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Freshman Level
(MSI Level) Cadet Course Overview and Courses:
The MSI level courses concern familiarizing students/cadets
with the basic components of the military. These
courses consist of Basic Rappelling and Mountaineering
skills, Small group Leadership Principles of which
are designed to give students a functional base
of practical management and leadership skills,
taught
through a physically and mentally challenging course;
the use of a rifle and marksmanship training,
basic
outdoor survival skills, to include map reading,
orienteering, land navigation, and CPR certification.
Upon taking theses classes, the students begin
to develop a functional base of practical management
and leadership skills which can be applied to future,
challenging situations.
Military Science Basic
Course
Sophomore Level
(MSII Level) Cadet Course Overview and Courses:
During the cadets MSII year the cadets will be
introduced to leadership in the army. The course
necessarily involves understanding how to build
teams, how to influence, how to communicate, how
and when to make decisions, how to engage in creative
problem solving, and to plan and organize. Many
of the activities are adaptations of executive
and leadership training workshops. The curriculum
also
focuses on building character. It centers on giving
cadets the opportunity to apply, practice and
experience
leadership principles. Upon completion, students
will be well grounded in fundamental leadership
principles and will be better prepared to apply
such principles to a wide variety of life experiences.
Military Science Basic
Courses
Junior
Level (MSIII Level) Cadet Course Overview and Courses:
The MSIII year is the most pivotal for
an ROTC cadet. The MSIII year in ROTC prepares
the cadet for Leadership Development Assessment Course (LDAC)
in the summer of their junior year. MSIIIs' training
focus on troop leading procedures, squad and platoon
infantry tactics, drill and ceremony, land navigation,
leadership development, and physical training.
Successful completion of the MSIII year means the
ROTC cadet has taken a huge step in becoming closer
to being a commissioned officer (second Lieutenant)
in the United States Army.
Military Science
Advanced Courses
Senior Level
(MSIV Level) Cadet Courses:
The Military Science (MS) IV curriculum completes
the pre-commissioning education and training
for
cadets. Each MS IV cadet fills a primary leadership
position during the year in addition to completing
a special project that supports and benefits
the Cadet Battalion. The academic focus is on
understanding
the doctrinal principles of Army training; understanding
how a staff is organized and functions, preparing
and executing a briefing, understanding the legal
issues affecting the military, understanding
the
constitutional and legal basis for the US Military
and US Army, analyzing the principles of war
and
how they relate to the professional military
officer, applying the principles of the Army
writing style
to three types of staff papers, and illustrating
the key military skills related to duties of
the
military officer. Additionally, MS IV cadets
plan, prepare and supervise the training conducted
with
the underclassmen cadets; participate in physical
training (PT) and mentor the other cadets. The
MS IV cadets also plan, prepare and execute numerous
social events for the Cadet Battalion designed
to ensure a balance between study and relaxation.
The MS IV cadets are the standard bearers within
the UC Bearcat Battalion.
Military Science
Advanced Courses
Courses Available
For All Students:
Popular courses often taken by non-cadets are
the Rappelling and Rifle Marksmanship classes.
The Physical Conditioning class is a required
course for all contracted cadets and is
also open to all students on campus.
Physical Conditioning
Course
Basic Rappelling
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Cadet Courses 
