You are in the official 2007-2008 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
You are in the official 2007-2008 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
Air Force Reserve Officer
Training Corps (AFROTC)
Lt. Col. Samuel B. Vandiver, Chair
Captain Thomas J. Ringlein
Captain Alan T. Amato
Advisers:
Technical Sgt. Maria Avila
Staff Sgt. Desiree Ybarra
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.
AFROTC offers students that graduate from the program the opportunity to
serve in a tremendously rewarding leadership position as a second lieutenant
in the U.S. Air Force. Non-scholarship students may participate in the program
for one to two years without signing a contract with the Air Force. In either
case, ROTC years of service will provide young men and women leadership
and management experience that will serve them well as an Air Force officer
or a civilian in the private sector.
Several 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 years remaining in college may apply for
a compressed option. For instance, students who enter the program with 3
or 3.5 years remaining to graduation can commission on time provided they
accomplish program requirements. Contact the detachment faculty and staff
for more information on these various options.
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 last two years
of the program must be completed at California State University, Fresno.
The first two years of the program may be completed off-campus if a student
is enrolled in one of the local junior colleges and plans to transfer to
the university at the beginning of his or her 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 seme$300 ster 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.
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.
Although flying is a critical mission of the Air Force, it forms only
a part of the 160-plus career specialties available to new officers. 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 everywhere in the Air Force.
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.
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. Along with their extensive operational assignments and experiences, these officers undergo extensive academic and instructional training as professors and assistant professors of Aerospace Studies. All hold advanced degrees from various American universities as well as graduation certificates from a variety of intensive Air Force professional courses and schools.
General Military Course (GMC)
To be eligible for the GMC you must:
Professional Officer Course (POC)
To be eligible for the POC you must:
Aerospace Studies Courses