The Army Officer Training Corps Program at Creighton University has a partnership agreement with Clarkson College. This agreement affords Clarkson students the opportunity to participate in the Army ROTC Program at Creighton while pursuing an undergraduate degree at Clarkson College. Students interested in this program should contact Creighton University Army ROTC at 402.280.2828. 

  

Military Science is an elective managerial training program designed to develop college men and women for positions of leadership and responsibility as junior officers in the U.S. Army, Army Reserve or Army National Guard, or for subsequent managerial careers in civilian industry. 

  

Its curriculum encourages reflective thinking, goal setting and problem-solving through an interdisciplinary study of leadership and managerial principles. Specifically, the program is structured to develop skills in the following areas: interpersonal-motivation, decision-making, communication and general supervision. Compatible with any academic major, the program enhances the student's development in college and is open to undergraduate and graduate students. 

  

The Army ROTC Program offers two-, three- and four-year programs of instruction. The program itself is essentially divided into two parts: the basic course (100- to 200-level courses) and the advanced course (300- to 400-level courses). The basic course, normally taken during the freshman and sophomore years, is designed to familiarize the student with the military, the role of an Army officer, and the fundamentals of effective leadership. It is open to all students and incurs no obligation whatsoever. Thus, it affords an opportunity to see what ROTC is all about, at the same time qualifying the student to enter the advanced course. 

  

It is the advanced course, however, which represents the real officer development portion of ROTC. While the basic course provides fundamental knowledge in leadership, the advanced course refines and further develops managerial talents through leadership seminars and extensive practical application. Additionally, the student develops basic military skills common to the Army. Students successfully completing the advanced course will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the U. S. Army, Army Reserves or Army National Guard. Admission into the advanced course is by Military Science Department approval. 

The student with prior military service, Reserve/National Guard service or four years of high school ROTC, however, may be given equivalency credit for the basic course and allowed to proceed directly into the advanced course. Likewise, other students are afforded the same opportunity for the two-year program through an accelerated five-week summer program in lieu of the basic course. All ROTC students are eligible to compete for two- and three-year scholarships. Advanced course students receive $150 per month, up to 10 months a year, for a subsistence allowance. 

  

Students who are members of the Army Reserve or National Guard and who have attained sophomore status may enroll in the ROTC advanced course without taking any basic course classes. They must graduate no later than eight months after commissioning. 

  

Those students qualifying for this two-year program will receive $150 per month in pay as a subsistence allowance and may also receive tuition assistance of 50 percent if in the Army Reserve or Army National Guard. 

  

After the junior year, ROTC cadets attend Advanced Camp. This is five weeks of intensive leadership and management training conducted during the summer months at Fort Lewis, Washington. The student's ability to lead their unit and to plan and conduct small unit operations is thoroughly evaluated. Travel pay and salary stipend are provided through the Army. 

  

Nursing students may also attend the Nurse Summer Training Program (NSTP) after their junior year. The clinical phase is three weeks long and takes place at various Army Medical Centers across the United States, including Hawaii. Students work on a nursing unit in a preceptor program with an Army nurse. They receive valuable clinical and leadership skills before heading into the senior year at school. NSTP is optional; however, it is highly recommended as students receive valuable training and experience. Travel pay and salary stipend are provided. 

  

The following course descriptions are the Military Science courses offered at Clarkson College through Creighton University's Army ROTC Program. 

  

Course Descriptions (click here)