Aerospace Studies and Air Force ROTC

Overview

The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) is a college-level educational program that gives you the opportunity to become an Air Force officer while completing your degree. Any student may enroll in aerospace studies courses, and AFROTC offers post-collegiate opportunities in more than 100 career specialties. AFROTC courses are taken at the University of Minnesota Duluth, but your major and degree will be from UW-Superior.

Unsure if the program is right for you? You can try it out for two years without obligation to serve in the Air Force after graduation. If you choose to persist, most cadets enter the Air Force upon graduation as a second lieutenant and incur a four-year active-duty commitment.

Leadership Training

Active-duty Air Force officers teach courses that give students insight into the mission, organization and operation of the U.S. Air Force.

Scholarships

Scholarships are available on a competitive basis and cover tuition, an annual textbook allowance, most lab fees and, a nontaxable monthly stipend during the academic year.

Aim High

This program is for students who want to challenge themselves as Air Force leaders while serving their country in a professional, high-tech environment.

What You’ll Learn

Through a minor in aerospace studies and the AFROTC program at UW-Superior, you will:

• Develop and refine leadership skills through military-grade coursework and practicums.
• Become physically fit through labs and summer training.
• Study comprehensive national security affairs and the Air Force’s organization, ethics, values and history.
• Develop and enhance oral and written communication skills.
• Be prepared to enter the Air Force upon graduation as a second lieutenant.

Program Outcomes/Career Opportunities

Many UW-Superior AFROTC graduates have risen to the ranks of colonel and general and have served in important command roles in the U.S. and around the world.

Types of Courses

AFROTC consists of four years of Aerospace Studies classes, and a corresponding Leadership Laboratory for each year in which you will apply leadership skills, demonstrate command and effective communication, develop physical fitness and practice military customs and courtesies.