May 08, 2024  
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Military Leadership


Student Union Room 321E
North Campus
Buffalo, NY 14221

716-888-3239

Enrollment Officer (for program/scholarship information)
rotc@buffalo.edu

Lieutenant Colonel Chad Gosney
Professor of Military Science
chadgosn@buffalo.edu

Military Leadership Overview

The goal of the Military Science (MLS) Program is to train confident and competent leaders of character for commissioning as officers in the US Army, Army Reserve, or Army National Guard. Every student taking MLS will learn organizational, leadership and managerial skills that will prepare them to lead. This program is open to students of all majors, no previous military experience required.

The traditional MLS program is four years: a two-year Basic Course, for which no military obligation is incurred, and a two-year Advanced Course, plus a US Military History Course (3 credits). Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) classes are three credit college electives you can take for up to two years with no military obligation. Instructors develop their students’ physical, mental and critical thinking skills through team building and collective hands-on problem solving case studies. A number of popular and challenging extra-curricular activities are available for students who take these courses.

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