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Naval Science (Navy ROTC)
Capt. Marc A. Helgeson, PNS, Department Chair, University of Washington
Objectives
Naval ROTC is offered to Seattle University nursing students through an agreement with the
University of Washington. The objective of Naval ROTC is to educate and train young men
and women to become officers in the United States Navy or Marine Corps. The single largest
source of officers for the Navy and Marine Corps, NROTC provides prospective candidates
a liberal educational background.
General Program Requirements
Classes are taught at the University of Washington in Clark Hall. Classes are open to all
Seattle University students via UW Extensions. It is not necessary to be a member of the
NROTC Unit to take naval science classes.
Commissioning Requirements
Students who successfully complete Naval ROTC and receive a nursing degree from Seattle
University will be offered commissions as officers in the United States Navy Nurse Corps.
Scholarships
Four- and two-year scholarships are offered for nursing program students only. Naval ROTC
scholarships pay for 100 percent of tuition and books, as well as a $200 tax-free
subsistence payment each month. To take advantage of these scholarships, students should
apply directly to NROTC Unit, University of Washington, Box 353840, Seattle, WA 98195-
3840, or call (206)543-0170.
The two-year scholarship covers the final two years of college. When accepted, students
attend the six-week Naval Science Institute at Newport, Rhode Island, during the summer
between their sophomore and junior years to bring them up-to-date on the NROTC
curriculum missed during their freshman and sophomore years. Students interested in two-
year scholarships should contact the NROTC Unit in January of their sophomore year.
College Program
Each year, men and women are accepted for four- and two-year non-scholarship college
programs. For the four-year program, the professor of naval science accepts applications
from qualified students throughout the freshman year. Applications for the two-year
program are accepted from current sophomores in community colleges or four-year
colleges and must be received prior to the beginning of March.
Those students selected for the two-year program attend a six-week course of instruction
at the Naval Science Institute during the summer prior to their junior year. Successful
completion of the NSI instruction qualifies students for enrollment in the advanced course
in the NROTC program. Students in the NROTC college program pay their own college
expenses but receive monthly subsistence pay of $200 during their junior and senior years,
including the intervening summer. The Navy furnishes all uniforms and textbooks used in
naval science courses.
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Naval Science Courses
Offered at the University of Washington
N SCI 111 The Naval Service 3
General introduction to the Navy, its organization, missions, roles, tasks, and operating
methods. The relationship to the other services within the Department of Defense is
emphasized.
N SCI 112 Sea Power Practicum I 2
N SCI 113 Sea Power Practicum II 2
A comprehensive study of the role of sea power in the history of the United States, the
current status of the various elements of the nation’s sea power as they influence the
development and implementation of national security policy, and the economic effects of
the elements of sea power (the Navy, the Merchant Marine, port facilities, fisheries, and
oceanographic capabilities).
N SCI 211 Naval Weapon Systems 3
Concept of naval weapons systems and the systems approach, the techniques of linear
analysis of ballistics and weapons, the dynamics of basic components of weapons control
systems. The tools are provided for understanding the basic principles that are involved in
all modern naval weapon systems.
N SCI 212 Naval Ship Systems I 3
N SCI 213 Naval Ship Systems II 3
Study of the varied ship systems operational in the Navy today, including the principles of
characteristic propulsion systems and auxiliary machinery and the elements of ship
stability and damage control. An introduction to nuclear propulsion, gas turbines, and
auxiliary power systems.
N SCI 311 Navigation 3
The science and practice of maritime coastal navigation, including visual fixing, dead
reckoning, and piloting methods. Computation of tides and currents and nautical rules of
the road.
N SCI 312 Navigation II 3
Theory and practice of celestial navigation and relative motion. The student learns how to
perform the complete day’s work of the ship’s navigator.
N SCI 313 Naval Operations 3
Introduction to naval operations, the employment of naval forces, naval tactics, formula-
tion of operations plans and orders, employment of detection equipment, and meteorology.
N SCI 411 Psychology of Leadership 3
Introduction of the theory and techniques of naval leadership based on those principles of
behavioral science that are pertinent to understanding individual and group behavior of
adults. It introduces students to the management process and the relationship of manage-
ment functions to leadership. Acceptance of a traditional deep sense of moral responsibility
on the part of the aspiring leader is stressed.
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N SCI 412 Naval Organization and Management I 3
N SCI 413 Naval Organization and Management II 3
Study of organization, systems, and techniques employed in the Navy for management of its
human, financial, and material resources. Some of the work relates to the administration
of discipline in the Navy under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Emphasis is placed on
the leadership and management role of the junior officer in the fleet.
Marine Corps Option Courses
Offered at the University of Washington
N SCI 321 Evolution of Warfare I 3
N SCI 322 Evolution of Warfare II 3
N SCI 323 Evolution of Warfare III 3
Introduction to the art of war, the evolution of warfare from the earliest recorded battles
to the present day.
N SCI 421 Amphibious Warfare I 3
N SCI 422 Amphibious Warfare II 3
Provide basic knowledge of evolution of amphibious warfare from premodern era to
present. Strategic and tactical considerations in planning specific operations and amphibi-
ous landings.
N SCI 423 USMC Leadership and 3
Administration of Justice
Concepts, objectives, characteristic qualities, and practical techniques of leadership as
exercised by the Marine Corps officer are studied. Emphasis is placed on the leadership and
management role of the junior officer in the fleet Marine forces.
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