AFOQT Description

What is the AFOQT?

The Air Force Officer Qualifying Test(AFOQT) is a timed SAT/ACT-like aptitude test, which lasts approximately 4.5 hours.  This test is designed to help select candidates for officer commissioning and officer training programs.

There are five AFOQT composite scores. The knowledge and abilities they measure are described below:

Pilot

This score measures knowledge and abilities considered necessary for successful completion of pilot training. The Pilot composite score measures verbal ability, knowledge of aviation and mechanical systems, ability to determine aircraft attitude from instruments, knowledge of aeronautical concepts, ability to read scales and interpret tables, and certain spatial abilities.

Navigator

This score measures knowledge and abilities considered necessary for successful completion of navigator training. The Navigator composite score measure quantitative aptitudes, spatial visual abilities, and knowledge of general science.

Pilot and Navigator scores are used in the USAF pilot and navigator selection processes that take place approximately 15 months prior to a student's graduation from MSU.

Academic Aptitude

This score measures verbal and quantitative knowledge and abilities. The Academic Aptitude composite combines all subsets used to score the Verbal and Quantitative composites which are described below.

Verbal (English Skills)

This score measures various types of verbal knowledge and abilities. The Verbal composite score measures ability to reason and recognize relationships among words, ability to read and understand paragraphs on diverse topics, and ability to understand synonyms.  Minimum passing score is 15.

Quantitative (Math Skills)

This score measures various types of quantitative knowledge and abilities. The Quantitative composite score shares subsets with the Navigator-Technical composite. It measures ability to understand and reason with arithmetic relationships, interpret data from graphs and charts, and use mathematical terms, formulas, and relationships.  Minimum passing score is 10.

The AFOQT is offered at no cost and incurs no obligation. Interested students--perhaps those who want to know if they have what it takes to be an officer, or those who may want to gauge their chances to be selected for USAF pilot training--should contact the Military Aerospace Studies Department (AFROTC) at 994-4022. With a few simple questions, we can determine your eligibility to take the AFOQT. We will also inform you of the next scheduled test date. Please feel free to contact us.

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