Board of Regents
Contact: Kathryn Hoge Leftwich
Office: 321 Old Main
Phone: (304) 442-3757
Fax: (304) 442-3775
E-mail: kleftwich@wvutech.edu

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Regents Bachelor of Arts Program

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 F's 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.

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 emphasis include the following:

  • Creative arts (course work may be selected from English, Art, Music, Drama, Languages)
  • 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.
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