Army ROTC

Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is a two, three, or four year college elective program designed to produce commissioned officers for the Army Reserve, National Guard, and the active Army.

Penn State Harrisburg students train with cadets from Dickinson College, Millersville University, Gettysburg College, Lebanon Valley College, Franklin & Marshall College and Messiah College; for more information check out our website.

ROTC courses offered at Penn State Harrisburg

Fall Courses

• ARMY 101: U.S. Army Organization and Functions (2)
  Introduction to U.S. Army and ROTC: their organization, missions and functions; customs and traditions; leadership laboratory.
• ARMY 203: Army Operations: Tactics and the Principles of War (2)
  Organization and operation of Army units; fundamentals of unit tactics; leadership laboratory.
• ARMY 301: Advanced Principles of Leadership and Management (3)
  Principles of military leadership; military skills development; land navigation; physical fitness; leadership laboratory.
• ARMY 401: Organizational Behaviors: Interrelationships of Directing Staffs and Staff Functions (3)
  Leadership; command and staff functions; ethics and professionalism; military writing; leadership laboratory.

Spring Courses

• ARMY 102: The Military Profession: Leadership and Management Theory (2)
  Introduction to leadership techniques and basic management skills; leadership laboratory.
• ARMY 204: Land Navigation: Topographic Maps and Orienteering (2)
  Military and topographic maps; methods of orienteering and land navigation; leadership laboratory.
• ARMY 302: Advanced Principles of Military Leadership and Combat Operations (3)
  Leadership in the field; principles of offense, defense, and patrolling; physical fitness, leadership laboratory.
• ARMY 402: Army Personnel Management and Logistics (3)
  Leadership; army personnel management; logistics system; personnel counseling; military justice; Soviet military; personal affairs; training management; army life; leadership laboratory.

Contact

For information about enrolling in Army ROTC at Penn State Harrisburg or to apply for an Army ROTC scholarship, contact Major Craig Walker:

• Office: 102B Olmsted
• E-mail: lcw13@psu.edu
• Phone: (717) 871-5900
• Fax: (717) 871-5689