Cadet Schedule and Training

Leadership development that lasts a lifetime

Army ROTC is an elective curriculum you take along with your required college classes. It prepares you with the tools, training and experiences that will help you succeed in any competitive environment. Along with great leadership training, Army ROTC can pay for your college tuition, too. You can participate your freshman and sophomore year without any obligation to join the Army. You will have a normal college student experience like everyone else on campus, but when you graduate, you will be an Officer in the Army.

The Golden Eagle Battalion is hosted by Marquette University, but cadets are able to participate in ROTC through our partnership schools.

Weekly curriculum consists of physical training (PT) three times a week, weekly classroom instruction one to two times per week, and a leadership lab. Once per semester there is a field training exercise. 

  • Physical training introduces cadets to the Army's physical fitness style and ensures that they are in excellent shape.
  • Weekly classroom instructions provide cadets with a base knowledge of Army terminology, initially, and delves deeper into tactics and military law as a cadet reaches their senior year.
  • Leadership labs allow cadets to hone their skills in the art of leadership and the science of warfare.
  • Field training exercises are outstanding opportunities where cadets train in areas of basic marksmanship, land navigation, tactics and more at Fort McCoy for a long weekend once per semester.

 

Typical Cadet ROTC Schedule (Freshman):

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
PT: 6:30AM-7:30AM PT: 6:30AM-7:30AM   PT: 6:30AM-7:30AM Lab: 6AM-7:50AM
  Class: 8AM-8:50AM*       
  or 11AM-11:50AM*      

Typical Cadet ROTC Schedule (Sophomore):

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
PT: 6:30AM-7:30AM PT: 6:30AM-7:30AM   PT: 6:30AM-7:30AM Lab: 6AM-7:50AM
  Class: 8AM-9:15AM*   Class: 8AM-9:15AM*  
  or 12:30PM-1:45PM*   or 12:30PM-1:45PM*  

*Time and frequency of class, subject to change depending on ROTC Class level.

 

 

In addition to campus training activities, cadets are afforded a plethora of summer training opportunities. All cadets are required to participate in Advanced Camp the summer between their junior and senior year.

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Required Curriculum

Freshman Year                                                                                          Credits

Fall Semester                             

*MISL   1001:  Military Physical Training Laboratory 1                                 1

*MISL   1100:  Foundations of Officership                                                      1

Spring Semester                       

*MISL   1002:  Military Physical Training Laboratory 2                                 1

*MISL   1200:  Basic Leadership                                                                       1

**MISL 1800: American Crucible                                                                     3

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester                            

*MISL   2001:  Military Physical Training Laboratory 3                                 1

*MISL   2100:  Individual Leadership Studies                                                 2

Spring Semester                       

*MISL   2002:  Military Physical Training Laboratory 4                                 1

*MISL   2200:  Leadership and Teamwork                                                      2

Junior Year

Fall Semester                             

MISL   3001:  Military Physical Training Laboratory 5                                   1

MISL   3100:  Leadership and Problem Solving                                              2

MISL   3101:  Applied Leadership Lab 1                                                          1

Spring Semester                       

MISL   3002:  Military Physical Training Laboratory 6                                  1

MISL   3200:  Leadership and Ethics                                                               2

MISL   3202:  Applied Leadership Lab 2                                                         1

Summer:          Advanced Camp – about 35 days at Fort Knox, KY

Senior Year

Fall Semester                           

MISL   4001:  Military Physical Training Laboratory 7                                  1

MISL   4100:  Officership                                                                                   2

MISL   4101:  Advanced Leadership Lab 1                                                     0

Spring Semester                       

MISL   4002:  Military Physical Training Laboratory 8                                  1

MISL   4200:  Leadership and Management                                                  2

MISL   4202:  Advanced Leadership Lab 2                                                     0

                                                                                                                     Total: 24

 

* Classes offered at Marquette, UWM and Parkside. Cadets attending MSOE or CUW will attend freshman (MSI) and sophmore (MSII) MISL classes at Marquette.

All Cadets will attend MISL 3001 - 4202 at Marquette.

** Required Professional Military History History Course. Can be taken at any time during ROTC career. May be substituted for an approved history course listed below. 

Marquette University Approved Substitue Military History Courses

Required Professional Military History History Course – 3 credits:

HIST 3102: Revolutionary America 1707-1787

HIST 3118: American Military History

HIST 3295: "The Great War" WWI 1914-1918

HIST 3297: WWII 

HIST 4298/5298: The Cold War

 

Acceptable Academic Course Substitutions - With PMS Approval (effective 01JUNE21)

Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) Approved Substitue Military History Courses 

All MISL classes are taught at Marquette University.

Required Professional Military Education History Course – 3 credits:  

HU 445: United States History

 

Acceptable Academic Course Substitutions - With PMS Approval (effective 01JUNE21)

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Approved Substitue Military History Courses

1000/2000 level classes and physical fittness are taught at UWM. 

3000/4000 level classes and weekly Leadership Labs are taught at Marquette.

Class locations are subject to change pending manning.  

 

Required Professional Military Education History Course – 3 credits:  

HIST 287: The Vietnam War

HIST 405: Age of the American Revolution 1750-1789

HIST 418: America in Prosperity, Depression and War, 1921-1945

HIST 419: American Since 1945

HIST 434: U.S. as World Power in the 20th Century

 

Acceptable Academic Course Substitutions - With PMS Approval (effective 01JUNE21)

University of Wisconsin - Parkside Approved Substitue Military History Courses

1000/2000 level classes and physical fittness are taught at UWP. 

3000/4000 level classes and weekly Leadership Labs are taught at Marquette.

Class locations are subject to change pending manning.  

 

Required Professional Military Education History Course – 3 credits:  

HIST 342: The American Civil War 

 

Acceptable Academic Course Substitutions - With PMS Approval (effective 01JUNE21)

Concordia University Wisconsin Approved Substitue Military History Courses

All MISL classes are taught at Marquette University.

 

Required Professional Military Education Courses – 3 credits:  

HIST 295: America and Vietnam 

 

Acceptable Academic Course Substitutions - With PMS Approval (effective 01JUNE21)

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