Villanova students are eligible to participate in the Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) Program through a partnership agreement with the Widener University Department of Military Science. Army ROTC offers students the opportunity to graduate with a college degree and a commission in the United States Army, Army National Guard, or United States Army Reserve. All Army ROTC classes are conducted on the Villanova University campus.

The Army ROTC Program involves undergraduate courses taken during the freshman and sophomore years, and advanced courses taken during junior and senior years. Students may enroll in the introductory courses without incurring any military or financial obligation and may withdraw at any time, subject to Villanova University’s course withdrawal policy. Students who participated in Junior ROTC in high school or have prior military service may receive placement into the advanced courses as determined by the Army Professor of Military Science. The introductory course requirements may also be satisfied through attendance at a four-week Army ROTC Leadership Training Course at the end of the sophomore year. Students in the advanced courses are required to attend a four-week Army ROTC Leadership Development and Assessment Course between their junior and senior years. Students enrolled in the advanced courses receive a stipend of $450 per month (junior year) or $500 per month (senior year) and may incur an active duty obligation of up to four years. National Guard and Reserve Forces options are also available.
Nursing students who complete the four-year or two-year program, obtain their Nursing Degree, and pass their Nursing Board Examinations are commissioned into the Army Nurse Corps.

Four-year, three-year, and two-year Army ROTC full-tuition scholarships are available on a competitive basis. Scholarships also include payment of certain university fees, a $1,200 yearly book and school supplies subsidy, and a tiered $300-500 per month stipend.

Applications for the four-year national scholarship must be submitted on-line at Army ROTC before January 10th. Campus-based scholarship applications are submitted through the Military Science Department at least one semester prior to the start of the scholarship. Applications for attendance to the Army ROTC Leadership Training Course must be submitted early in the spring semester of the sophomore year.

Detailed information may be obtained from:
Professor of Military Science,
Widener University,
Chester, PA 19013,
(610) 499-4098