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Bay College to offer new degrees, classes in 2019-20

ESCANABA — The Bay College Board of Trustees has approved changes to Bay’s curriculum for the 2019-20 school year.

Vice President of Academic Affairs Matthew Barron said one of the changes is the introduction of an agriculture associate in applied science degree in partnership with Michigan State University’s Institute of Agricultural Technology.

“They approached us, and they do this with a number of other community colleges,” Barron said of MSU’s role in this program. Students who successfully complete the program will receive both a degree from Bay and an agriculture operations certificate from MSU.

The board approved the addition of the agriculture degree, along with 11 new courses associated with it. According to Barron, the courses will be taught by MSU faculty and will transfer to Bay through the new program.

The addition of a criminal justice associate in applied science degree to Bay’s curriculum was also approved. Barron said the introduction of this program is primarily meant to streamline Bay’s educational offerings.

“This is really intended to … replace two other programs,” he said. The programs in question — namely, Bay’s corrections and law enforcement programs — will continue to exist separately for the time being.

Along with these programs, the board approved the addition of a water technology certificate to Bay’s curriculum. This certificate, which Bay has offered in the past, is a repackaging of existing courses at the college.

Revisions will be made in Bay’s Business Administration associate in arts degree, its CIS Programming and User Support, CIS Software/Network Support, Human Services, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologist, Nursing, and OIS/Administrative Assistant associate in applied science degrees and its Health Careers, Microsoft Office Specialist and Office Assistant certificates.

The board also approved the addition of three new courses — Intermediate Photography: Methods and Techniques, Precalculus and Introduction to Social Work.

Small changes to the college’s Capstone in Early Childhood Education, Corrections Institutions and Facilities, Nutrition and Nursing Informatics courses were approved as well.

“These are just revisions to keep them … updated or change a name, and they’re relatively minor,” Barron noted.

The changes were recommended by the college’s Student Success and Completion Committee.

Jordan Beck can be reached at jbeck@dailypress.net.

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