Special Programs

Summer Session

DEAN: TBA, OFFICE: 416 Marquette Hall
ADMINISTRATION: Cynthia D. Caire, Donna H. Bourgeois
GENERAL INFORMATION: (504) 865-3523
WEB PAGE: www.loyno.edu/summer/ E-MAIL: summer@loyno.edu

Loyola's Summer Session offers students a chance to acquire additional coursework in a variety of time schedules. Two five-week sessions along with two six-week M.B.A. sessions are available. The courses offered are, in most instances, standard offerings which usually transfer to other colleges and universities. It is always advisable, however, for the guest student to check with his or her home institution about transferring coursework.

Our summer programs offer study in numerous areas; at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels. Travel programs and special programs are also available.

Loyola's Summer Session allows students the opportunity to complete an intended area of study in a shorter period of time. Students pursuing degrees at Loyola are encouraged to advance their progress toward degree completion by attending Loyola?s Summer Session. The summer schedule containing course information and their times is published in March. Contact the Office of Student Records at (504) 865-3237 or visit the web at www.loyno.edu/records/ for a copy.

Admission

All Loyola students, any student in good standing at another university, and all entering freshmen are eligible to attend the summer sessions. Undergraduate students not currently enrolled at Loyola should log on to the summer session home page at www.loyno.edu/summer to apply online and for information regarding summer session. Students who are interested in summer law classes should contact the Office of Law Records at (504) 861-5575 for information on summer school.

Regulations

All the general rules of the university apply, as described in this bulletin, with the following exception: a student may schedule no more than six hours per session (or seven, if one course is a laboratory science course) without the written permission of his or her dean, and only then if the student has a cumulative average of 3.0 or better. Loyola students desiring to attend summer sessions elsewhere must have prior, written permission from their dean if they want such credits to apply toward a Loyola degree. Students are hereby cautioned that deans will only grant permission to take courses elsewhere when the student can demonstrate compelling reasons to do so.

Housing

Campus housing is available during the summer. For further information, refer to the section titled Student Life.

University Honors Program

The Loyola University Honors Program offers the opportunity for academically superior, highly motivated students to take challenging honors courses and to participate in special cultural and intellectual enrichment activities. The University Honors Program is open to qualified students of all undergraduate colleges and majors. The honors courses replace other required courses, and therefore do not add to the number of requirements for graduation. The honors classes, which are usually smaller than the regular classes and are taught by some of our most outstanding faculty, challenge and stimulate students to achieve their full intellectual potential. Primary sources rather than textbooks commonly provide the core of honors reading assignments, and writing projects demand a level of analysis and expression beyond what could be expected in a regular classroom. Honors classes are also good preparation for students who will do an original, independent senior project.

Students with superior high school records are selected to enter the University Honors Program upon application to the University Honors Advisory Board. Applications should be sent to the director of the University Honors Program. Students in the program take 27 credit hours of honors courses. In order to remain in the program, they must also maintain the minimum grade point average of 3.3 and make normal progress toward graduation.

Students in the University Honors Program take a total of 27 credit hours of honors courses throughout the four undergraduate years, courses which replace some of the regular Common Curriculum requirements. Honors students are exempt from most of the introductory Common Curriculum courses and plunge instead into meatier material. Freshmen ordinarily take honors English and history courses. Overall, the honors curriculum includes courses in the behavioral and social sciences, classical humanities, English, the fine arts, history, mathematics, the natural sciences, philosophy, and religious studies. As part of our Jesuit tradition, most of the courses are value-centered and aim at establishing interdisciplinary connections.

HONORS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

The Honors Certificate Program is available to students already enrolled at Loyola who have outstanding academic records, but who choose not to do a senior project. Students take 24 credit hours of honors courses and at least one honors course a year.

Special Programs

Each college administers its own special programs courses.

Loyola University offers courses for specific audiences. All of these extension courses are approved for academic credit by the university.

ADMISSIONS

Admission to one of these courses represents admission for the particular course and not to the university. Regularly admitted and enrolled Loyola students may also enroll in special programs courses. Students who are not admitted to the university but are enrolling in such courses are classified as transient students, and admission credentials are not required. As a result of this limited admission and the extension facet of the courses, students may not be eligible for certain types of financial assistance. In addition, students excluded from a university will not receive credit. For all other students, these courses carry academic credit. Upon formal admission to the university, coursework taken under special programs is subject to evaluation in terms of applicability to a degree.

REGISTRATION

Students are registered for courses offered through special programs at the first class meeting. If tuition is charged, full payment is required at that time. VISA and MasterCard are accepted. There are no drops or adds, and no refunds are available. The instructor awards A, B+, B, C+, C, D+, D, or F grades.

COURSES

All courses offered by the university may be offered through special programs. Instructors may be either full- or part-time faculty members of the university.

Education Abroad

For students wanting an education abroad experience, the Center for International Education is the first stop with advising and information on both Loyola and non-Loyola programs, financial aid, and scholarships. Experienced study abroad peer advisers work with students to help them find the right program that will meet their academic and personal goals, financial situation, and interests. Students must also meet with their academic adviser, the associate dean in their college, and the director of CIE prior to applying to a non-Loyola study abroad program.

Loyola has a strategic goal of having 40 percent of our students graduate with an experience abroad by 2006 — 2007. A wide variety of programs is available for Loyola students. There are community service/immersion programs, components to academic courses, and summer study abroad and exchange programs. While the majority of students study abroad for short summer programs, a growing number of students are selecting semester or year-long programs. Students can attend both Loyola or non-Loyola programs, but Loyola financial aid can usually only be applied to Loyola programs. The university has a number of affiliations with study abroad programs which provide limited scholarships or discounts for Loyola students. Descriptions of Loyola programs current as of the date of publication follows, but the most up to date list of Loyola programs and affiliated programs can be found at the website: www.loyno.edu/cie

SEMESTER AND EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

Loyola Semester in France

Loyola has joined a consortium of universities, led by the University of Southern Mississippi, which provides a unique experience in a small French town in the Loire Valley. Students live and study in The Abbey, a beautifully restored 17th-century monastery school in Pontlevoy about 20 miles from Tours. Though students are not required to know French to attend the program, they study French and are given real exposure to France and French culture. Each student is provided with a family who hosts the student for occasional meals and cultural activities. Students take at least 15 hours of classes, which are held from Monday through Thursday. Students can travel on weekends. In addition to guided day trips, students, as part of the program, spend a week in Paris, where they experience an intensive introduction to the museums and cultural and historic sites of the city. They also have a two-week break during which they can travel. Loyola grants and scholarships apply. For additional information about the program, contact Bernard Cook, Ph.D. (cook@loyno.edu), David Moore, Ph.D. (dmoore@loyno.edu), or Debbie Danna (danna@loyno.edu).

The Radboud University of Nijmegen in The Netherlands

Through an exchange agreement with The Radboud University of Nijmegen, two to three Loyola students are directly enrolled in university courses each year. Nijmegen University offers its English-speaking exchange students more than 400 courses taught in English, including English, American literature, philosophy, psychology, history, business, and many other disciplines. Students in the Loyola/Nijmegen Exchange Program have the opportunity to take any courses offered in languages in which they are fluent. Students wishing to participate in the Loyola/Nijmegen Exchange Program should contact Mary A. McCay, Ph.D. (mccay@loyno.edu).

Keele University in the United Kingdom

Through this exchange, two to four Loyola students enroll in Keele University classes. Keele is located in the Midlands of England, one and one-half hours from London by train and centrally located to Manchester, York, Newcastle, and Edinburgh. Keele University offers a wide range of majors and boasts the top-ranked American Studies program in the United Kingdom. The American Studies department offers students the opportunity to study America from the view of British scholars, and the English department has a very strong course list. Students have the opportunity to study any courses available at Keele University. Other popular departments include: sociology, psychology, computer science, communications, history, and music. Students may browse the course offerings on the Keele website. Students wishing to participate in the Loyola/Keele Exchange Program should contact Mary A. McCay, Ph.D. (mccay@loyno.edu).

Sophia University

Loyola’s newest exchange program is with Sophia University, a Jesuit university in Tokyo, Japan. The program will begin in the fall of 2005. Students will enroll in Sophia’s Faculty of Comparative Cultures, which offers a wide range of courses in the humanities, international business, social studies, religion, and other fields. All courses are taught in English. Classes are made up of approximately 85 percent Japanese students and 15 percent foreign students. Loyola students applying for the exchange must have at least one year of Japanese and a 3.0 grade point average. Students interested in applying for this program should contact the Center for International Education (cie@loyno.edu).

Loyola’s Program in Mexico City

Loyola offers a program of courses in Mexico City at the Jesuit Universidad Iberoamericana, the flagship Jesuit university in Latin America. The program aims to give students a mastery of conversational and written Spanish as well as a global perspective on Latin America’s civilization and culture with a special emphasis on Mexico.

Mexico City, with more than 20 million inhabitants, is the world’s largest city and perhaps the most important in the Iberian world. It is itself a unique resource, offering visitors a majestic legacy of ancient temples and buildings of the pre-Columbian and Spanish past as well as an almost endless array of other attractions proper to a great cosmopolitan center. It is the cultural, political, economic, and social heart of Mexico and Mesoamerica. Classroom instruction is enriched with a series of field trips to museums, cultural events, political gatherings, social happenings, and economic activities tied to the content of the individual courses taken.

Courses for international students, of whom 90 percent are from the United States, will include Spanish courses and courses from the disciplines of journalism and mass communications, architecture, economics, education, history, law, political science, sociology, and visual arts, some in Spanish and some in English. During the semester hundreds of other courses and other disciplines taught in Spanish can be selected from the Ibero’s regular offerings.

In the summer session, most of the courses from disciplines other than Spanish are usually given in English; in the fall semester only two or three of these courses are in English; and in the spring semester all courses irrespective of their discipline are taught in Spanish. During the summer, Loyola’s Intensive Spanish Program is a language immersion program of three courses (nine semester hours) structured for an optimal achievement of Spanish proficiency for the beginning, intermediate, and advanced student.

Students should have intermediate Spanish to participate in the fall semester and advanced Spanish to participate in the spring semester. Students with no prior Spanish can participate in the summer program although beginning Spanish would be recommended. Students participating in the year-long program should ideally begin their cycle of courses with the language immersion program. For more information, contact Maurice Brungardt, Ph.D. (brungard@loyno.edu).

ISEP–International Student Exchange Program

Loyola is a member of ISEP, the International Student Exchange Program. Through this organization, Loyola students have access to almost 50 institutions in countries in Europe, Asia, and Latin America including institutions in 21 countries which offer programs in English. As an ISEP participant, students enroll as full-time students at the host school, attend classes with local and other international students, and receive housing, a meal stipend, and on-site support from the host institution. Students exchanged through the ISEP network pay all of their fees, including room and board, to Loyola and take a place at a host institution. All Loyola scholarships and financial aid apply to the ISEP exchanges. For more information, please check the CIE website, www.loyno.edu/cie, or the ISEP website, www.isep.org, or contact Debbie Danna (danna@loyno.edu).

SUMMER PROGRAMS

Loyola in London

The Loyola Summer Session in London was begun in 1989 and is routinely filled before Christmas. Students spend a month in London living in quality flats (apartments) in a historic building in a safe, central, convenient area of London. Plays, cultural outings, and weekly daytrips out of London are an integral part of the program and are included in the fees. It is a very active program; the faculty want to insure that the students get to know London well. Students choose two courses out of four courses offered in communications and history (two Common Curriculum) for six hours credit. Classes are held four mornings a week at a nearby classroom facility. For more information, contact William Hammel, Ph.D., of the Department of Communications, founder and director of the program (wmhammel@loyno.edu), or David Moore, Ph.D., of the Department of History, associate director (dmoore@loyno.edu).

Loyola Summer Study Program in Belgium

In 2005 Loyola will conduct its 14th summer study program in the university town of Leuven in Belgium. Students can take six hours of credit in history and philosophy courses, including Common Curriculum courses: World War I with Fr. Robert Gerlich, European Women’s History with Nancy Anderson, Ph.D., History of Belgium with Bernard Cook, Ph.D., and Making Moral Decisions and Classics in Moral Theory with Fr. David Boileau. The program lasts four weeks with guided bus trips to Bruges and Ghent, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Aachen and Cologne in Germany, Verdun in France, and Ypres. Students reside in a modernized dorm with full kitchen facilities operated by Loyola University of Maryland. There is opportunity for private travel on two weekends. For additional information about the program and to register, contact Bernard Cook, Ph.D. (cook@loyno.edu).

Loyola Summer Program in Spain

Students study for four weeks in July in Ávila, Spain, a provincial capital located in central Spain, about one hour from Madrid. Ávila is a national historical heritage city, still surrounded by its medieval city walls. Friday day trips go to Segovia, Salamanca, Salamanca, the Prado Museum in Madrid, and Carmelite sites in villages nearby (Fontiveros, Alba de Tormes) are an integral part of the cultural experience. The program is sponsored in Spain by the Universidad Católica de Ávila, where classes are held. Housing is in a Spanish residence within walking distance from the university. Students take two of these classes: a language course at the appropriate level, Culture and Civilization of Spain, or Spanish Mysticism. All classes are taught in Spanish. Prerequisite of SPAN A100 or equivalent. For more information, contact Eileen Doll, Ph.D. (edoll@loyno.edu).

Loyola in France

A four-week summer program in Paris is designed to give students a distinctive look into French society and culture. The courses offered are in the disciplines of English, French, and philosophy. In conjunction with the coursework, students tour several museums and historical sites such as the Musee D’ Orsay, the Louvre, the Pompidou, and the Picasso and Rodin Museums. In addition to the museum visits, which are part of the coursework, students tour major historical sites of Paris such as Notre Dame and make day trips to visit Versaille, Giverny, Chartres, and Rheims.

The students reside and have classes in a modern living, learning facility in the 14th arrondissement near the Luxembourg Gardens. For more information, contact Mary McCay, Ph.D. (mccay@loyno.edu).

Loyola Irish Studies Program

The Irish Studies Program offers students the opportunity to study Irish literature and culture at Trinity College, Dublin. Housing is provided by Trinity College where students will share a kitchen and bathroom. The program has excursions most weekday afternoons as well as a visit to Sligo to study Yeats and the Gore-Booth family. There is also a week-end trip to Northern Ireland in conjunction with the religious studies course. This excursion provides an educational tour of Belfast and accommodations at Queens College Belfast. Students will be housed in a residential dorm with single rooms and shared kitchens and bathrooms. For more information, contact Mary McCay, Ph.D. (mccay@loyno.edu).

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

All students majoring in business are encouraged to study abroad. The College of Business offers a summer program in Belgium and semester-long exchange programs in Spain and Belgium. The month-long program is taught in English by Loyola faculty and by Belgian faculty. Site visits to local companies, meetings with public officials and multinational corporation executives, and field trips are included.

The college also participates in several exchange programs. Students can study in the native language in Spain and Belgium. The host institution assists with housing, registration, and integration into the local society. Tuition is based on Loyola’s full-time tuition, and is paid to Loyola; no tuition is paid at the other school. The student will be assisted by staff in the associate dean’s office with selection of courses; obtaining prior written permission, required for study at any other school, assures acceptance of credits.

Students may also wish to engage in an internship while or after studying abroad. Work and/or study abroad obviously require planning well in advance, so any student considering such activities should make those interests known as early as possible.

Students who wish to study abroad through a program other than those offered by Loyola may do so. They should choose a program sponsored by a college or university holding regional accreditation in the United States.

SHORT PROGRAMS

Tropical Ecology

Tropical Ecology is a three-credit-hour course that involves weekly lectures each spring semester, and culminates in a two-week adventure in Belize. The trip is composed of two sections: tropical jungle and coastal atolls and reefs. The jungle portion includes treks through tropical rainforest (both day and night), birding, dugout canoe trips down exotic rivers, visits to Maya sites, and overnights in Maya villages. The sea portion includes snorkeling, diving, and camping on isolated cayes. Emphasis is on attaining a deep understanding and appreciation of tropical ecosystems, learning and experiencing local culture, developing a thorough knowledge of global environmental dynamics, and having fun. For more information, contact Robert A. Thomas, Ph.D. (rathomas@loyno.edu).

UNIVERSITY MINISTRY PROGRAMS

TWINS (Two Worlds IN Solidarity)

TWINS is designed for students who desire an extended hands-on experience of life in Nicaragua. They spend their Christmas break living and working with host campesino families and reflecting with experts on the realities of village and urban life in that Central American country. Some degree of proficiency in conversational Spanish is required. Applications are available in the University Ministry office and are due at the end of the spring semester. For more information, contact Rev. Eddie Gros, S.J., (edgros@loyno.edu).

Alternative Mardi Gras–Saltillo, Mexico

Christ the Builder is a week-long mission experience for people from all walks of life and perhaps different faith perspectives. In the program, participants not only build houses, but also build relationships with God, one another, and with the people of Saltillo, Mexico. This trip is co-sponsored by the Archdiocese of New Orleans and involves a significant faith component. We enthusiastically welcome people who are not Catholic, but we want all potential volunteers to understand that there will be some Catholic liturgies that all should attend to foster the communal life of the group. For more information, contact Rev. Eddie Gros, S.J., (edgros@loyno.edu), or Arlene Wiltz (for law students) at (504) 861-5494.

Academic Support Facilities

ACADEMIC RESOURCE CENTER

The Academic Resource Center provides tutoring across the curriculum and a broad range of other academic support services free of charge to all Loyola students.

Academic Counseling and Assessment

Each student is individually assisted in formulating a personal strategy for achieving academic success. The plan may involve Academic Resource Center tutoring or referral to other university services.

• Individual assessment of the student’s learning strengths and weaknesses.

• One-on-one academic counseling based on the student’s specific needs.

Tutorial Services

The Academic Resource Center provides peer tutoring under the supervision of the professional staff. Before being assigned to a tutor, students meet with an academic counselor to determine the best course of action.

The Academic Resource Center provides course-related tutoring across the curriculum. Subject areas include:

Every effort will be made to provide tutoring in areas not listed.

English Writing and Math Skills for City College

Individualized assessment of learning strengths and weaknesses and assessment of foundation in writing and math skills by an academic counselor are provided.

• Individual writing conferences between the student and the Academic Resource Center writing consultant.

• Individualized tutorials in math with Academic Resource Center counselors and/or math tutors.

Study Skills

The Academic Resource Center offers a one-hour course called Protocols of Learning, SPST A105, and non-credit weekend and evening seminars for all undergraduate students. The course is designed to allow the students to apply study skills to their current coursework. The syllabus is designed with input from the students taking the course. Topics may include time management, note taking, memory, effective reading, critical thinking, learning styles, and research skills.

Programs for Entering Freshmen and Transfer Students

To assist new students, there are comprehensive programs for entering freshmen and transfers around the year, including the Bridge, Fall Enrichment, and Spring Enrichment programs.

Fall and Spring Enrichment

The Fall and Spring Enrichment programs are designed to assist entering freshmen and transfer students in meeting the academic demands of their first two semesters at Loyola. Students take a Study Skills course and meet once a week with a member of the Academic Resource Center staff and an Academic Resource Center peer tutor to apply study skills to their actual coursework.

Bridge

The Bridge program allows students to begin taking their first-year courses from mid-June through the last week in July. It also affords students the opportunity to experience life on campus while earning seven hours credit. The Bridge professors are outstanding members of the faculty and work closely with the Academic Resource Center’s professional staff to provide an excellent beginning in college. The Academic Resource Center also provides academic counseling and peer tutoring under the supervision of the professional staff. Students are admitted through the Office of Admissions.

Disability Services

Disability Services was created to help provide equal access for students with disabilities. Our staff assists students in meeting the demands of university life by coordinating campus services for students with disabilities and offering academic support services. These services include but are not limited to the following:

FIRST-YEAR EXPERIENCE

Loyola’s comprehensive First-Year Experience initiative is designed to integrate students academically and socially into the Loyola learning environment. The experience has enhanced student engagement and achievement and features a First-Year Common Reading Program as well as other events that assist student in making connections between themes of the programs and Loyola’s mission. The First-Year Experience program is another way Loyola is encouraging students to achieve the ultimate Jesuit ideal of being men and women with and for others; to pursue truth, wisdom, and virtue; and to work for a more just world.

WRITING ACROSS THE CURRICULUM

Writing Across the Curriculum
Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) supports excellence in critical thinking and writing in all undergraduate programs and classes at Loyola.  WAC offers a variety of services to help students improve their writing and to assist faculty in designing effective writing assignments.

Student Tutoring  Services
WAC provides free tutoring on writing assignments, including

• Analytical essays
• Argumentative essays
• Response papers
• Research papers in all majors
• Book reports and reviews
• Film and drama reviews
• Lab reports
• Critiques
• Proposals, business reports, letters, and memos
• Service learning writing projects

Students receive help with all phases of the writing process, from brainstorming ideas to synthesizing sources, tightening arguments, and revising for clarity and style.  WAC tutors do not edit or correct students’ papers;  instead, they work with students to help them strengthen their critical thinking skills and improve their own writing.

Tutor Training
WAC writing tutors, who are drawn from a broad range of majors, are trained to help students with the rhetorical conventions, formats, writing practices, and citation demands of the differing academic disciplines. All first-semester writing tutors enroll in English 491, “Practicum in Teaching Writing,” and take additional tutoring workshops throughout subsequent years on staff.  In addition, beginning tutors are paired with experienced tutors who mentor them during the first year, include them as observers in tutoring sessions, and answer questions that arise about tutoring situations and resources.

Resources
WAC administers a writing center and electronic classroom in Room 100 Bobet Hall where students can conduct Internet research, draft papers, consult with writing tutors, and revise their work. The writing center makes available a library of print and online resources for writers, including discipline-specific guides to college writing, dictionaries, handbooks, grammar guides, style and citation guides, and other resources.

Locations
WAC’s tutorial services are available on a drop-in basis and by appointment seven days a week; tutoring is offered in a variety of locations, including

• The WAC Writing Center, Room 100, Bobet Hall
• The Reference Desk, First Floor, Monroe Library
• Off-campus via phone consultations and e-mail

Faculty Services
WAC provides one-on-one consultation services to faculty who want to incorporate writing as a learning tool in their classes.  In these consultations, WAC professional staff work with faculty to design sequenced writing assignments for their courses, prepare guidelines for students on approaches to each assignment, and develop grading rubrics that help students identify the strengths and weaknesses of their writing.  WAC staff also offer workshops on these topics as well as others upon request.

ACADEMIC HONORARY ORGANIZATIONS

The following Loyola chapters of national academic honorary organizations are officially recognized by the university.

• Alpha Kappa Delta, an International Sociology Honorary Society
• Alpha Psi Omega, a National Honorary Dramatic Society
• Alpha Sigma Lambda, Delta Nu Chapter, a National Honor Society for Students in Adult Higher Education
• Alpha Sigma Nu, a National Jesuit Honor Society
• Beta Alpha Psi, a National Accounting Honor Fraternity
• Beta Beta Beta, a National Honor Society in Biology
• Beta Gamma Sigma, a National Honor Society in Business Administration
• Blue Key, a National Honor Society
• Cardinal Key, a National Honor Society
• Chi Sigma Iota, a National Honor Society in Counseling
• Dobro Slovo, a National Slavic Honor Society
• Eta Sigma Phi, a National Honor Society in Classical Studies
• Kappa Delta Pi, an Honor Society in Education
• Kappa Tau Alpha, a National Honor Society in Journalism and Mass Communication
• Omicron Delta Epsilon, a National Honor Society in Economics
• Phi Alpha Theta, an International History Honor Society
• Phi Eta Sigma, a National Freshman Honor Society
• Pi Delta Phi, a National Honor Society in French
• Pi Sigma Alpha, a National Honor Society in Political Science
• Psi Chi, a National Honor Society in Psychology
• Sigma Delta Pi, a National Honor Society in Spanish
• Sigma Tau Alpha, a National Spanish Honor Society
• Sigma Tau Delta, a National Honor Society in English
• Sigma Theta Tau, an Honor Society in Nursing
• Theta Alpha Kappa, a National Honor Society in Religious Studies

Military Science (ROTC)

ARMY ROTC

OFFICE: Monk Simons Building, Room 104, Tulane University, 865-5594

CHAIR AND PROFESSOR: Lieutenant Colonel Wallace G. Thomson

Loyola students who participate in Army ROTC take their courses on the Tulane University campus. Up to 15 hours of Army ROTC coursework may be used toward the total number of hours required for graduation at Loyola.

Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) is a comprehensive program of studies through which a student can qualify to be commissioned as an officer in the United States Army, the National Guard, or the United States Army Reserve. Students learn leadership and management skills that will help in any profession. The Army ROTC program consists of a two-year basic course, which is open to freshmen and sophomores only, and a two-year advanced course. Non-scholarship students participating in the first two years of ROTC do not incur any obligation to the United States Army.

Admission to ROTC is conditional on meeting academic, physical, and age requirements as well as the approval of the professor of military science.

Physical training is an integral part of the ROTC program.

To be commissioned as an officer, a student must complete either the regular four-year program, a three-year program (whereby the basic course is compressed into one year), or a two-year program requiring completion of the summer ROTC basic camp. Advanced placement for ROTC training may be given to veterans and to students with previous ROTC experience. In addition to these requirements, a student must complete at least one course in the area of written communications, military history, and computer literacy.

View curriculum requirements.

ALLOWANCES

Students receiving an Army ROTC scholarship or those in the advanced course receive a subsistence allowance of $150 per month for up to 10 months of each school year and approximately $750 for the summer camp training period. Uniforms, textbooks, and required subject materials are issued free to the student.

SCHOLARSHIPS

The Army offers two-, three-, and four-year scholarships to qualified students on a competitive basis. An Army ROTC scholarship is valued up to $16,000 towards tuition and fees. Army ROTC scholarship winners also receive $450 for books and a $150 per month stipend (up to 10 months) each year. Application for the four-year scholarship must be made by high school students before November 15 of their senior year. Applications for the three-year scholarships are made to the professor of military science at Tulane University during the student’s freshman year.

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

The Pershing Rifles, Association of the United States Army, Color Guard, Scabbard and Blade Honor Society, Ranger Company, and Ranger Challenge Team are open to interested and qualified military science students. At least two "adventure training" exercises are conducted each year plus other off-campus activities.

SERVICE OBLIGATION

Upon commissioning as a second lieutenant, the officer may fulfill the required service obligation of eight years in either the Active Army, National Guard, or the United States Army Reserve. The officer may request that the active duty obligation be deferred while pursuing postgraduate education.

AIR FORCE ROTC

The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) offers two- and four-year programs through which students, upon graduation, can earn a commission as a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force. Through a comprehensive program of both academics and hands-on training, students have the unique opportunity to enhance their interpersonal skills in the areas of communications, teamwork, leadership, and management.

The four-year program is divided into two parts: the General Military Course (GMC) for freshmen and sophomores and the Professional Officers Course (POC) for juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Students in the GMC attend a one-hour class and a one and one half-hour laboratory each week, while the POC students attend three hours of class and a one and one half-hour laboratory weekly. All POC classes and laboratories are conducted on the Tulane Campus. The GMC classes are held on both the Tulane and UNO campuses, while the laboratories are held at Tulane.

The two-year program consists of the Professional Officer Course only. Interested students should apply for the two-year program during the first semester of their sophomore year. Selected candidates will attend a six-week field training session prior to entry into the POC. Applicants must have four semesters of either undergraduate or graduate work remaining after attendance at our summer field training session.

Students may enroll in the GMC without incurring any military obligation. Entry into the POC is competitive. All students in the four-year program must compete for a slot at one of our four-week field training camps. Field training sessions, for which applicants are paid and yet incur no military obligation, are held in the summer and are normally attended between the sophomore and junior years. Non-scholarship students do not incur any commitment to military service until they begin the POC. Students may also register for an Aerospace Studies course for academic credit only, without joining the cadet corps.

Textbooks are issued without cost. Uniforms are issued, but require a $50 deposit at time of issuance. A $20 nonrefundable Cadet Activity Fee is charged each semester. POC cadets and GMC scholarship cadets qualify for a $100 per month subsistence allowance during the fall and spring semesters.

The Air Force offers some excellent scholarship opportunities in a wide variety of academic majors. These scholarships cover tuition, university fees, and textbook reimbursement. Contact AFROTC Detachment 320, Tulane University, at (504) 865-5394 or (800) 7-AFROTC for more information on the two- and four-year programs and scholarship eligibility. Work with your adviser for integration of Aerospace Studies into your academic program.

NAVAL RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS

Loyola University offers the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) through a cross-enrollment agreement with the NROTC Unit, Tulane University. There are three general programs through which students can qualify for commissions in the naval service: The United States Naval Academy, The NROTC Navy or Marine option programs, and direct accession through Officer Candidate School. The NROTC program at Tulane University offers students the opportunity to earn a commission in the Navy or Marine Corps through four-year, three-year, and two-year scholarship programs, and through the NROTC College Program. Students matriculating to Loyola University, who have not already been awarded an NROTC scholarship, may participate in the NROTC College Program and compete for a three-year scholarship. These students are selected from applicants each year by the Professor of Naval Science.

NROTC scholarship program students are selected annually on a nationwide competitive basis. They receive four-year scholarships that include full tuition, university fees, uniforms, textbooks, and a $200 per-month subsistence stipend. Scholarship students participate in paid summer training periods and receive commissions in the Navy or Marine Corps Reserve as ensigns or second lieutenants upon graduation. They have a minimum four-year active duty obligation after commissioning, followed by four years in the inactive reserves.

NROTC college program students are selected from applicants each year by the professor of naval science. Students may apply to participate in the college program any time during their freshman year. They participate on a four-year naval science program with one paid summer training period (between junior and senior years) and receive commissions in the Navy or Marine Corps Reserve upon graduation. They incur a minimum three-year active duty obligation, followed by five years in the inactive reserves. College program students are furnished uniforms and naval science textbooks and a subsistence stipend of $200 per month during their junior and senior years. Additionally, four-year college program students may compete nationally for a three-year or two-year NROTC scholarship.

NROTC two-year college scholarship program participants are selected from local undergraduate applicants. To apply, students should contact the NROTC unit on campus not later than the middle of the first semester of the sophomore year or the first semester of the third year if in a five-year program. Applicants who are qualified and accepted attend a six-week Naval Science Institute at Newport, Rhode Island, during the summer prior to entering the program. Travel expenses are paid to and from the institute, and candidates receive approximately $500 in salary, plus meals and lodging from the training period. Upon successful completion of the Naval Science Institute, the students are enrolled in the NROTC program in the fall. Students then receive full tuition scholarships plus $200 per month in subsistence for the remaining two years of college. Active duty obligations are a minimum of four years of active duty followed by four years in the inactive reserves.

Those students who desire a Navy or Marine Corps commission but do not participate in NROTC programs may apply for the direct accession program that leads to a commission upon completion of degree requirements and Officer Candidate School.

The Naval ROTC Unit sponsors many teams in campus intramural sports and many specialty organizations that represent the unit on campus and throughout Louisiana and the southern United States. These include the Drill Team, the Drum and Bugle Corps, the Cannon Crew, and the Color Guard, all of which participate in many Mardi Gras parades and other unit and university functions. Other special organizations which include NROTC representation are the Anchor and Chain Society and The Raiders.

If you have any questions, please call the NROTC Unit, Tulane University at (800) 800-NAVY, or, on campus, dial extension 5104.

In This Section

• Departments and Majors
• Schedule of Classes
• Academic Calendar
• About Loyola
• Undergraduate Bulletin
• University Administrators
• Bulletins/Course Catalogs

Updated April 19, 2007