Below is a list of pre-approved courses for each area of study. The NROTC Officer in Charge has authority to approve courses not listed (except for the Physics and Calculus requirements); submit a course approval request for a course that is not listed on the pre-approved list.
- Regional Studies:
- History 101C: The Foundations of Modern Terrorism
- History 101G: Introduction to Islamic Civilization
- History 102G: Introduction to Islamic Civilization
- History 110A: Religion in China
- History 115A: History of Africa
- History 115B: History of Modern Africa
- History 115C: Introduction to African Studies
- History 131B: Representing the Middle East
- History 139B: Modern South Asia
- History 152: The Modern Middle East
- History 159D: Afghanistan: Warriors and Nation Building
- History 163G: Themes in Chinese Culture and History
- History 172B: China and the West
- History 188A: Genocide in the Twentieth Century
- History 193: Introduction to the Civilizations of Southern Asia
- Religion 45: Religions of Asia
- Religion 114: T'ai Chi and Chinese Thought
- Religion 152B: Islam Mysticism: Perso-IND/East
- Religion 89: Islam, Human Rights, Terrorism
- American Military History/National Security Policy:
- History 111B: The Era of the American Revolution
- History 111E: The Civil War and Reconstruction: The United State, 1850-1880
- History 113A: The 1960's: History and Public Policy
- History 118B: Warfare in the Twentieth Century
- History 118C: History of the World Wars
- History 118E: The Meaning of Vietnam
- History 118F: Western Warfare since 1789
- History 167A /Public Policy 169A: United States Foreign Policy I: From World War II to Vietnam War
- History 167B /Public Policy 169B: United States Foreign Policy II: From Vietnam War to the Present
- Public Policy 117: Media and National Security
- Political Science 106: International Security
- Political Science 120/120S: International Conflict and Violence
- Political Science 142/142S: War and Peace
- Political Science 144: Force and Statecraft
- Political Science 157/157D: Foreign Policy of the United States
- Political Science 201S: Problems in International Security
- Political Science 216S: American Power and Grand Strategy in the New Century: Unilateralism versus Multilateralism
- Political Science 220S: Problems in International Politics
- Political Science 221S: Theories of International Relations
- Political Science 238S: Courts, Wars, Legacies of Wars
- Political Science 242S: The United States and Western Europe
- Political Science 256S: Theory and Practice of National Security
- Political Science 259S: American Civil-Military Relations
- Calculus:
- Sequential combination of Math 31/32
- Sequential combination of Math 25/26 and 32
- Math 41
- Physics:
- Sequential combination of Physics 41/42
- Sequential combination of Physics 53/54
- Sequential combination of Physics 61/62
- English:
- Writing 20
- Any course that carries the Curriculum 2000 code of 'W'
- AP credit (normally ENG 20 or 29)
- Important notes on Advanced Placement (AP) and transfer credits:
- To fulfill a Navy-specified requirement with an AP course, the AP credits must appear on the student's transcript. Students who have received credit for both semesters of calculus or physics must complete one additional college course in that area. Specifically, students who have validated Math 31 and 32 should take Math 103. Students who have validated Physics 53/54 or 61/62 should take a physics or engineering course that requires calculus as a prerequisite. These courses will be approved on a case by case basis by the Officer in Charge.
- The below guidance for calculus and physics transfer credits applies to students completing physics during the summer prior to their senior year or calculus during the summer prior to their junior year.
- Students must complete calculus by the end of the second year of naval science, and complete physics by the end of the third year of naval science. This guidance allows students to take courses during the summer immediately after these years and retain benefits. Students not completing this requirement or failing to schedule these courses to ensure timely completion may be placed on academic Leave of Absence pending completion.
- Students intending to take calculus or physics over the summer must obtain written confirmation from the Math or Physics Department that transfer credits will be accepted. A copy of this confirmation letter must be submitted to your Officer Advisor prior to the end of the spring semester.
- Ensure official transcripts of these classes are forwarded to Duke as soon as the course is complete. Fax or email a copy of your transcript to your Officer Advisor.
- Calculus and Physics may only be taken at Duke or at another University with an NROTC program. In that case, the Calculus and Physics courses must be on the approved NROTC list.
- To fulfill the NROTC requirement, you must have the course post to your transcript as a qualifying Duke course. In the case of Physics, this requires you to pass the validation exam. With transfer credits, 888 level courses are the lower level courses. 999 are the higher level courses. Calculus and Physics must transfer as approved Duke courses or credit will not be given. Under no circumstances will "Physics 888" or "Math 888" count towards the calculus or physics requirement; this requirement cannot be waived.
- The course must transfer to your Duke transcript within one month of fall classes resuming. Failure to have the course transfer within this timeframe will result in a Performance Review Board and possible scholarship suspension.