“The Navy is preparing our officer corps of the future to meet the dynamic challenges in the next generation of technology and leadership. In structuring our academic programs to meet these challenges, undergraduate academic majors for Navy ROTC Navy option midshipmen are divided into three categories or tiers: Tier 1 – engineering programs of Navy interest, Tier 2 – other engineering, math and science programs, Tier 3 – Foreign language and remaining academic programs. In order to keep pace in this high tech and diverse environment, approximately 85% of Navy Option Navy ROTC scholarships offers will be awarded to students interested in completing a Tier 1 or Tier 2 academic major. The Navy ROTC scholarship provides full tuition and fees at 166 of our nation’s most elite and prestigious colleges and universities.”
* The Marine Corps does not classify their students using the Navy Tier System
* Not all of these majors are offered at NCSU
Tier 1 Academic Majors
Aerospace
Aeronautical
Astronautical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Naval Architecture & Marine/Naval Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Ocean Engineering
Systems Engineering
Tier 2 Academic Majors
Agricultural/Biological Engineering & Bioengineering
Architectural Engineering/Architectural Engineering Technologies
Astrophysics Biochemistry
Biophysics & Molecular Biology
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Biotechnology Cell/Cellular Biology & Anatomical Sciences
Ceramic Sciences & Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Programming
Computer Science/Info. Tech.
Construction Engineering
Electronics & Comm. Engineering
Engineering Mechanics
Engineering
Physics
Engineering Science
General Engineering
General Science
Industrial Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Materials Engineering
Mathematics
Metallurgical Engineering
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
Mining & Mineral Engineering Nuclear & Industrial Radiologic Technology
Oceanography
Petroleum Engineering
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Physics
Physiology, Pathology & Related Sciences
Polymer/Plastics Engineering
Quantitative Economics
Statistics
Textile Sciences & Engineering
Tier 3 Academic Majors
All other academic majors not listed in Tier 1 or Tier 2