Sixty credits are required to earn the Master of Arts in Counseling (MA) degree. Students in this program may choose a concentration in clinical mental health or addictions counseling. See page 163 for curricula. MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Candidates who successfully complete the prescribed 36 semester hour program will be awarded the Master of Business Administration degree. Students in the MBA Program may elect either the Applied Business option, the Finance option, the Health Systems Administration option, the Human Resources/Leadership option or the Market Development Option. The admissions process, degree requirements, curriculum, and other regulations for the Master of Business Administration are listed on page 131. MASTER OF EDUCATION Thirty-six credits are required to earn the Master of Education (MEd) degree. Two degree programs are offered: Master of Education in Special Education and Master of Education in Instructional Technology. The MEd in Instructional Technology has a specialist certification option. MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING Thirty-six credits are required to earn the Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) degree. Students in the MSN program may choose a concentration in healthcare administration, educational technology or nursing informatics. MASTER OF SCIENCE IN NURSING/MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Students in the dual MSN/MBA program must successfully complete fifty-four credits to earn this degree. In additional to completing the MSN courses, students take an additional eighteen graduate business administration courses. DOCTOR OF NURSING PRACTICE Thirty-six credits are required to earn the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree. Information regarding the DNP program begin on page ?. TRANSFER POLICIES FOR GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS The following regulations govern the use of transfer credit to satisfy General Education Requirements: 1. Students who wish to transfer credit to the University in order to satisfy General Education Requirements must apply individual transfer courses to the basic skills and areas of knowledge categories as listed in the catalog. Decisions regarding the applicability of transfer courses to General Education Requirements will rest with the Registrar in consultation with the Dean of Undergraduate Studies and the Department Chair responsible for the subject matter involved. Students should be aware that even though General Education Requirements might be met through transfer of courses into the necessary categories, department requirements must still be met. 2. If the intention of a course is judged to be commensurate with content categories of the core curriculum, transfer credit will be applied on a course-by-course basis, rather than hour-by-hour, to fulfill General Education Requirements. Any such course will carry the number of academic credits assigned by the institution that offered the course. In the case of quarter system credits, the standard conversion of quarter hours to semester hours will be used. 3. Students who have been admitted to the University and wish to take courses at other institutions to satisfy General Education Requirements, must receive approval in writing in advance by filing a Transient Student Form in the Office of the Registrar. ALTERNATIVE CREDIT OPPORTUNITIES (ACO) Waynesburg University values the concept of lifelong learning and realizes that credit may be awarded for college level learning from a variety of sources. Students interested in alternative credit are encouraged to contact the Office of the Registrar for detailed information and application materials. Currently, the following alternative sources of credit are available to students enrolled at the University: • Advanced Placement (AP) Tests of the College Entrance Examination Board
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