Join the Air Force ROTC!

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 Spring 2025:

1. AERO 1010-01 (CRN: 10001) (lecture) Offered on Tuesdays, 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m.

2. AERO 1011-01 (CRN: 10002) (lab) Offered one time a week Tuesday 2:00p.m.-4:00p.m.  

* PT will also be a portion of AERO 1011 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 Spring 2025:

1. AERO 1010-01 (CRN: 10001) (lecture) Offered on Tuesdays, 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m.

2. AERO 2010-01 (CRN: 10003) (lecture) Offered on Tuesdays, 12:30p.m.-1:30p.m.

3. AERO 2011-01 (CRN: 10004) (lab) Offered one time a week Tuesday 2:00p.m.-4:00p.m.  

* PT will also be a portion of AERO 2011 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:

  • Full name
  • Phone number
  • University you will be attending
  • Grade level 
  • Semester you plan to attend the program
  • Date TSU registration was completed (Incoming students only)

 

 

 

 

 

Austin Peay

Belmont

Columbia State CC

Lipscomb

Fisk   

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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:
Austin Peay State University (APSU)
Belmont University (BU)
Columbia State Community College (CSCC)
David Lipscomb University (DLU)
Fisk University (FU)
Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU)
Nashville State Community College (NSCC)
Tennessee Technological University (TTU)
Vanderbilt University (VU)
Volunteer State Community College (VSCC)

HOW TO APPLY:  

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:

  • Full name
  • University you will be attending
  • Grade level 
  • Semester you plan to attend the program
  • Date TSU registration was completed

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 Spring 2025:

1. AERO 1010-02 (CRN: 10011) (lecture) Offered on Tuesdays, 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m.

2. AERO 1011-02 (CRN: 10012) (lab) Offered one time a week Tuesday 2:00p.m.-4:00p.m.  

* PT will also be a portion of AERO 1011 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 Spring 2025:

1. AERO 1010-02 (CRN: 10011) (lecture) Offered on Tuesdays, 11:00a.m.-12:00p.m.

2. AERO 2010-02 (CRN: 10013) (lecture) Offered on Tuesdays, 12:30p.m.-1:30p.m.

3. AERO 2011-02 (CRN: 10014) (lab) Offered one time a week Tuesday 2:00p.m.-4:00p.m.  

* PT will also be a portion of AERO 2011 and will occur Tuesdays from 4:00p.m.-5:00p.m. and Thursday from 6:00a.m.-7:00a.m.

TSU & Non-TSU Students:

If you have any enrollment or registration issues/holds with spring AFROTC classes you MUST send an email to AFROTC@tnstate.edu with a description of your specific issue.

For anyone new to AFROTC this semester , you must complete Sickle Cell Training by accessing this link: Sickle Cell Training.  You are required to watch ALL short videos regarding this topic on that website.  Please fill out the google form at the following link to receive credit for completion: https://forms.gle/tNgJC31sFsQv2kj48.  Your requirement for completion is no later than 20 January 2025 . 

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, 21 January 2025.  







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