Most open curriculum schools with ROTC?

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PeacockRaj

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Hello,

I was curious if any schools with an open (e.g., Brown/Amherst/Grinnell) or relatively flexible (e.g., University of Rochester) curriculum have on-campus (or reasonably close crosstown, unlike Vassar, which offers a "crosstown" program several hours away) ROTC programs? While I understand the arguments for a core curriculum, I honestly would prefer to minimize the amount of required classses I will have to take in college considering that I am the one paying for it, and thus, aside from my top schools (Princeton and Georgetown), I would like to apply to some.

However, practically all of those I have found do not have ROTC on campus. Any guidance?
 
AROTC for Brown is at Providence. AFROTC is at WPI- or was as of 2 years ago. I am not sure about NROTC.
 
UNION COLLEGE; They have a fantastic ROTC program!

About 5-10 Army cadets there because it is a crosstown with RPI, which is 30 minutes away... also has NAVY ROTC, and the liberal arts education you seem to really want.
Refer to this site: https://www.union.edu/interdisciplinary-studies:

"..students may complete an Interdepartmental major (ID), which typically involves taking a reduced number of courses from the full major within two Departments or Programs." You can reach out to admissions or I can answer any questions, but this program seems to be exactly what you're looking for.
 
FastFood44 said:
UNION COLLEGE; They have a fantastic ROTC program!

About 5-10 Army cadets there because it is a crosstown with RPI, which is 30 minutes away... also has NAVY ROTC, and the liberal arts education you seem to really want.
Refer to this site: https://www.union.edu/interdisciplinary-studies:

"..students may complete an Interdepartmental major (ID), which typically involves taking a reduced number of courses from the full major within two Departments or Programs." You can reach out to admissions or I can answer any questions, but this program seems to be exactly what you're looking for.
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This seems spectacular! Thank you so much, I'll reach out.
 
FastFood44 said:
UNION COLLEGE; They have a fantastic ROTC program!

About 5-10 Army cadets there because it is a crosstown with RPI, which is 30 minutes away... also has NAVY ROTC, and the liberal arts education you seem to really want.
Refer to this site: https://www.union.edu/interdisciplinary-studies:

"..students may complete an Interdepartmental major (ID), which typically involves taking a reduced number of courses from the full major within two Departments or Programs." You can reach out to admissions or I can answer any questions, but this program seems to be exactly what you're looking for.
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About the college generally, it seems to have a bit of a reputation as a Greek school and I'd rather not be involved in fraternities and the like, might something like that cause issues? Or would that be accepted?
 
PeacockRaj said:
About the college generally, it seems to have a bit of a reputation as a Greek school and I'd rather not be involved in fraternities and the like, might something like that cause issues? Or would that be accepted?
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Not an issue at all; the majority of ROTC people were not involved in greek life. not sure the updated stats, but only one in three students are, by far the minority.
 
Union College is a crosstown as Siena College is the host for Army ROTC. Just be aware that Union is on trimesters and not semesters. Make sure you ask how this works with any advanced rotc training.
 
My daughter -- aka big sister to the new NROTC selectee in the family ;) -- attends Dickinson College in Carlisle PA. She works in the ROTC office there -- they are the host school for the Blue Mountain Battalion, which includes Gettysburg, PSU Harrisburg, and some others. Dickinson is a WONDERFUL college. She has been extremely happy there. There are 2 or 3 "gen ed" requirements but they are super flexible and are courses that mesh well with various majors anyway.
 
sasmc said:
Union College is a crosstown as Siena College is the host for Army ROTC. Just be aware that Union is on trimesters and not semesters. Make sure you ask how this works with any advanced rotc training.
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Thank you! Siena was a college I was looking at (I quite like the Fransiscans) but turned down as they seem to have fairly minimal aid. Good to hear that Union is crosstown from them.
 
Union is probably a 25 minute drive to Siena. Just remember that for the morning pt drive. I'm assuming you will also apply for the Army ROTC scholarship. That being said, if you have the grades and are looking at schools like Princeton and Georgetown, Siena would give you a great merit aid package so I don't know why you would think it minimal.
(BTW Franciscans are so much more fun than Jesuits!)
In terms of a more open curriculum, from the Siena website:
Our Student Designed Interdisciplinary Major (SDIM) is perfect for students with motivation to pursue their own unique course of study. It's designed for students who have an interest other than the ones covered by our traditional majors—our Saints look outside the box to form their path to success.
SDIM can be a primary major or a second major.
Students who design their own major earn a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in their area of study.
Yes I am an alum if you can't tell.
 
Union College provides all housing (room and board, including meal plan) to all ROTC participants
 
Jabor3 said:
My daughter -- aka big sister to the new NROTC selectee in the family ;) -- attends Dickinson College in Carlisle PA. She works in the ROTC office there -- they are the host school for the Blue Mountain Battalion, which includes Gettysburg, PSU Harrisburg, and some others. Dickinson is a WONDERFUL college. She has been extremely happy there. There are 2 or 3 "gen ed" requirements but they are super flexible and are courses that mesh well with various majors anyway.
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I’ll second Dickinson. My DS transferred in a lot of credits that counted for almost all of the core there, so he’s able to double major and minor while doing AROTC. Plus, Carlisle is home to the Army War College, which adds some addition perks to the location.
 
sasmc said:
Union is probably a 25 minute drive to Siena. Just remember that for the morning pt drive. I'm assuming you will also apply for the Army ROTC scholarship. That being said, if you have the grades and are looking at schools like Princeton and Georgetown, Siena would give you a great merit aid package so I don't know why you would think it minimal.
(BTW Franciscans are so much more fun than Jesuits!)
In terms of a more open curriculum, from the Siena website:
Our Student Designed Interdisciplinary Major (SDIM) is perfect for students with motivation to pursue their own unique course of study. It's designed for students who have an interest other than the ones covered by our traditional majors—our Saints look outside the box to form their path to success.
SDIM can be a primary major or a second major.
Students who design their own major earn a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies with a concentration in their area of study.
Yes I am an alum if you can't tell.
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Very good to know! I'll look back into it.
FastFood44 said:
Union College provides all housing (room and board, including meal plan) to all ROTC participants
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Also reassuring! I've been looking at CUA and Fordham quite a lot for this same reason.
THmom said:
I’ll second Dickinson. My DS transferred in a lot of credits that counted for almost all of the core there, so he’s able to double major and minor while doing AROTC. Plus, Carlisle is home to the Army War College, which adds some addition perks to the location.
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Do they accept AP tests? I'll have over a dozen by the end of my Senior year.
 
PeacockRaj said:
Very good to know! I'll look back into it.

Also reassuring! I've been looking at CUA and Fordham quite a lot for this same reason.

Do they accept AP tests? I'll have over a dozen by the end of my Senior year.
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Yes, AP tests (depending on what in and score, of course) and dual credit. Very generous, which leaves lots of time to study what you want…..at a host school. Bonus. They also toss in an additional 10k/year for room and board for national winners.
 
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