Military Science (Minor)
The Department of Military Science (MS) offers a minor in Military Science to any undergraduate degree student interested in learning about military skills and careers. Students will develop the mental, moral, and physical skills needed to make them capable of being stronger leaders. The desire to assume the highest responsibilities of command, citizenship, and government will be instilled.听
Veterans
The department encourages all Veterans earning an undergraduate degree to also earn a Military Science minor.听 Most Veterans are able to transfer credits toward the minor based on their military service.听 To learn more, information is available through
Admissions
To be admitted to the program, a student must have a GPA of at least 2.0. Application for admission to any 福利逼站 minor program is now available via MyPack Portal. Admission will be based upon the student鈥檚 academic record, and in most cases no longer requires departmental review. More information on how to .
Certification
The Military Science minor advisor will certify the minor prior to graduation (see the contact information below). The minor must be completed no later than the semester in which the student expects to graduate from his or her degree program. Certification should be completed no later than during the registration period for the student鈥檚 final semester at NC State.
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Plan Requirements
- Complete 15 credit hours from the list below.
- A grade of 鈥淐鈥� or better must be achieved in all courses taken.
- A minimum of 6 hours must be taken at the 300 or 400 level.听
- A 3-hour military history is required for the minor.
Military Science - ROTC Cadets
ROTC Cadets must be taken for a letter grade for all MS 300-level and MS 400-level courses shown below, and 3 credit hours of military history course. Military history options are shown in the last course list on this page.听听
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MS听101 | Introduction to Leadership and Values I | 1 |
| MS听102 | Basic Military Leadership | 1 |
| MS听201 | Intermediate Leadership Theory I | 2 |
| MS听202 | Intermediate Leadership Theory II | 2 |
| MS听301 | Military Leadership and Training Management | 3 |
| MS听302 | Applied Leadership in Small Unit Operations | 3 |
| MS听401 | Advanced Military Science - Leadership and Systems Management | 3 |
| MS听402 | Advanced Military Science - Military Justice, Ethics and Professionalism | 3 |
Military Science Minor听- Veterans and Civilian Students
Veterans are encouraged to visit to receive transfer credits for some of the minor course requirements.听 Veteran and Civilian students must complete all of the classes below (or earn transfer credit), and earn credit for 3 credit hours of military history. Military history options are shown in the last course list on this page.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MS听101 | Introduction to Leadership and Values I | 1 |
| MS听102 | Basic Military Leadership | 1 |
| MS听201 | Intermediate Leadership Theory I | 2 |
| MS听202 | Intermediate Leadership Theory II | 2 |
| MS听295 | Special Topics in Military Leadership | 3 |
| MS听495 | Special Topics in Military Science | 3 |
Military History Elective Requirement
Students earning the Military Science Minor must complete one 3 credit hour course from the list below.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HI听335 | The World at War | 3 |
| HI听337 | Spy vs. Spy: Cold War Intelligence History | 3 |
| HI听350 | American Military History | 3 |
| HI听351 | U.S. Naval History | 3 |
| HI听443 | U.S. Constitutional History to 1883 | 3 |
| HI听543 | U.S. Constitutional History to 1883 | 3 |
| HI听446 | Topics in Civil War and Reconstruction | 3 |
| HI听546 | Topics in Civil War and Reconstruction | 3 |
| HI听451 | The Vietnam War | 3 |
| HI听551 | The Vietnam War | 3 |
| HI听453 | United States-Latin American Relations Since 1823 | 3 |
| HI听454 | History of U.S. Foreign Relations, 1900-Present | 3 |