The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) are a group of college and university-based
officer training programs for training commissioned officers of the United States Armed Forces.
While ROTC graduate officers serve in all branches of the U.S. armed forces,
the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Coast Guard do not have their own
respective ROTC programs, but graduates of Naval ROTC programs have the option
to serve as officers in the Marine Corps contingent on meeting Marine Corps
requirements. The Coast Guard has no ROTC program and its officers can only be
commissioned via the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, Coast
Guard Officer Candidate School, interservice
transfer from another U.S. military service following completion of at least 4
years commissioned service in that other branch of the U.S. military (e.g. such
as interservice transfers for officers designated as Army Aviators, USN and
USMC Naval Aviators and USAF Pilots), or via the Coast Guard College Student
Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI), although the CSPI program is only
available at colleges and universities designated as a Minority Serving
Institute (MSI) or with a student population of at least 50% minorities for the
past three years.
Governors State University has a crosstown agreement with the University of Chicago to host AFROTC students. Please see their program website for more information and to contact them to apply.
Air Force Aerospace Studies (AS) Courses offered via the University of Chicago crosstown agreement:
· AS 101 Heritage and Values of the United States Air Force I
o This survey course is designed to introduce students to the United States Air Force and provides an overview of the basic characteristics, missions, and organization of the Air Force as well as basic communication skills. This is the first course of a two-course sequence that continues with AS 102 Heritage and Values of the United States Air Force II. COREQUISITE(S): AS 499 LECTURE: 1 LAB: 0 CREDITS: 1
· AS 102 Heritage and Values of the United States Air Force II
o This survey course is designed to introduce students to the United States Air Force and provides an overview of the basic characteristics, missions, and organization of the Air Force as well as basic communication skills. This is the second course of a two-course sequence that begins with AS 101 Heritage and Values of the United States Air Force I. COREQUISITE(S): AS 499 PREREQUISITE(S): AS 101 LECTURE: 1 LAB: 0 CREDITS: 1
· AS 201 Leadership Foundation I
o This course provides a fundamental understanding of both leadership and team building. Materials will discuss personal leadership style as well as teamwork. The courses will prepare cadets for their field training experience where they will implement the skills they learned in class. The purpose is to instill a leadership mindset and to identify students to transition from AFROTC cadet to AFROTC officer candidate. This is the first course of a two-course sequence that continues with AS 202 Team and Leadership Fundamentals II. COREQUISITE(S): AS 499 PREREQUISITE(S): AS 102 LECTURE: 1 LAB: 0 CREDITS: 1
· AS 202 Leadership Foundation II
o This course provides a fundamental understanding of both leadership and team building. Materials will discuss personal leadership style as well as teamwork. The courses will prepare cadets for their field training experience where they will implement the skills they learned in class. The purpose is to instill a leadership mindset and to identify students to transition from AFROTC cadet to AFROTC officer candidate. This is the second course of a two-course sequence that begins with AS 201 Team and Leadership Fundamentals I. COREQUISITE(S): AS 499 PREREQUISITE(S): AS 201 LECTURE: 1 LAB: 0 CREDITS: 1
· AS 301 Leading People and Effective Communication I
o This course builds on the AS 200 curriculum, teaching skills and knowledge in management and leadership. Special emphasis is placed on enhancing communication and emotional intelligence for leadership. Cadets have an opportunity to practice these leadership and management techniques in a supervised environment. This is the first course of a two-course sequence that continues with AS 302 Leading People and Effective Communication II. COREQUISITE(S): AS 499 PREREQUISITE(S): AS 101 and AS 202 and AS 201 and AS 102 LECTURE: 3 LAB: 0 CREDITS: 3
· AS 302 Leading People and Effective Communication II
o This course builds on the AS 200 curriculum, teaching skills and knowledge in management and leadership. Special emphasis is placed on enhancing communication and emotional intelligence for leadership. Cadets have an opportunity to practice these leadership and management techniques in a supervised environment. This is the second course of a two-course sequence that begins with AS 301 Leading People and Effective Communication I. COREQUISITE(S): AS 499 PREREQUISITE(S): AS 301 LECTURE: 3 LAB: 0 CREDITS: 3
· AS 401 National Security
o This course is designed for 4th year cadets, providing the foundation to understand their role as military officers and how they are directly tied to our National Security Strategy. It is an overview of the complex social and political issues facing the military profession and requires a measure of sophistication commensurate with the senior college level. COREQUISITE(S): AS 499 PREREQUISITE(S): AS 302 LECTURE: 3 LAB: 0 CREDITS: 3
· AS 402 Preparation for Active Duty
o This course is designed for college seniors and gives them the foundation to understand their role as military officers in American society. It is an overview of the complex social and political issues facing the military profession that prepares the college student for their first assignment in the US Air Force or US Space Force. PREREQUISITE(S): AS 401 LECTURE: 3 LAB: 0 CREDITS: 3
· AS 499 AFROTC LLAB Leadership Laboratory
o Leadership Laboratory (LLAB) is a dynamic and integrated grouping of leadership developmental activities designed to meet the needs and expectations of prospective Air Force second lieutenants and complement the AFROTC academic curriculum. Most of the LLAB lesson objectives are cadet planned, organized, and executed under the supervision of the Detachment Commander and Operations Flight Commander. Cadets will explore and implement their personal leadership style, communication, and other techniques in a supervised environment. LLAB is required every term for Air Force cadets. LECTURE: 0 LAB: 3 CREDITS: 0
· AS 101 Heritage and Values of the United States Air Force I
o This survey course is designed to introduce students to the United States Air Force and provides an overview of the basic characteristics, missions, and organization of the Air Force as well as basic communication skills. This is the first course of a two-course sequence that continues with AS 102 Heritage and Values of the United States Air Force II. COREQUISITE(S): AS 499 LECTURE: 1 LAB: 0 CREDITS: 1
· AS 102 Heritage and Values of the United States Air Force II
o This survey course is designed to introduce students to the United States Air Force and provides an overview of the basic characteristics, missions, and organization of the Air Force as well as basic communication skills. This is the second course of a two-course sequence that begins with AS 101 Heritage and Values of the United States Air Force I. COREQUISITE(S): AS 499 PREREQUISITE(S): AS 101 LECTURE: 1 LAB: 0 CREDITS: 1
· AS 201 Leadership Foundation I
o This course provides a fundamental understanding of both leadership and team building. Materials will discuss personal leadership style as well as teamwork. The courses will prepare cadets for their field training experience where they will implement the skills they learned in class. The purpose is to instill a leadership mindset and to identify students to transition from AFROTC cadet to AFROTC officer candidate. This is the first course of a two-course sequence that continues with AS 202 Team and Leadership Fundamentals II. COREQUISITE(S): AS 499 PREREQUISITE(S): AS 102 LECTURE: 1 LAB: 0 CREDITS: 1
· AS 202 Leadership Foundation II
o This course provides a fundamental understanding of both leadership and team building. Materials will discuss personal leadership style as well as teamwork. The courses will prepare cadets for their field training experience where they will implement the skills they learned in class. The purpose is to instill a leadership mindset and to identify students to transition from AFROTC cadet to AFROTC officer candidate. This is the second course of a two-course sequence that begins with AS 201 Team and Leadership Fundamentals I. COREQUISITE(S): AS 499 PREREQUISITE(S): AS 201 LECTURE: 1 LAB: 0 CREDITS: 1
· AS 301 Leading People and Effective Communication I
o This course builds on the AS 200 curriculum, teaching skills and knowledge in management and leadership. Special emphasis is placed on enhancing communication and emotional intelligence for leadership. Cadets have an opportunity to practice these leadership and management techniques in a supervised environment. This is the first course of a two-course sequence that continues with AS 302 Leading People and Effective Communication II. COREQUISITE(S): AS 499 PREREQUISITE(S): AS 101 and AS 202 and AS 201 and AS 102 LECTURE: 3 LAB: 0 CREDITS: 3
· AS 302 Leading People and Effective Communication II
o This course builds on the AS 200 curriculum, teaching skills and knowledge in management and leadership. Special emphasis is placed on enhancing communication and emotional intelligence for leadership. Cadets have an opportunity to practice these leadership and management techniques in a supervised environment. This is the second course of a two-course sequence that begins with AS 301 Leading People and Effective Communication I. COREQUISITE(S): AS 499 PREREQUISITE(S): AS 301 LECTURE: 3 LAB: 0 CREDITS: 3
· AS 401 National Security
o This course is designed for 4th year cadets, providing the foundation to understand their role as military officers and how they are directly tied to our National Security Strategy. It is an overview of the complex social and political issues facing the military profession and requires a measure of sophistication commensurate with the senior college level. COREQUISITE(S): AS 499 PREREQUISITE(S): AS 302 LECTURE: 3 LAB: 0 CREDITS: 3
· AS 402 Preparation for Active Duty
o This course is designed for college seniors and gives them the foundation to understand their role as military officers in American society. It is an overview of the complex social and political issues facing the military profession that prepares the college student for their first assignment in the US Air Force or US Space Force. PREREQUISITE(S): AS 401 LECTURE: 3 LAB: 0 CREDITS: 3
· AS 499 AFROTC LLAB Leadership Laboratory
o Leadership Laboratory (LLAB) is a dynamic and integrated grouping of leadership developmental activities designed to meet the needs and expectations of prospective Air Force second lieutenants and complement the AFROTC academic curriculum. Most of the LLAB lesson objectives are cadet planned, organized, and executed under the supervision of the Detachment Commander and Operations Flight Commander. Cadets will explore and implement their personal leadership style, communication, and other techniques in a supervised environment. LLAB is required every term for Air Force cadets. LECTURE: 0 LAB: 3 CREDITS: 0
Contact the Veterans Resource Center at veterans@govst.edu for further information for each branch of the U.S. armed force's ROTC program.