Admission Requirements

The military science department at Missouri State accepts and encourages all students interested in pursuing a minor in military science and an officer's commission in the U.S. Army. You initially need to be admitted to Missouri State.

Affiliate school requirements

If you are attending Missouri State through an affiliate school, please contact our department to discuss opportunities to earn a minor.

Declaring your minor

Stop by the Academic Advising and Transfer Center, University Hall 109, to declare or change your minor to military science. For more information, contact the Academic Advising and Transfer Center at 417-836-5258.

In order to qualify for our Advanced Course and earning an officer's commission in the U.S. Army, you must complete four Introduction to Leadership Course (Basic Course) classes and meet departmental criteria.