2003-2005 - Graduate School - The University of Alabama

General Informationat par tic i pat ing in sti tu tions while paying in-state tuition rates. Each ACM state outsideAlabama allows its residents to participate in only a few of the University’s programsthrough the market.The University of Alabama Graduate School administers all undergraduate and graduateACM programs. A current table of pro grams that accept Ac a dem ic Common Mar ketstudents and the states that permit their residents to access these programs is availableonline at http://acm.ua.edu.MILITARY PROGRAMSGeneralArmy or Air Force ROTC scholarships and other fi nancial assistance may be availableto qualifi ed students who plan to be enrolled for at least two years. Interested studentsmay obtain information about current programs from one of the following ROTC offi ces:The University of Alabama, Professor of Military Science, Box 870260, Tuscaloosa,AL 35487-0260; or Air Force ROTC Detachment 10, The University of Alabama, Box870258, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0258.Air Force ROTCAn Air Force offi cer’s commission is available to graduate students through the AirForce ROTC Two-Year Program. If other qualifi cations are met, a student with at leasttwo full years of full-time coursework remaining (in either graduate studies or a com bi -na tion of undergraduate and graduate courses) can apply for entry into the ProfessionalOffi cer Course (POC). Currently, there also is a one-year option.Applicants must favorably complete the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test, pass a medicalphysical, pass a physical fi tness test, and have at least a 2.0 GPA. Students selected toenter the cadet corps will be scheduled for a summer fi eld training en camp ment prior toentry into the POC. Field training camps are conducted at Air Force bases throughoutthe United States. Suc cess ful completion of fi eld training qualifi es the student to enterthe POC. The student then completes the last two academic years of graduate and/orundergraduate studies, taking one 3-hour Air Force studies (AFS) class and a leadershiplaboratory each semester in order to gain an offi cer’s commission upon completion ofstudies. Cadets in the POC are paid a $350–400 stipend per month during the academicyear and may be eligible for academic scholarships. To apply, contact The Universityof Alabama, AFROTC DET010, Box 870258, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0258, or call (205)348-5900 prior to planned entry into Air Force ROTC.Required Air Force ROTC courses for the Two-Year Program are AFS 350 and AFS301, AFS 360 and AFS 302, AFS 470 and AFS 401, and AFS 480 and AFS 402. Coursedescriptions may be found in the University of Alabama undergraduate catalog.Army ROTCArmy offi cer’s commissions are available to graduate students through the Army ROTCtwo-year option. A student with at least two years of full-time coursework remaining (ineither graduate studies or a combination of undergraduate and graduate courses) canapply for the Advanced ROTC Program. Students will be required to take three ROTCclasses each semester while completing their graduate or undergraduate studies. AdvancedROTC Program students must attend a 32-day summer camp between the fi rstand second years of enrollment, for which they will be paid one-half the pay of a secondlieutenant ($887.00). Students are paid a monthly tax-free subsistence allowance ($350.00per month during the fi rst year and $400.00 per month the second year) while enrolledin the Advanced ROTC Program. To apply, contact The University of Alabama, ROTCDepartment, Box 870260, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0260; or call (205) 348-1056.Course descriptions may be found in the University of Alabama un der grad u atecatalog.79