If this new plan is not listed in the current NAU academic program inventory , then you must first complete the “Proposal to establish a New Degree” form.
All Plans with NCATE designation, or plans seeking NCATE designation, must include an
NCATE Accreditation Memo of Approval from the NAU NCATE administrator prior to college curricular submission.
UCC proposals must include an 8-term plan.
UGC proposals must include a program of study.
1. College: Extended Campuses 2. Academic Unit:
Business &
Administration
3.
Academic Plan
Name:
5. Plan proposal:
Bachelor of Applied Science 4. Emphasis:
Industrial Technology
Management
New Plan New Emphasis
6. Justification for the new plan or certificate, including how the need for the plan was determined.
Please also address how it is designed to meet local market, professional requirements, employment opportunities, or other needs.
As Hispanic Serving Institutions, NAU and AWC together received a grant to bring additional
Bachelor degrees in the STEM areas to Yuma County. This degree satisfies that requirement. More importantly, this degree will allow students to achieve a degree allowing for the use of technical skills with the management skills and is in very high demand in throughout Yuma County.
7. Student learning outcomes of the plan. If structured as plan/emphasis, include for both c ore and emphasis. ( Resources, Examples & Tools for Developing Effective Program Student Learning Outcomes ).
1. Communicate business information professionally.
2. Recognize and solve business problems in an ethical manner.
3. Understand core business content.
4. Work well in teams, including virtual settings.
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8. Academic Catalog text and requirements:
8a.
Text to be displayed on the Career tab in the academic catalog (max 3 paragraphs):
What Can I Do with an Industrial Technology Management, Bachelor of Applied Science?
If you are seeking a career in the trades (automotive, welding, industrial technology, solar power installation, or an electrical, HVAC or other construction trades), this challenging degree program will prepare with the skills of the trade and the ability to manage or even start you own business.
The successful graduate will:
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Have the trade skills (Automotive, Welding, Industrial Technology, Solar Power Installation, and Electrical, HVAC, or other construction trades).
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Will understand and have the skills to move into management in any of these trades
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Will understand and have the skills to execute entrepreneurial ventures in any of these trades.
Career opportunities that might be pursued:
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Automotive
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Welding
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Industrial Technology
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Other Trade Areas
With further education, one of these paths is possible:
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Top Management
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Community college instructor
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Field tech
8b. Text to be displayed on the Overview tab in the academic catalog (max 3 paragraphs):
In addition to University Requirements:
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64 units in an associate's degree transfer block (If you have been awarded an A.A.S. degree from an Arizona community college, NAU will accept up to 75 transfer units.)
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At least 6 units of Specialization Prerequisites
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At least 18 units of B.A.S. Requirements
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At least 21 units of Industrial Technology Management Specialization Requirements
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Completion of NAU Liberal Studies Requirements, some of which may be fulfilled by your associate's degree courses.
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Elective courses, if needed, to reach an overall total of at least 120 units.
Please note that you may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.
Minimum Units for Completion 120
Mathematics Required MAT 114
Additional Admission Requirements Required
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8c.
Plan requirements to be displayed on the “Details” tab in the academic catalog. If the plan requires an emphasis, include summary text for each emphasis:
Additional Admission Requirements
Admission requirements over and above admission to NAU are required.
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To be admitted into a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.S.) plan, you must have an associate's degree, either completed or in progress, at a regionally accredited institution and the associate's degree must be completed prior to the awarding of the B.A.S. degree.
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The associate's degree major or emphasis must be in a computer, or information technology, related field within 10 years of your application to Northern Arizona University.
Liberal Studies Requirement
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Please note that you may use the same course to satisfy both a liberal studies and a B.A.S.
Requirement.
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You can include courses with the course prefixes used in your specialization to satisfy liberal studies requirements, although you can't use the specific courses from your specialization.
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Student with a complete AGEC from Arizona Community Colleges will have met the 35 units of liberal studies requirements.
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Students transferring into this program from California may meet NAU's liberal studies requirements by completing an IGETC at a California Community College. Please contact an advisor for more information
Associate Degree Transfer Block
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64 units in an associate's degree transfer block. If you have been awarded an A.A.S. degree from an Arizona Community College, NAU will accept up to 75 transfer units.
Major Requirements
Specialization Prerequisites (6 units)
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BBA 290, BBA 291
B.A.S. Requirements (18 units)
Designed to help you acquire a general knowledge of management, organizational, and policy issues while advancing your professional communication, computer, and quantitative skills. Courses in bold indicate required courses for this specialization. Other courses may be used to fulfill the core elective block. Please Note: At least 15 units in the core must be upper-division (300-400 level) courses.
Communication Block (3 units) o BBA 305W
Public Administration and Management Block (6 units) o BBA 360 (3 units) o Select one additional course from:, BME 480, CCJ 331, CCJ 333, PADM 325, PADM
326, PADM 327, PADM 401, PADM 408C, PADM 421C, POS 325, POS 326, POS 327,
POS 344, POS 359, POS 421C, POS 428, SOC 334, SOC 431 (3 units)
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Values, Ethics, and Policy Block (3 units) o Select one from: CCJ 315, CCJ 325, CCJ 380, CCJ 450C, HUM 371, HUM 373, PADM
411, SOC 301, SOC 333, SOC 339, SOC 441
Technical, Quantitative, Qualitative and Science Block (3 units) o BBA 340 (3 units)
Core Electives (3 units) o Select one course from any of the unused courses in the above four B.A.S.
Requirement blocks or from the following courses: BIO 301, BIO 302, CCJ 355, ESE
380, MAT 114, PADM 355, POS 303, SOC 365, PADM 356 can be used for core electives (3 units)
Please note that you may use the same course to satisfy both a liberal studies and a B.A.S.
Requirement.
As noted above in the B.A.S. Requirements, students in the Technology Management specialization are required to take BBA 340 from the Technical Quantitative block.
Industrial Technology Management Specialization Requirements (21 units)
A Specialization Milestone is required before students can access the Specialization courses.
Verification of proper credentials is required for the Milestone. Please work with an advisor for more information.
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BBA 292, BBA 300, BBA 330, BBA 380, BBA 475C, BBA 486, BBA 495 (21 units)
General Electives
Additional coursework is required, if, after you have met the previously described requirements, you have not yet completed a total of 120 units of credit.
You may take these remaining courses from any academic areas, using these courses to pursue your specific interests and goals. We encourage you to consult with your advisor to select the courses that will be most advantageous to you. (Please note that you may also use prerequisites or transfer credits as electives if they weren't used to meet major, minor, or liberal studies requirements.)
Additional Information
Be aware that some courses may have prerequisites that you must also take. For prerequisite information click on the course or see your advisor.
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8d. Attributes to be displayed on the Overview tab in the academic catalog:
Required Not Required Optional
Additional
Admission Requireme nt
Additional
Admission Requireme nt
Additional
Admission Requireme nt
Recommended
Additional
Admission Requireme nt
Additional Fees/Program Fees
Arizona Certification/Endorse ment
Comprehensive Exam
Additional Fees/Program Fees
Arizona Certification/Endorse ment
Comprehensive Exam
Additional Fees/Program Fees
Arizona Certification/Endorse ment
Comprehensive Exam
Additional Fees/Program Fees
Arizona Certification/Endorse ment
Comprehensive Exam
Dissertation
Emphasis, Minor, Certificate
Fieldwork Experience
Foreign Language
Dissertation
Emphasis, Minor, Certificate
Fieldwork Experience
Foreign Language
Dissertation
Emphasis, Minor, Certificate
Fieldwork Experience
Foreign Language
Dissertation
Emphasis, Minor, Certificate
Fieldwork Experience
Foreign Language
Legislative Internship
Oral Defense
Research
Study Abroad
Legislative Internship
Oral Defense
Research
Study Abroad
Legislative Internship
Oral Defense
Research
Study Abroad
Legislative Internship
Oral Defense
Research
Study Abroad
Student
Teaching/Supervised Teachin g
Initial Plan
Student
Teaching/Supervised Teachin g
Thesis Thesis
9. NCATE designation, if applicable :
Student
Teaching/Supervised Teachin g
Thesis
Advanced Plan
Student
Teaching/Supervised Teachin g
Thesis
Remove Designation
10. Effective beginning FALL : 2014
See effective dates calendar
11. Will this proposal impact other plans, sub plans, or course offerings, etc.? Yes No
If yes, describe the impact. If applicable, include evidence of notification to and/or response from
each impacted academic unit.
Answer 12-13 for UCC/ECCC only:
12. A major is differentiated from another major by required course commonality: 24 units of the required credit hours of a major must be unique, (i.e. not common or not dual use as a required element in another major), to that major. Does this plan have 24 units of unique required credit? Yes
No
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13. Minor: A planned group of courses from one or more subject matter areas consisting of at least 18 hours and no more than 24 hours. At least 12 hours of the minor must be unique to that minor to differentiate it from other minors.
Does this minor have 12 units of unique required credit? Yes No
Answer 14-15 for UGC only:
14. If this is a non-thesis plan, does it require a minimum of 24 units of formal graded coursework?
Yes No
If no, explain why NAU should establish the plan.
15. If this is a thesis plan, does it require a minimum of 18 units of formal graded coursework?
Yes No
If no, explain why NAU should establish the plan.
FLAGSTAFF MOUNTAIN CAMPUS
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate
Approvals :
Department Chair/Unit Head (if appropriate)
Date
Chair of college curriculum committee
Dean of college
For Committee use only:
UCC/UGC Approval
Date
Date
Date
Date
Approved as submitted: Yes No
Approved as modified: Yes No
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EXTENDED CAMPUSES
Lisa Wischmeier
Reviewed by Curriculum Process Associate
Approvals:
Academic Unit Head
Division Curriculum Committee (Yuma, Yavapai, or Personalized Learning)
Division Administrator in Extended Campuses (Yuma, Yavapai, or Personalized
Learning)
Faculty Chair of Extended Campuses Curriculum Committee (Yuma, Yavapai, or
Personalized Learning)
Chief Academic Officer; Extended Campuses (or Designee)
Approved as submitted: Yes No
Approved as modified: Yes No
9-18.13
Date
Date
Date
Date
Date
Date
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