ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE DEGREE

The Associate in Science degree with a major in Technology (Manufacturing, CADD, Management, and CISCO) will allow the student to meet the general education requirements, the degree preconditions, and utilize the opportunities to exercise work experience or prior education that may contribute to this degree option.

The program allows students to participate in a two-year program to meet the needs of industry while preserving the option of earning a baccalaureate degree in the future. It permits industry to meet its educational and training requirements when a four-year degree is not warranted. The student must complete a minimum of 62 credit-hours of work and must adhere to all policies established by the university. Flexibility is provided through counseling and the review of prior experience which may be substituted for formal college credit.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE

The Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Technology offers four emphasis areas: Technical Studies, Technology Management, CADD, Computer System and Manufacturing - Industrial Technology. Each program will be tailored to meet the needs of the career specifications designated by the student. The Technical Studies option is designed to permit the student to tailor a program in accordance with his/her specific interests for which a traditional baccalaureate degree is not attainable. Students who have successfully completed some of the degree requirements in an occupational environment may continue their education under this educational umbrella.

The Technology Management option is designed to prepare a student to apply theories, perceptions, and principles established in the humanities and social and behavioral sciences, as well as sound business practices in a technology-oriented environment. Graduates with this emphasis will serve as liaison between manufacturing or industrial production and the administrators of a company. Consequently, a sound understanding of the basic principles of business, personnel management, and management techniques will be mandatory.

The Manufacturing-Industrial Technology option is focused to develop and train qualified personnel capable of directing the production, distribution, and management of products and services. The student, upon completion of the program, will have the ability to apply the principles of mathematical and physical sciences as related to technology, in the manufacturing industrial setting.

Computer Aided Drafting and Design Computer System Prior Learning Assessment is a program that enables students to earn college credit for learning acquired outside of the traditional college classroom. Seminars are provided to assist students in the development of prior learning portfolios. Upon completion of the assessment process, up to 25 percent of the degree requirements may be awarded using TECH 3721-9, Technical Career Subjects and/or TECH 1891-9, Occupational Studies Credit.

Students who are graduates of two-year occupational programs may be considered as candidates to enroll in the Bachelor of Science-Technology degree program. The Bachelor of Science Technology degree is not accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.

PLAN SHEETS FOR EACH CONCENTRATION AREA (in .pdf format)

Technology:

- Associate Degree

- BS-Industrial

- BS-Management

- BS-Studies

- AS-General Education

- BS-General Education