Bachelor of Regents, B.A.

Tech is a participating institution in the state-wide Regents Bachelor of Arts degree program. The program is designed for adults who wish to complete their college studies. It offers an opportunity to gain credits for work and life experience, and it permits students to tailor their academic courses of study to meet their individual needs.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

TOTAL CREDITS:	128 hours
UPPER DIVISION COURSES:	40 hours
GENERAL EDUCATION (no major field may be chosen):	36 hours, including:
Communications:	6
Humanities:	6
Natural Sciences:	6
Social Sciences:	6
Mathematics or Computer Applications 3
GRADE POINT AVERAGE:	2.0

RULE OF FAILING GRADES: All Fs received four years or more prior to admission to the program are disregarded. Students who have received a second academic suspension however, are not eligible, except by special petition to the Committee on Classification and Grades.

RESIDENCE: 24 hours earned in one or more West Virginia's state-supported colleges or universities, including community colleges. At least 3 graded hours must be completed at WVU Tech.

GRADES AND GRADING: Same as other programs.

ADMISSION

Admission and retention requirements are the same as for other degree programs except that students are not eligible for admission until at least four years after graduation from high school.

Students may not be enrolled simultaneously in the Regents degree program and another college degree program, and they are ineligible if they have already earned a bachelor's degree. All passing grades from other accredited colleges, plus passing grades on CLEP and other college level tests, will be accepted.

COLLEGE EQUIVALENT CREDIT

If they wish, students may prepare a work-and-life-experience portfolio which will be evaluated by qualified faculty members for college-equivalent credits. The college-equivalent credits are used in the Regents program to complete degree requirements. A fee of $300 will be charged regardless of the credits awarded. The same fee will be required each time students request subsequent evaluations.

AREAS OF EMPHASIS

WVU Tech encourages the adult student in the Regents B.A. program to complete a focused area of education. An area of emphasis is constituted by completing 15 graded hours of related upper-division classroom work. Available emphases include the following:

• Creative Arts (course work may be selected from English, Art, Music, drama, languages)
• Health Care Services (from Human Services, Management Information Systems)
• Cultural Studies (from Sociology, History, Psychology, English, Art)
• Sciences (from Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry)
• Social Sciences (from Economics, History, Sociology, Political Science)
• Labor Studies (from Economics, History, Sociology, Political Science)
• Government (from Economics, History, Sociology, Political Science)
• Business (from Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing, Information Systems)
• Information Studies (from Information Systems, Management , English, Speech)

Other conditions apply, particularly concerning transfer credit. Students are encouraged to propose course work for an area of emphasis. Acceptance of courses is determined by the Regents Coordinator, upon consultation with appropriate department chairs. The approved area of emphasis is acknowledged on the student's transcript at graduation.

Program Learning Outcomes

Consistent with what society expects of all adult workers and good citizens, the Regents graduate will be able to demonstrate a general education in communications, the humanities, the sciences, the social sciences, and mathematics/computer applications.

The Regents graduate will be able to demonstrate a focused knowledge of one or more academic areas of his or her own choosing.

TUITION AND FEES

There is no fee for admission into the program. For courses of study, students pay the same tuition as candidates in other degree programs.

A SECOND DEGREE

Students who receive a Regents baccalaureate degree may qualify for a second baccalaureate degree after one academic year. College equivalency credit received for life and work experience is applicable to no degree other than the Regents Bachelor of Arts.

For information, contact:
Regents B.A. Coordinator
WVU Institute of Technology
Montgomery, WV 25136
(304) 442-3018