Professional Officer Course
2- and 4-Year Programs
The final two years of the four-year program comprise the Professional Officer Course (POC). It consists of four three-credit Air and Space Studies courses, a non-credit leadership laboratory each semester, and PT twice weekly. POC cadets earn a $350/juniors and $400/seniors-per-month, tax-free subsistence allowance during the academic year and incur a military obligation after contracted. To be accepted into the POC, students must pass a physical examination and an AP officer qualification test, a physical fitness test, and meet certain academic standards. Cadets must complete field training is normally administered the summer before POC entry. In addition, all POC cadets must complete a course in mathematical reasoning prior to being commissioned.
Recommended Course Sequence
| Fifth Semester |
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Sixth Semester |
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| AS 301 |
Air Force
Leadership Studies I |
3 |
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AS 302 |
Air Force
Leadership Studies II |
3 |
| AS 303 |
Leadership Laboratory |
0 |
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AS 304 |
Leadership Laboratory |
0 |
| |
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3 |
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3 |
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| Seventh Semester |
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Eighth Semester |
| AS 401 |
National Security Affairs: |
3 |
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AS 402 |
National Security Affairs: |
3 |
| |
Prep for Active Duty I |
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Prep for Active Duty II |
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| AS 403 |
Leadership Laboratory |
0 |
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AS 404 |
Leadership Laboratory |
0 |
| |
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3 |
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3 |
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