Marymount University 2001-2002 Catalog

Area Map

Campus Map

2001-2002 Catalog Index

U.S. Army ROTC Program

Marymount University prepares students for careers in the United States Army. The Army ROTC is taught at nearby Georgetown University as a part of the consortium of local universities. Registration must be completed through the consortium.

The U.S. Army ROTC Program consists of structured study in Military Science courses in addition to regular studies in other fields. The program prepares graduates for leadership as commissioned officers in the U.S. Army. For more information regarding ROTC at Marymount, please contact the Office of Admissions or Georgetown ROTC at (202) 687-7056 or www.georgetown.edu/organizations/rotc.

Enrollment Criteria

To be eligible for enrollment as a scholarship recipient, each student must be of good character, in good health, 25 or younger on the scheduled date of commissioning, and a U.S. citizen or a permanent resident alien in the United States. Non-scholarship students must be 33 or younger on the scheduled date of commissioning in addition to other criteria noted above. Enrollment is totally elective on the part of the student and selective by the program director.

Program Requirements and Curriculum

The program consists of two components: military skills/knowledge and Professional Military Education. Military skills and knowledge are the core curriculum of ROTC classes. Professional Military Education is an elective course in Military history, computer literacy, and communications in association with the completion of an academic curriculum leading to a baccalaureate degree.

Course Material Fees and Expenses

All uniforms, textbooks, and required course reference material for the core curriculum courses are furnished at no expense to the student. Advanced Phase cadets receive a tax-free stipend of $200 per month for up to ten months of each school year. Additionally, while attending the Advanced Camp, each cadet receives pay equivalent to one-half of that of a second lieutenant on active duty, room and board, medical and dental care, and paid round trip transportation between Camp and the student’s home of record. The Basic Camp offers the same entitlements except for a difference in pay.

Scholarships

The Army awards scholarships on a competitive basis to outstanding young men and women who are interested in the Army. Marymount offers partial housing scholarships on a space available basis to students chosen as ROTC scholarship winners and partial tuition scholarships to students who enroll in the ROTC program but do not win an ROTC scholarship.

Marymount partial housing and partial tuition scholarships are restricted to full-time, degree-seeking, undergraduate students.

Service Obligation

The active duty and/or reserve service obligation for non-scholarship students varies from three months to three years; for ROTC scholarship students it is eight years. Educational delays may be granted for the pursuit of advanced studies leading to a graduate degree.

Core Curriculum

The core curriculum is comprised of education in general military skills. It is conducted in two programs, the Basic Program and the Advanced Program.

The Basic Program is normally taken during the freshman and sophomore years. No military commitment is incurred during this time, and students may withdraw at any time through the end of the second year. The curriculum for the Basic Program stresses fundamentals in the areas of military discipline, courtesy, customs and traditions, weapons familiarization, marksmanship theory and application, land navigation and map reading, individual skills and tactics, communications, and leadership development. The following courses comprise the basic phase:

MLSC 111 Leadership Skills I

MLSC 112 Leadership Skills II

MLSC 113 Leadership Skills III

MLSC 114 Leadership Skills IV

As an alternative, credit for the Basic Program may be attained through attendance at a five-week Basic Camp, conducted during the summer between the sophomore and junior years. This option is available to students who did not complete the Basic Program during their freshman and sophomore years. Either the Basic Program or Basic Camp must be successfully completed as a prerequisite for acceptance into the Advanced Program. Finally, placement in Advanced course work can be granted for prior military service, enlisted members of the National Guard or Army Reserve, or attendance at a service academy.

The Advanced Program is taken in the final two years of college. The core curriculum for the Advanced Program concentrates on the application of fundamentals acquired during the Basic Program as an integral part of study in applied leadership development, unit tactics, organizational administration and management, military justice, and the interrelationships of the various branches of the Army and supporting uniformed services.

A five-week Advanced Camp, conducted during the summer between the junior and senior years, is an integral part of the Advanced Program. This camp permits cadets to put into practice the principles and theories acquired in the classroom, and exposes the cadets to the rigors of Army life in a tactical, field environment. The following courses comprise the Advanced Phase:

MLSC 211 Applied Leadership I

MLSC 212 Applied Leadership II

MLSC 251 Military Management

MLSC 252 Ethics and Military Law

Course Descriptions

MLSC 111 Leadership Skills I

This course introduces the student to the organizations, missions, customs, and traditions of the U.S. Army and the Department of Defense. The course includes a laboratory in applied leadership, common military tasks, and physical fitness. Fall.

MLSC 112 Leadership Skills II

The primary topic of this course is to introduce the student to leadership principles, dimensions and styles, and the assessment of leadership. The course includes a laboratory in applied leadership, common military tasks, and physical fitness. Spring.

MLSC 113 Leadership Skills III

This course covers multiple topics to include communications, briefing techniques, leadership, tactical communication, and officer/NCO roles. The course includes a laboratory in applied leadership, common military tasks, and physical fitness. Fall.

MLSC 114 Leadership Skills IV

This course familiarizes students in troop-leading procedures, operations orders, briefings, basic first aid, and in other varied areas. The course includes a laboratory in applied leadership, common military tasks, and physical fitness. Spring.

MLSC 210 Leadership Skills V

Primary focus of this course is on the tactics of the infantry squad and platoon to include map reading, land navigation, marksmanship, and leadership. Some field training on weekend days is required. The course includes a laboratory in applied leadership, common military tasks, and physical fitness. Prerequisite: MLSC 111-114, veteran status, or permission of instructor. Fall.

MLSC 212 Applied Leadership II

This course prepares cadets to successfully complete a five-week Army ROTC Advanced Camp the following summer. Topics include leadership application in the use of tactics, squad and platoon drills, marksmanship, land navigation, health, and physical fitness. Some field training on weekend days is required. The course includes a laboratory in applied leadership, common military tasks, and physical fitness. Prerequisite: MLSC 211 or permission of instructor. Spring.

MLSC 251 Military Management

This course is considered the “Transition to Lieutenant” phase where managerial theories are applied to personnel, training, and logistics management situations. Students have command and staff responsibilities for the Georgetown University Cadet Corps and receive hands-on experience operating as a management team. They also have several briefing and writing requirements. The course includes a laboratory in applied leadership, common military tasks, and physical fitness. Prerequisites: MLSC 211 and 212 or permission of instructor. Fall.

MLSC 252 Ethics and Military Law

Continuing the “Transition to Lieutenant” phase of ROTC, this course examines the ethics of the military environment to include customs, ethical codes and decision making, constraints, and appeals to moral principles. The American judicial system is also examined, with emphasis on the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Command and staff responsibilities are assigned to students for hands-on experience operating as a management team on behalf of the Georgetown University Cadet Corps. The course includes a laboratory in applied leadership, common military tasks, and physical fitness. Prerequisite: MLSC 211 and 212, MLSC 251, or permission of instructor. Spring.

Leadership Laboratory (Lab)

Students enrolling in any ROTC class must enroll in this lab section. Lab meets as a combined unit on Thursdays from 7 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. Lab trains students in a variety of practical military tasks from drills and ceremonies to small unit tactics. Upper-class cadets lead the training as part of their staff leadership experience. Lab also includes one field training exercise per semester. Physical training sessions are conducted three days per week from 7 a.m. – 8:20 a.m. at Yates Field House. Fall and spring.


Last updated:
phone: 703-522-5600
Marymount University, Arlington, VA 22207
© Marymount University 2001
www.marymount.edu 
contact: webmaster@marymount.edu