• Aerospace Studies Military Science Information Objectives The Department of Aerospace Studies offers four-year and two-year programs through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps which provides qualified men and women students an opportunity to earn a commission as an officer in the United States Air Force in conjunction with completing baccalaureate or higher degree requirements. The purpose of the program is to give an understanding of the mission and the global responsibilities of the United States Air Force. Education The Air Force recognizes that an officer must be able to think as well as to conform. To insure that these traits are given an opportunity to devolop, a learning approach has been developed that stresses student responsibility and involvement. This student-centered approach to learning encourages inquiry, logical thinking, the use of imagination, and the practice of sound judgment—all important attributes of an Air Force officer. The Department of Aerospace Studies offers academic preparation in interdisciplinary areas to include communication skills, Air Force history, leadership and management principles and practices, decision-making theory and policy formulation, ethics and valuing, socialization processes within the Armed Services, national and international relations, national defense structure, national security policy, and military law. PROGRAM: AEROSPACE STUDIES AFROTC COMMISSIONING PROGRAM MINOR General Requirements: • Be a U.S. Citizen or applicant for naturalization (Aliens may participate in the General Military Course for academic credit only). • Enrolled as a full-time student in a program leading to a bachelor degree or equivalent. Graduate work is permissible. Specific Requirements: • Complete 24 credit hours of Aerospace Studies courses. • Aerospace Studies courses required: Aerosp 101 (1), 102 (1) 103 (1), 201 (1), 202 (1), 203 (1), 301 (3), 302 (3), 303 (3), 401 (3), 402 (3), 403 (3); Leadership Laboratory each quarter (no credit). • *General Military Courses (GMC) • Be at least 14 years of age. • Be a student in one of the following categories: • A freshman fully matriculated at Weber State. • A sophomore with placement credit for junior ROTC, or willing to compress sophomore and freshman Aerospace Studies coursework; or • A sophomore pursuing a course requiring four or more years to earn a bachelor's degree. • Professional Officer's Course (POC) • Successfully complete: • (Four-year program) The GMC and a four-week Field Training course. • (Two-year program) A six-week Field Training Course. • Able to complete all commissioning requirements prior to:* * • Age 26 1/2 if a pilot or navigator candidate, or • Age 30 for all other categories. A waiver to extend the age may be granted on the case-by-case basis. • Meeting the physical standards for general military service. • Attaining the current minimum scores on the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test. • Be selected by a board of Air Force officers. • Be at least 17 years of age and enlist in the Air Force Reserve prior to entry in the POC. • Demonstrate capability or complete a course in mathematical reasoning (any math course except Math 100, or any Computer Science course with a prerequisite of Math 101 or above). • Maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.0. • Have remaining two academic years (undergraduate graduate, or combination). (Application for two-year program is normally made early in the Sophomore year.) • Commissioning Requirements: • Successful completion of the Professional Officer Course and Field Training. • Be awarded a baccalaureate or higher degree. • Accept a commission in the United States Air Force. * Credit for portions of the GMC may be given for completion of two or more years of high school junior ROTC, participation in Civil Air Patrol, military school or academy training, or prior service in any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. **Recipients of AFROTC scholarships must be able to complete all commissioning requirements prior to age 25. Veterans are authorized an age waiver equal to the number of years of active duty. This waiver may not exceed four years, and all commissioning requirements must be completed prior to age 29. Service Obligation There is no commitment for military service for students in the General Military Course unless the student has an AFROTC scholarship. Those entering the Professional Officer Course incur an active duty service commitment of not less than four years after receiving a reserve commission. POC graduates who are navigator candidates agree to serve five years active duty after graduation from navigator training. POC graduates who are pilot candidates accept eight years active duty service after graduation from pilot training. Financial Aid Allowance—All AFROTC cadets are entitled to receive $100 per academic month allowance during their last two years of AFROTC, During the Summer Field Training sessions, Cadets are paid approximately $450 per month and are provided free room, board, and transportation. Uniforms and Texts—All Air Force texts and uniforms are furnished at no expense to the student. Instructors may require the student to purchase additional texts. Scholarships—Air Force ROTC college scholarships are available to qualified applicants in both four- and two-year AFROTC programs. Each scholarship provides full tuition, laboratory and incidental fees, and full reimbursement for curriculum required textbooks. In addition, scholarship cadets receive a non-taxable $100 allowance each month during the school year while on scholarship status. Scholarships are available on a competitive basis for 2, 2-1/2, 3, or 3-1/2 years. Applications for these scholarships should be made directly to the Professor of Aerospace Studies, 2009 Annex Building, University of Utah 84112-1107. Air Force ROTC pre-Health Professions Program scholarships in selected medical areas (2 and 3 years only) are offered to encourage students to earn commissions through AFROTC and go on to acquire doctorates in health career fields. Additional tuition assistance for medical schooling expenses is guaranteed under the auspices of the Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program for AFROTC pre-Health Professions Program graduates upon acceptance to medical school. This scholarship sponsors the remaining medical schooling. Those accepted into medical school are commissioned into the Medical Service Corps. Air Force ROTC also offers competitive two and three-year scholarships to qualified nursing applicants. All scholarship recipients must satisfactorily complete at least one year of instruction in a major Indo-European or Asian language before commissioning. All GMC students on scholarship must demonstrate proficiency or succssfully complete a course in English composition (English 111 or 112). Flight Screening—All cadets who have been awarded a pilot allocation will attend a Flight Screening program in the summer between their sophomore and junior year. Cadets with a private pilot license may be excused from this requirement. The purpose of the Flight Screening program is to measure an applicant's ability to handle the highly demanding flight training program of the U.S. Air Force. All pilot applicants must successfully complete the Flight Screening Program. AEROSPACE COURSES-AEROSP M 226 100. Leadership Laboratory (no credit) Experiences and studies in Air Force customs and courtesies, drill and ceremonies career opportunities in the Air Force, the life and work of an Air Force junior officer. Average of one hour per week throughout the student's enrollment in AFROTC. 283. Directed Readings (1-3) Individual study with a professor from Aerospace Studies (Air Force ROTC). Allows increased responsibility for GMC in an academic setting providing leadership/management skill development opportunities. 483. Directed Readings (1-5) Individual study with a professor from Aerospace Studies (Air Force ROTC). Provides added leadership/management skill development opportunities to develop more competitive officer candidates. GENERAL MILITARY COURSES M 101. The Air Force Today (1) A Introduces the development of early air power Air Force doctrine and strategy, functions and organization of the Air Force and roles and missions of the various commands. 102. The Air Force Today (1) W Function of Air Force strategic offensive and defensive forces and general purpose forces and command control of these forces. 103. The Air Force Today (1) S Functions and operations of Air Force support commands. 201. The Development of Air Power (1) A Development of air power and related doctrines through 1940. 202. The Development of Air Power (1) W Air doctrine and strategies from World War II through the Korean conflict. 203. The Development of Air Power (1) S Defense strategies as they relate to air power from the 1950's through the Vietnam conflict. PROFESSIONAL OFFICER COURSES 301. Communicative Skills and Management Fundamentals (3) A Theoretical as well as practical application of communicative skills; defining the manager's job and the human processes that he must understand in his dealings with individuals. Prerequisite: Departmental approval. 302. Leadership Concepts (3) W Leadership research, styles and traits as they apply to the Air Force officer; relating leadership characteristics to planning, organizing, and policy making techniques. Prerequisite: Departmental approval. 303. Management Concepts (3) S The changing role of managers as they relate to organizational and personal value conflicts; the Air Force officer as a manager, coordinating and directing airmen, civilians and other officers. Prerequisite: Departmental approval. 380R. Topics in Flight Instruction (3) One of three sequential topics is covered, depending on class needs: private, instrument or commercial pilot. The purpose of each is to prepare the student to pass the associated FFA written exam. Simulator training can be arranged. Student Services Interdisc. Programs Allied Health Sciences Arts& Humanities Business & Economics Education Natural Sciences Social Sciences Technolog1 227 Continuing Education