Aerospace Studies

The Air Force ROTC program is designed to develop leaders who will serve as commissioned officers in the United States Air Force. Students enroll in the four-year program at the beginning of their freshman year and continue through award of a bachelor’s degree and commissioning into the USAF. The four-year program can be modified for students up until the beginning of the spring semester of a students sophomore year.

The AFROTC program begins with the General Military Course. As freshmen or sophomores, students normally attend a one-hour class and a two-hour Leadership Laboratory each week in addition to two one-hour physical training sessions. Students who compete favorably for the award of Professional Officer Corps (POC) status will attend a four-week summer Field Training Program, at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., to give them a firsthand look at the Air Force environment. During the junior and senior years, students begin and complete the POC Program, which is designed to equip them with the tools and strategies they will use on active duty.

Depending on classification (freshman through senior) and contractural obligation to the USAF, the qualified student will receive a monthly, non-taxable stipend of between $300 and $500. When one successfully completes the AFROTC Program and receives a degree, he/she is then commissioned as a Second Lieutenant and serves a minimum of four years in the Air Force. Everyone enters the Air Force in a specific career field, usually correlating to their field of study, which is subject to the needs of the Air Force. There are many exciting career fields for active duty officers including engineering, medical, legal, nursing, transportation and logistics, and Aviation (i.e. pilot and navigator).

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2011 Spring Semester

Note: All courses taught on the campus of North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro.

Freshman

The freshman course is a survey course designed to introduce students to the USAF and provides an overview of the basic characteristics, missions, and organization of the Air Force.

Instructor: Knowles
Room: 126
Credits: 1 sh

Sophomore

The sophomore course is designed to examine the general aspects of air and space power through a historical perspective; utilizing this perspective, the course covers a time period from the first balloons and dirigibles to the space-age global positioning systems of the Persian Gulf War.

Instructor: Knowles
Credits: 1 sh

Junior

The junior year begins a study of leadership, management fundamentals, professional knowledge, Air Force personnel and evaluation systems, leadership ethics, and communication skills required of a Second Lieutenant in the USAF.

Instructor: Cudar
Room: 119
Credits: 3 sh

Instructor: Knowles
Room: 126
Credits: 1 sh

Senior

Seniors examine the national security process, regional studies, advanced leadership ethics, and Air Force doctrine. Special topics of interest in the senior curriculum focus on the military as a profession, officership, military justice, civilian control of the military, preparation for active duty, and current issues affecting military professionalism. Leadership Laboratory puts the knowledge obtained and skills developed in the classroom into practical application.

Instructor: Payne
Room: 118
Credits: 3 sh

Instructor: Knowles
Room: 126
Credits: 1 sh