Naval Science

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Chairman: CAPT David Latta, USN

The Department of Naval Science offers an elective program to commission young men and women as officers in the United States Navy or Marine Corps upon graduation.  The program includes academic courses, physical training, and leadership development.  There are two categories of students: (1) scholarship and (2) College Program.

Scholarship students receive up to four years of full tuition benefits plus a monthly stipend.  Typically, incoming students apply for the Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship during their senior year of high school, however two- and three-year scholarships are available to current Rensselaer students who join the NROTC College Program and meet minimum standards for scholarship application.

The Rensselaer NROTC program maintains cross-town student participation partnerships with Union College and Russell Sage College.

All Rensselaer students may enroll in Naval Science courses; participation in the NROTC program is not a prerequisite.

For more information or to apply, please visit: www.netc.navy.mil/nstc/nrotc/

Course Descriptions

For course descriptions see the Course Descriptions section of this catalog under the designation USAF, USAR, USNA.

Faculty*

Clinical Professor: Captain D. Latta, U.S. Navy
Clinical Associate Professor: Major M. Wisotzkey, U.S. Marine Corps
Clinical Assistant Professors: Lieutenants M. Kersey, K. Bonet Lugo, & Z. McLain, U.S. Navy
Assistant Marine Officer Instructor: Gunnery Sergeant K. Earl, U.S. Marine Corps

*Departmental faculty listings are accurate as of the date generated for inclusion in this catalog. For the most up-to-date listing of faculty positions, including end-of-year promotions, please refer to the Faculty Roster section of this catalog.

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