Transfer Students

UW Army ROTC offers transfer students a chance to join the Cowboy Battalion as a lateral entry Cadet.  You can join UW Army ROTC as late as spring semester of your junior year or even at the beginning of a graduate degree program.  You will be added to a Cadet class based on your academic alignment.  Below are the requirements to join ROTC as a lateral entry Cadet.

• Be a U.S. Citizen
• Have at least a 3.2 Community College cumulative GPA
• Be medically cleared for military service
• Be in compliance with the Army’s height/weight requirements
• Pass an Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT)
• Attend Basic Camp (28 day training) at Fort Knox, KY (Prior service applicants are not required to attend Basic Camp).

If you are currently a Community College student thinking about attending UW, check out the 2 plus 2 program.