JROTC Skillbridge Certificate
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The Skillbridge program is an opportunity for active duty service members seeking careers as Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) instructors to obtain mandatory state licensure and national-level certifications while pursuing continuing education. The program is uniquely designed to meet the needs of active duty (or recently separated) service members and customized to conform to unique state-by-state requirements. This program is an excellent benefit to senior enlisted and military officers preparing to retire from active duty and enter the rewarding world of High School JROTC.
- Admissions
- Note: Students should apply as a Non-Degree Seeking Graduate student (including a Letter of Intent declaring their interest to pursue the JROTC Skillbridge Certificate) and contact Kristin Hernandez (krhernandez@fhsu.edu) immediately.
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Required Courses (all states except Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, & Virginia)
| Course Number & Name | Credit Hours |
| AEP 800 Innovative Technology Integration | 3 |
| AEP 823 Secondary Methods* | 3 |
| AEP 824 Learning and the Brain* | 3 |
| AEP 826 The Good Teacher* | 3 |
| AEP 859 Curriculum Planning & Evaluation | 3 |
| AEP 880 Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 |
*RTG courses
Required Courses (Kentucky)
| Course Number & Name | Credit Hours |
| AEP 670G Contemporary American Education | 3 |
| AEP 821 Educational Psychology* | 3 |
| AEP 824 Learning and the Brain* | 3 |
| AEP 825 Thinking Maps* | 3 |
| AEP 855 Educational Leadership | 3 |
| AEP 880 Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 |
*RTG courses
Required Courses (Missouri)
| Course Number & Name | Credit Hours |
| AEP 670G Contemporary American Education | 3 |
| AEP 823 Secondary Methods* | 3 |
| AEP 824 Learning and the Brain* | 3 |
| AEP 826 The Good Teacher* | 3 |
| AEP 859 Curriculum Planning & Evaluation | 3 |
| SPED 802 Theories of Exceptionalities | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 |
*RTG courses
Required Courses (North Carolina)
| Course Number & Name | Credit Hours |
| AEP 800 Innovative Technology Integration | 3 |
| AEP 803 Educational Research | 3 |
| AEP 821 Educational Psychology* | 3 |
| AEP 822 Classroom Management* | 3 |
| AEP 823 Secondary Methods* | 3 |
| AEP 855 Educational Leadership | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 |
*RTG courses
Required Courses (Virginia)
| Course Number & Name | Credit Hours |
| TEEL 231 Human Growth and Development** | 3 |
| AEP 803 Educational Research | 3 |
| AEP 822 Classroom Management* | 3 |
| AEP 823 Secondary Methods* | 3 |
| AEP 824 Learning and the Brain* | 3 |
| AEP 855 Educational Leadership | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 |
*RTG courses
**Undergraduate course
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Phone: 785-628-4283
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