Physical Education Building 110
(213) 740-4026

Administration

Jerry W. Pearce, Commander

Faculty

Professor/Commander: Jerry W. Pearce (Lieutenant Colonel, Field Artillery)

Professors: Daniel L. Dorchinsky (Captain, Field Artillery); Paul C. Dulchinos (Major, Engineer); Kevin G. Sandri (Major, Adjutant General); Clifton E. Cooper (Captain, Armor)

The Department of Military Science provides professional training for students leading to a commission, upon graduation, in the Active Army, Army Reserve or the Army National Guard. Through the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps Program (AROTC), scholarship students receive up to $20,450 in yearly benefits. Scholarships are available in all majors. Because of advances in aviation, military equipment technology and medicine, technical, engineering and nursing majors are highly desirable. Scholarships are also available for Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty. Military Science instruction is focused on hands-on leadership development and the practical application of military skills needed to produce America’s future leaders. Additionally, military science courses count as electives in many degree programs. MS 100 and MS 110 are open to students who are not enrolled in the program, but have an interest in leadership, management, military history or military training. Enrollment in the Army ROTC program is open to qualified full-time students.

Scholarship Program

The majority of Army ROTC cadets attend USC on Army scholarships. All Army scholarships are merit based and are not dependent on individual financial need.

Scholarships are available for both Active Duty and Guaranteed Reserve Forces Duty. Scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis to qualified applicants for two-, three- or four-year periods depending on the applicant’s academic level and program of study. Scholarship cadets receive up to $20,450 in yearly benefits.

Enrolled Cadets

Cadets who are not awarded Army scholarships but are enrolled in the ROTC program during their junior and senior year receive $150 per month subsistence allowance. All cadets, enrolled and scholarship, receive uniforms and military science textbooks from the department.

Four-Year Program

The four-year military science curriculum is designed to be part of the student’s undergraduate program. During the freshman and sophomore years, students receive introductory instruction in the theory of warfare, military history, military leadership and basic military skills. Cadets participate during their junior and senior years in a professional development program with instruction in leadership, management, military justice and advanced military skills.

Three-Year Program

The three-year program is available to qualified sophomore undergraduate students. Students may compress the first two years of the ROTC program by attending two ROTC classes per semester during their sophomore year. Scholarships are available, on a competitive basis, for students with three years remaining toward the completion of their undergraduate degree. Transfer students who meet the same criteria are also eligible for scholarships. Upon acceptance, students then follow the military science program described for the four-year program.

Two-Year Program

The two-year program is available to qualified junior and senior undergraduate students, and graduate students who have two years of academic work remaining. Veterans who have achieved junior academic status and meet enrollment criteria are also eligible for this program. Students may receive credit for the first two years of the ROTC program by attending an ROTC basic camp or by previous junior ROTC participation. Scholarships are available, on a competitive basis, for students with two years remaining toward the completion of their undergraduate degree. Transfer students who meet the same criteria are also eligible for scholarships. Upon acceptance, students then follow the military science program described for junior and senior cadets in the four-year program.

Field Training

Several military training programs are available to qualified cadets. A six-week paid ROTC Basic Camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky, qualifies students for the two-year program. All cadets attend a 35-day paid ROTC Advanced Camp at Fort Lewis, Washington, after their junior year; this camp provides practical application of advanced military and leadership skills required for commissioning.

Adventure Training

Qualified candidates may also receive training in Airborne school (parachuting), Air Assault school (rappelling from helicopters), Cadet Troop Leadership Training (training in Army units around the world) and in Northern Warfare school (Arctic survival).