2017-2018 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Graphic Design and Visual Media, BTAS (GPS)


This plan outlines a four-year path to graduation. You are expected to satisfy all “success marker” courses, grades, and GPAs as specified. For part-time students and students needing to complete background material, this schedule represents the order in which courses should be taken. This suggested plan to four-year graduation does not replace regular advising appointments. Some course offerings may change.

Term One


  • Credit Hour(s): 3
  • Elective - IT Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • Elective - IT Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • Elective - IT Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • CORE - Wright State Core Element 3 (History) Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Minimum GPA: 2.0

Term Two


Total: 15 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Complete ENG 1100  with a grade of C or better
Minimum GPA: 2.0

Term Three


  • Elective - IT Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • CORE - Wright State Core Element 3 (Global Studies) Credit Hour(s): 3
  • CORE - Wright State Core Element 6 (Natural Science) Credit Hour(s): 4
  • CORE - Wright State Core Element 5 (Social Science) Credit Hour(s): 3
  • Elective - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Complete at least 30 semester hours
Complete IT 1210  with a minimum grade of D
Minimum GPA: 2.0

Term Four


Total: 16 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Complete at least 60 semester hours with a minimum 2.0 GPA overall, ENG 1100  (with a grade of C or better) and three (3) CORE courses

Term Five


  • APS Elective - APS 3000-4000 Level Course Credit Hour(s): 3
  • APS Elective - APS 3000-4000 Level Course Credit Hour(s): 3
  • APS Elective - APS 3000-4000 Level Course Credit Hour(s): 3
  • Credit Hour(s): 3
  • CORE - Wright State Core (Any Element) Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Minimum GPA: 2.0

Term Six


Total: 15 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Minimum GPA: 2.0

Term Seven


  • APS Elective - APS 3000-4000 Level Course Credit Hour(s): 3
  • APS Elective - APS 3000-4000 Level Course Credit Hour(s): 3
  • Credit Hour(s): 3
  • Elective - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • Elective - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: Minimum GPA: 2.0

Term Eight


  • APS Elective - APS 3000-4000 Level Course Credit Hour(s): 3
  • APS Elective - APS 3000-4000 Level Course Credit Hour(s): 3
  •  

  • Credit Hour(s): 2 or
  • Credit Hour(s): 2
  •  

  • Elective - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3
  • Elective - General Elective Credit Hour(s): 3

Total: 14 Credit Hours


SUCCESS MARKERS: *Minimum GPA: 2.0

Note(s):


* A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 must be earned at Wright State in order to be eligible for graduation.

Program Description


The Bachelor of Technical and Applied Studies (BTAS) is a completion degree offered through the Lake Campus of Wright State University. It is intended for students who have already completed a two-year degree program or equivalent from an accredited community college, regional campus or technical college, and who wish to pursue a baccalaureate degree. The program(s) of study provides students with knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary for advancement in their chosen careers, and integrates technical skills developed within applied associate degree programs with professional skills intrinsic in a bachelor’s degree program.

Career Opportunities


For career information, please visit the Wright State University Office of Career Services:

http://www.wright.edu/administration/career/explorecareers/evaluatemajorscareers.html

Additional Comments


Wright State University Lake Campus
7600 Lake Campus Drive
Celina, Ohio 45822

(800) 237-1477

email: discoverlakecampus@wright.edu

website: http://www.wright.edu/lake