个性化研究副学士

If you wish to pursue a two-year 程序 of study in a field other than those available through one of the other associate degree options, you may design your own 程序 of study to meet particular goals through the 个性化研究副学士 (AIS) degree 程序.

申请和学位设计过程

Although there are no specific course or academic area requirements (other than Tier I freshman English composition and quantitative skills), 你的申请必须概述你打算学习的课程, and it must include a proposed area of concentration consisting of two or more subject areas.

You must consult with two AIS faculty reviewers (tenure-track or instructional faculty members) in the preparation of your 程序, 其中一定有一个是你专业的.

招生信息

一年级入学

进入个性化学习计划, declare the pre-AIS major code with the 大学学院 office at 740.593.1935年或参观丘伯馆140. 学生可以通过大学学院更新他们的课程, 地区的校园, 或电子学习顾问, who will also advise the student's self-designed AIS curriculum proposal. An academic advisor is assigned once the pre-AIS major code is declared. 

提交直接入读AIS的申请. 程序, a student must currently be registered as a pre-AIS student and submit a completed curriculum proposal.

对外转学录取

Students who transfer to bet8九州登录入口 from a不her institution may apply to the 个性化研究副学士, 按照上述程序申请. Transfer students should be aware of the AIS residency requirement of 20 hours (hours completed as an AIS major) and the need for at least 50 percent of their major (area of concentration) to be satisfied with bet8九州登录入口 course work, as well as the bet8九州登录入口 residency requirement of 20 hours for an associates degree.

课程政策更改

提交入学申请, 你目前必须注册为攻读学位的学生. To graduate with an 个性化研究副学士 degree, you must:

  • 赚60个小时
  • Earn at least 20 hours after admission to the AIS 程序 (degree residency requirement)
  • Complete University Tier I freshman-level requirements in English composition and quantitative skills
  • 完成一个批准的集中区域, 包括至少20个小时, which has coherence and educational purpose equivalent to an established degree 程序. At least 50 percent of coursework for the AIS area of concentration must be completed at bet8九州登录入口.
  • 至少获得2分.0 GPA in the area of concentration and overall to earn the degree.

Applications for the AIS are accepted by the tenth week of fall and spring semesters. You will receive a letter indicating the decision of the review committee, 在审查您的申请后, 在提交的学期结束时.

A maximum of 15 credits earned through the Experiential Learning Program may be applied to the AIS degree.

What are the minimum criteria to graduate with any associate degree?
  • 完成至少60个学分,至少2个.累计GPA为0.
  • bet8九州登录入口 no more than 15 credits earned through the Experiential Learning Program to the degree.
  • Earn at least 20 semester hours of residence credit at bet8九州登录入口.

如果你打算攻读副学士学位, consult with a member of the 大学学院 staff or a student services staff member at one of the 地区的校园es.

获得第二个副学士学位的政策是什么?

You can不 earn the same associate degree twice, nor can you earn both the AA and AS degrees.

If you have already earned the AIS degree, you are 不 permitted to earn either the AA or AS degree.

Can my associate degree coursework be applied to a bachelor's degree eventually?

Credit earned while enrolled in an bet8九州登录入口 associate degree 程序 will be applied toward an bet8九州登录入口 baccalaureate 程序; however, this shift may involve more than two additional years to complete the four-year requirements because prerequisite courses may 不 have been completed, and technical courses apply only as elective courses in most four-year degree 程序s.

如果你希望最终完成学士学位, 或者你正在同时完成一个学士学位, where possible you should complete bet8九州登录入口 General Education Requirements while working toward your associate degree. 与顾问交谈以保持正轨. 

我如何宣布完成副学士学位的意向, 或者把它加到我申报的学士学位专业里?

如果你打算获得副学士学位, 你必须填写一份课程更新申请表格, available from any college office or 地区的校园 student services office.

If you plan to earn a baccalaureate degree after earning the associate degree, 你必须填写一份课程更新申请表格 to add the associate degree 程序 as a secondary code. Your records will remain in 大学学院 if that is your current college; if 不, your records will remain in the college responsible for your baccalaureate 程序.

Can I earn an associate degree after I earn a baccalaureate degree?

It is permissible for you to pursue an 个性化研究副学士 degree after earning a baccalaureate degree depending on the rationale for doing so and the desired area of concentration.

另一方面, 一般, the Ohio Department of Higher Education considers the associate degree to be the first two years of college, so the degree can only be earned prior to or concurrently with a bachelor's degree. 文科副学士或理科副学士学位是 an appropriate degree objective for you if you have already earned a baccalaureate degree. A student is ineligible for the AAS, AA, or AS degree if they already have a four-year degree.