How to complete an AFROTC IMT 48 Planned Academic Program

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How to complete anAFROTC IMT 48Planned Academic
Program

• Guide for Cadre and Cadets

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Why complete a Form 48?

• The Form 48 reflects a tentative schedule of all
  courses (including summer terms, PNA, extended
  status, co-op, field training, and terms abroad)
  to be taken from the time of enlistment until
  commissioning.
• Det personnel must ensure each cadets academic
  program is realistic.
• Once the academic plan is established, all
  cadets must have their academic plan reevaluated
  and recertified by their academic advisor every
  Fall term.
• The academic plan must be completed before an
  applicant may compete for an allocation or
  scholarship.

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Why complete a Form 48?

• College Scholarship Program (CSP) winners from
  the 4-year scholarship board, including 3-year
  guaranteed winners, may complete it as soon as
  practical after the start of the academic year,
  but not later than the end of the AS 100 fall
  term.
• Ensure cadets AFROTC specifies a minimum of 12
  hours for undergraduate courses and 9 hours for
  graduate level courses, including AFROTC courses.
• Ensure cadets do not exceed 1 academic year in
  completed status. A Period of Non-attendance
  is not authorized in lieu of completed status.

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How to complete a Form 48

• Prepare the AFROTC IMT 48 in pencil--signatures
  must be in blue or black ink.
• Minors and double majors CANNOT be reflected on
  the academic plan if doing such will impose on
  satisfying program objectives (receiving a
  baccalaureate degree). Cadets are authorized to
  pursue a double major or obtain a minor only upon
  receiving an academic plan signed by an academic
  advisor establishing a valid date of commission
  for ONE major.
• Adding additional hours must not place the cadet
  at risk of taking too many hours a term or
  require unnecessary terms in extended status or,
  change the already established commissioning date.

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How to complete a Form 48

• Ensure the determined date of commissioning
  (DOC) and date of graduation (DOG) are realistic
  many technical majors take 4 ½ to 5 years to
  complete. A cadet in an academic program that is
  traditionally 4 1/2 or 5 years in length should
  have a DOG and DOC reflecting that reality.
• Block 6. LEAVE BLANK UNTIL JUST PRIOR TO
  COMMISSIONING AND SIGN WHEN ALL PROGRAM
  REQUIREMENTS TO GRADUATE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.
  Cadet must sign and date certifying all degree
  requirements have been successfully completed and
  graduation will occur as stated in Block 5.

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Smith, Who A.
Enter the cadets name here. Example
SMITH, WHO A.
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Kent State University, Det 630
Smith, Who A.
Enter the name of the school from which the cadet
will earn their degree from and our detachments
designation. Example 1 Kent State
University, DET 630 Example 2 University of
Akron/DET 630
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Mechanical Engineering
Kent State University, Det 630
Smith, Who A.
Enter academic major here. If dual major, enter
the major listed on the AF IMT 1056.
Example 1 Criminal Justice Example 2
Aeronautical and Mechanical Engineering
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Mechanical Engineering
Kent State University, Det 630
Smith, Who A.
BS ME
June 2010
Enter the specific degree cadet will earn (e.g.
B.A. in Applied Science, B.S. in
Mathematics, etc.) and the month and year
projected for award of the degree.
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Mechanical Engineering
Kent State University, Det 630
Smith, Who A.
BS ME
June 2010
Who A. Smith
Cadet must sign in this block prior to submitting
Form 48 to detachment personnel. Block 5 is the
ONLY place the cadet will sign prior to
submitting Form 48.
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Mechanical Engineering
Kent State University, Det 630
Smith, Who A.
BS ME
June 2010
Who A. Smith
SPRING
2006
Begin with the CURRENT academic term, unless
otherwise directed.
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Mechanical Engineering
Kent State University, Det 630
Smith, Who A.
BS ME
June 2010
Who A. Smith
SPRING
2006
ENGR 30
STATICS
3
CALCULUS I
3
MATH 30
5
CHEMISTRY I
CHEM 1A
INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATIONS
3
COMMS 1
AERO 001A
FOUNDATIONS OF THE USAF, Part I
1
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Indicate all courses planned for each academic
term until graduation or completion of the AFROTC
program (whichever is later). Provide course
numbers and course titles as indicated in
schools course catalog. If cadet does not know
exactly which course(s) to take, include as much
information as possible. Additionally, provide
the number of credit hours awarded for each
course as indicated in the course catalog and
total them at the bottom of the block.
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Mechanical Engineering
Kent State University, Det 630
Smith, Who A.
BS ME
June 2010
Who A. Smith
SPRING
2006
2006
FALL
Ensure the cadet does not attempt more than 18
units in a single term. If the cadet exceeds 18
units, try to have the cadet better balance the
load between terms.
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Mechanical Engineering
Kent State University, Det 630
Smith, Who A.
BS ME
June 2010
Who A. Smith
SPRING
2006
2006
FALL
ENGR 30
STATICS
3
Engr 4
Computer Graphics
3
5
CHEMISTRY I
CHEM 1A
5
CHEMISTRY II
CHEM 1B
INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATIONS
3
COMMS 1
History of Western Civilization
3
Hist 001
AERO 001A
FOUNDATIONS OF THE USAF, Part I
1
1
AERO 001B
FOUNDATIONS OF THE USAF, Part II
All Aerospace Studies courses must be included
for each academic term. AS 100 and AS 200 courses
are 1 credit hour while AS 300 and AS 400 courses
are 3 credit hours. The only exception is for
cadets attending UAAS 100 and AS 200 are worth
1.5 units while AS 300 and AS 400 are worth 4.5
units.
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Mechanical Engineering
Kent State University, Det 630
Smith, Who A.
BS ME
June 2010
Who A. Smith
SPRING
2006
2006
FALL
The Form 48 will be reviewed, signed, and dated
by an AFROTC APAS or PAS and then the cadet will
have a department academic advisor or university
counselor sign and date Block 4.
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Mechanical Engineering
Kent State University, Det 630
Smith, Who A.
BS ME
June 2010
Who A. Smith
SPRING
2006
2006
FALL
Meet with the cadet at the end of each term and
see how they did. If the cadet successfully
completed all courses (use transcript or
grade report), update the credit hours completed
column. If there were no failures or dropped
courses leave the Deviations column blank.
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Mechanical Engineering
Kent State University, Det 630
Smith, Who A.
BS ME
June 2010
Who A. Smith
SPRING
2006
2006
FALL
Great first semester! Remember to balance your
Academic load and AFROTC. As a scholarship cadet
you must maintain a 2.50 term and cumulative GPA
throughout your college career to retain your
scholarship. Cadet Smith, keep up the great work!
Add any academic advice or comments in this
block.
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Mechanical Engineering
Kent State University, Det 630
Smith, Who A.
BS ME
June 2010
Who A. Smith
SPRING
2006
2006
FALL
Great first semester! Remember to balance your
Academic load and AFROTC. As a scholarship cadet
you must maintain a 2.50 term and cumulative GPA
throughout your college career to retain your
scholarship. Cadet Smith, keep up the great work!
Cadet and officer sign current term.
Who A. Smith
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Mechanical Engineering
Kent State University, Det 630
Smith, Who A.
BS ME
June 2010
Who A. Smith
SPRING
2006
2006
FALL
Annual re-evaluation of academic plan. All cadets
must have their academic plan reevaluated and
recertified by their academic advisor every Fall
term.
Who A. Smith
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Mechanical Engineering
Kent State University, Det 630
Smith, Who A.
BS ME
June 2010
Who A. Smith
SPRING
2006
2006
FALL
SIGN WHEN ALL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS TO
GRADUATE HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. Cadet must sign and
date certifying all degree requirements have been
successfully completed and graduation will occur
as stated in Block 5.
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Maintenance,Re-evaluation, andRe-accomplishment

• Retain the academic plan as a permanent record.
• Corrections and revisions are acceptable. Make
  course changes by adding the new course in pen or
  pencil and lining out or erasing the changed
  course.
• Maintain only the current (complete) academic
  plan in the cadets record.
• All other existing copies may be destroyed upon
  approval of change.
• When requesting a new major through HQ
  AFROTC/RRFP, DO NOT discard the old IMT 48 until
  the new major has been approved.

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Re-evaluation of Academic Plan

• Once an academic plan is established at a
  minimum, all cadets must have their academic plan
  reevaluated and recertified by their academic
  advisor every subsequent Fall term.
• During fall reevaluations, the academic advisor
  will review entire academic plan to ensure cadet
  is still on schedule to receive a degree and to
  graduate as indicated on the academic plan or,
  make any necessary changes.
• Upon reevaluating the academic plan, the
  academic advisor will sign/date in the Remarks
  section of the academic plan in the appropriate
  fall term the review is conducted.

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Re-accomplishment

• A cadet is required to re-accomplish the entire
  academic plan only when the cadet changes
  academic major, changes institutions, or requires
  a DOG and DOC change to a new fiscal year.
• To re-accomplish an academic plan, begin with
  the current term and then complete each
  additional term to graduation.