Military Science

ARMY ROTC (more information about studies)
(Four Semesters)

Career Opportunities
The Military Science Department (Army ROTC) offers a leadership major for college men and women leading to a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Army (Active, Reserve, or National Guard). All courses receive academic credit toward graduation. Students may earn an academic minor in Military Science. 

Objectives
LDS Business College has a cross-town agreement with the University of Utah that allows a student interested in participating in the Military Science (Army ROTC) major, to register for the first two years of Army ROTC at LDS Business College and attend classes at the University of Utah. Credits earned will be posted as elective credits on the student’s LDS Business College transcript. Upon completing studies at the College, credits earned will transfer to any college or university that offers Army ROTC. This provides matriculated students an opportunity to earn commissions as officers in the U.S. Army (Active, Reserve, or National Guard) in conjunction with completing bachelor’s or higher degree requirements in academic fields of the student’s choice. Army ROTC provides education that develops abilities and attitudes vital to the career of a professional Army officer and gives an understanding of the mission and the global responsibilities of the United States Army.

General Areas of Competence
The Military Science Department at the University of Utah offers academic preparation in interdisciplinary areas including communication skills, leadership and management principles and practices, decision-making and policy formulation, ethics and values, Army culture and lifestyle, study of the military justice system and its application. Entry into the Basic Course during the first two years of Army ROTC is open to all students that meet basic Army commissioning requirements. Entry into the Advanced Course during the final two years is selective and is normally initiated during the student’s sophomore year.

Preparatory Courses and Departmental Requirements
The semesters in which courses are taught are listed below and in the course descriptions. Students should check the semester class schedule for day availability (no evening classes) and modifications due to varying enrollment.

Recommended Day Sequence of Courses
Depending upon the number of preparatory courses a student must take, an additional semester may be required to complete the program.

Contact an Army ROTC career counselor at the University of Utah Department of Military Science, 581-6716, for additional eligibility, enrollment, and career information.