General Information

SMP Program. A program allowing for simultaneous membership in the U.S. Army Reserve or National Guard that provides over $500 per month in additional pay as an officer trainee is available.

Textbooks, Uniforms, and Allowances. All textbooks, uniforms, and training materials are furnished by the U.S. Army. Those in the advanced course receive a $150 monthly allowance (up to $3,000 for the two years). Additionally, students attending either the basic or advanced camps receive approximately $700 for the camp period, plus travel to and from the camp.

Army ROTC Scholarship Program. Tuition assistance is available on a competitive basis. Senior students in high school may qualify for a four-year scholarship. College students may also qualify for a four-, three-, or two-year scholarship. The scholarship provides for tuition, fees, a textbook allowance, and $150 per month (up to ten months per year) for the period of the scholarship. Students who qualify must complete their degree program prior to their twenty-seventh birthday. Contact the Military Science Department for application procedures and specifics.

Extracurricular Activities. Army ROTC cadets extend academic and laboratory associations into a variety of extracurricular ROTC activities. Among these are the Ranger Challenge, Army Color Guard, cannon crew, annual Patriot Ball, and many school service projects performed by the cadet battalion.

LDS Missions. Students, including scholarship recipients, who wish to serve a two-year LDS mission can do so most conveniently between their freshman and sophomore years. This allows students to be on campus during the spring of their sophomore year to facilitate their selection for the advanced course. Interruptions of the program at other times for a mission, however, can be arranged by obtaining individual approval from the professor of military science.

Leadership Laboratory and Course Fee. Each course requires a corresponding leadership lab, which meets on Tuesdays from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. The labs require physical activity, including but not inclusive to the following: land navigation, mountaineering, rope bridging, marksmanship, the leadership reaction course, physical fitness training, and field training exercises. Students are also required to participate in one weekend leadership lab per semester. A course fee is required of each participating student to cover cadet activity expenses.

Graduation Requirements in Physical Education. Students in the Army ROTC Program can complete the physical education graduation requirements listed in the Physical Activity Requirement section of this catalog by participating in the leadership laboratory for eight semesters. Additionally, the student is expected to pass the Army Physical Fitness Test. Physical education credit can be received for participation in the ROTC Physical Training Program. An Army ROTC instructor has complete details.

Program of Instruction. The ROTC Leadership Excellence Program is designed to complement the civilian goal of acquiring a baccalaureate degree in a personal course of study while enabling students to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes for transition into one of the Army's sixteen branches upon commissioning. The program also enables those who plan a civilian career to fulfill military obligations while serving as an officer. Following the completion of active service, ROTC graduates reflect leadership training as leaders in business, civic, and community affairs.

Program Requirements

1. The traditional Army ROTC Leadership Excellence Program extends over a four-year period compatible with normal progression through four years of college. It consists of two phases: a two-year basic course during the freshman and sophomore years and an advanced course designed for completion during the normal junior and senior years. Also included is a five-week advanced camp normally attended in the summer before the senior year. (Under some circumstances it can be attended in the summer at the end of the senior year.) Students may receive academic credit for the first two years of ROTC by attending the basic camp in the summer before the start of their junior year. Such actions must be approved in advance by the professor of military science.
   A two-year program is also offered that enables qualified students (prior service or placement credit for basic course) with 64 semester hours (academic junior) to complete all requirements for a U.S. Army commission in two years of college. Applicants for the two-year program may be upper-division or graduate students, provided a minimum of four semesters remain at BYU at the time of entry into the program. Students must complete a physical examination and other associated requirements during the year before contracting. Two-year students normally process for admission during the first month of the winter semester of the sophomore year and enter the program at the beginning of the junior year.

   Entering either the four-year or three-year program incurs no military obligation whatever until such time as students sign their advanced course contract at the beginning of the junior year, unless they are an Army ROTC scholarship student. At that time they agree to enlist in the U.S. Army Reserve Control Group for a period of eight years; they are then sworn into the reserve and begin to receive the monthly $150 subsistence allowance.

   Veterans who have had one or more years of active duty may qualify for direct entry into the advanced course by receiving placement credit for the basic course from the professor of military science.

   Students must be or have applied to be citizens of the United States. Non-U.S. citizens may apply for enrollment on a case-by-case basis but cannot be commissioned until they are U.S. citizens.

   To receive a commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army, students must earn a baccalaureate degree and be commissioned before their thirtieth birthday. Waivers of age may be approved by the Department of the Army under special circumstances. Those who are in a five-year academic program, such as engineering, may complete their Army ROTC courses at any point before graduation.

   Upon commissioning, the new second lieutenant is discharged from the U.S. Army Reserve Control Group and incurs an eight-year obligation to the U.S. Army, which may be filled by serving on Active Duty, in the U.S. Army Reserve, National Guard, Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), or various combinations of the above.

   Complete the following basic courses:

   MilS 120, 121, 220, 221.

   Complete the following advanced courses:

   MilS 320, 321, 420, 421.

   Note 1: Two-year students should complete the 300- and 400-level courses.

   Note 2: Credit for the 100- and 200-level courses may be granted by completing the six-week Camp Challenge at Fort Knox, Kentucky, beginning the June following the sophomore year or by being granted placement credit for prior service.

   Note 3: Each course listed must have a concurrent leadership laboratory.

   Professional Military Education (PME): Before being commissioned, each senior cadet must complete one course in each of the following five categories:

   • Military history:
     Hist 323, 374.
     PlSc 376, 377.

     Human behavior:

     Anthr 101.

     Psych 111.

     Econ 110.

     Soc 111, 112.

     Writing and reading:

     Engl 311, 312, 313, 315, 316.

     MCom 320.

     Comms 311.

     Phil 311.

     Computer literacy:

     Ling 98.

     ISys 98.

     CS 103, 130, 142, 143.

     CEEn 270.

     Mathematics:

     Math 110 or equivalent, 119, 212.

     Stat 105.

Note: Courses not specified above may satisfy the requirement but must be approved by the professor of military science.

Minor Military Science (16 hours)

Minor Requirements

Complete the following:

Military Science (Army ROTC) (Mil S)

Class Schedule

Undergraduate Courses

120. Introduction to Leadership Excellence. (2:1:2) F

121. Individual Leadership Skills. (2:1:2) W

131. Fundamentals of Military Leadership. (3:2:2) F, W, Sp Prerequisite: instructor's consent.

220. Advanced Individual Leadership. (3:2:2) F, W, Sp, Su

221. Small-Unit Leadership. (3:2:2) F, W, Sp, Su

320. Organizational Leadership. (4:3:2) F

321. Battlefield Leadership. (4:3:2) W

325R. Staff Organization and Operations. (1–2:0:Arr. ea.) F, W, Sp Prerequisite: enrollment in military science.

420. The Military Profession and Ethics. (4:3:2) F

421. The Profession of Arms. (4:3:2) W

425R. Ranger Preparation. (2:1:5)

Military Science Faculty

Professor of Military Science

Grawe, Reid E., LTC (1999) BS, Brigham Young U., 1981; MBA, Syracuse U., 1990.

Assistant Professors of Military Science

Curtis, S. Rand, MAJ (1997) BS, Utah State U., 1984.

Dunn, Paul, CPT (1998) BS, Utah State U., 1988.

Root, Richard R., CPT (1997) BS, Brigham Young U., 1989.

Willmuth, Thomas J., MAJ (1998) BA, U. of Idaho, 1986.

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