USMC Frederick C. Branch (FCB) - Tuskegee University NROTC

Description

The Frederick C. Branch Leadership Scholarship is named in honor of the first African-American Marine Corps Officer who was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant on 10 November 1945. This is a subset of the NROTC scholarship. It is available at 17 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).

Requirements

Be a U. S. Citizen.
Be 17 years of age by 1 September of the first year of college and younger than 27 on 31 December of the year in which college graduation and commissioning are anticipated.
Be a high school graduate or possess an equivalent certificate.
Be physically qualified and be within height-weight standards.
Personally exemplify and display the following:
Character-Morally qualified and no record of military or civil offenses.
A score of 74 on the Armed Forces Qualification Test (AFQT), a composite score of 22 on the American College Test (ACT) or a combined score of 1000 in Math and Evidence-Based Reading on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).
Meet admission requirements of an NROTC-affiliated college or university of choice.

Curriculum

Benefits

Responsibilities

Some basic responsibilities of Midshipmen are as follows:

Maintain military standards both in and out of uniform
Participate in unit events
Ensure that you are attending and passing classes
Maintain your physical fitness to preform to Navy or Marine Corps standards
Develop your level of professionalism