You are in the official 1998-99 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
Department of Aerospace Studies
The Sid Craig School of Business
LT. COL. JOAN CUNNINGHAM, Chair
LAURA M. GOMEZ, Department Administrative Assistant
North Gym, Room 158
(559) 278-2593, (559) 278-7080
FAX: (559) 278-5245
E-mail: joan_cunningham@csufresno.edu
http://www.craig.csufresno.edu/dprtmnt/afrotc/det035.htm
Air Force Reserve Officer
Training Corps (AFROTC)
Faculty
Lt. Col. Joan Cunningham, Chair
Major Samuel E. Phillips III
1st Lt. Steven D. Tribble
Advisers:
Tech. Sgt. Richard J. Wasrud
Tech. Sgt. Kevin L. Clutter
The Department
The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Program is a college-based
program open to men and women. Under this program the Air Force pays the
full tuition for scholarship winners and provides a monthly stipend of $150.
Other incentive programs are available to pay $150 per month and up to $1,000
per semester toward tuition.
The primary goal of AFROTC is to provide students with the opportunity for
well-paying, challenging and rewarding positions as commissioned Air Force
officers and leaders after graduation.
The few years of service will provide young officers with leadership experience
that will be invaluable for either an Air Force or civilian career.
Two routes for an Air Force commission are available to college students
in Air Force ROTC. Entering students may enroll in the four-year program,
while students with at least two academic years remaining in college may
apply for the two-year program.
The Air Force ROTC education program provides preprofessional preparation
for future Air Force officers. It is designed to develop men and women who
can apply their education to their initial active duty assignments as Air
Force commissioned officers. In order to receive a commission, an Air Force
ROTC cadet must complete all requirements for a degree in accordance with
university guidelines as well as completing certain courses specified by
the Air Force.
Air Force ROTC courses are taken for academic credit as part of a student's
electives. The two major phases of the curriculum are the General Military
Course (GMC) and the Professional Officer Course (POC). The first two years
of the Air Force ROTC Program may be completed at California State University,
Fresno if you are enrolled in one of the local junior colleges and plan
to transfer to the university at the beginning of your junior year. In aerospace
studies, all books, supplies, and uniforms are furnished at no cost to the
student.
Air Force ROTC scholarships are available to qualified applicants in both
the four- and two-year program. Each scholarship provides full tuition,
laboratory and incidental fees, and a semester allowance for curriculum-required
textbooks. In addition, scholarship cadets receive a nontaxable $150 subsistence
each month during the school year. All two-year program cadets, regardless
of scholarship status, receive $150 per month. Most also receive up to $2,000
per year for tuition and books.
Other scholarship programs are available to fill critical Air Force requirements.
Additional money through express and incentive programs is available as
well as the one-year commissioning program. Contact the unit admissions
officer for the latest information.
Aerospace Studies Minor
A Minor in Aerospace Studies consists of satisfactory completion of the
AFROTC program (16 upper-division units).
Career Outlook
Although flying is the primary mission of the Air Force, it is not the
only job that has to be done. 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 in a broad range of Air Force
specialties.
In addition to the recurring need for pilots, the Air Force also needs personnel
to work in navigation, missile operations, engineering, mathematics, physics,
computer science, and in the support fields of personnel, administration,
logistics, finance, education, security police, 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.
Faculty and Facilities
The teaching staff in the Department of Aerospace Studies is composed of highly educated and experienced Air Force officers who are selected for their professional experience, academic background, and instructor qualifications. These officers attend the Air University's Academic Instructor School, the "teacher's college of the Air Force," and all have at least a master's degree.
General Military Course (GMC)
To be eligible for the GMC you must:
- be a full-time college student
- be age 14 or older
- be of good moral character
- meet the academic standards for admission to California State University, Fresno
Professional Officer Course (POC)
To be eligible for the POC you must:
- be a citizen of the United States and not less than 17 years of age;
- be physically, mentally, and morally qualified in accordance with standards established by the Department of the Air Force;
- have two academic years, either undergraduate or graduate, remaining at the time of POC entry;
- take and pass the Air Force Qualifying Test;
- (a) For pilot and navigator: be not more than 26 1/2 years of age at date of commissioning; (b) For all other categories: be not more than 30 years of age (35 years for those with prior military service) at date of commissioning;
- be a full-time student according to the rules of California State University, Fresno; and
- be approved for AFROTC training by the professor of aerospace studies.
