{"id":78,"date":"2013-11-20T09:12:08","date_gmt":"2013-11-20T14:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/?page_id=78"},"modified":"2025-07-25T15:01:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T20:01:29","slug":"west-virginias-remote-online-collaborative-knowledge-system-wvrocks","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/west-virginias-remote-online-collaborative-knowledge-system-wvrocks\/","title":{"rendered":"West Virginia&#8217;s Remote Online Collaborative Knowledge System (WVROCKS)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"w-full xl:container mx-auto px-6\"><h2>What is WVROCKS and how can it help me?<\/h2>\n<p>WVROCKS is an acronym for West Virginia\u2019s Remote Online Collaborative Knowledge System\u2014a statewide portal designed to facilitate the completion of the Regents Bachelor of Arts degree for all students enrolled in the program at any state institution of higher learning. All courses are taught by faculty employed at one of WV\u2019s colleges or universities. Because participating colleges and universities will cross list the courses in their schedules, you will receive credit toward the completion of your degree no matter which state institution hosts the course!<\/p>\n<h2>WVROCKS has AAA benefits:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Accelerated courses: eight week courses instead of sixteen<\/li>\n<li>Accessible courses: WVROCKS delivers education directly to your computer, twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week\u2014at home or at work\u2014any place where internet access is available.<\/li>\n<li>Affordable courses: $250.00 per credit hour (Please check with your campus regarding financial aid.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How do I register for classes on WVROCKS?<\/h2>\n<p>All registration occurs on your home campus. All approved WVROCKS classes are included in your campus\u2019s schedule of classes. You should consult with the RBA coordinator on your campus for course selection information.<\/p>\n<h2>WVROCKS Schedule of Courses<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mubert.marshall.edu\/scheduleofcourses.php?term=202601&amp;subject=%&amp;showschedule=U&amp;campuses=|H|&amp;termparts=|1|2|3|\">Fall 2025 Full schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mubert.marshall.edu\/scheduleofcourses.php?term=202601&amp;subject=%25&amp;showschedule=U&amp;campuses=|H|&amp;termparts=|2|\">Fall 2025 first 8 weeks<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mubert.marshall.edu\/scheduleofcourses.php?term=202601&amp;subject=%25&amp;showschedule=U&amp;campuses=|H|&amp;termparts=|2|\">Fall 2025 second 8 weeks<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>How will I know how to access my WVROCKS class?<\/h2>\n<p>Once your home campus sends your registration information to the portal, you will receive an email in your campus email account from the portal staff with login information. Make sure you can access your campus email so you don\u2019t miss important information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For additional information, visit the WVROCKS website at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wvrocks.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.wvrocks.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Campus RBA Contact Information:<\/strong> Andrew Gooding, Smith Hall 223, 304-696-6400, <a href=\"mailto:gooding@marshall.edu\">gooding@marshall.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<div id=\"marshall-university-regents-bachelor-of-arts-block-bg\" class=\"herdpress-block wp-block-herdpress-billboard  wp-block-herdpress-billboard--classic has-black-background-color has-background\">\n\t\t\t<div data-uidotsh-pick=\"Billboard layout\" class=\"contents\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-uidotsh-option=\"Split Panel (current)\" class=\"contents\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap flex-row-reverse\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full relative min-h-96 md:w-1\/2 z-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/files\/AreasofEmphasis.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/files\/AreasofEmphasis-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/files\/AreasofEmphasis-300x300.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/files\/AreasofEmphasis-150x150.jpg 150w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Drone image of the Marshall University campus at sunset\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-cover\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"absolute top-6 bottom-6 left-6 right-6 lg:top-8 lg:bottom-8 md:left-8 md:right-8 border border-green rounded-lg pointer-events-none\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"md:w-1\/2 w-full flex flex-col justify-center px-6 pb-6 pt-6 lg:py-16\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"max-w-lg mx-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2  class=\"block__heading\">Marshall University Regents Bachelor of Arts<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col lg:flex-row lg:items-center leading-none gap-4 lg:gap-0 mt-6 arrow-divider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n    \n\n<a\n\thref=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/\"\n\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\tclass=\"right-arrow arrow--white \"\n\t\t\t>\n\t<span class=\"arrow-text\"><span class=\"arrow-nowrap\">R.B.A.<span class=\"arrow-wrapper\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-uidotsh-option=\"Grid Split\" class=\"contents\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid grid-cols-1 lg:grid-cols-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative min-h-80 lg:min-h-[32rem] lg:order-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/files\/AreasofEmphasis.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/files\/AreasofEmphasis-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/files\/AreasofEmphasis-300x300.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/files\/AreasofEmphasis-150x150.jpg 150w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 50vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Drone image of the Marshall University campus at sunset\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-cover\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"lg:order-2 border-t-4 lg:border-t-0 lg:border-l-4 border-green px-8 lg:px-14 py-10 lg:py-20 flex flex-col justify-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2  class=\"block__heading text-2xl lg:text-4xl tracking-tight\">Marshall University Regents Bachelor of Arts<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col lg:flex-row lg:items-center leading-none gap-4 lg:gap-0 mt-6 arrow-divider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n    \n\n<a\n\thref=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/\"\n\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\tclass=\"right-arrow arrow--white \"\n\t\t\t>\n\t<span class=\"arrow-text\"><span class=\"arrow-nowrap\">R.B.A.<span class=\"arrow-wrapper\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-uidotsh-option=\"Contained Image\" class=\"contents\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"px-6 py-10 lg:py-16 xl:container mx-auto flex flex-col lg:flex-row gap-8 lg:gap-14 items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full lg:w-1\/2 shrink-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"overflow-hidden rounded-2xl aspect-[4\/3] outline-1 -outline-offset-1 outline-black\/10 shadow-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/files\/AreasofEmphasis.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/files\/AreasofEmphasis-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/files\/AreasofEmphasis-300x300.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/files\/AreasofEmphasis-150x150.jpg 150w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 50vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Drone image of the Marshall University campus at sunset\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-full h-full object-cover hover:scale-105 transition-transform duration-500\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-10 h-1 bg-green rounded-full mb-5\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2  class=\"block__heading\">Marshall University Regents Bachelor of Arts<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col lg:flex-row lg:items-center leading-none gap-4 lg:gap-0 mt-6 arrow-divider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n    \n\n<a\n\thref=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/\"\n\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\tclass=\"right-arrow arrow--white \"\n\t\t\t>\n\t<span class=\"arrow-text\"><span class=\"arrow-nowrap\">R.B.A.<span class=\"arrow-wrapper\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-uidotsh-option=\"Cinematic Wide\" class=\"contents\" hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap flex-row-reverse min-h-80 lg:min-h-[36rem]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"w-full relative md:w-3\/5 min-h-72 md:min-h-0 overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/files\/AreasofEmphasis.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/files\/AreasofEmphasis-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/files\/AreasofEmphasis-300x300.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/files\/AreasofEmphasis-150x150.jpg 150w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 60vw\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Drone image of the Marshall University campus at sunset\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-cover\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"md:w-2\/5 w-full flex flex-col justify-center px-8 lg:px-12 py-10 lg:py-16 border-r-4 border-green\/50\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2  class=\"block__heading\">Marshall University Regents Bachelor of Arts<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col lg:flex-row lg:items-center leading-none gap-4 lg:gap-0 mt-6 arrow-divider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n    \n\n<a\n\thref=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/\"\n\t\ttarget=\"_self\"\n\tclass=\"right-arrow arrow--white \"\n\t\t\t>\n\t<span class=\"arrow-text\"><span class=\"arrow-nowrap\">R.B.A.<span class=\"arrow-wrapper\"><span class=\"arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is WVROCKS and how can it help me? WVROCKS is an acronym for West Virginia\u2019s Remote Online Collaborative Knowledge System\u2014a statewide portal designed to facilitate the completion of the Regents Bachelor of Arts degree for all students enrolled in the program at any state institution of higher learning. All courses are taught by faculty [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":203,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-legacy-full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-78","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/203"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":905,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/78\/revisions\/905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/rba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}