Reserve Officer Training Corps

Learn more about Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) at Valpo online.

The University offers two programs for the Reserve Officer Training Corps, one for the Air Force and one for the Army. Both programs are administered by Professor Nick Rosasco. A Military Leadership Minor is available to cadets in either program. The Military Leadership Minor will not fulfill any graduation requirements at Valparaiso University, but is intended to recognize students who complete the ROTC Program.

Use of ROTC Credit Toward Graduation Requirements

The policy of applying ROTC credit toward degree requirements varies from college to college.

The College of Arts and Sciences will grant up to sixteen (16) credits of ROTC coursework for free electives only.

The College of Business will grant credit as follows:

Upon the completion of the military Leadership Minor-Air Force, then credit earned for AS 312, Air Force Leadership Studies (Cr. 3) will be considered equivalent to credit for MGT 315, Leadership and Interpersonal Skills (Cr. 3).
Upon the completion of the Military Leadership Minor-Army, then credit earned for MS 301, Training, Management, and the Warfighting Functions (Cr. 3) and MS 416, Military History: Strategy and Tactics (Cr. 1) will be considered equivalent to credit for MGT 315, Leadership and Interpersonal Skills (Cr. 3)
Credit toward graduation in the College of Business will be granted up to the maximum number of elective credits required in the BSBA degree.

The College of Engineering policy varies by major.

Civil Engineering will grant three (3) credits of ROTC coursework toward the Professional Elective.
Computer Engineering will grant three (3) credits of ROTC coursework toward Professional Electives.
Electrical Engineering will grant up to six (6) credits of ROTC coursework toward the Professional Electives.

The College of Nursing and Health Professions will grant twelve (12) credits of ROTC coursework toward the 12 elective credits required for the BSN degree.