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for California State University, Fresno.
You are in the official 2008-2009 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
COURSES
Aerospace Studies (ASP)
ASP 1A, 1B. The Foundations of the United States Air Force (1-1)
Corequisite: ASP 3 Leadership Laboratory (one unit) if student desires an
Air Force Commission. The Air Force in the contemporary world. Focuses on
the organizational structure and missions of Air Force organizations; officership
and professionalism; and includes an introduction to communication skills.
ASP 2A, 2B. The Evolution of USAF Air and Space Power (1, 1)
Corequisite: ASP 3 LLAB if requiring a USAF Commission. Examines 100-year
development of air/space power from its origin to its application in modern-day
warfare. Emphasizes the evolution and employment of air/space power capabilities,
functions, and doctrine. Assesses communication skills. Uses USAF Core Values
for insight into operations.
ASP 3. Leadership Laboratory (1; max total 6)
Open to students who are members of the Reserve Officer Training Corps or
are eligible to pursue a commission as determined by the professor of aerospace
studies. Course must be taken each semester of the General Military Course
(GMC). A study of Air Force customs and courtesies, issuing military commands,
instructing, directing and evaluating the preceding skills, studying the
environ ment of an Air Force officer and learning about areas of opportunity
available to commissioned officers. CR/NC grading only.
ASP 5. Drill and Ceremony Fundamentals (1; max total 8)
The elements of military drill, individual and group precision movements,
development of command voice; technical, stylistic and aesthetic aspects
of creative drill maneuvers; encompasses both rehearsal and public performance.
ASP 25. Air Force ROTC Field Training (3)
Taken during summer preceding entry in-to POC. Six-week field training provides
leadership and officership training in a military environment which demands
conformity to high physical and moral standards. Within this structured
environment cadets are screened for officer potential as measured against
field training standards. Motivation and professional development is achieved
through various programs such as flight orientation, marksmanship and survival
training. The Air Force provides meals, housing, pay, and travel to and
from base.
ASP 103C. Air Force ROTC Field Training (3)
For those completed GMC and prior-service cadets. Four weeks of training
taken during the summer preceding entry into POC. Field training provides
leadership and officership training in a military environment which demands
conformity to high physical and moral standards. Within this structured
environment cadets are screened for officer potential as measured against
field training standards. Motivation and professional development is achieved
through various programs such as flight orientation, marksmanship and survival
training. The Air Force provides meals, housing, pay, and travel to and
from base.
ASP 104A, 104B. Air Force Leadership Studies (3-3)
Corequisite: ASP 113 Leadership Laboratory (one unit) if student desires
an Air Force ROTC Commission. A study of leadership and management fundamentals,
leadership responsibilities, ethics, and communicative skills required of
an Air Force junior officer. Case studies are used to examine Air Force
leadership and management situations as a means of demonstrating and exercising
practical application of the concepts being studied.
ASP 105A, 105B. National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty
(3-3; max total 6)
ASP 105B is not open to students with credit in ASP 105BW. Corequisite:
ASP 113 Leadership Laboratory (one unit) if student desires an Air Force
Commission. (Students who have completed ASP 104A-B and ASP 105AW-BW will
be deemed to have fulfilled the upper-division writing requirement.) An
examination of the needs for national security; an analysis of the evolution
of the American defense strategy and policy; aerospace doctrine; overview
of alliances and regional security, arms control, and terrorism. Special
topics of interest focus on the military as a profession, officership, and
the military justice system, and current issues affecting military professionalism.
Within this structure, continued emphasis is given to developing communication
skills.
ASP 105AW/BW. National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty (3)
Not open to students with credit in ASP 105A/B. Prerequisite: satisfactory
completion (C or better) of the ENGL 5B and 10 graduation requirement. Corequisite:
ASP 113 (one unit) if student desires an Air Force Commission. An examination
of the needs for national security; an analysis of the evolution of the
American defense strategy and policy; aerospace doctrine; overview of alliances
and regional security, arms control, and terrorism. Special topics of interest
focus on the military as a profession, officership, and the military justice
system, and current issues affecting military professionalism. Within this
structure, continued emphasis is given to developing communication skills.
Meets the upper-division writing skills requirement for graduation. (See
note below.)
ASP 113. Leadership Laboratory (1; max total 6)
Prerequisite: ASP 25 or equivalent military training. Must be taken each
semester of the Professional Officer Course (POC). Activities classified
as advanced leadership experiences. They involve the planning and controlling
of the military activities of the cadet corps, the preparation and presentation
of briefings and other oral and written communications, and the providing
of interviews, guidance, and information which will increase the understanding,
motivation, and performance of other cadets. CR/NC grading only.
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Note: to meet the California State University, Fresno upper-division
writing requirement, students must complete four semesters of aerospace
studies curriculum consisting of ASP 104A/B and ASP 105A/B. In addition,
during one semester, the 105A/B course must have the writing requirement
(i.e. it must be 105AW or 105BW).
Aerospace Studies Degrees