2011–2012 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

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
LTC Scott P. Caldwell, M.A., Professor and Head,
Military Science Program
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.
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 physics and space sciences in the College of
Science section).
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
140 Florida Tech
(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 adviser. The following
credit may be awarded as determined by the program chair:
Junior ROTC (1 year), Leadership Training, Basic Training:
MSC 1001 (1), MSC 1002 (1), MSC 1003 (1), MSC 1004 (1)
Junior ROTC (2 years), Leadership Training, Basic Training,
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
merit-based 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 $900. 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,
three-year 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
on-campus 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-by-case basis by the professor of military science.
Military Science Curriculum
Military Science 1: Covers the history, mission and organization of
ROTC and the U.S. Army; basic customs, marksmanship, navigation
and small-unit infantry tactics; and leadership development
through practical exercises. Academic classes meet one hour per
week. Leadership laboratory meets 1.5 hours per week. ROTC
credit, four hours (2 hr/sem). Optional activities: Ranger Company,