Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps (AFROTC)

University of Denver students may participate in the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps (AFROTC) program through an agreement with the University of Colorado at Boulder. Air Force ROTC programs lead to a commission in the United States Air Force upon receipt of the bachelors degree. Graduate students may be commissioned upon the completion of twelve the Professional Officer Course and a six-week summer training program. The Professional Officer Course is completed over two academics years. AFROTC classes are taken at the University of Colorado at Boulder campus.

Standard Four-Year Course

This program is offered in three parts: the General Military Course for lower division (freshmen and sophomore) students; the Professional Officer Course for upper division students; and Leadership Laboratory (attended by all students). Completion of a four-week summer training program is required prior to entry into the professional officer course.

Modified Two-Year Program

This program is offered to full-time, regularly enrolled degree candidates at both undergraduate and graduate levels who have at least two years remaining at DU when they enroll. Those selected for this program must complete a six-week summer training program prior to commissioning.

Air Force University Scholarship Program

Students participating in Air Force ROTC are eligible for Air Force ROTC College Scholarships. Students selected for this program receive grants that pay portions of tuition, book costs, and fees and provide a subsistence allowance. Scholarships are available to men and women for two- or three-year periods.

Interested students should contact the Professor of Aerospace Studies, University of Colorado, Boulder 303.492.8351 Click the following links for additional information:

Air Force ROTC

AFROTC Detachment 105 at the University of Colorado

Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (AROTC)

University of Denver students may participate in the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (AROTC) program through an agreement with the University of Colorado at Boulder. Army ROTC programs lead to a commission in the Active Army, National Guard or Army Reserve. Classes may be taken at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Colorado School of Mines in Golden, or the Auraria campus in downtown Denver.

Four-Year Program

The standard four-year program consists of two phases. The basic course, normally completed during the freshman and sophomore years, consists of courses in military science, officer career development, leadership theory and management. The advanced course coincides with the junior and senior years. Subject areas include leadership techniques, methods of instruction, tactics and unit operations, military law, history, national strategy and Army policies. Completion of a six-week advanced camp in the summer is required prior to commissioning, with attendance at this camp normally between the junior and senior years. Students should check with the Military Science Department at University of Colorado, Boulder about the required courses.

Two-Year Program

The abbreviated two-year program consists of the same courses offered in the advanced course; however, both undergraduate and graduate students may become qualified for this program through successful completion of a six-week summer basic camp. Students should contact a professor of military science at University of Colorado, Boulder for specific requirements and options available based on each students status at the time of program entry. Students who are veterans of military service or have participated in Junior ROTC or similar organizations, may have a portion or all the basic requirements waived by a professor of military science at University of Colorado, Boulder.

Scholarships

Students may be selected for an Army scholarship that pays a portion of DU tuition. The scholarship also pays a flat rate for books, laboratory fees and $150 a month for up to ten months a year. Students enrolled full-time may compete for three-year and two-year scholarships. All scholarships benefits are open to both women and men, regardless of current involvement in ROTC.

Guaranteed Reserve Force Duty

This program provides a guarantee that the students obligation upon commissioning is fulfilled as a member of the Army Reserve or Army National Guard, instead of active duty. For further information about Army ROTC, students may contact the professor of military science, University of Colorado, Boulder, 303.492.6495. Click the following links for additional information:

Army ROTC

AROTC Golden Buffalo Battalion at the University of Colorado

Leader's Training Course

Army ROTC Three Semester Option

Army ROTC Cadet Language Incentive Program