The NROTC Program was established to educate and train qualified young men and women for service as commissioned officers in the unrestricted line Naval Reserve or Marine Corps Reserve. As the largest single source of Navy and Marine Corps officers, the NROTC Program plays an important role in preparing mature young men and women for leadership and management positions in an increasingly technical Navy and Marine Corps. The NROTC Unit at Northwestern University is one of the six original units founded in 1926. We have a long history of graduating commissioned officers with strong, well-rounded academic backgrounds from one of the nation's most prestigious universities. These graduates have gone on to have exciting and rewarding careers in both the military and the civilian sector.
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Scholarship Options
The Navy NROTC Scholarship Program awards two- and four-year scholarships through a highly competitive national selection process and includes full tuition, books, fees and other financial benefits at Northwestern University. As a scholarship midshipmen you incur no obligation to the Navy until your sophomore year. Upon graduation, midshipmen are commissioned as officers in the unrestricted line Naval Reserve. Students selected for the NROTC Scholarship Program must apply for admission to or already be enrolled at Northwestern University and take the normal course load required by the university for degree completion. Further, scholarship midshipmen are required to follow additional academic guidelines.
7 Naval Science Courses 1 yr Calculus, 1 yr Physics Minimum of 5 yrs Active
Commissioned Service
Navy NROTC College Program
Applicants who have either missed the NROTC Scholarship deadline, or were not selected for the NROTC Scholarship can still join the NROTC program at Northwestern University. As a College Program midshipman you will be a fully integrated part of the battalion and will incur no obligation to Navy until your Junior year. Additionally, while in the program you will have several opportunities to apply for various NROTC scholarships, including the full 4-year scholarship. Historically, most Northwestern College Programmers successfully receive a four year scholarship after joining the battalion.
7 Naval Science Courses 1 yr Mathematics, 1 yr Science Minimum of 3 yrs Active
Commissioned Service
NROTC Marine Option
The purpose of the Marine Option Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program is to educate and train highly qualified young men and women for careers as commissioned officers in the United States Marine Corps. Like Navy option scholarship midshipmen, you incur no obligation to the Marine Corps until your sophomore year. Upon graduation from Northwestern University and successful completion of required courses and training, a Midshipman is appointed a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps Reserve.
5 Naval Science Courses Minimum of 4 yrs Active
Commissioned Service
NROTC Nurse Option
The NROTC Nurse Option program is available to students interested in pursuing a Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing (BSN). Upon graduation from Loyola University of Chicago, students will be commissioned as reserve Ensigns in the United States Navy Nurse Corps.
CORTRAMID is conducted at shore training sites on the East and West Coasts of the U.S.
The training is intended to familiarize midshipmen with the missions, tasks, and equipment of the various warfare areas: Surface, Submarine, Aviation, and Marine Corps. Learn more!
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