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College of Arts & Sciences
- Undergraduate
The Department of Aerospace Studies represents the Air Force
Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC), at the University
of Miami. Providing academic instruction and training experiences
leading to commissioned service in the United States Air Force.
A variety of AFROTC scholarships for one, two, three, and
four years are available on a competitive basis and include
a $900 textbook allowance per year plus a non-taxable $300
-$500 stipend each month during the school year. Some scholarships
provide full college tuition while others begin at $15,000
per year. In selected academic areas, scholarships may extend
to meet a five year degree program recognized by the college.
The one year program is for students preparing for occupations
for which the Air Force has a special need. The majority of
two to four year scholarships are for students pursuing degrees
in certain fields of engineering, science and math, with a
limited number going to other academic degrees. A number of
scholarships are also available to students enrolled in certain
non-technical degree programs such as business administration,
accounting, economics, and management. Scholarships for careers
in the medical field are also offered.
Additionally, University of Miami undergraduates enrolled
in the Air Force ROTC program are assured annual combined
University grant and/or scholarship resources amounting to
one quarter* of the University’s tuition for up to four
years. Students must maintain continuous enrollment in the
AFROTC program and full time enrollment in one of the University’s
undergraduate degree program. No application required. Awards
are made automatically based on information provided by the
University’s AFROTC detachment.
*Assured amount is lower if the total of all scholarships,
grants and/or stipends received by the student would exceed
the student’s cost of attendance for the academic year,
as determined by the University of Miami Office of Financial
Assistance Services.
There is no military obligation to sign up for AFROTC. To
take classes students must be U.S. citizens or resident aliens.
It is possible to begin AFROTC as a resident alien and earn
a commission once citizenship is obtained. AFROTC cadets must
also pass the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test, a physical
fitness test including a 1.5 mile timed run, push-ups, sit-ups
and pass a Department of Defense physical exam in order to
be eligible for scholarships and ultimately commissioning.
All AFROTC cadets receive uniforms, books and equipment for
ROTC classes at no cost. Upon being commissioned a Second
Lieutenant in the Air Force, you will receive a starting salary
and allowances worth more than $40,000 per year. Free medical
and dental care, 30 days annual vacation with pay tax deferred
Federal Government-sponsored retirement savings and investment
plan (similar to a “401(k)” plan) and added educational
benefits are also part of the compensation package.
AFROTC is an educational program designed to give men and
women the opportunity to become Air Force officers while completing
a Bachelor’s degree.
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 .
AFROTC offers several routes to an Air Force commission.
Optimally, the program lasts four years, but it can be completed
in three, two or even just one year if you are majoring in
a critically needed area. Depending on the program chosen,
attendance at either a four-week or six-week summer field
training course is required. AFROTC cadets will receive junior
officer training, career orientation, and learn how the Air
Force operates. Travel to and from the base where field training
occurs is paid for by the Air Force. The end product of the
AFROTC program is to produce Second Lieutenants for the Air
Force upon graduation. For more information, contact the detachment
at 305-284-2870.
•A minor in Aerospace Studies consists of 16 credits.
•You must take all AIS courses listed under the Aerospace
Course Listing.
•A grade of C- or higher, with an overall GPA of 2.0,
is required in each course taken for the minor.
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