Program Requirements
Students participating in the NROTC program are required to be U.S. Citizens. Those students who enter the program with a dual citizenship must relinquish their non-U.S. citizenship prior to commissioning. In addition, NROTC students are required to complete a Bachelor’s Degree at an accredited institution in four years, extensions as necessary, and receive a commission as an officer in the United States Navy or the United States Marine Corps.
The following are the academic requirements for participation in the NROTC scholarship program and commissioning:
Course |
Semester Hours |
Navy |
Marine Corps |
Nurse |
Calculus |
6 |
Yes |
Encouraged |
No |
Calculus-based Physics |
6 |
Yes |
Encouraged |
No |
English |
6 |
Yes |
Encouraged |
Yes |
Regional Studies/Foreign Culture |
3 |
Yes |
Encouraged |
Yes |
American History/National Security Policy |
3 |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Students must complete Calculus prior to the start of their junior year and Calculus-based physics prior to the start of their senior year.
Navy College Program students are required to complete six semester hours of advanced mathematics and six semesters hours of science. All College Program students are encouraged to complete Calculus and Physics to enhance their competitiveness for scholarships.
Naval Science Classes |
Navy |
Marine Corps |
Nurse |
Intro to Naval Science |
X |
X |
X |
Naval History |
X |
X |
X |
Leadership & Management |
X |
X |
X |
Engineering Systems |
X |
|
|
Navigation |
X |
|
|
Naval Operations & Seamanship |
X |
|
|
Weapons Systems |
X |
|
|
Intro to Amphibious Warfare |
|
X |
|
Evolution of Warfare |
|
X |
|
Leadership & Ethics |
X |
X |
X |
Naval Science Laboratory |
X |
X |
X |
Students are required to maintain an academic Grade Point Average of 2.5 cumulative and 2.0 for the semester on a 4.0 scale. For the required academic and Naval Science classes listed above, passing is achieving a "C" or better.