Program Overview

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Introduction to the Regents Bachelor of Arts (RBA) Program

The Regents Bachelor of Arts (RBA) degree program is a nontraditional program designed for adult students. It provides a sound general educational foundation without required major courses, allowing students to create a personalized course plan with the assistance of an advisor.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the RBA program, students must meet the general Marshall University admission requirements and be at least three years out of high school. Exceptions are made for students with an A.A., A.S., or A.A.S. community college degree, who may enter the program directly without waiting three years.

Graduation Requirements

The total credit hour requirement for the RBA program is 120 credit hours, including any College Equivalent Credits (CECs). Students must also complete 36 general education hours, 30 upper division hours (300-400 level), and maintain a grade point average of 2.00 or better at Marshall University and overall.

Course Requirements

The RBA program requires the completion of general education courses, including:

• Communications: 6 semester hours
• Natural or physical sciences: 3 semester hours
• Mathematics/Computers: 3 semester hours
• Social Sciences: 6 semester hours
• Humanities: 6 semester hours
• Additional approved 3 credit hours from natural or physical sciences or mathematics or computers
• Additional approved credit hours from any of the above categories: 9 semester hours

Areas of Emphasis

The RBA program offers various areas of emphasis, including:

• Anthropology
• Communication Studies
• Creative Writing Option
• Criminal Justice
• Cyber Forensics
• Game Development
• Geography
• GIScience Geography
• History
• Human Geography
• Humanities
• Information Assurance
• Instructional Technology and Librarian
• Literature Option in English
• Military Science
• Physical Geography
• Political Science
• Preschool Development
• Psychology
• Religion Studies
• Sociology
• Studio Art
• Web Application Development
• Women Gender Sexuality Studies

Each area of emphasis has specific course requirements, which can be found in the respective sections below.

Anthropology, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Anthropology area of emphasis requires the completion of 18 hours of Anthropology courses, including:

• ANT 201: Cultural Anthropology (CT)
• ANT 322: Archaeology
• ANT 361: Ethnographic Research
• ANT 491: Anthropological Theory
• Three additional Anthropology courses at the 300-400 level

Communication Studies, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Communication Studies area of emphasis requires the completion of 18 hours of Communication Studies courses, including:

• CMM 103: Fund Speech-Communication
• 15 additional hours of Communication Studies courses at the 300-400 level

Creative Writing Option, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Creative Writing Option area of emphasis requires the completion of 15 hours of 300-400 level courses listed as Creative Writing by Marshall's Department of English.

Criminal Justice, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Criminal Justice area of emphasis requires the completion of 18 hours of Criminal Justice courses, including:

• CJ 200: Intro to Criminal Justice
• 15 additional hours of Criminal Justice courses at the 300-400 level

Cyber Forensics, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Cyber Forensics area of emphasis requires the completion of 25 hours of Cyber Forensics courses, including:

• CFS 200: Introduction to CFS
• CFS 261: Introduction to Linux
• CFS 400: Intro to Cyber Forensics
• CFS 440: Digital Evidence
• CFS 460: Applied Cyber Forensics
• CFS 462: Network Forensics
• CFS 467: Mobile Device Forensics

Game Development, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Game Development area of emphasis requires the completion of 24 hours of Game Development courses, including:

• CS 110: Computer Science I
• CS 120: Computer Science II
• CIT 340: Game Development I: 2D
• CIT 440: Computer Graphics for Gaming
• CIT 441: Game Development II: 3D
• CIT 443: Game Development III: AI
• ART 454: Motion Design II
• Select one of the following: CIT 446: 3D Modeling and Animation, CIT 447: Modeling/Simulation Dev, or CIT 448: Mobile Game Development

Geography, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Geography area of emphasis requires the completion of 18-19 hours of Geography courses, including:

• 3-4 hours of 100-200 level Geography courses
• 15 hours of 300-400 level Geography courses

GIScience Geography, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The GIScience Geography area of emphasis requires the completion of 18 hours of GIScience Geography courses, including:

• Select at least 18 hours from the following:
  • GEO 110: Basic GIS
  • GEO 111: Air Photos & Satellite Imagery
  • GEO 113: Web GIS
  • GEO 423: Cartography & GIS
  • GEO 426: Geographic Information Systems
  • GEO 429: GIS Location Analytics
  • GEO 430: GIS-Raster Analysis
  • GEO 431: Remote Sensing & Photogram
  • GEO 440: Spatial Statistics using GIS
  • GEO 454: Drones: Remote Sensing & GIS
  • GEO 490: Internship

History, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The History area of emphasis requires the completion of 21 hours of History courses, including:

• Two introductory courses from the list below: 6 hours
  • HST 101: Great Civs to 1300 (CT)
  • HST 102: World & West (CT)
  • HST 103: The World Since 1850 (CT)
  • HST 230: American History to 1877 (CT)
  • HST 231: American Hist From 1877 (CT)
• 15 hours of 300-400 level History courses

Humanities, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Humanities area of emphasis requires the completion of 18 hours of Humanities courses, including:

• Course from Classics, Philosophy, or Religious Studies: 3 hours
• Courses from Classics, Philosophy, or Religious Studies at the 300-400 level: 15 hours

Human Geography, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Human Geography area of emphasis requires the completion of 18 hours of Human Geography courses, including:

• Select at least 18 hours from the following:
  • GEO 100: Intro to Human Geography (CT)
  • GEO 203: Economic Geography (CT)
  • GEO 222: Global Environment Issues (CT)
  • GEO 206: Geography West Virginia
  • GEO 305: Geog of USA & Canada
  • GEO 317: World Regional Geography
  • GEO 402: Geography of Appalachia
  • GEO 404: Geography of Europe
  • GEO 406: Population Geography
  • GEO 408: Geog of South & Middle America
  • GEO 410: Urban Geography
  • GEO 422: Environmental Geography
  • GEO 426: Geographic Information Systems

Information Assurance, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Information Assurance area of emphasis requires the completion of 23 hours of Information Assurance courses, including:

• CFS 200: Introduction to CFS
• CFS 261: Introduction to Linux
• CFS 305: Open Source Intelligence
• CFS 357: Network Penetration and Attack
• CFS 445: Mobile & Web Pen Testing
• CFS 454: Network Defense
• CFS 461: Cyber Warfare

Instructional Technology and Librarian, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Instructional Technology and Librarian area of emphasis requires the completion of 15 hours of Instructional Technology and Librarian courses, including:

• ITL 350: Adv Digital Literacy Skills
• ITL 365: Instructional Technology Apps
• ITL 400: Intro to New Literacies
• ITL 406: Digital Citizenship
• ITL 455: Pedagogy of New Literacies
• ITL 466: Prod of Instruct Tech Material
• ITL 483: Special Topics

Literature Option in English, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Literature Option in English area of emphasis requires the completion of 15 hours of 300-400 level courses listed as Literature by Marshall's Department of English.

Military Science, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Military Science area of emphasis requires the completion of 15 hours of Military Science courses, including:

• Select at least 15 hours from the following:
  • MS 301: Leadership and Prob Solving
  • MS 301L: Adv Course Lead Lab III
  • MS 302: Leadership and Ethics
  • MS 302L: Adv Course Lead Lab III
  • MS 401: Leadership and Management
  • MS 401L: Adv Course Lead Lab IV
  • MS 402: Officership
  • MS 402L: Adv Course Lead Lab IV

Physical Geography, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Physical Geography area of emphasis requires the completion of 18-19 hours of Physical Geography courses, including:

• Select one of the following: 3-4 hours
  • GEO 101: Physical Geography (CT)
  • GEO 222: Global Environment Issues (CT)
  • GEO 230: Intro to Meteorology (CT)
• Select at least 15 hours from the following:
  • GEO 355: Aviation Weather
  • GEO 422: Environmental Geography
  • GEO 423: Cartography & GIS
  • GEO 425: Climatology
  • GEO 426: Geographic Information Systems
  • GEO 431: Remote Sensing & Photogram
  • GEO 450: Extreme Weather
  • GEO 460: Weather Analysis

Political Science, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Political Science area of emphasis requires the completion of any 15 hours of 300-400 level PSC courses.

Preschool Development, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Preschool Development area of emphasis requires the completion of 18 hours of Preschool Development courses, including:

• ECE 303: Child Development
• ECE 430: Preschool Curr and Methods
• ECE 431: Guid Young Child Pract
• CISP 428: Special Needs in Erly Child Ed
• CISP 320: Survey Exceptional Child
• CISP 420: Survey Except Child II

Psychology, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Psychology area of emphasis requires the completion of 18 hours of Psychology courses, including:

• PSY 201: Introductory Psychology (CT)
• 15 additional hours of Psychology courses at the 300-400 level

Religion Studies, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Religion Studies area of emphasis requires the completion of 18 hours of Religion Studies courses, including:

• Any 18 hours of 300-400 level RST courses
• At least 6 hours must be taken through Marshall University

Sociology, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Sociology area of emphasis requires the completion of 18 hours of Sociology courses, including:

• SOC 200: Understanding Society (CT)
• SOC 344: Social Research
• SOC 360: Social Theory
• Additional hours of Sociology courses at the 300-400 level: 9 hours

Studio Art, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Studio Art area of emphasis requires the completion of 15 hours of 300-400 level courses with necessary prerequisites. Each area requires two prerequisite classes (6 hours). The areas include:

• Ceramics
• Fibers
• Graphic Design
• Painting
• Photography
• Printmaking
• Sculpture

Web Application Development, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Web Application Development area of emphasis requires the completion of 21 hours of Web Application Development courses, including:

• CS 110: Computer Science I
• CIT 263: Web Programming I
• CIT 313: Web Programming II
• CIT 365: Database Management
• CIT 466: Database Programming
• CIT 416: Advanced Web Programming
• ART 454: Motion Design II
• Other courses can be substituted with the permission of the CIT department chair

Women Gender Sexuality Studies, Emphasis (Regents Bachelor of Arts)

The Women Gender Sexuality Studies area of emphasis requires the completion of 18 hours of Women Gender Sexuality Studies courses, including:

• WGS 101: Intro Women Gender Sexuality
• 15 hours of WS or WGS designated courses at the 300-400 level
• To be acceptable, courses must have the WS designator