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School of Liberal Arts & Education
Military Science
Hampton University Department of Military Science (Army ROTC) provides professional leadership instruction to students who desire to develop and improve management, communication and team building skills utilizing the US Army Officer Training model.
Our mission is to develop students academically, mentally, and physically. The students will be imbued with the highest ideas of duty, and honor to support the attributes of a commissioned officer. The program will demand the best from each student to prepare them as they embark on leading professional lives as civilians or as Officers in the United States Army.
Our students will learn and must be willing to lead with moral character and assume the highest responsibilities in society. Participation in the program is voluntary. Students are eligible to participate without any service obligations.
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Department of Military Science (Army ROTC)
Hampton University
Hampton, VA 23668
- armyrotc@hamptonu.edu
Department Overview
Army ROTC Leadership Curriculum
The AROTC leadership curriculum has two phases that total 21 credit hours.
Phase I: the Basic Leadership Course, consist of two years (Freshman/Sophomore) of basic military classroom and field training instruction to introduce students to leadership development concepts, the Army Values and military customs, traditions and courtesies. The second phase is the Advance Leadership Course. This phase is divided into two parts. The first part is preparing juniors or first year graduate students of the Art and Science of tactical leader development. This portion of the phase is culminated with a 37 day summer leadership assessment to evaluate and develop leadership potential. The evaluation is conducted at the Cadet Summer Training (CST) at Fort Knox, KY.
Phase II: This phase prepares seniors or graduate students for Officership, focusing on the skills, attributes and traits to be a successful Army officer
While enrolled in the program each student will have an opportunity to compete for an Active, Reserve, or National Guard commission. Additionally, all contracted students receive a leadership stipend, and financial compensation during training events.
Students may enter the ROTC program during any year in college. Basic course classes require no service obligation, but they must be completed prior to progressing to the advanced course.
Students with prior military service, 4 year junior ROTC participation, or participated in the Reserve or National Guard with completion of Basic Training may be granted placement credit with the PMS approval.
Army Military Leadership Minor Requirements
To earn a minor in Army Military leadership, students must complete the following courses:
Military Science 101/102; 201/202; 301/302; 401/402; and
HIST 222.
Students must complete 21 credit hours, and maintain a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA in all courses.
For all Military Science Class, there is an associated Lab that is one time a week for 2 hours.
Army ROTC Scholarships
AROTC scholarships are available for students who are strongly interested in commissioning in to the United States Army. Students are able to compete for two, three, and four year campus based and Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty (GRFD) scholarships. The scholarships pay full tuition, comprehensive fees and books.
In addition to tuition scholarships, each semester AROTC cadets compete for room scholarships. These scholarships are award to the students’ with the highest performance in ROTC, and overall academic standings.
For additional questions regarding scholarships or enrollment, please contact Mr. John McDonald (Hampton University AROTC Enrollment Officer) at email johnr.mcdonald@hamptonu.edu or office 757-727-5850.