Educational Opportunities and Scholarship Program
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
The Army Nurse Corps encourages its nurses to improve their skills and enhance their professional experience through a variety of educational programs, including fully-funded post-graduate opportunities, continuing education and specialty courses.
Post-graduate fields include:
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Healthcare Administrator
- Nurse Anesthetist
- Family Nurse Practitioner
- Informatics
- Nurse Midwife
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
In addition to the regular ROTC scholarship, if you receive an Army ROTC Nurse Scholarship you will receive the following extra benefits:
- NCLEX-RN review course fee paid
- NCLEX-RN exam fee paid
- Guaranteed nurse position upon graduation
- Malpractice insurance paid
- Immunizations paid
- Nursing supplies paid
- Uniforms paid
Specialty Courses
The Army offers six specialty areas of study to nurse officers:
- Critical Care**
- Perioperative**
- Emergency Medicine
- OB/GYN**
- Community Health
- Psych/Mental Health**
These courses are 16 weeks in length and are conducted in a combination of classroom and clinical settings. Army Nurses must have a minimum of one year clinical experience prior to attending one of these schools.
All scholarship nurse cadets will automatically be eligible to apply for specialty training within the first 6-12 months on active duty and guaranteed a seat in one of the four specialty courses.
**The double starred items fall under the Army ROTC Course Guarantee Seat Assignment Program.