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2016-2017 Governors State University Academic Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Governors State University Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Manufacturing Management, B.A.


The College of Business  Bachelor of Arts in Manufacturing Management is the perfect next step for students who graduate from a manufacturing program at community colleges. The Bachelor of Arts in Manufacturing Management is a career-oriented program that prepares students to become industry professionals capable of successfully managing human, mechanical, technological and financial resources in a manufacturing environment.

Special Admission Requirements

In addition to the university criteria, applicants must have earned an associate’s degree in a manufacturing program. Students without an associate’s degree must have completed 60 credit hours from a regionally accredited institution, have earned 26-27 hours in specialized manufacturing-related courses and have met other university admission criteria.

Degree Requirements


Students must meet all university requirements for a bachelor’s degree. Students must meet the collegial degree requirements.

General Education Requirements (37-38 Hours)


See Bachelor’s Degree Requirements  in the catalog for detailed information about the General Education Requirements for transfer students and students admitted as freshmen.

  • Communications (9 credit hours)

    • Two courses in written communication (6)
    • One course in oral communication (3)

    Mathematics (3 credit hours)

    • MATH - 2100 Elementary Statistics (3) 

    Physical and Life Sciences (7 - 8 credit hours), including at least one laboratory course

    • One course from Life Sciences (3-4)
    • One course from Physical Sciences (3-4)

    Humanities (9 credit hours)

    • At least one course from humanities and at least one course from fine arts

    Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 credits)

  • One additional Social and Behavioral Science Course (3)

Advanced Manufacturing Requirements (26-27 Hours)


Technical manufacturing courses transferred from community college

Total - 121 Hours