Mailing Address: 110 South 1452 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84112
Office Hours: 0700-1700
Website: https://nrotc.utah.edu/
Phone: 801-581-6723
E-mail: nrotc@navsci.utah.edu
Department Chair and Professor of Naval Science: CAPT Daniel A. Nowicki, USN
Undergraduate Advisor: LT Isaac Melendez, LT Andrew Masters, GySgt Adam Escalante
Contact for Prospective Students: NROTC, nrotc@navsci.utah.edu, 801-581-6723
NOTE: All Naval Science classes are open to all University of Utah students, regardless of any affiliation or non-affiliation with the NROTC Program.
Mission Statement
To develop midshipmen and officer candidates mentally, morally and physically, and to instill in them the highest ideals of Honor, Courage, Commitment. To commission college graduates as Naval Officers who possess a professional background, are motivated toward careers in the Naval Service, and have a potential for future development in mind and character in order to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship, and government.
Overview
A military program created to educate young men and women while preparing them for military service in the Department of the Navy as commissioned officers. Selected applicants are awarded NROTC scholarships through a highly competitive national selection process. The recipient will be a commissioned Navy or Marine Corps officer upon graduation and is obligated to a minimum of 5 years active duty in the U.S. Navy or 4 years active duty in the Marine Corps. The scholarship recipient will receive full tuition and other financial benefits including books, class fees and $250 per month subsistence for their freshman year (increases $50 each year thereafter) at the University of Utah. NROTC scholarships do not pay for room and board.
Types of Degrees
Minor
Undergraduate Programs
Eligibility
Be a U.S. citizen.
Be 17 years old by September 1 of the first year of college and younger than 23 years old on December 31 of the year. Must not have reached their 27th birthday by December 31st in the year in which you are eligible for graduation and commissioned status. An age waiver may be granted for prior active military service. See your local NROTC coordinator for details.
Be a high school graduate or possess equivalency certificate by August 1 of the same year that entrance into the four-year NROTC Program is anticipated.
Be physically qualified by Navy or Marine Corps standards.
Have no moral obligations or personal convictions that will prevent conscientious bearing of arms and supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign or domestic.
Apply for and gain admission to NROTC colleges. (Admission to an NROTC institution is not required during the selection process.) However, notification of admission must be received before the scholarship can be activated.
Achieve qualifying scores on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or the American College Test (ACT).
Four-Year Scholarships
Recipients of the National Four-Year scholarship receive full tuition, textbook allowance, a monthly stipend, and a commissioning upon graduation. For more information visit, www.nrotc.navy.mil
Two- or Three-Year Scholarships
Similar to the four-year scholarship, but only provided for a length of two or three years. The benefits are the same as the four year scholarship.
College Program
Applicants must already be attending or enrolled at the University. The applicant will receive uniforms and books for the Naval Science program, and compete for scholarships to earn a commissioning upon graduation. If selected for "advanced standing" the recipient will receive a stipend for a maximum of 20 months. For more information visit www.nrotc.utah.edu
LDS Mission Leave Policy
Approval must be obtained from the Commander of Naval Service Training Command (NSTC), students may be granted a 24-month leave of absence to serve an LDS mission.
Summer Training
NROTC Scholarship students are required to participate in a three-week Naval Student Indoctrination (NSI). Attendance and successful completion of NSI is required as part of the scholarship activation. During the school's summer break, Scholarship students are required to participate in three summer training cruises, which vary in length and location. College Programmers, who have received a scholarship, are required to participate in one summer training period at the end of their junior year.
Additional Information
Financial Aid/Support Information
Please visit our website for more information www.nrotc.utah.edu
Facilities, Centers, or Labs
Please visit our website for more information www.nrotc.utah.edu
Professional/Career Opportunities
Please visit this link on our website for more information: https://nrotc.utah.edu/current-students/warfare-communities.php