Program Requirements

• Each cadet is required to have and maintain a minimum 2.0 Term and 2.0 Cumulative GPA or higher
   
• Air Force ROTC has 3 mandatory events each week. Cadets must make sure to register degree courses around AFROTC events. They are:
   
  • Physical Training (PT) – attend two of the four 1-hour PT sessions offered each week. 
  • Aerospace Studies (AS) Classes – These classes meet once each week. The 100 and 200 level classes are 1 credit hour, and the 300 and 400 level classes are 3 credit hours.
  • Leadership Laboratory (LLAB) – A 2-hour course each week covering military drill, customs and courtesies, Air Force knowledge, and other pertinent military topics that will introduce new cadets to daily Air Force operations, structure, and lifestyle. 

• Each cadet is required to attend at least 80% of PT, AS classes, and LLAB sessions in order to receive a passing grade each term
   
• Each cadet is required to earn a C- or better in all AS classes
   
• Cadets must be considered 'full time' undergraduates at their institution (usually 12 or more credit hours per term)
   
  • The last semester can be part time, and the last year can be graduate work
     
• Each cadet is required to take the Air Force Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA). The PFA consists of height/weight/waist measurements, 1 minute of pushups, 1 minute of sit-ups, and a 1.5 mile run. There are minimums in each category of the test as well as an overall minimum of 75/100 to achieve a passing score. Each cadet must pass this examination, in general, by their first sophomore term.
   
• Each cadet must take and pass the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT). The AFOQT is an assessment similar to the SAT with additional sections that evaluate a student’s understanding of aviation. There are two sections of the AFOQT that the Air Force has placed a minimum required score to commission: Quantitative-10 and Verbal-15. The three other scores are calculated in the following areas: Pilot, Navigator, and Academic Aptitude. In the event a recruit does not meet the minimum scores on their first attempt, they are allowed to take the AFOQT up to two more times (conditions apply).

• Cadets with dual citizenship must be willing to renounce any citizenship that is not American.

If during the sophomore year, all is going well, eligible and deserving cadets will be nominated for continuation in the program. At that time their records will be competed against cadets from across the nation for an Enlistment Allocation (EA). Those that receive an EA will continue on to attend Field Training (FT). FT is an summer training event held at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama and is similar to Basic Military Training (i.e., boot camp). Here cadets are tested and evaluated in multiple areas including leadership and management in a training environment. Cadets must successfully complete FT in order to continue into the final two years of ROTC.