The Bachelor of Applied Science in Supervisory Management is a 2+2, online degree program for Associate of Applied Science graduates who want to pursue a four-year managerial degree and are interested in pursuing a career as a first-line supervisor,  managerial accountant, process and quality management, strategic management or marketing management. The bachelor program is versatile, and coursework can be completed online at any time of the day from wherever students choose.

Milestone Course

These courses are the keys to graduation. Courses should be taken in the recommended semesters to stay on time for completion.

Career Planning

Students may begin revising their resumes to include enhanced skill sets in supervision and quality management.

Capstone Course

The capstone is a semester-long integrative project course that focuses on preparing you for the workforce by perfecting your resume, assessing student performance on required learning outcomes, and preparing you for the world of work.  This capstone experience must be taken in the last semester.  Apply to graduate with the BAS in Supervisory Management during the last semester.

Electives

Students should average 15 credit hours per semester, or 30 per year, to graduate on time.

Total Hours to Graduate: (60 from AAS degree) 120

Graduation Requirements

• Complete an Associate of Applied Science degree prior to application for graduation with the BAS.
• Complete 120 credit hours in courses outlined.
• Maintain an overall grade point average of 2.0 or higher in all General Education Foundation courses required for the degree.
• Maintain minimum grade point average of 2.0 overall in all courses included in the BAS core courses.
• Residency Requirement: Complete a minimum of 30 credit hours at WVU Parkersburg, 24 of which must be upper division (numbered 300 and above) courses.
• Complete application for graduation and file application in OLSIS prior to stated deadline.
   

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Credit Hours for the Supervisory Management Degree from the First and Second Year of the AAS Degree
General Education Credit Hours		15
AAS Program-Specific Credit Hours		45
Total Hours		60

Plan of Study Grid

Semester 1		Hours
First Semester of Third-Year BAS Supervisory Management
MGMT 220	PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT 5	3
People and Their Worlds Elective: (ECON 201 is preferred)		3
Upper division open elective course 4		3
MKTG 230	PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING	3
ACCT 201	PRIN OF ACCOUNTING 1 (or higher ACCT course)	3
	Hours	15
Semester 2
Second Semester of Third-Year BAS Supervisory Management
ACCT 301	MANAGERIAL ACCT FOR MANAGERS (or higher ACCT course)	3
MGMT 322	ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR 1, 5	3
GBUS 304	ADVANCED EXCEL 2	3
Quantitative Reasoning Elective: (MATH 211 is preferred)		3
Writing and Rhetoric Elective: (ENGL 102 is preferred)		3
	Hours	15
Semester 3
First Semester of Fourth-Year BAS Supervisory Management
MGMT 333	HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 6	3
Scientific Inquiry Elective		4
Select one of the following:		3
Aesthetics, Creativity, and Appreciation Elective
Human Communication and Interaction Elective: (COMM is preferred)
Upper-Division Business or Agribusiness Electives 3		5
	Hours	15
Semester 4
Second Semester of Fourth-Year BAS Supervisory Management
GBUS 301	PROCESS & QUALITY MANAGEMENT 5	3
GBUS 400	SUPERVISORY MGMT CAPSTONE 6	3
Upper-Division Business or Agribusiness Electives 3		9
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	60

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Credit hours from the first and second year of the AAS Degree		60
Credit hours from the third and fourth year of the BAS Supervisory Management Degree		60
Total Hours		120

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Prereq MGMT 220 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

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Prereq BTEC 275 ADVANCED BUSINESS APPLICATIONS

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Upper-Division Business Electives may be chosen from courses numbered above 300 and with the prefixes: ACCT, AGRI, ECON, ENT, FIN, GBUS, MGMT, or MKTG.

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Upper-Division Electives includes all courses numbered above 300.

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Milestone Course

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Capstone Course

Degree requires a total of 120 credit hours. [ Core Course Credit Hours : 36 ]

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Core Courses
COLL 101	ORIENTATION TO COLLEGE 1	0
Writing and Rhetoric 2		6
Quantitative Reasoning 3		6
MATH 211	~STATISTICS
Scientific Inquiry 4		7-8
Aesthetics, Creativity, and Appreciation 5		3
Human Communication and Interaction 5		3
People and Their Worlds 5		6
Program Courses
MGMT 220	PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT	3
MKTG 230	PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING	3
ACCT 201	PRIN OF ACCOUNTING 1 (or higher ACCT course)	3
ACCT 301	MANAGERIAL ACCT FOR MANAGERS (or higher ACCT course)	3
MGMT 322	ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR	3
GBUS 304	ADVANCED EXCEL	3
MGMT 333	HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT	3
GBUS 301	PROCESS & QUALITY MANAGEMENT	3
GBUS 400	SUPERVISORY MGMT CAPSTONE	3
Upper Division Electives/Business Electives		17
Associate Degree Program Hours 6		45
Total Hours		120-121

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Institutional graduation requirement, but is not counted in the degree total.

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Total of 6 hours is required here. If a student only completed 3 hours in associate program, additional 3 hours is required; if student completed 6 hours, this will be open to a free elective.

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3 hours from Associate, MATH 211 ~STATISTICS required in BAS due to program outcomes, courses, and assessments.

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Assumed 4 hours from associate degree.

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Assumed 3 hours from associate degree.

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Hours earned in the associate degree program.