VFMC ROTC ECP Online Application

The application process for the incoming freshman class has closed. 

You can apply for a Fall 2026 start beginning on July 1, 2025.

For questions regarding ROTC ECP, please contact Karen Fluck, the Senior ROTC Recruiting Operations Officer at: kfluck@vfmac.edu or 610-989-1445.

ECP Eligibility Requirements:

In order to be eligible for the program, prospective cadets must:

• Have a cumulative high school grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale (2.0 for non-scholarship)

• Pass a Department of Defense medical exam

• Be at least 17 years of age

• Submit SAT and/or ACT scores & high school transcript

• Complete specific military training prior to entering the ECP at Valley Forge. (Most cadets attend the four-week Basic Camp at Fort Knox, Kentucky during the summer before they arrive at Valley Forge.) Soldiers who have completed Basic Combat Training are pre-qualified and may not need to attend Basic Camp.

• Be a U.S. citizen of good moral character.

In order to be eligible for commissioning, cadets must maintain a 2.0 term and cumulative GPA and graduate with an associate’s degree, must pass all MSL courses with a term and cumulative MSL GPA of 2.0, must complete Advanced Camp, must pass the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT)/height and weight, and the Combat Water Survival Test (CWST), and must pass an American military history course.