NROTC is designed to prepare you mentally, morally, and physically for the rigors of service as a commissioned officer in either the US Navy or US Marine Corps. The NROTC program was established in 1926 to support times when the demand for commissioned officers in the Navy or Marine Corps exceeded the US Naval Academy’s production capacity. Today, the NROTC program provides approximately 40% of all officers commissioned. 

To meet the basic requirements of the NROTC program, you will be required to take a full course load to satisfy your declared major (12 credit hours), and one additional naval science class per semester, participate in unit physical training 3 times per week, and enroll in a two hour leadership lab. There are other program requirements that will impact your time on weekends but everything we do is designed to adequately prepare you for service to your country as a commissioned officer. Fulfilling both university and NROTC requirements understandably increases your academic loading and the demands on your time. Thus, it is imperative that you put forth your best effort early to ensure that you build effective study habits, have an academic schedule that works, and that you graduate and commission on time. That’s why we’re here – to prepare you mentally, morally, and physically! 

The following information is provided to assist you in making the transition into our NROTC Arizona State program.