Basic Course

NO MILITARY OBLIGATION
Open to all students.
Tuition free, three credits per year, credit applies to all degree programs.
Study Leadership and build confidence.
Eligible to compete for 3 and 2 year scholarships.
Eligible to compete for specialty training in parachuting, rappelling, and mountaineering

BASIC COURSE CLASS DESCRIPTIONS

MIL 101-102 Introduction to Organizational Leadership (SS)

Military Science 101 and 102 teach leadership theory and practice. Students learn the basic fundamentals of leadership, organizational management, problem solving, communication skills, briefing skills and time management. Also taught are instruction in the ethics and values, cultural diversity, consideration of others and counseling techniques. These courses also provide an overview of the organization, role and structure of today’s Army. Course instruction can be applied not only to the military but also to Corporate America or as a teacher in America’s classrooms.

-three semester hours (MIL 101 – two hours, MIL 102 – one hour)

NOTE: Military Science 101 and 102 are courses, one semester in length, which are usually offered during both the fall and spring semesters.

MIL 201-202 Team Building and Leadership Management (SS)

Military Science 201 and 202 are primarily devoted toward the application of collective and individual skills required of a manager or supervisor. Emphasis is placed on skills required for a new manager of a small scale organization. MIL 201 teaches leadership and team building exercises that can be applied to all degrees and professions. MIL 202 builds on a solid foundation for those continuing in the advanced military science program and teaches land navigation skills, military training and techniques, and advanced briefing techniques.

-three semester hours (MIL 201 – two hours, MIL 202 – one hour)

NOTE: Prior service veterans may be eligible for credit for MIL 101/102 and 201/202

(Up to six credits). See the ROTC departmental advisors for more information.

Military Science Basic Military Skills (Lab) Section:

MIL 101L/102L Freshman

MIL 201L/202L Sophomore

MIL 301L/302L Junior

MIL 401L/402L Senior

Major emphasis of this noncredit course will focus upon application of leadership skills directed toward drill and ceremony and basic soldier skills. In addition, students will be given the opportunity to participate in Army specialty training to include rappelling and physical conditioning.

Military Science Special Notes:

(1) Physical training is conducted MWF 0650-0800 at the Kiernan center. This training is mandatory for scholarship and contracted cadets. Leadership lab is also mandatory for scholarship and contracted cadets.

(2) Leadership Development Assessment Course (LDAC) – four weeks of summer training at Fort Lewis, Washington, for all contracted cadets after the junior year. Students receive pay while attending the course. Travel, lodging, meals,uniforms and equipment are provided.

(3) Special Schools – Students may attend any special school if they qualify during the summer. Airborne (parachute) School – three weeks, Air Assault (rappelling) School – ten days, Mountain Warfare, Northern Warfare both three weeks, CPDT (Cadet Professional Development Training) three to six week paid

internships with an active Army unit (juniors only).

(4) MIL 101, 102, 201 and 202 credits may be obtained by academic sophomores that attend the Leader’s Training Course (LTC) for four weeks during the following summer at Fort Knox, Kentucky. Students receive pay while attending the course. Travel, lodging, meals, uniforms and equipment are also provided.

(5) To be commissioned, all ROTC cadets must be recommended by the Professor of Military Science after having satisfactorily completed a Niagara University program that awards a baccalaureate or master’s degree and includes a collegiate level course in computer science and history. Successful completion of LDAC, Advanced Course, and Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT) is required. Commissionee must also meet Army height and weight standards referenced in Army Regulation 600-9.