I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with taking classes during a summer semester and if an ROTC scholarship will pay for it? When we asked our ROO, he said he doubted it would, but would have to see the updated 104R to give a firm answer.
Information on this topic can be found in U.S. Code Title 10, Chapter 103, and for the most part the answer is no.I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with taking classes during a summer semester and if an ROTC scholarship will pay for it? When we asked our ROO, he said he doubted it would, but would have to see the updated 104R to give a firm answer.
Information on this topic can be found in U.S. Code Title 10, Chapter 103, and for the most part the answer is no.
Wouldn't this depend on the 104-R? I have read that quite a few Engineering majors petition and receive approval for an additional semester in which to graduate, due to the high load of required courses that sometimes cannot be sequenced perfectly in four years.
I would assume an Engineering major wouldn't have any problem getting the extra time approved for Summer School if that is less costly than an additional semester on the 104-R (and of course that summer coursework would be included in a revised 104-R filed by the cadet and approved by the Battalion/Brigade/CC.
Extension of benefits for a 5th year is discussed on U.S. Code Title 10, and it also appears that this might include a summer session. With engineering, DS is in the same boat and received the same information from his ROO, although he hasn't discussed summer sessions as of yet. But it is recognized that for Engineering and probably some other majors that the degree requirements along with the MS classses make it virtually impossible to complete in four years without burning yourself out and possibly not doing as well academically than under a more normal course load.I think you are correct. The ROO had mentioned at one point the scholarship might cover a 5th year because our son is in engineering, and they do realize engineering majors often go beyond 4 years. We're already running into problems with scheduling (Physics meeting 5 days/week, which lands during ROTC lab, etc.) I think we'll take the revised 104R in to the ROO when registering for summer semester and see what happens.
I'm wondering if anyone has any experience with taking classes during a summer semester and if an ROTC scholarship will pay for it? When we asked our ROO, he said he doubted it would, but would have to see the updated 104R to give a firm answer.
The way it was explained to my son when he was considering engineering was this:
They will pay for a 9th or 10th semester if it required and approved, the cadet needs to maintain a full schedule for each of the first 8 semesters. Summer session could be paid for if the summer session includes enough classes to qualify for a full load. If the cadet is taking just 1 or 2 classes to catch up or lighten their load (Not a bad idea by the way) then the Army will not pay for those classes unless by taking said classes it reduces his time by one full semester based on his/hers approved 104R.
Thanks for the info, I hadn't heard it explained that way before. Our son would not be taking a full load in the summer, but just a class or two, so we'll just plan on paying for it then. Good thing he gets paid for his Reserves Annual Training, right?
What kind of degree requires a summer cruise?