Air Force Reserve Officer Training (ROTC) Program

The Air Force Reserve Officer Training (ROTC) program prepares men and women of character, commitment and courage to assume leadership positions as commissioned officers in the active duty United States Air Force. Upon completion of the curriculum, students will have a thorough understanding of the core values, leadership, teamwork and other requirements to ban an effective officer in the world's greatest Air Force. For more information on the Air Force Science program, contact the Air Force Science Department at the University of Houston by calling 713-743-4932 or online at www.uh.edu/afrotc.

All courses and physical training sessions take place at the University of Houston. Flight orientation occurs at airports in the Houston metro area.

Community College students are required to complete a four-year academic plan detailing the courses they will take to complete a four-year degree and specifying when they will graduate. This will require them to meet with a counselor at one of our four-year cross-town schools listed below. This requirement ensures that two-year students plan on transferring to a four-year school to finish our program.

Course Credit

ROTC classes may be taken for elective credit toward any degree plan at College of the Mainland and will also transfer to any four-year institution that participates in Air Force ROTC. The following Houston four-year schools currently participate in our program:

  • University of Houston-Clear Lake
  • Rice University
  • Texas Southern University
  • The University of St. Thomas
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • Houston Baptist University

Freshman and sophomore level classes are open to all students. No military obligation is incurred as a result of enrollment in these courses. Junior and senior level courses are more restrictive and do require a military obligation. ROTC scholarship students also incur a military obligation.