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Department of Aerospace Studies

The Craig School of Business

COL. JOSEPH J. BROZENA JR., Chair
KATHY HIRASUNA, Department Administrative Assistant

North Gym, Room 158
559.278.2593, 559.278.7080
FAX: 559.278.5245

http://www.csufresno.edu/afrotc/

Minor in Aerospace Studies

Faculty

Col. Joseph J. Brozena Jr., Chair
Major Gary G. Foster
Captain S. Nathan Puwalowski

Advisers:
Technical Sgt. Alonzo L. Etheridge
Staff Sgt. Maria Caballero Avila

The Department

The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Program is a college-based program open to men and women. Under this program the Air Force pays the full tuition for scholarship winners and provides a monthly stipend of between $250 and $400. Other scholarship programs are available to pay $250 and $350 per month and cost of tuition up to $9,000 per year, plus a book allowance.

The primary goal of AFROTC is to provide students with the opportunity for well-paying, challenging and rewarding positions as commissioned Air Force officers and leaders after graduation.

The few years of service will provide young officers with leadership experience that will be invaluable for either an Air Force or civilian career.

Two routes for an Air Force commission are available to college students in Air Force ROTC. Entering students may enroll in the four-year program, while students with at least two academic years remaining in college may apply for the two-year program.

The Air Force ROTC education program provides professional preparation for future Air Force officers. It is designed to develop men and women who can apply their education to their initial active duty assignments as Air Force commissioned officers. In order to receive a commission, an Air Force ROTC cadet must complete all requirements for a degree in accordance with university guidelines as well as completing certain courses specified by the Air Force.

Air Force ROTC courses are taken for academic credit as part of a student's electives. The two major phases of the curriculum are the General Military Course (GMC) and the Professional Officer Course (POC). The first two years of the Air Force ROTC Program may be completed at California State University, Fresno if you are enrolled in one of the local junior colleges and plan to transfer to the university at the beginning of your junior year. In the Aerospace Studies program, all books, supplies, and uniforms are furnished at no cost to the student.

Air Force ROTC scholarships are available to qualified applicants in both the four- and two-year program. Each scholarship provides full tuition, laboratory and incidental fees, and a semester allowance for curriculum-required textbooks. In addition, scholarship cadets receive a nontaxable $250-$400 subsistence each month during the school year. All two-year program cadets, regardless of scholarship status, receive $300-$400 per month, and may be eligible to receive the cost of tuition (up to $1,500 per semester) and a book allowance.

Other scholarship programs are available to fill critical Air Force requirements. Additional money through express programs is available as well as the one-year commissioning program. Contact the unit admissions officer for the latest information.

Aerospace Studies Minor

A Minor in Aerospace Studies consists of satisfactory completion of the AFROTC program (16 upper-division units of which 6 must be in residence) and a 2.0 GPA.

Career Outlook

Although flying is the primary mission of the Air Force, it is not the only job that has to be done. Today, since science and technology are a large part of the national defense, the Air Force needs the best scientists and engineers the nation can produce. It also needs other professional men and women with a broad range of knowledge and skills.

Most young officers who enter the Air Force today do not expect to be pilots or astronauts. They want to be part of the large research and development program of the vast support organization that keeps our country strong and progressive. Exciting job opportunities exist in a broad range of Air Force specialties.

In addition to the recurring need for pilots, the Air Force also needs personnel to work in navigation, space and missile operations, engineering, mathematics, physics, computer science, and in the support fields of personnel, administration, logistics, finance, education, security forces, health, and others. In the years ahead, Air Force ROTC will continue to concentrate on preparing men and women to assume important and responsible positions of leadership in the modern Air Force.

Faculty and Facilities

The teaching staff in the Department of Aerospace Studies is composed of highly educated and experienced Air Force officers who are selected for their professional experience, academic background, and instructor qualifications. These officers attend the Air University's Academic Instructor School, the "teacher's college of the Air Force," and all have at least a master's degree.

General Military Course (GMC)
To be eligible for the GMC you must:

1. be a full-time college student
2. be age 14 or older
3. be of good moral character
4. meet the academic standards for admission to California State University, Fresno

Professional Officer Course (POC)
To be eligible for the POC you must:

1. be a citizen of the United States and not less than 17 years of age;
2. be physically, mentally, and morally qualified in accordance with standards established by the Department of the Air Force;
3. have two academic years, either undergraduate or graduate, remaining at the time of POC entry;
4. take and pass the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test;
5. (a) For pilot and navigator: be not more than 29 years of age at date of commissioning; (b) For all other categories: be not more than 30 years of age (34 years for those with prior military service) at date of commissioning;
6. be a full-time student according to the rules of California State University, Fresno; and
7. be approved for AFROTC training by the professor of aerospace studies.
   

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