2025-2026 Academic Catalog
Welcome to Virginia Tech! We are excited that you are here planning your time as a Hokie.
Welcome to Virginia Tech! We are excited that you are here planning your time as a Hokie.
The Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) offers eligible young men and women the opportunity to earn commissions in the Navy or Marine Corps. NROTC midshipmen are required to complete the naval science curriculum and attend weekly professional laboratory sessions. During summer break, midshipmen participate in active duty at-sea or shore-based training facilities for periods of approximately four weeks. Students may enroll in the NROTC Program at the start of college or at the beginning of any semester prior to their second-to-last year. Two-, three-, and four-year scholarships may be available for those who demonstrate outstanding potential. Upon completion of university degree requirements and the naval science program, qualified midshipmen are commissioned as Ensigns in the Navy (Navy-option) or Second Lieutenants in the Marine Corps (Marine-option).
Students may join NROTC through any one of the following three programs.
Students enter the NROTC Four-Year Scholarship Program through a national competition as high school seniors. Students selected to receive the National NROTC Scholarship attend New Student Indoctrination (NSI) during the summer before starting at Virginia Tech. NSI is a physically demanding two-and-a-half-week indoctrination course in basic military instruction and is held at the Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, IL.
Students must be accepted into Virginia Tech and the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets (VTCC), as well as meet Naval eligibility requirements and attend the VTCC New Cadet Week before Fall classes begin. Once these requirements are met, the students are appointed as Midshipmen in the Naval Reserve.
While they are enrolled and in good standing, the government provides tuition, fees, uniform allowance, book allowance, and a monthly stipend to scholarship students. Students complete Naval Science courses and participate in up to three summer training periods (known as Summer Cruise) of up to four weeks each. Upon graduation the midshipmen are commissioned with an obligation to serve on active duty for at least five years.
Students are enrolled in the College Program upon acceptance by the Professor of Naval Science. Naval Science textbooks and a partial uniform allowance are provided. Students may compete for two- and three-year scholarships, as well as Advanced Standing. If accepted into College Program Advanced Standing, juniors and seniors receive a monthly stipend in addition to naval science textbooks and a uniform allowance. Advanced Standing students are obligated to complete the prescribed naval science curriculum, attend one summer cruise training period, accept a commission in the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, or Marine Corps Reserve upon graduation, and serve on active duty for at least three years.
Students enrolled in the NROTC College Program and in good standing may be nominated by the Commanding Officer/Professor of Naval Science for a limited number of two- and three-year scholarships awarded by the Naval Service Training Command (NSTC). If selected and found medically qualified, these students receive the same benefits and incur the same obligations as the Four-Year Scholarship Program midshipmen.
Qualifications for acceptable candidates for the Scholarship Programs or the College Programs include, but are not limited to: U.S. citizenship; membership in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets; fulfillment of physical examination requirements; willingness to participate in required summer training periods, and to qualify for and accept the appropriate commission in the Navy, Marine Corps, or Marine Corps Reserve when offered.
Even if not included in the requirements of their majors or the Curriculum for Liberal Education and college core curriculum, NROTC Navy-option scholarship students must complete the following: one year of college calculus through differential and integral calculus of one real variable; one year of calculus-based physics; one semester of American history or national security policy; one year of English; and one semester of world cultures/regional studies.
During NROTC enrollment, each midshipman will be required to pass semiannual physical fitness tests and to qualify as a Second-Class swimmer before going on summer cruise.
The University, in conjunction with the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets Alumni Association, is offering a scholarship to incoming freshmen who are enrolled in an ROTC program and become members of the Corps of Cadets. Contact the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets for more information.
The minor in Naval Leadership focuses on leadership development, both with regard to improving skills and personal character, with an emphasis on ethical professionalism as a warrior and national ambassador in a global context. The twelve (12) credit hours of required courses and nine (9) credit hours of elective courses are geared toward students actively seeking a commission in the United States naval services, but can also be appealing to students working in other disciplines throughout the university.
Head: Steven W. Antcliff, CAPT, USN
Professor: S.W. Antcliff
Associate Professor: M.R. Koop
Assistant Professors: W.T. Bloomer, Z.R. Crete, K.F. Davis, M.E. Jack, B.A. Van Keuren, C.J. Vaughn, Z.A. Weeks
Professors of Practice: C.R. Tinner, R.W. McNew
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