Northeastern State University

Bachelor of Technology

The Bachelor of Technology program is designed to serve students who have an applied science degree or documented training and/or verifiable skills in an exclusive vocational/ technical area, full-time military experience, or business/industrial training and who desire a bachelor’s degree. A specific program of study for each student is contracted on the basis of his/her career goals and previous training. Each student must complete the following criteria: A Career Exploration phase with faculty assistance before admittance to the program. A minimum of 30 hours from NSU and have a total of 60 hours from a four-year school. In addition, 40 of the 60 must be at the junior/senior (3000/4000) level. At least 27 hours (not to exceed 42 hours) of technical credit in a singular discipline is required. At least 27 hours of upper-level professional courses must be earned through NSU. Complete 40 hours of Liberal Arts course work. A Technology Advisory Committee will help the student prepare an individualized program of study, which becomes a learning contract when approved by the Chair of the Department of Technology. Students may be approved to take course work in any other department in order to meet specific career objectives. The minimum number of hours required for the Bachelor of Technology is 124 hours.