711A Condon Hall

The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program (AFROTC) is designed to motivate, educate, and commission highly qualified students for active duty as officers in the U.S. Air Force. The curriculum provides the opportunity for students in any major to gain military knowledge and to become effective Air Force officers and leaders in the aerospace environment.

Adviser
711A Condon Hall, Box 353830
206-543-2360
afrotc@u.washington.edu

General Program Requirements

All aerospace studies courses are open to all University students. Additionally, any student may join the AFROTC program as a cadet and enroll in the 100- and 200-level general military courses. Entry into the professional officer courses (300- and 400-level courses) as a cadet seeking a commission in the Air Force is on a controlled, selective basis.

Commissioning Requirements

Students who successfully complete the AFROTC program and receive an academic degree from the University are offered commissions as second lieutenants in the Air Force.

General Military Courses

The 100- and 200-level courses for AFROTC cadets consist of one classroom hour, one-and-a-half hours of leadership laboratory, and two hours of physical fitness per week during the freshman and sophomore years. Uniforms and textbooks are provided. Students may enter the freshman class at the start of autumn, winter, or spring quarter. Sophomore students may enter at the start of autumn or winter quarter and take the freshman- and sophomore-level courses concurrently. A four-week field-training course, taken during the summer between the sophomore and junior years, is required for entry into the professional officer courses. Students receive pay and travel costs for field training.

Except for sophomore cadets on AFROTC scholarship, students incur no active-duty service commitment by taking general military courses and may drop the courses at any time within the limits of University course-drop policies. Non-ROTC students take the AS classes without any additional requirements for leadership laboratory or physical fitness

Professional Officer Courses

Cadets selected for enrollment in professional officer courses are enlisted in the Air Force Reserve and receive a tax-free monthly subsistence stipend. They are furnished texts and uniforms. Junior- and senior-level classes consist of three hours of academic classes, three hours of leadership-laboratory and two hours of physical fitness per week. Non-ROTC students take the AS classes without any additional requirements to attend leadership laboratory or physical fitness. Non-ROTC students earn academic credits for 300- and 400-level courses, but do not earn an Air Force commission.

Financial Assistance

The Air Force offers one-, two-, and three-year scholarships to college students. AFROTC scholarships pay tuition, certain fees, and textbook reimbursement. In addition, scholarship winners receive a monthly subsistence allowance. To apply for one of these scholarships, students should contact the Unit Admissions Officer in the Department of Aerospace Studies (AFROTC), 206-543-2360 or at afrotc@u.washington.edu.

Two-Year Program

To provide for those students wishing to join AFROTC but unable to take the general military courses, a two-year professional officer course is available on a competitive basis. This program is open to graduate students and full-time undergraduate students in select majors who will complete a bachelor's degree in two years.

Students in this program are required to attend a six-week field-training course at an Air Force base during the summer preceding program entry. The student is paid during the six-week period. Upon return to the campus, students enter the professional officer course. Uniform, texts, and a monthly subsistence are provided. Students interested in this program should contact the AFROTC department by February prior to the autumn quarter they desire to enter, at 206-543-2360 or at afrotc@u.washington.edu.

Undergraduate Program

Adviser
711A Condon Hall, Box 353830
206-543-2360
afrotc@u.washington.edu

The Air Force ROTC program offers a minor in air and spaceleadership studies.

Minor

Minor Requirements:

29 credits, to include the following:

1. 24 credits of Air and Space Studies coursework
2. 5 credits in a foreign language beyond the first-year level
3. Minimum 18 upper-division credits in Air and Space Studies coursework
4. Minimum 24 credits in residence at the UW
5. Minimum 2.5 grade in each course presented for the minor.