Undergraduate Catalogue - UPRM

26Academic Affairs
ESAE 3995-3996. SPECIAL PROBLEMS
INAEROSPACE STUDIES. One to three credit
hours per semester. Prerequisite: Authorization of
the Director of the Department.
Study, research or work on a special problem
selected jointly by the student and the professor. A
written report is required.
ESAE 4001-4002. AIR FORCE LEADERSHIP
AND MANAGEMENT. Four credit hours per
semester. Three hours of lecture and one and a half
hours of Leadership Laboratory (Corps Training)
per week each semester.
This course is a study of leadership and quality
management fundamentals, professional
knowledge, Air Force doctrine, leadership ethics,
and communication skills required of an Air Force
junior officer. Case studies are used to examine Air
Force leadership and management situation as a
means of demonstrating an exercising practical
application of the concepts being studied. A
mandatory Leadership Laboratory complements
this course by providing advanced leadership
experiences in officer-type activities, giving
students the opportunity to apply leadership and
management principles of this course.
ESAE 4011-4012. PREPARATION FOR ACTIVE
DUTY. Four credit hours per semester. Three
hours of lecture and one-and-a-half hours of
Leadership Laboratory (Corps Training) per week
each semester.
This course examines the national security process,
regional studies, advanced leadership ethics, and
Air Force doctrine. Special topics of interest focus
on the military profession, military justice, civilian
control of the military, preparation for active duty,
and current issues affecting military
professionalism. Within this structure, continued
emphasis is given to refining communication skills.
An additional Leadership Laboratory complements
this course by providing advanced leadership
experiences, giving students the opportunity to
apply the leadership and management principles of
this course.
DEPARTMENT OF
MILITARY SCIENCE
US ARMY ROTC
Description Of Aims
Military science at the University of Puerto Rico
is presented under the provisions of the National
Act of June 3, 1916, as amended, which
established the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps
(ROTC) Program at colleges and universities
throughout the United States.
The mission of the US Army ROTC Program is
to obtain well-educated, commissioned officers
in sufficient numbers to meet Army
requirements. The objectives of the ROTC
Program are to attract, motivate, and prepare
selected students to serve as commissioned
officers in the regular Army, Army National
Guard, or the Army Reserve; to provide an
understanding of the fundamentals, concepts, and
principles of military science; to develop
leadership, managerial skills, basic professional
knowledge, and a strong sense of personal
integrity, honor, and individual responsibility
among students in the Program; and to develop
an appreciation of the requirements for national
security. The Army ROTC Program draws upon
the many educational disciplines required for the
modern Army. It ensures that men and women
educated at a broad spectrum of institutions of
higher learning are commissioned annually in the
Army Officer Corps. In the future, the Army
ROTC Program will continue to be the major
source of newly commissioned officers for the
active Army and reserve components.
The Army ROTC offers college students a fouryear
program and a two-year advanced program.
The four-year program consists of a two-year
basic course (CIMI 3011-3012, CIMI 3021-
3022) and a two-year advanced course (CIMI
4011-4012, CIMI 4021-4022). Credits obtained
in these courses will be included in the student’s
general grade point average. Deans may
consider these courses as general electives for
academic credit by granting up to a maximum of
12 credit-hours.
The basic course is conducted on a voluntary
basis for male and female undergraduates who
are physically and mentally qualified. A student
must satisfactorily complete both years of studies
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