2012–2013 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

Eligibility
Individuals designated as off-campus students will pay the offcampus
student tuition for courses taken in Titusville or via
distance learning.
Registration
Registration for Titusville students is conducted online each semester
beginning on the date scheduled in the academic calendar.
Students are strongly urged to register before classes begin. Under
certain circumstances, students may be able to register through the
second week of classes.
On-Campus Students: Melbourne students may not register at the
Titusville offices. They must register online or at the Melbourne
campus for all courses.
Textbooks
Textbooks will be sold through www.mbsdirect.net or through MBS
DIRECT: (800) 325-3252.
Libraries
Florida Tech’s Evans Library on the Melbourne campus is within
reasonable driving distance. Most services (except checking out
materials) can be accessed via the Library Information Network
(LINK) Web page at www.lib.fit.edu/. Other libraries located in
Brevard County are available to students. These include the college
libraries at Brevard Community College/UCF in Cocoa, and
Brevard Community College in Melbourne and Titusville. Finally,
public libraries are located in Brevard County population centers
and include a research library in Cocoa.
Email
All Florida Tech students are automatically assigned an email
address. To access this information go to www.fit.edu.
Master’s degree programs offered in addition to those listed in
this section include the MBA (see Nathan M. Bisk College of
Business), computer information systems, computer science and
software engineering (see College of Engineering).
Additional information and site location may be found at
http://es.fit.edu/off-campus/spaceport/.
Virtual Site
Director
Paul Battaglia, D.B.A.
Adjunct Faculty
J. Bryant, Ph.D.; J. Denigris III, Ph.D.; T.S. Glassman, Ph.D.;
L. Keen, J.D.; T.E. Prince, Ph.D.; J.M. Spangenburg, Ph.D.;
A.D. Thomspon, J.D.; E.D. Wirth Jr., Ph.D.
The purpose of the Virtual Site is to extend the educational opportunity
to pursue graduate studies to individuals and groups who are
unable to access traditional resident-based graduate programs.
The Virtual Site offers complete master’s degree programs in a total
distance learning online environment. There is no requirement for
U.S. residency.
Graduate credit certificate programs are also available online. See
this section for details about available graduate credit certificate
programs.
Admission is open to all individuals who possess an undergraduate
degree from a university or college that is regionally accredited
in the United States. Individuals who possess a degree from
other than a U.S. college or university may be admitted subject to
conditions for international student enrollments.
Admission criteria are discussed in the Academic Overview section
of this catalog.
Individuals who do not meet the stated requirements for regular
admission may petition to take graduate courses for credit as a
continuing education applicant.
Library Facilities
Students may access the main Florida Tech library (Evans Library)
via the Internet. The Library Information Network (LINK) provides
access to the catalog of books, government publications and
periodicals owned by the library as well as access to databases,
full-text documents and Internet sites.
Office hours: Monday–Friday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m. (EST), office phone
(888) 225-2239, fax (866) 363-0001, or email vgc@fit.edu.
Master’s degree programs offered in addition to those listed in
this section include computer information systems (see College of
Engineering, School of Computing) and operations research (see
College of Science, mathematical sciences department).
Additional information may be found at http://es.fit.edu/dl/vc/.
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM
Logistics Management, B.S.
major Code: 7880 Degree awarded: Bachelor of Science
age restriction: N admission status: undergraduate, Extended Studies
Delivery mode/s: classroom only Location: TBD
The Bachelor of Science in Logistics Management is offered to
students who hold an associate of arts degree (minimum of 60
semester credit hours) or the equivalent in transferable credit from
a regionally accredited institution. The program is suited to military
personnel who will continue through the master’s degree program
in logistics management.
Degree Requirements
The degree is conferred on a student who has successfully completed
60 semester credit hours beyond the associate degree in
accordance with the following requirements.
Program Prerequisites (noncredit for this program)
Associate of arts degree or equivalent from a regionally accredited
institution.
Required Courses (14 courses) ............................................................... 36
AVM 3303 Transportation Logistics ................................................. 3
BUS 3401 Corporate Finance .......................................................... 3
BUS 3550 Supply Chain Management ............................................ 3
BUS 3601 Marketing Principles ...................................................... 3
BUS 3704 Quantitative Methods .................................................... 3
BUS 3999 Research 1 (Q) ............................................................... 1
BUS 4000 Research 2 (Q) ............................................................... 1
BUS 4001 Research 3 (Q) ............................................................... 1
BUS 4502 Organization Behavior .................................................... 3
BUS 4503 Business Ethics............................................................... 3
BUS 4555 Procurement and Contract Management ....................... 3
BUS 4701 International Business .................................................... 3
BUS 4702 Business Strategy and Policy .......................................... 3
COM 3070 Professional Communication for Executives .................. 3
Restricted Electives (HUM) ................................................... 6
Restricted Electives (BUS–Logistics) .................................. 12
Free Electives ......................................................................... 6
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED.......................................... 60
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