Applicants selected from students already attending or accepted by colleges with NROTC programs
Pays for uniforms and instructional fees for naval science courses
College Program students selected for "advanced standing" receive a stipend for maximum of 20 months. Advance standing is only available starting the junior year of college. Stipend per academic month is $350 junior year and $400 senior year.
Students will complete naval science and other university courses, a few specific university courses, and attend one summer training session
Normally at sea for Navy midshipmen
Normally at Quantico, VA for Marine Corps midshipmen
When accepted, two-year applicants will attend six-and-a-half week Naval Science Institute program in Newport, RI during summer between sophomore and junior years
On graduation, two- and four-year College Program midshipmen may be commissioned ensigns in the Naval Service or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps