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Credit Hour Requirements for the RBA Degree:

The Regents Bachelor of Arts Degree Program (RBA) is a nontraditional program designed for the adult student. This is a flexible degree which has no major or minor. Students receive assistance in tailoring a program based on individual goals and needs.

NOTE: The RBA requires 15 hours of earned, graded college credits for admission to the program.

TABLE I : Summary of Requirements

CREDITS

REQUIREMENT

128

total credits required for graduation

 36

required General Education Core Courses (see Table II below)

 40

upper division (300-400 level courses) (out of the 128 credits)

 24

Residency: credits taken at one or more higher education public institutions in West Virginia .

TABLE II: Requirements in Detail

General Education Core Courses

Courses to Choose From

Available Online

I. Communications

Credit Hours: 6

English (ENG) 101, 102, or 302 or 201H

ENG 101

Communication Studies (CMM) 103, 104H, 305 or 207

Communications (COM) 111, 112, 221, 231

COM 111, 112, 231

Integrated Science and Technology (IST) 101, 120, 201, 220

IST 163

II. Humanities

Credit Hours: 6

Religious Studies (RST) - any course

RST 206

Classical Studies (CL) - any course

CL 200, 233, 234, 235
 

English (ENG) - any literature course

ENG 313, 323

Modern Languages - any course

SPN 204

Art (ART) - ART 112 or any Art History course

ART112, 407

Music (MUS) 142, 250, or any other Music History courses

Philosophy (PHL) - any courses except 304

PHL 201, 303

Theatre (THE) 112

III. Natural Science

Credit Hours: 6

Biological Sciences (BSC) - any courses

Chemistry (CHM) - any courses

CHM 203, 204

Geology (GLY) - any courses

Geography (GEO) 101, 317, 320, 425, 429, 420

GEO 317

Integrated Science (ISC) - any courses

Physical Science (PS) - any courses

Physics (PHY) - any course

Science (SCI) 101 or above

SCI 101, SCI 257

IV. Social Science

Credit Hours: 6

 

Anthropology (ANT) - any courses

Criminal Justice (CJ) - any courses

CJ 221, 231

Economics (ECN) - any courses, EC 102

ECN 250, EC 102

Geography (GEO) - any courses except those listed above

GEO 100

History (HST) - any courses

HST 102, 103, 230, 231, 333, 342, 414, 440

Political Science (PSC) - any courses

PSC 104

Psychology (PSY) - any courses

PSY 201, 300

Social Science (SS) 210, 215

Sociology (SOC) - any courses

SOC 200

Women's Studies (WS) 101

V. Math/CompSci

Credit Hours: 3

 

Computer Science and Software Development (CSD) - any courses

Mathematics (MTH or MAT) - 110 or above

MAT 115
MTH 121, 123, 130

Information Technology (IT) 101 or above

IT 101, 107

VI. Electives

Credit Hours: 9

Choose from any of above courses.

UPPER DIVISION (300-400 level)

Credit Hours: 40

ART 407
CMM 319
EDF 417
EDF 435
ENG 313, 323
FIN 323, 343
GEO 317
HST 333, 342, 414, 440
IST 430, 446
MGT 320, 420, 424
MIS 310
MKT 340, 371, 435, 437,
PE 380
PHL 303
PLS 320, 402, 450, 451

 

 

 

ADDITIONAL CREDITS

Earn these through regular college courses, correspondence courses, credit by examination, or college equivalent credits for selected work and life experience.

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