Gene Martin, Ed.D., Dean
Department Chairs
Aerospace
Studies (AFROTC) Colonel L.K. Rever, M.S Lon R. Shell, Ed.D., Acting Wayman C. Mullins, Ph.D.,
Acting B. J. Friedman, Ph.D. Lt. Col. Karen S. Adams, M.S. Robert B. Habingreither, Ed.
D.
The School of Applied Arts
& Technology’s mission is to prepare undergraduate and
graduate students for careers through programs of high quality in
academic, professional, and technical areas; to further faculty
excellence in teaching supported by quality scholarship; and to
enhance our involvement with local, state, national, and
international constituencies.
The School of Applied Arts and Technology offers
five undergraduate degrees: (a) Bachelor of Science in Agriculture;
(b) Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice; (c) Bachelor of Science
in Family and Consumer Sciences; (d) Bachelor of Applied Arts and
Sciences; and (e) Bachelor of Science in Technology. In addition, the
Departments of Aerospace Studies and Military Science prepare
students for commissioning in the United States Air Force, United
States Army, United States Army Reserves, or Army National Guard.
Many courses offered in the School have
prerequisites that must be completed before enrolling in a specific
course. Students are strongly encouraged to seek academic advising
prior to enrolling in any course or program of study. Academic
advisors are available to assist students in the School’s
Advising Center, which is located in Room 201 of the Agriculture
Building. Career counseling is available in the department of the
student’s major.
Seventeen undergraduate majors (several with
specialized options) are offered by four departments within the
School:
Agriculture: animal science, general agriculture without teaching certification, general agriculture with the teaching certification, agricultural business and management with specializations in agribusiness operations, agricultural systems management, and horticultural business.
Criminal Justice: law enforcement, corrections, criminal justice
Family and Consumer Sciences: family and consumer sciences (with consumer science option and teacher certification option), family and child development, fashion merchandising, interior design, nutrition and foods
Technology: industrial
technology, engineering technology, applied arts and sciences
Programs leading to teacher certification are available in the
Departments of Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences, and
Technology.
Several of the School’s programs have
internship courses. An internship provides opportunities for students
to further their education in an environment that is external to the
university. These courses have minimum entrance requirements
including being in good academic standing at the time of the
internship. More specific course requirements are available from the
department of your major.
Credit by exam, CLEP, DANTES and other similar
proficiency examinations satisfy degree requirements in the same way
as credit earned by passing courses except that they do not count as
credit earned in residence and cannot be taken within the last 30
hours of study.
No more than six (6) semester credit hours of
major courses beyond those that apply toward the major will count for
credit toward graduation. Hours of major work beyond the six (6)
semester credit hours will be treated as non-credit. These hours,
however, will be a part of the cumulative SWT GPA if they have been
taken at SWT.
Students who have earned at least 60 semester
hours at SWT are eligible to graduate with honors if they have a
minimum SWT GPA of 3.40.
For further information, visit the Office of the
Dean in Room 300 of the Agriculture Building, or call 512-245-3333,
or our website
www.swt.edu/acad_depts/applied_arts/index.html