Join Forces with Concordia University
Serving your country doesn't mean giving up on your goal of completing your bachelor's degree or earning your master's degree. At Concordia University, our programs offer the flexibility and convenience you need to advance your career, even when military service makes your schedule unpredictable.
- Non-traditional Concordia students enrolled as cadets at the University of Minnesota will receive an additional $500 per semester for each semester they are enrolled in an undergraduate degree completion program.
- Accelerated - complete your degree in 15-24 months
- Attend class one night a week
- Flexible - even when your schedule is not
- Air University-Associate-to-Baccalaureate Cooperative Program
- Delivery methods: online, accelerated, blended or face to face
Financial assistance 15% "Gift oF Military service" tuition discount
(offer valid July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2010)
*Offer valid for new students starting accelerated programs on or after July 1, 2008.
Please contact your Concordia military relations liaison Paul Ives at ives@csp.edu or 651-641-8836 for more information.
Veterans
Beginning this fall, eligible veterans of the U.S. armed forces receiving full Chapter 33 benefits can earn a graduate or undergraduate degree tuition-free from Concordia University, St Paul. Housing and other fees still apply, however.
Please contact your Concordia military relations liaison Paul Ives at ives@csp.edu or 651-641-8836 for more information.
Maximize Military Credits: Transfer to Concordia
You can transfer up to 32 military credits to apply toward your bachelor's degree at Concordia. These credits can have been earned in the technical, physical education, math, natural science, oral communication or elective categories. Additional credits can be earned through CLEP, DANTES, civilian work experience portfolio or transferred from other institutions. Obtain a copy of your Military AARTS/SMARTS credits at militaryguides.acenet.edu.
Army ROTC
Introducing the Concordia University-St. Paul ROTC Partnership
- Traditional Concordia University students on an ROTC scholarship will receive a free room and board allowance.
ROTC stands for Reserve Officer Training Corps. It is a program that teaches leadership and military skills which complement and enhance all academic majors. It prepares college students for leadership responsibilities in the United States Army as a commissioned officer.
Students from all academic majors take ROTC courses on the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus. Students from nearby campuses throughout the Twin Cities metro area participate in Army ROTC as part of the Gopher Battalion. Our cadets are also involved in various student programs and clubs such as student government, volunteer groups, religious groups, intramural and varsity sports.
Being a cadet in Army ROTC is challenging, rewarding, and fun. Cadets have to manage the demands of early morning physical training, ROTC classes and fieldexercises, college course work, and extra-curricular activities. Those that meet these challenges will be rewarded with enhanced skills and experience that will serve them well throughout their life. Camaraderie is another bonus. Under and upper classmen work together side by side and accomplish more as a team than they could ever do as individuals. Joining ROTC is like joining a big family. Over the course of a cadet?s career in ROTC he/she will build life long relationships with the other cadets they meet in our program.
You will become a stronger person and a leader which will help you be successful both during and after college. You'll develop the confidence and self-discipline needed to achieve success in your college studies. You'll acquire leadership skills and credentials which will be sought by employers when you graduate. And you'll earn opportunities to serve your country as an officer, full-time on active duty or part-time with the National Guard or Army Reserve as you pursue a civilian career.
Joining Army ROTC is as easy as registering for a freshman class. Students who enter their sophomore year may double up on the basic classes or take four weeks of summer training (with pay) to catch up and enter the advanced course. Veterans and students serving in the Army Reserve or Army National Guard may qualify for advanced placement in the program. University of Minnesota students can register for AROTC courses through One Stop. Non-University of Minnesota students can register for the AROTC courses through the College of Continuing Education at the University of Minnesota.
Introductory courses involve NO obligation as a freshman or sophomore and allow you to experience officer training and opporunities with no military commitment. Once you accept a scholarship or enter the advanced course, you make a commitment to serve as an officer in the active Army, Army Reserve, or Army National Gaurd.
Freshman Year
- Fall Semester
- Mil 1101 (1 Credit) Leadership and Personal Development
- Mil 1103 (1 Credit) Leadership Lab
- Mil 103 (0 Credits) Leadership Lab for Non U of M
- Spring Semester
- Mil 1102 (1 Credit) Leadership in Changing Environments
- Mil 1104 (1 Credit) Leadership Lab
- Mil 104 (0 Credits) Lead Lab for Non U of M
Sophomore Year
- Fall Semester
- Mil 1201 (2 Credits) Innovation Team Leadership
- Mil 1203 (1 Credit) Leadership Lab
- Mil 203 (0 Credits) Lead Lab for Non U of M
- Spring Semester
- Mil 1202 (2 Credits) Foundations of Tactical Leadership
- Mil 1204 (1 Credit) Leadership Lab
- Mil 204 (0 Credits) Lead Lab for Non U of M
The monthly leadership labs provide an opportunity for cadets to get hands on experience in military leadership, tactical training, and basic soldiering skills such as land navigation.
By the time they graduate all students must take an approved U.S. military history class (typically 3 credits).
Between a cadet's junior and senior year they will attend a 5 week Leadership Development Assessment Course during the summer to be evaluated on their leadership skills learned while in ROTC.
