Academics

An Education in Leadership

A Day in the Life of a Cadet

A Military Science 1 (MS1) is a 1st-year cadet, typically a freshman. Freshmen take the MSC 122 and MSC 121 classes with their corequisite labs for a combined 6 credit hours over two semesters, four in your first semester and two in your second.

Lab will be just under two hours from 2:15-4:05 pm on Thursdays and require you to wear your issued uniform from the start of the day until the end of lab.

Physical Readiness Training (PRT) is on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 6-7:30 a.m. and consists of an hour and a half of physical training to prepare Cadets for the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT.)

There is one field training exercise (FTX) per semester that usually consists of a weekend down at Ft. Knox, KY.

Additional extracurriculars include the Ranger Challenge, necessitating one extra PT and class per week at 6 am Tuesday and Thursday, and Pershing Rifles, a military fraternity with a pledging period on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

• Military Science (MSC) Courses (General Bulletin)

Cadet Command Opportunities

• Cadet Advanced Individual Training (CAIT)
  
  • Airborne
  • Air Assault
  • Combat Diver Qualification Course (CDQC) and more
• Opposition Forces (OPFOR) (Play the enemy)
• Robin Sage
• Cadet Summer Training

Summer Training Opportunities

• Internships with other governmental agencies (DOJ, FBI, USAID, NASA, etc.) and fortune 500 companies

On-Campus Opportunities

• Pershing Rifles (PRs) — a co-ed Fraternity among Cadets nationwide
• Start Strong — a Cadet-centric student organization helping to enhance the cadet experience at Miami University, grow the program, increase community outreach, and fundraise
• Ranger Challenge Team — a cadet team focused on training for ranger challenge competitions; allows you to become more proficient in army tasks and drills and holds you to a higher caliber of physical fitness

Required Training

• Cadet Summer Training (CST) — summer training after your MSIII year at Ft. Knox learning the basic leadership skills of an Army Officer
• Senior Staff Ride — a 3-day trip taken to Gettysburg and the National Capital Region to aid in the analysis of leadership in the Civil War

Scholarships

Once you arrive on campus you have the opportunity to compete for a national scholarship or an Ohio national guard scholarship. Army ROTC scholarships pay full tuition and fees for both in and out of state students, $1200 for books annually, and $420 a month living stipend.

On-Campus Scholarships

The minimum requirements are:

• 2.5 GPA
• have 4 semesters of college remaining
• be a full-time student
• pass the Army Physical Fitness Test
• pass the medical exam (DoDMERB)
  (You can get waivers for a variety of health conditions.)
• have no civil convictions or pending civil action

Please contact Bill Faulkner at (513) 227-9496 or faulknwc@MiamiOH.edu.

National Guard Scholarship

Please contact Sergeant First Class Ashley Patti at (513) 288-3983 or ashley.n.patti.mil@army.mil.

Graduate School Scholarship

Grad students are eligible for a 2-year scholarship. Minimum requirements are the same as for the national scholarship. They begin the process the spring of their senior year or the summer after they graduate. They attend basic camp (not basic training) the summer before their first semester. They attend Cadet Summer Training (CST) after their first year.

High School National Scholarship

High school students are eligible to apply for national 3- or 4-year Army ROTC scholarships.