WVU Institute of Technology encourages the adult student in the Regents BA Program to complete a focused area of education. An area of emphasis is constituted by completing 15 graded hours of related upper-division classroom work. Available emphasis include the following:
- Creative arts (course work may be selected from English, Art, Music, Drama, Languages)
- Cultural Studies (from Sociology, History, Psychology, English, Art)
- Health Care Services (from Human Services, Management Information Systems)
- Sciences (from Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry)
- Social Sciences (from Economics, History, Sociology, Political Science)
- Labor Studies (from Economics, History, Sociology, Political Science)
- Government (from Economics, History, Sociology, Political Science)
- Business (from Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing, Information Systems)
- Information Studies (from Information Systems, Management, English, Speech)
WVU Institute of Technology features the flexibility to plan your schedule around your life, and not your life around your classes with two new online Areas of Emphasis:
- Organizational Management (from Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing, Information Systems)
- Marketing (from Accounting, Finance, Management, Marketing, Information Systems)
Other conditions apply, particularly concerning transfer credits. Students are encouraged to propose course work for an area of emphasis. Acceptance of courses is determined by the Regents Coordinator, upon consultation with appropriate department chairs. The approved area of emphasis is acknowledged on the student’s transcript at graduation.
