model (LRM)
  • ROTC program structure and benefits
  • Map reading and land navigation basics
  • Fieldcraft, first aid, and squad-level team building
  • Army Values and the scholar-athlete-warrior ethos

Develop critical personal and leadership competencies.

Key Focus Areas:

  • Resilience and holistic health & fitness
  • Effective communication and critical thinking
  • Introduction to tactics: team/squad roles and movements
  • Counseling techniques and leadership basics

Continued land navigation, team dynamics, and field skills

Sophomore Year

Explore ethics, values, and the Army profession through leadership analysis.

Key Focus Areas:

  • Army Values and Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC)
  • Leadership styles and self-assessment
  • Cultural awareness and ethical decision-making
  • Case studies and small-group discussions
  • Squad-level leadership in training environments

Dive into Army planning processes and tactical leadership.

Key Focus Areas:

  • Troop Leading Procedures (TLPs)
  • OPORD format and mission planning
  • Multidomain operations and Army doctrine
  • Offensive and defensive squad tactics
  • Introduction to Army symbology and operational terms

If you didn’t complete the freshman/sophomore MSL courses, you can still join ROTC!
Basic Camp (BC) is a 4-week summer program to catch up before entering MSL 300-level courses.

  • Travel, lodging, meals, and uniforms are provided
  • No military obligation is incurred

Advanced Courses (Junior–Senior):

Junior Year

Apply advanced leadership by managing training and mission execution.

Key Focus Areas:

  • Fundamentals of training management
  • Planning and leading squad-level tactical operations
  • Understanding warfighting functions
  • Enhancing peer feedback and leader development
  • Leadership in diverse operational contexts

Put leadership theory into practice in tactical scenarios.

Key Focus Areas:

  • Platoon-level leadership and mission execution
  • Direct-level leadership under stress
  • Operational planning and navigation
  • Motivating and directing small unit teams
  • Peer leadership and self-evaluation

Senior Year

Prepare to lead as a commissioned officer in a complex operational environment.

Key Focus Areas:

  • Army operations process and mission planning
  • Small unit training and readiness
  • Multidomain operations and modern warfare
  • Mentoring junior cadets and leading labs
  • Officer responsibilities and ethical command

Finalize your development as a junior officer and prepare for commissioning.

Key Focus Areas:

  • Company-grade officer responsibilities
  • Subordinate counseling and performance evaluation
  • Army career planning and ethics in leadership
  • Legal responsibilities and military law basics
  • Preparation for Basic Officer Leader Course (BOLC B)

Other Requirements:

Cadets must complete one of the following history courses (typically junior or senior year):

  • HIST 151: US HISTORY TO 1877
  • HIST 152: US HISTORY SINCE 1877
  • HIST 460: U.S. Military History, 1607–1917

These courses explore key conflicts, the evolution of the military, technology, and civil-military relations in American history.

A required capstone for advanced course cadets, Advanced Camp (AC) tests leadership in a rigorous 4-week field environment.

  • Hands-on application of classroom instruction
  • Land navigation, weapons training, and tactical exercises
  • Evaluated in stressful leadership scenarios
  • Travel, lodging, meals, and uniforms provided