2007-2008 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]
Military Science
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LTC Abb, Chairperson
Assistant Professor Major Hadad
The Hofstra Army Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (ROTC) program
qualifies students for appointment as an officer of the United States
Army, Army Reserve or Army National Guard. Students attend military
science classes during their regular course of studies. Students
develop maturity, responsibility and dependability which results in a
commission as Army Second Lieutenant when all academic requirements of
the University are completed.
Army ROTC offers two different programs to all qualified college and
university students. The traditional four-year program gives students
the opportunity to take ROTC courses in each of their four years of
college. The two-year program is available to students who did not take
ROTC during their first two years of college.
The four-year program consists of the Basic Course (MS 1C, 1E, 2C, 2E
and associated leadership laboratories) and the Advanced Course (MS 3C,
3E, 4C, 4E and associated leadership laboratories). The Basic Course is
open to all Hofstra students. It consists of training in leadership,
management, military skills and physical fitness. Students learn to
apply these skills both inside and outside the classroom. In addition,
a variety of outside social and professional enrichment activities are
available. ROTC textbooks, uniforms, and other essential materials for
the Basic Course are furnished to the students. There is no military
obligation for enrolling in the Basic ROTC Course.
After they have completed the Basic Course, students who have
demonstrated the leadership potential to become an officer and who have
met the physical and scholastic standards are eligible to enroll in the
Advanced Course. These students will be required to meet Army
commissioning and ascension standards and will sign a contract with the
United States Army. These students will be classified as enrolled
cadets within ROTC.
All other students wishing to take the Advanced Course can enroll and
receive credit without an obligation to the Military. These students,
however, cannot be eligible for an Army scholarship and will be
considered as participating in Army ROTC but not in contractual status.
The Advanced Course is usually taken during the final two years of
college. Students must maintain full-time status and usually have four
semesters remaining. It includes instruction in management, tactics,
ethics and further leadership development. Textbooks and uniforms in
the Advanced Course are also furnished to students.
Students are not required to be involved in ROTC for a full four years
for an Army Officer Commission. Academic juniors and first year
graduate students (in a two-year program) may enter the Advanced Course.
During the summer between their junior and senior years of college,
Advanced Course cadets attend a paid five-week leadership/ training
session called the Leadership Development and Assessment Course. The
Leadership Development and Assessment Course (LDAC) gives cadets the
chance to practice what they have learned in the classroom, and
introduces them to Army life “in the field.”
Additionally, a special leadership/training session, the Leadership
Training Course, is designed for students who did not take ROTC during
their first two years of school or students entering a two-year
post-graduate course of study. To enter this two-year program, students
must first attend the paid five-week Leadership Training Course,
normally held during the summer between their sophomore and junior
years of college. After they have successfully completed Leadership
Training Course, students who meet all the necessary enrollment
requirements are enrolled in the Advanced Course.
Active Army veterans, members of the National Guard, and the reserves
may qualify for credit for the Basic Course and be enrolled directly
into the Advanced Course pending their individual academic standing.
NOTE: all Military Science courses include the appropriate number of
class hours, plus a required leadership laboratory and additional
sessions of physical training each week. A field leadership exercise of
approximately two days provides practical experience in small
organization leadership. All students are expected to attend the
leadership laboratory, physical training and the field leadership
exercise.
Army ROTC Scholarship Program
The Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corp (ROTC) Scholarships
offer significant assistance toward meeting costs of school.
Scholarships are awarded for four, three and two years, strictly on
merit to the most outstanding students who apply as follows:
- Tuition and mandatory educational fees up to $17,000.
- A flat rate for textbooks, classroom supplies and equipment (approximately $300 per semester).
- A monthly allowance during the 10-month school year each year the scholarship is in effect; currently $250-$400 per month.
For further information write or call the Hofstra University Military
Science Department, 265 Physical Fitness Center, Hempstead, New York
11549-1300, (516) 463-5648 or Fax (516) 463-4937.
Credit Toward a Liberal Arts Degree
MS 1C, 1E, 2C, 2E, courses and laboratories, totalling two semester
hours credit, are designated nonliberal arts courses. MS 3C, 3E, 4C,
4E, courses and laboratories, along with the Leadership Development and
Assessment Course at Fort Lewis, Washington, totalling 12 semester
hours credit, are designated liberal arts courses.
Army Commissioning Requirements
In order to be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, students must
satisfactorily complete the Basic Course, Advanced Course and the
Leadership Development and Assessment Course or their equivalents.
Students must also receive their college degree and ensure they have
taken approved courses in written composition, human behavior, military
history, computer fundamentals and mathematical reasoning. Cadets must
be recommended for a commission by the Military Science department
chairperson.
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