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TSU & Non-TSU Students
How do I join Detachment 790 of AFROTC?
Students do not have to attend TSU to become a cadet at Detachment 790. See the list of schools and registration information below. Call 615-963-5931 to find out more about how you become an officer in the world's greatest Air Force and Space Force!
NOTE: AFROTC requires 3 years to complete. You must maintain full-time student status (12 credit hours undergraduate or 9 credit hours graduate) during those 3 years. The only exception which a student may drop below full-time status in their final semester prior to graduation. AFROTC courses count toward the credit hour requirement. Freshman and Sophomore lectures are 1 credit hour per semester. Junior and Senior lectures are 3 credit hours per semester. Lab is 1 credit hour for all students each semester.
I am a TSU Student:Tennessee State University students interested in Air Force ROTC should sign up for the program during registration like a normal class. The following are the initial classes required for TSU FRESHMAN joining the program Fall 2024: 1. AERO 1020-01 (CRN: 83479) (lecture) Offered on Tuesdays, 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m. 2. AERO 1021-01 (CRN: 83485) (lab) Offered one time a week Tuesday 2:00p.m.-4:00p.m. * PT will also be a portion of AERO 1021 and will occur Tuesdays from 4:00p.m.-5:00p.m. and Thursday from 6:00a.m.-7:00a.m. The following are the initial classes required for TSU SOPHOMORES joining the program Fall 2024: 1. AERO 1020-01 (CRN: 83479) (lecture) Offered on Tuesdays, 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m. 2. AERO 2020-01 (CRN: 83486) (lecture) Offered on Tuesdays, 12:30p.m.-1:30p.m. 3. AERO 2021-01 (CRN: 83487) (lab) Offered one time a week Tuesday 2:00p.m.-4:00p.m. * PT will also be a portion of AERO 2021 and will occur Tuesdays from 4:00p.m.-5:00p.m. and Thursday from 6:00a.m.-7:00a.m. TSU's Registration Information Page Note: To become a student at TSU, visit the TSU Admissions page. Following your submission of your application or registration for AFROTC classes for current students, email the following information to AFROTC@tnstate.edu:
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I am NOT a TSU Student:You DO NOT have to be a student at Tennessee State University to become a cadet at Detachment 790. If you are a student or are going to be a student at one of the schools listed below, you can also be a cadet through Detachment 790: The following schools are Det 790 cross-town schools:
All Cross-town student applications and TSU fee should be submitted and paid online. Please complete the TSU application form here: Submit and pay for your application with TSU Admissions. Crosstown cadets will register for the TSU as Transient Student. Following your submission of your application, email the following information to AFROTC@tnstate.edu:
We will require this information to change you in the system as a AFROTC cadet for TSU. The following are the initial classes required for Crosstown FRESHMAN joining the program Fall 2024: 1. AERO 1020-02 (CRN: 83495) (lecture) Offered on Tuesdays, 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m. 2. AERO 1021-02 (CRN: 83496) (lab) Offered one time a week Tuesday 2:00p.m.-4:00p.m. * PT will also be a portion of AERO 1021 and will occur Tuesdays from 4:00p.m.-5:00p.m. and Thursday from 6:00a.m.-7:00a.m. The following are the initial classes required for Crosstown SOPHOMORES joining the program Fall 2024: 1. AERO 1020-02 (CRN: 83495) (lecture) Offered on Tuesdays, 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m. 2. AERO 2020-02 (CRN: 83497) (lecture) Offered on Tuesdays, 12:30p.m.-1:30p.m. 3. AERO 2021-02 (CRN: 83498) (lab) Offered one time a week Tuesday 2:00p.m.-4:00p.m. * PT will also be a portion of AERO 2021 and will occur Tuesdays from 4:00p.m.-5:00p.m. and Thursday from 6:00a.m.-7:00a.m. |
TSU & Non-TSU Students:
The deadline to apply for the AFROTC program in the fall semester is August 1st.
New Student Orientation for Fall 2024 is on Friday, 23 August 2024 from 1200-1600 (12:00PM - 4:00PM Central Time). If you have extenuating circumstances that make you unable to attend, please let us know in advance so that we discuss a way forward. Parents/Guardians may attend if desired.
Our address is 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd Nashville, TN 37209. We reside in Kean Hall, which is the building with the airplane on stilts in front of it. The surrounding parking lots require a permit to park but there is street parking available on 32nd and 31st Ave. You will walk under the airplane, thru the doors, up one flight of stairs, and the detachment will be on your immediate left.
The order of events for the day will flow as follows:
1200: Welcome / Cadre introductions
1215: Q&A with new cadets and parents
1240: Contracting HSSP Scholarship Recipients
1250: Collect and finalize paperwork
1300: Parents/Guardians dismissed
1400: Training lead by upperclassmen cadets
1600: Dismissal
We ask that all cadets wear physical training attire (black shorts (no spandex/biker shorts), a gray T-shirt, and running shoes) for this event.
After you have signed up for the required classes please prepare the below documents and bring them to the AFROTC Orientation Day:
Original Birth Certificate
Original Social Security Card
High school or college transcripts (not both)
Copy of ACT and/or SAT scores
Driver's License
Pre-Participatory Sports Physical
If you attempt to register and are unable to or if you have any questions with registering, please contact us
prior
to the start of the semester at
(615) 963-5931
or
AFROTC@tnstate.edu
.
The first day of AFROTC class and training requirements will be on Tuesday, 27 August 2024.
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