The Board of Governors Associate of Applied Science Degree (AAS) is a flexible degree completion opportunity designed for busy adults who want to earn a college degree. It can save countless hours and dollars by awarding college credits for work and life experiences.
This is a nontraditional program specifically devised for adult learners to meet occupational goals and employment requirements, to establish professional credentials, or to achieve personal goals. This degree program provides the opportunity for adult learners to gain credit for earlier learning experiences via licenses, certificates, military duty, and other non-collegiate sources, while assuring maximum credit transferability.
Through this program, adult students can establish deserved credentials, achieve a personal sense of accomplishment, and position themselves for advancement into a baccalaureate program. The degree program also provides educational access and degree opportunities for adults who have deferred or interrupted their educational plans. This program provides the base level of the educational ladder for adults to accomplish educational advancement, as well as to develop self-confidence and to gain an incentive to move toward the completion of a baccalaureate degree. This associate degree program is designed to articulate with the West Virginia Board of Regents Bachelor of Arts Degree.
Program Eligibility:
Students are eligible for admission to the program two years after graduation from high school. In the case of those passing a high school equivalency examination, admission must be two years after their high school class has graduated.
A student with a regionally accredited associate level or baccalaureate degree is excluded from admission to the Board of Governors Associate in Applied Science degree program.
Prospective students should talk with the Coordinator of Adult and Veteran Services regarding specific requirements to earn this degree.