College Program – Marine Corps

To be competitive for the 2- or 3-year NROTC scholarship, you must complete a Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and have a competitive score. You should aim for as high of a PFT score as possible, and maintain at least a GPA of 3.0. You can find the PFT standards and scoring here. For a workout plan to help you prepare for the PFT, click here.

If you are interested in obtaining a scholarship as a Marine option and becoming a Marine, contact the Marine Option College Program officer at [email protected].

The below documents you will be required to complete upon being accepted into the college program.

Important Documents (These can also be found in your NSC packet):

NSC NROTC Information Packet

NROTC Student Information Sheet

Direct Deposit

Medical History

Commutations Form

College Programmer Application

Voluntary Waiver for Release of Student Information

Contact Information

Capt Chapman: [email protected]

Capt Smith: [email protected]

Sending Documents Online

As an alternative to sending the documents back through the mail, you may send them back to the NROTC via filex through Texas A&M. Filex allows you to securely transfer your files. If you opt to do this, follow the following steps:

  1. Scan all of your documents into a single .pdf file.
  2. Go to: https://filex.tamu.edu/ and click “Get Started with Filex.”
  3. Login to Texas A&M Central Authentication Service with your NetID/Email Address and Password.
  4. Click “Start Sending with Filex.”
  5. Title the folder “NROTC Documents” and then click “Next.”
  6. Click “Browse” and select the file you would like to attach.
  7. Select “Encrypt this file” and make sure the options of “Allow recipients to decrypt when decoding” and “Send me an email with the code for decrypting the file” are checked, then click “Next.”
  8. Write down the File Access Code
  9. When all files have been uploaded, click “Continue.”
  10. Enter the recipient’s email address: [email protected]
  11. Choose the permission “can download.”
  12. Select “Complete.”
  13. Forward all File Access Codes to: dts@navy.tamu.edu