AS- III Syllabus

Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC)

AS-200 Course Syllabus

Aerospace Science II- The Science of Flight, A Gateway to Horizons:

Communications, Awareness and Leadership

Academic Year 2018-2019

Instructors: SMSgt Andrew Hooker

Aerospace Science Instructor

  • Textbook: Leadership Education II, Communication, Awareness, and Leadership/ The Science of Flight, A Gateway to New Horizons;


  • Course Descriptions: Instruction covers communicating effectively, understanding groups and teams, preparing for leadership, solving conflicts and problems, and personal development. A science course designed to acquaint the student with the aerospace environment, the human requirements of flight, principles of aircraft flight, and principles of navigation.


  • Chapters Covered:


    • Aerospace Science

      • Chapter 3: Lessons1-2, Chapter 4: Lessons 1-5

    • Leadership Education

      • Chapter 4: Lesson 1-3, Chapter 6: Lesson 1-3 Chapter 7 Lessons 1-3

  • Uniform Days:

    • Monday or Tuesday


  • Grades:


Grades for this course shall be based upon the following:


  • Assessments = 50% (Tests, Quizzes, Uniform Inspections, proper wear of the uniform, program attitude, class participation, group interaction and participation during physical fitness training days essays, projects, presentations, journals)


  • Class work = 40% (Leadership Lab, Military bearing, attendance, military courtesies, program attitude, class participation, group interaction and participation during physical fitness training days)


  • Home work = 10% (Assignments given for completion outside of class for practice or preparation for instruction, i.e., written assignments, portfolios)


  • Late Assignments


  • Work that is turned in late (without an extension being granted) will receive an 10% reduction in grade for the first day it is late and a 10% reduction for everyday thereafter to a minimum grade of a 50% for work turned in within 1 week of the due date.



  • Health & Wellness

    • Wednesday are Physical Training (PT) days

    • 50% of this day’s grade is wearing the issued PT uniform


  • Grading Policy:


Regular class attendance, good conduct, punctuality and class preparation are important elements of this class. Our grading policy is as follows:


90 - 100 = A

80 - 89 = B

70 - 79 = C

60 - 69 = D

59 and below = E


  • Student is afforded ONE opportunity to improve a score on an assessment. Homework and classwork are not eligible for reassessment. (Per 5121.3) Reteaching/reassessment may occur during class or outside class time.

  • Once the graded assessment is returned, the student has

up to 5 school days to request reteaching and reassessment by contacting the teacher directly or email


  • Returning Student Work

    • All student work will be graded and returned to students within 10 school days, with the exception of large assessments such as tests or projects. Students will be provided with a timeline if an assignment will take longer than ten days to grade.

    • Students can retrieve their assignments from_CMSgt McCullum___

    • Late work will be graded within two weeks, and not immediately upon submission.

  • Good Faith Efforts

    • Teachers shall assign a minimum grade of 50% to assignments or assessments for which the student completed the entire assignment and made a good faith effort. Good faith effort is evidenced by the student displaying Administrative Procedure 5121.3 3 Prince George’s County Public Schools persistence, striving for accuracy, time on task, and/or trying an alternative method to solve a problem (which may not be accurate). It is also a display of thinking as a student works to sort through ideas, apply context or figure out how to solve problems. If a student does no work on an assignment, the teacher shall assign a grade of zero.


E: Mail: Andrew.hooker@pgcps.org Appoint’s: Call 301-636-8000 ext 8-1043