2013–2014 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 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, DBA
Adjunct Faculty
J. Bryant, Ph.D.; D. Dement, 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.;
C. Wysocki, 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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