2012–2013 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

with multiple missions covering all military logistics functions.
Florida Tech conducts evening graduate-level courses in facilities of
the ALU at Fort Lee. These programs are available to active-duty
military and their family members, U.S. government employees,
and logistics and procurement professionals who meet admission
requirements of the university. The course offerings at Fort Lee
may be adjusted to provide maximum responsiveness to the needs
of the participants.
ALU/Florida Tech Partnership
Since 1973, ALMC, and now ALU, with Florida Tech have worked
cooperatively in offering graduate degree programs. All programs
require completion of 33 credit hours (excluding possible prerequisites).
Florida Tech and the U.S. Army have established a number
of cooperative graduate degree programs that combine the military
instruction at ALU with Florida Tech graduate courses leading
to a master of science degree. Participation in a cooperative
degree program requires completion of an ALU course, followed
by two or three academic semesters as a full-time student. ALU/
Florida Tech cooperative degree programs are currently available
in conjunction with the Theater Logistics Course (TLog); Intern
Logistics Studies Program (iLog) and Operations Research/
Systems Analysis Course (ORSA).
Requirements may be completed through resident attendance at
Fort Lee, online, and through transfer credit from approved military
programs and/or another master’s degree program. A maximum
of 12 credit hours may be transferred into a Florida Tech graduate
degree program. An official transcript is required to verify a grade
of B or better was achieved before transfer credit can be approved.
Many courses taught by the ALU and the Defense Acquisition
University (DAU) can transfered toward these degree programs.
The following is a partial list of military courses most commonly
used by students for transfer credit:
ALU Theater Logistics Studies (TLog) (12 credit hours)
Combined Logistics Captains Career Course (CLC3) (6 credit hours)
Operations Research/Systems Analysis Military Applications
Course (ORSA) (12 credit hours)
Intern Logistics Studies Program (iLog) (12 credit hours)
Enrollment Procedures
Individuals wishing to enroll in the TLog, iLog or ORSA courses
and participate in a ALU/Florida Tech cooperative degree program
must request approval through appropriate military or federal
agency personnel channels and their chain of command. Students
should complete an application for admission to Florida Tech indicating
acceptance for one of the military course that are part of the
cooperative degree program.
Part-Time Students
Florida Tech provides an opportunity for the continuing education
of Fort Lee personnel who wish to maintain their professional
and technical competence and/or enhance their development and
career progression. The typical part-time student can completes
graduate degree requirements in two years at the normal load of
two courses per academic session. This time may be reduced if
transfer credits are accepted from other civilian institutions or
designated military schools. Part-time students must complete all
degree requirements within a period not to exceed seven years.
Florida Tech is certified to operate by the State Council of Higher
Education for Virginia. Transfer credit acceptance is subject to the
policies for individual universities and Florida Tech cannot assure
credits earned will be accepted for any specific degree program at
other universities. Commonwealth of Virginia student complaints
not resolved within the established complaint procedures at Florida
Tech may be elevated to the State Council of Higher Education for
Virginia for further review.
Additional information and site location may be found at
http://es.fit.edu/off-campus/ftlee/.
Hampton Roads
Director
Denise Siegfeldt, Ph.D.
Adjunct Faculty
J.N. Altiere, III, J.D.; R.C. Askew, M.S; K. Coccio, M.S.;
R.L. Dewitt, MBA, CPA; K.A. D’Souza, Ph.D.; A. Guastaferro, MBA;
M.J. Havel, Ph.D.; R.R. Hanes, M.S.; S.D. Holland, Ph.D.;
P.A. Johnson, Ph.D.; S.R. Keeley, Ph.D.; L.M. Smail, MBA;
F.J. Smith, Ph.D.; J. Thomas, MBA; W.A. Wheeler, MBA;
J.H. Womick, M.A.
Florida Tech maintains an off-campus site at Fort Eustis to serve
the Hampton Roads, Virginia, region. The office is located in
the Herb Bateman Army Education Center. The local Florida
Tech program originally operated under a military waiver from
the Commonwealth of Virginia, with courses limited to the military
and Department of Defense civilian employees. In 1991,
Florida Tech’s graduate program received state approval to extend
its services to dependents and members of the general public.
Today the student body is a richly diverse group from each of
the military installations in the area, NASA Langley Research
Center, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Lockheed Martin, Pfizer
Pharmaceuticals, the Veteran’s Administration and a variety of
technological corporations and general businesses on both sides of
Hampton Roads.
Graduate courses in the master’s degree programs are taught
by highly experienced faculty members recruited from business
and industry. Florida Tech conducts graduate programs under a
Memorandum of Understanding, with graduate courses offered at
Fort Eustis. Florida Tech students study real-life applications of
business subjects under the expert instruction and dedication of
faculty, who are leaders in the local business and education community,
as part of the university’s tradition of excellence.
The Florida Tech site is located at Fort Eustis, which lies between
Newport News and Williamsburg, Virginia. The site director serves
as a full time site director and faculty member. A senior resident
administrator manages administrative functions at Fort Eustis with
assistance from a senior administrative secretary.
Enrollment Procedures
Students should submit an application by going to www.fit.edu/
prospective/.
Part-Time Students
Florida Tech provides an opportunity for the continuing education
of Fort Eustis personnel who wish to maintain their professional
and technical competence and/or enhance their development and
career progression. The typical part-time student can complete
graduate degree requirements in two years at the normal load of
two courses per semester. This time may be reduced if transfer
credits are accepted from civilian institutions or designated military
schools. Part-time students must complete all degree requirements
within a period not to exceed seven years.
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