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2024-2025 Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Catalog

Technology, AAS


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The Associate of Applied Science in Technology - General Technology is designed to prepare students for a career in various technology fields. The time to complete the degree will vary, depending on remediation, summer enrollment, number of classes taken per semester, etc.

General Education Requirements


IDS:


Select two (2) credit hours

Civics:


Select three (3) credit hours

General Education Total Credit Hours: 16


Degree Notes:

  1. Math requirements exclude MTH 197 and MTH 297.
  2. Students are required to complete a minimum of three (3) credit hours of math regardless of placement.
  3. Electives must be approved by the department.
  4. Students should confirm transferability of courses with their transfer university before completing courses at MSU-WP.

Choose one of the following options


Industrial Technology Option


The Associate of Applied Science in Technology - Industrial Maintenance is designed to prepare students for a career in industrial maintenance. This academic guide is based on the 2023-2024 Missouri State University-West Plains Catalog. The time to complete the degree will vary, depending on remediation, summer enrollment, number of classes taken per semester, etc.

Technical Electives

Select 22 credit hours from CIS, EGR, IST, TEC, UAS, WLD, or other courses as approved by the department. 

Industrial Technology Total Credit Hours: 44

Advanced Welding & Fabrication Option


The Associate of Applied Science in Technology - Advanced Welding & Fabrication is designed to prepare students for a career in welding and fabrication. The time to complete the degree will vary, depending on remediation, summer enrollment, number of classes taken per semester, etc.

Advanced Welding & Fabrication Requirements


Welding and Technology Electives

Select 13 credit hours from MTM, WLD, TEC, UAS or other courses approved by the department

Advanced Welding and Fabrication Total Credit Hours: 44


General Technology Option


The Associate of Applied Science in Technology - General Technology is designed to prepare students for a career in various technology fields. This academic guide is based on the 2023-2024 Missouri State University-West Plains Catalog. The time to complete the degree will vary, depending on remediation, summer enrollment, number of classes taken per semester, etc.

Technical Electives


Select any combination of courses from the following departments to equal 43 credit hours:

  • Agriculture (AGR)
  • Business (ACC, BUS, EPR, FIN, INS, LAW, MGT, QBA)
  • Computer (CGP, CIS, CSC, DES, IST)
  • Engineering (EGR)
  • Enology and Viticulture (VIN)
  • Fire Science (FST)
  • Law Enforcement (LWE)
  • Mathematics (MTH)
  • Science (AST, BIO, BMS, CHM, ENV, GLG, GRY, PHY)
  • Technology (MTM, TEC, WLD)
  • Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS)

General Technology Total Credit Hours: 44


Manufacturing Management Option


The Associate of Applied Science in Technology - Manufacturing Management is designed to prepare students for a career in manufacturing management. The time to complete the degree will vary, depending on the degree option taken, remediation, summer enrollment, number of classes taken per semester, etc.

Manufacturing Management Electives


Select nine (9) credit hours from the following 

Technical Electives


Select nineteen (19) credit hours from CIS, MTM, TEC, WLD, or others as approved by the Technology Department.

Manufacturing Management Total Credit Hours: 44


Total Credit Hours Required 60


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