West Virginia University President Jim Clements and chancellor of the W.Va. Community and Technical College System signed an agreement to allow students who begin at their local community colleges to finish their bachelor's degrees online through WVU, according to a news release from the university.
"One of the goals of our state is to increase the number of our citizens with college credentials," Skidmore said. "This effort between West Virginia University and our 10 community and technical colleges will assist the state in reaching that goal. Additional educational opportunities should have no barriers."
Community college transfers are not new but what is unique about this ‘B.A. Pathway' initiative is that it allows students, particularly adults, the option of staying in their own communities and finishing their degree online, officials said.
Students can transfer up to 72 credits to WVU and design their own multidisciplinary studies degree by choosing three minors instead of one major. Officials said a capstone course unites the minors with a culminating project.
The minors that can be combined pathway initiative include advertising, business administration, child development, communication studies, entrepreneurship, family and youth, fashion merchandising, health promotion, history, infant and toddler, professional writing and editing, public relations, religious studies, sport communication, and sport and exercise psychology, according to the news release.
Nearly 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students are enrolled in online classes at WVU this spring, officials said.
For details about the program, visit http://online.wvu.edu/pathway.
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