HIGH SCHOOL MILITARY SCIENCE COURSE CODES

GRADES 9-12

High school (grades 9-12) courses in Military Science require 120 contact hours per credit.

Course Code / Course Name / Recommended Grade Levels / Description / High School Credit Options* / License/credential Required**
15043 / Aerospace / 9-12 / Aerospace courses explore the connection between meteorology, astronomy, and flight across and around the earth as well as into outer space. In addition to principles of meteorology (e.g., atmosphere, pressures, winds and jet streams) and astronomical concepts (e.g., solar system, stars, and interplanetary bodies), course topics typically include the history of aviation, principles of aeronautical decision-making, airplane systems, aerodynamics, and flight theory. / ½ or 1
Max credit = 2 / License Code:
15044-Military Science
¨  5-12
OR
13035-Earth Science
¨  5-12 or 9-12
15044 / Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps I (JROTC) / 9-12 / Introduction to Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) courses introduce students to the purposes and objectives of the Reserve Officer Training Corps program, which seeks to educate high school students in citizenship, promote community service, and instill responsibility. As part of that introduction, course topics typically include a brief history of the military branches in the United States and the basics of military drill, ceremony, and rank structure. / ½ or 1
Max credit = 4 / License Code:
15044-Military Science
¨  5-12

* High school curricular requirements are spelled out in NDCC 15.1-21-02. Maximum credit refers to the maximum units of credit a student may earn for a course over four years of high school. (Example: Band - a student may be enrolled in band all four years of high school -- earning a possible total of four units of credit.)

** Please refer to the second page of the teacher’s North Dakota Educator’s Professional license to verify which subject areas a teacher is qualified to teach. Licenses and endorsements are obtained on a teaching license from the Education Standards and Practices Board (ESPB).

Credentials are obtained from the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and are issued to individuals holding a current teaching license.

N.D. Department of Public Instruction 1 PK-12 Course Codes and Descriptions 7/1/2017