• Must be a U.S. citizen.

• Cannot be 31 years old, on or before Dec 31 of the year you graduate, to commission or to apply for ROTC scholarships. Age waivers can be submitted to commission without a scholarship, but waivers get harder to obtain the older the age.

• Medically qualified by the Department of Defense.

• Meet the Army height/weight standards.

• Pass the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT).

• Pass a swim test and a Combat Water Survival Test (CWST).

• Obtain a security clearance with a Secret status.

• Complete the ROTC Basic Course (MS1113, MS1213, MS2323, and MS2423)

Or have completed Basic Training in any branch of the military

Or complete the Basic Camp at Ft. Knox, KY

·• Complete the ROTC Advanced Course (MS3123, MS3223, MS4123, and MS4223)

• Complete Advanced Camp at Ft. Knox, Kentucky

• Complete a Military History course requirement (See List below Updated 1/20)

• Earn a degree from a four-year institution with a minimum 2.0 GPA.

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Recommended ROTC history course:

Upper Division:

Course Number: 4453 (3 Credits, Prerequisite HIST 1483 or HIST 1493, junior standing, or permission of instructor – Offered every Fall Semester with Professor Kane) Title: American Military History 1860-Present BLUF: Explores United States military history from the Civil War through the modern age. With a special emphasis on politics, culture, and rapidly changing technology, this class focuses on the evolution of the American way of war as well as the transformative nature of war on the nation.

 

Freshmen/Sophomore Gen-Ed Requirement:

Course Number: 1483 (3 Credits – Offered 2x per semester, each semester) Title: American History to 1865 BLUF: A general survey of United States history from its colonial origins to the end of the Civil War, with emphasis upon national political, diplomatic, economic, constitutional, social and intellectual developments.

Note: 1493 United States 1865 to present meets Gen-Ed requirements, however the above combination best meets USACCs history requirement.

 

Other approved history courses (http://history.ou.edu/war-revolution-and-diplomacy)

- 3093 The United States: Revolution and New Nation to 1815

- 3153 The Great War, 1914-1918

- 3423 War, Prosperity and Depression

- Cold War, 1945-1980 • 3503 World War II

- 3553 The Civil War

- 4343 The Vietnam War

- 4973 Undergraduate Seminar in History (History Majors Only)

- 4973 American Revolution

- 4973 Cold War 1945-55

- 4973 Vietnam War in Modern America