Department of Aerospace Studies

Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 840
Derrick Hall Room 301
Telephone: 512-245-2182
www.afrotc.txstate.edu

The mission of the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) is to develop leaders of character for our Air Force and Space Force. The ARFOTC Program at Texas State recruits, trains and develops students for commissioning in the Air Force and Space Force. Students may register for Aerospace Studies courses in the same manner as for other college courses. During the freshman and sophomore years of the program, students enroll in General Military Courses (GMC). Membership in the GMC does not confer any military status or commitment upon the student with exception of those student who are awarded the AFROTC scholarship. After completion of the GMC, students compete for entry into the Processional Officer Course (POC).

The POC is designed to further develop students into leaders and officers in the US Air Force and US Space Force. Students must have two full-time academic years remaining at either the undergraduate or graduate level to meet the minimum requirement for four semesters of POC academics and laboratory requirements. Selection for the POC is highly competitive. Criteria used to assess qualifications of applicants are the Air Force Officer Qualification Test (testing material and information is available through AFROTC), cumulative GPA, physical fitness test, and the Professor of Aerospace Studies assessment. Before formal induction into the POC, applicants must complete a two-week summer Field Training encampment paid for and conducted annually by the Air Force. Upon successful completion of summer field training, cadets are offered the Charles McGee Leadership Award, which pays for two academic year's worth of tuition and fess up to $18,000 per year, regardless of major. Award winners must maintain basic academic and performance standards to keep their awards. 

Both GMC and POC members must attend a weekly two-hour Leadership Laboratory each semester. The laboratory provides students with an environment to develop, learn and practice leadership skills. All members are also required to attend two group physical training sessions per week. Students interested in learning more about AFROTC may visit www.afrotc.com or contact the Department of Aerospace Studies and Detachment 840.

Furthermore, students who are categorized as sophomores, juniors, seniors or graduate students might have an opportunity to enter an abbreviated AFROTC program. Students in these categories who are interested in becoming an Air Force officer are encouraged to contact the Aerospace Studies department to obtain more information on these programs.

Finally, students may compete for a variety of scholarships. Qualified students may apply during the fall or spring semester for a scholarship that covers the remaining years in the program. The scholarships provide up to full tuition, laboratory and incidental fees, and an allowance for books. All students must complete a minimum of 24 semester hours of math and physical science or four semesters of the same foreign language. In addition, scholarship students, based on their classification, may receive up to $500.00 per month tax-free subsistence. Students may obtain complete scholarship information online at https://www.afrotc.com/ or at the Aerospace Studies department.

Pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.302, up to three semester hours of credit in an upper-level ROTC course may be applied to the general education core curriculum American History Component (HIST 1310 or HIST 1320) and up to three hours to the general education core curriculum Government/Political Science Component (POSI 2320 only).

Minor

• Aerospace Studies

Courses in Aerospace Studies (A S)

Brown, James Edward, Asst Professor of Practice, Aerospace Studies, B.S., Georgia Southern University

Bryant, Jessalyn K, Asst Professor of Practice, Aerospace Studies, B.A., Univ of Saint Thomas

Ekren, Brenton J, Chair - Professor, Aerospace Studies, M.S., Air University

Scidmore, Colby D, Asst Professor of Practice, Aerospace Studies, B.A., American Military University