ROTC Program Options: There is more than one way to commission through Army ROTC. Flexible options are available for cadets who wish to join ROTC at different stages of their college careers.

Four Year Program This is the traditional route for an ROTC cadet. The Four Year Program is divided into two parts: The Basic Course and the Advanced Course. The Basic Course is normally taken during freshman and sophomore years. In it MSI and MSII cadets learn the basics of military drill and ceremony, squad-level tactics, and other Army basics. The Advanced course is taken during the final two years of college, and includes a paid four-week Leadership Development and Assessment Course (LDAC), which is normally attended during the summer between junior and senior years. The Advanced Course teaches cadets about military leadership, higher-level tactics, the Operations Order, as well as military management and law. Two Year Program The Army ROTC Two-Year program is an opportunity to achieve the same goals and benefits of the Four-Year Program for students who missed the first two years of ROTC. Cadets receive the same leadership and management training, but at an accelerated pace. The first step of the Two Year Program is the Leadership Training Course (LTC), a fully paid, six-week training camp normally attended between the sophomore and junior years of college. Here, cadets learn basic military skills through hands-on practice and acquire knowledge that other cadets have gained through two years of on-campus ROTC classroom and leadership lab experiences. At LTC, cadets learn the value of teamwork, how to be a leader and how to challenge themselves both physically and mentally.