Professor of Military Science/Department Chair: Lt. Col. Abigail G. Carter
Mooney Hall, 4th Floor
(973) 761-9446
Hours: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Visit: goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs/find-your-path/army-officers/rotc or shu.edu/rotc/
The Department of Military Science contributes to Seton Hall University’s mission of developing and educating global, adaptable, strategic thinking, and flexible servant leaders of tomorrow by administering the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) Program. Through the ROTC Program’s coursework and practical experience, students will develop decision-making, team-building, and time-management skills—leadership qualities that are essential to success in any field and are highly valued in the private sector. The program provides an opportunity to examine service in the Army while earning a baccalaureate degree. A student who completes the program may earn a commission in the Regular Army, Army Reserve, or National Guard. Students may participate in the first two years of Army ROTC with no commitment to military service. Completing the program guarantees a student a job upon graduation serving in career fields such as the Nurse Corps, Aviation, Engineer, Infantry, Military Intelligence, and Signal Corps to name a few. Students may choose to major in any academic discipline as long as it leads toward a baccalaureate or graduate degree.
Students attending one of the 23 affiliated universities in the northern New Jersey area may cross-enroll, participate and complete the ROTC program through Seton Hall University. Classes are held on the campus of Seton Hall University. Cross-enrolled students may take ROTC courses for credit or no credit. However, in order to transfer credits from Seton Hall to their respective academic colleges, students must pay for the credits at Seton Hall.
The Army ROTC program is divided into two parts, the Basic Course and the Advanced Course.
The basic course consists of the first two years of the program, typically completed in the freshman and sophomore years. The first year focuses on the Army profession, basic leadership, and officership. The second year concentrates on the experiential examination of managing, decision-making, and group dynamics. Students are placed in a wide variety of group exercises designed to emphasize various professional leadership competencies and insights. These events are held both inside the classroom and in outdoor settings. The instructor, acting as a facilitator, helps guide student processing, or after-action reviews of the events to derive the leadership, group dynamics, and problem-solving lessons that the exercises offer. Practical “life skills” are emphasized throughout the two years. By the end of the Basic Course, students should possess a basic understanding of the unique aspects of leading, individual physical fitness, and a healthy lifestyle. The lessons are designed to explore leadership principles and theories, inspire intellectual curiosity, and stimulate self-study. Upon completion of the course, students are eligible to enter the advanced course.
The basic course imposes no military obligation on the part of students. Basic course requirements also can be fulfilled through attendance at ROTC Leadership Training Course or LTC (a twenty-eight-day training course held each Summer) or by having prior military service. LTC can count as an internship awarding a student with credits applicable toward a degree with prior approval by the student’s academic adviser. Basic course requirements also can be waived, on a case-by-case basis, by the Professor of Military Science for students who participated in a Junior ROTC High School Program.
The advanced course is for students in their junior and senior years, or with four semesters of graduate school remaining. Coursework includes military history and ethics, leadership development, tactics and national security issues and concerns. The advanced course also includes a requirement to attend a five-week Leadership Development Assessment Course (LDAC), held during the Summer between the junior and senior years, in which the student is further trained and evaluated for leadership potential. While at LDAC, students receive pay, travel expenses and benefits. LDAC can count as an internship awarding a student with credits applicable toward a degree with prior approval by the student’s academic adviser.
In keeping with the military’s demanding challenges, physical fitness is an important part of the ROTC experience. All Cadets participate in supervised physical training designed to gradually bring individuals to a high level of health and fitness.
Graduate or undergraduate students can complete the ROTC requirements through a four-year, three-year, or two-year program. The four-year and three-year programs involve basic and advanced courses; the two-year program involves only advanced courses. The core coursework includes 16 to 26 credits in topics such as the art and science of leadership, ethics, values, integrity, honor, problem-solving skills, military history, physical training, and adventure training. Depending on the student’s degree program, a maximum of 26 credits in ROTC courses may be applied to the bachelor’s degree, with the approval of the student’s academic adviser.
The four-year program is divided into two parts, the basic course and the advanced course. The basic course is typically completed in the first two years of college. Unless a student has accepted a scholarship, the basic course is voluntary and all students are eligible. After completing the basic course, students who meet the physical and academic standards, and have demonstrated leadership potential, contract into the advanced course. The advanced course includes four consecutive semesters of coursework and completion of the Leader Development Assessment Course (LDAC). LDAC is a paid six-week leadership course conducted at Fort Lewis, Washington. Typically, students attend LDAC during the Summer after the first year of the advanced course.
The three-year program is designed for students who want to start ROTC as sophomores or graduate students with six semesters remaining required to complete their degree. Students complete the basic course in one year instead of two then complete the advanced course in due course. This method is referred to as compression. Students completing the basic course as compression students go on to contract in the advanced course.
The two-year program enables eligible students to contract in the advanced course at the time they are academic juniors or seniors, or graduate students with four semesters remaining before graduation. Eligible students are those with one or more of the following:
Students who are members of the National Guard or Army Reserve can participate in the Simultaneous Membership Program (SMP), which provides additional income and the opportunity to serve in a leadership position in the student’s unit of choice.
Students eligible for the two-year program may complete the requirements for their commission in two years. Students in the two-year program are fully eligible for financial assistance and may apply for an Army scholarship.
The ROTC Program offers the best leadership course to college students with or without military experience.
The program allows students to gain the confidence to lead and manage while improving self-discipline, physical fitness, and mental and physical endurance. Learning how to lead effectively and efficiently is a marketable asset.
A wide variety of scholarships are available and applications can be made at any time during the year. Scholarships range from two to four years in duration with extensions possible for highly demanding majors, such as nursing or engineering. Scholarships provide full coverage of either the tuition and mandatory fees or room and board. Scholarship recipients choose to apply their scholarships toward tuition or room/board (not both). It also includes $1200 per year for books and fees. Two-year scholarships are available for members of the National Guard and Army Reserve. These scholarships feature continued reserve duty after commissioning and guaranteed branching in the student’s unit. Scholarships for two to four years are also available and include duty in the Active Army after commissioning.
Students who accept an Army Nurse Scholarship and are pursuing a Nursing degree through Seton Hall University can receive a room and board incentive. Seton Hall University provides this incentive to qualified Army Nurse Scholarship students who are in good standing with the ROTC Program and Nursing Program.
Upon commissioning, students have a full-time job in the Active Army or a part-time job in the National Guard or Army Reserve. The military obligation of service is eight years after commissioning (four years Active Army or eight years in the National Guard or Army Reserve). The type of obligation is determined at the time of contracting in the advanced course and based on the type of scholarships a student selects. Students are selected for a specific branch depending on factors such as their interest, academic achievement, Leader Development Assessment Course (LDAC) performance rating, and the needs of the Army.
All contracted students receive a monthly stipend:
Contracted students receive a stipend for ten months of the year. Contracted students on scholarships also receive $600 per semester for books in addition to getting full tuition & fees paid. Students with prior service, SMP Cadets, and members of the National Guard or Army Reserve may be eligible for the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) benefits, financial assistance or reimbursement for tuition, and an additional monthly incentive. Please contact the Department of Military Science for more information concerning the program or Army ROTC scholarships: (973) 761-9446; 313-6255/6256; 699-0325 or on the website.
Basic Course
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ROTC 1010/0110 | Leadership and Personal Devel * | 2 |
| ROTC 1012/0112 | Intro to Tech Ldshp * | 2 |
| ROTC 2020/0220 | Innovative Team Leadership * | 3 |
| ROTC 2022/0222 | Found. of Tact Ldrshp * | 3 |
Note: All qualified enrolled students must take ROTC Leadership Laboratory and ROTC Physical Fitness as these are corequisites to all ROTC courses.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ROTC 3030/0330 | Adaptive Tactical Leadership * | 3 |
| ROTC 3032/0332 | Ldshp in Chng Envir * | 3 |
| ROTC 4040/0440 | Developing Adaptive Leaders * | 3 |
| ROTC 4042/0442 | Ldshp in a Complex World * | 3 |
| ROTC 5500/0550 | Applied Leadership and Mgmt * | 1 |
| ROTC 5501/0551 | Leadership Lab * | 1 |
| ROTC 5502/0552 | Leadership Laboratory * | 1 |
| ROTC 5503/0553 | Leadership Lab * | 1 |
| ROTC 5504/0554 | Leadership Laboratory * | 1 |
| ROTC 5505/0555 | Leadership Lab * | 1 |
| ROTC 5506/0556 | Leadership Laboratory * | 1 |
| ROTC 5507/0557 | Leadership Lab * | 1 |
| ROTC 1115/0115 | Physical Fitness | 1 |
| ROTC 1125/0125 | Physical Fitness | 1 |
| ROTC 1135/0135 | Physical Fitness | 1 |
| ROTC 1145/0145 | Physical Fitness | 1 |
| ROTC 1155/0155 | Physical Fitness * | 1 |
| ROTC 1165/0165 | Physical Fitness * | 1 |
| ROTC 1175/0175 | Physical FItness * | 1 |
| ROTC 1185/0185 | Physical Fitness * | 1 |
Note: All qualified enrolled students must take ROTC Leadership Laboratory and ROTC Physical Fitness as these are corequisites to all ROTC courses.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ROTC 3030 | Adaptive Tactical Leadership | 3 |
| ROTC 3032 | Ldshp in Chng Envir | 3 |
| ROTC 4040 | Developing Adaptive Leaders | 3 |
| ROTC 4042 | Ldshp in a Complex World | 3 |
| ROTC 3303 | U.S. Military History | 3 |
| ROTC 1155 | Physical Fitness | 1 |
| ROTC 1165 | Physical Fitness | 1 |
| ROTC 1175 | Physical FItness | 1 |
| ROTC 1185 | Physical Fitness | 1 |
| ROTC 5504 | Leadership Laboratory | 1 |
| ROTC 5505 | Leadership Lab | 1 |
| ROTC 5506 | Leadership Laboratory | 1 |
| ROTC 5507 | Leadership Lab | 1 |
| Mandatory Internship: Cadet Summer Training Advanced Camp | ||
| Total | 23 | |
Note to Students: The following listing represents those courses that are in the active rotation for each department, i.e., have been offered in the past five years. Some departments have additional courses offered more rarely but still available – to find the complete list of all official courses for a department, please use the “Course Catalogue Search” function in Self-Service Banner
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