Summer Training Opportunities

Leader's Training Course (Up to 7 Credit Hours)

A paid, five week Army internship in a field environment at Fort Knox, Kentucky. This is an opportunity to develop basic leadership skills while experiencing life on a major Army installation. In addition, students have the opportunity to compete for hundreds of available scholarships. Students must have at least 54 credit hours completed and two years of additional studies to attend. Completion of the Leader's Training Course satisfies all basic course requirements and allows progression into the advanced course.

MS 302 Advanced Leadership Practicum
(Leader Development and Assessment Course) (6 Credit Hours)

A paid, five week practical training exercise in a field training environment at Fort Lewis, Washington to develop, demonstrate, and evaluate leadership capabilities. Required for all students during the summer between their junior and senior year prior to commissioning as officers. MS 303 Special Topics: Leadership Assessment Program 3 credit hours designed to examine more advanced use of US Army leadership assessment techniques and procedures to further develop student leadership skills.

MS 305 Battle Analysis (1 credit hour)

Students learn the "Staff Ride" methodology and develop critical thinking, briefing and writing skills used in a formal analysis of a military battle.

Professional Development Experiences (0 credit hours)

Students have the opportunity to attend Army schools and training such as:

• Airborne - Parachuting from aircraft
• Air Assault - rappelling from helicopters
• Northern Warfare - cold weather operations
• Mountain Warfare - mountaineering skills
• Cadet Troop Leader Training - temporary assignment as a junior leader in an Army unit
• Nurse Summer Training Program- Students are provided the opportunity to gain valuable clinical experience and refine leadership, clinical, and administrative nursing skills alongside an Army Nurse Corps officer. This course is clinically focused and based on the preceptor model of teaching. Counts as a Clinical Elective (NU 445).
• Army Intern Program - working on the Department of the Army staff at the Pentagon