Any full time student can sign up for ROTC classes. Many curriculums give credit towards your degree for ROTC. As a Freshman or Sophomore, you can sign up for MS 1101/1102 or MS 2201/2202. For your first two years, you are not obligated in any way for taking ROTC classes.

No major is offered in this field, however, Military Science can be an integral part of a student-designed major or minor or an elective for any major.

Military Science courses are designed to prepare students for future service as military officers. Freshman and sophomore Military Science courses make up the ROTC Basic Course. The Basic Course is open to all McDaniel students. Students can complete the first two years of ROTC without obligating themselves to military service. Junior and senior Military Science courses make up the ROTC Advanced Course. The Advanced Course is open only to cadets preparing to be commissioned as Second Lieutenants in the U.S. Army, Army Reserve, or Army National Guard upon graduation from college.

Our recruiting efforts focus on identifying the Scholar-Athlete-Leader (SAL) to fill our officer corps. Army ROTC, "The Best Leadership Course in America", gives you the opportunity to learn excellent leadership and management skills, and to participate in some of the finest training available. You too can take advantage of this opportunity.
 
 
From the Catalog . . .

MS 1101/1102
1.5 credits

First Semester: Foundations of Officership. Examines the unique duties and responsibilities of officers. Includes an introduction to the organization and roles of the Army in American society. Students discuss basic leadership traits and skills such as interpersonal communication and teambuilding. Students also analyze Army values and ethical leadership.

Second Semester: Basic Leadership. Presents fundamental leadership concepts and doctrine. Students learn effective problem solving skills and apply active listening and feedback skills. Students also examine factors that influence leader and group effectiveness. An overview of the officer experience is given.

MS 2201/2202
2.5 credits

First Semester: Individual and Leadership Studies. Students develop introspective knowledge of self, individual leadership skills, and self-confidence. Students further develop their problem solving and critical thinking skills while applying more advanced communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills.

Second Semester: Leadership and Teamwork. Focus is on self-development guided by knowledge of self and group processes. Course challenges student beliefs, knowledge, and skills. Students learn and execute squad level battle drills.

MS 3301/3302
3 credits

First Semester: Leadership and Problem Solving. Examines basic skills that underlie effective problem solving. Students analyze the role officers played in the transition of the Army from Vietnam to the 21st Century. Students learn how to execute the Leadership Development Program. An analysis of military missions and planning military missions is conducted. Students learn and execute platoon level battle drills.

Second Semester: Leadership and Ethics. Students probe leader responsibilities that foster an ethical command climate. Focus is on developing leadership competencies, studying leader responsibilities. Students apply techniques of effective written and oral communication. Students learn and execute platoon level battle drills.

MS 4401/4402
3 credits

First Semester: Leadership and Management. Builds on the National Advanced Leadership Camp experience by focusing on how to solve organizational and staff problems. Students discuss staff organization, functions, and processes. An analysis of leader counseling responsibilities and methods is undertaken. Students also examine principles of motivating subordinates and organizational change by applying leadership and problem-solving principles to a complex case studies and simulations.

Second Semester: Capstone course designed to explore topics relevant to second lieutenants entering the Army. Students learn to describe the legal aspects of decision-making and leadership. They analyze army operations from the tactical to strategic levels while also assessing administrative and logistics management functions. Finally students perform platoon leader actions and examine leader responsibilities that foster an ethical command climate.