2013–2014 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

FALL CREDITS
ASC 1000 University Experience ............................................................ 1
BUS 1301 Basic Economics ..................................................................... 3
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................... 3
EDS 1031 Survey of Science 1 ................................................................ 3
PSY 1400 Freshman Seminar ................................................................. 1
PSY 1411 Introduction to Psychology ..................................................... 3
Restricted Elective (MTH)..................................................... 3
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SPRING
COM 1102 Writing About Literature ........................................................ 3
CSE 1301 Introduction to Computer Applications ................................. 3
EDS 1032 Survey of Science 2 ................................................................ 3
MTH 1702 Applied Calculus .................................................................... 3
PSY 1462 Substance Abuse .................................................................... 3
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Military Science ___________________________
College of Psychology and Liberal Arts
Troy S. Glasman, Ph.D. (Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army),
Professor and Head
General
The mission of the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
is to commission the future officer leadership of the United States
Army. Through Army ROTC, a student can earn a commission as a
second lieutenant in the active Army, Army Reserve or Army National
Guard. The program is open to both male and female full-time students
enrolled in four-year baccalaureate or two-year master’s degree
programs.
The program is open to both male and female full-time students
enrolled in four-year bachelor’s, two-year master’s or doctoral programs.
Florida Tech offers bachelor of science degrees with a military science
option in communication (department of humanities and communication
in this section) and interdisciplinary science (department
of education and interdisciplinary studies in the College of Science).
The Army ROTC program at Florida Tech is a general military science
curriculum. Instruction covers military fundamentals common
to all branches of the service. The program of instruction is designed
to complement the student’s academic goals of acquiring a baccalaureate
degree in a course of study of his or her own choosing. The
curriculum stresses leadership development and management principles.
Emphasis is placed on the development of leadership traits
and skills that are essential to the student’s success in the Army, or
as a civilian in his or her chosen profession. As such, the ROTC program
of instruction cuts across conventional subject boundaries and
involves elements of various disciplines that are designed to encourage
students to interrelate their learning and to apply that knowledge
in reflective thinking, goal seeking and problem solving.
The program is divided into the basic course (Military Science 1 and
2) and the advanced course (Military Science 3 and 4). All military
science course grades are included in the student’s grade point average.
A student wishing to use a military science course to satisfy a
degree requirement should consult “Course Substitutions Authorized
for ROTC” at the end of this section.
Florida Tech offers both four-year and two-year ROTC programs.
The two-year program is particularly beneficial for students who
have transferred to Florida Tech from junior colleges where military
science training was not available. Such students are required
to complete a basic ROTC course at the five-week Army National
Leaders Training Course at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Students may then
be enrolled in the advanced course. While attending the Leader’s
Training Course, a student receives approximately $700 plus travel
expenses to and from camp.
The four-year military science curriculum described below is applicable
to both male and female students who meet the required age and
physical standards. Students with prior military service or students
who were enrolled in a high school JROTC program may be eligible
to receive credit for the basic course (MSC 1001 and MSC 1002) and
directly enter the advanced program, as determined by the professor
of military science.
ROTC Training Credit
The military science program chair grants credit for successful completion
of Junior ROTC, Leadership Training, U.S. military basic training
and in the case of students receiving an alternate entry-level program
waiver from the professor of military science. Interested students
should contact their advisor. The following credit may be awarded as
determined by the program chair:
Leadership Training, Basic Training: MSC 1001 (1), MSC 1002
(1), MSC 1003 (1), MSC 1004 (1)
Junior ROTC (2 years), Leadership Training, Basic Training Course,
Alternate Entry-level Program Waiver:* MSC 2001(2), MSC 2002 (2)
*The professor of military science may grant qualified students alternate entrylevel
program waivers, that are comprised of a pre-set program to compress
MSC 1001, MSC 1002, MSC 1003, MSC 1004, MSC 2001 and
MSC 2002, and the leadership laboratories.
ROTC Credits Used for Graduation
A Florida Tech student who has been admitted to the ROTC program
may elect to use one or more military science courses to partially fulfill
requirements for graduation in the program in which the student
is enrolled. The number of credit hours that can be substituted for
other courses in a degree program depends on the particular program.
Army ROTC Scholarships
The Army ROTC program awards four-, three- and two-year meritbased
scholarships to qualified applicants on a competitive basis.
These scholarships provide for full tuition and medical fees annually.
An additional scholarship benefit is a designated book allowance of
$1,200. Army scholarship winners and all advanced course cadets
receive a tax-free subsistence allowance ranging from $300–500 a
month for up to ten months for each year the scholarship is in effect.
Scholarships do not pay flight fees.
A student who enrolls at Florida Tech under contract with the U.S.
Army as an ROTC scholarship student receives incentives from the
university in addition to the benefits paid by the Army. Four-year
scholarship winners receive a room and board scholarship from the
university, and may qualify for a grant for tuition not covered by the
Army. Three-year advanced designees receive 50 percent tuition assistance
for the freshman year. Beginning in the sophomore year, threeyear
advanced designees receive a room and board scholarship, and
may qualify for a grant to cover the tuition balance not covered by
the ROTC scholarship from the university. Three- and two-year oncampus
scholarship recipients will receive incentive packages similar
to the above for all years the scholarship is in effect.
A student who transfers from another university to Florida Tech may
be eligible for these incentive benefits as determined on a case-bycase
basis by the professor of military science.
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