Maritime Shipfitter Pathway
Apprentice Certificate to MBA 3+1+1

The Gulf Coast Maritime Shipfitter Pathway

The Maritime Ship Fitter Pathway is designed to help you enter a trade in as little as one year, then gain the necessary skills to move into management positions when it’s time to take the next step.

Students earn their Ship Fitter Apprentice Certificate from MGCCC Maritime Academy in their first year, allowing them to begin working immediately. In their second year, students earn the Associate of Applied Science in Maritime Technology to improve their career opportunities. In the third year students earn their Associate of Arts degree and complete many of their core courses toward a bachelor degree.

Students then transfer to The W's College of Business & Professional Studies. The Bachelor of Business Administration – Management Concentration can be completed entirely online in one year, without having to leave your current job.

After completing the bachelor degree, students are encouraged to apply to The W's MBA program, completed online in one year. The MBA is widely recognized as the standard for senior management or those wishing to start their own business.

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The W is ranked as a The Nation's Leading Transfer University by the Chronicle of Higher Education and Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. You'll find admissions counselors that will work with you to make your transition from a community college to The W a seamless and simple process. You will also find scholarships and financial aid options designed with you in mind and a welcome and inviting campus community with other transfer students, just like you.

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Maritime Academy Apprentice Certificate to The W MBA

MGCCC Year One

Apprentice Certificate

Semester One

Course Name

CR:

MTA 1113 - Occupational Math

3

MTA 1153 - Introduction to Shipbuilding and Blueprint Reading

3

MTA 1244 - Introduction to Shipfitting

4

MTA 2643 - Naval Architecture and Ship Structures for Maritime

3

MTA 2664 - Marine Systems Integration for Maritime

4

 

17

Semester Two

Course Name

CR:

MTA 1003 - Supervised Work Experience

3

MTA 1223 - Blueprint Reading for Shipfitter

3

MTA 1254 - Jouneyman Essentials for Shipfitters

4

MTA 1743 - Fundamentals of Drafting for Maritime

3

Human Performance & Recreation (HPR) Courses

1

 

14

Graduate with a Maritime Shipfitter Apprentice Certificate from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

MGCCC Year Two

Associate of Applied Science in Maritime Technology

Semester Three

Course Name

CR:

MTA 1423 - Fundamentals of Logistics

3

MTA 1443 - Material Management

3

MTA 1463 - Supply Chain Management

3

MTA/CTE/Academic Credit(s):

 

    ACC 2213 - Principles of Accounting I

3

    BAD 2533 - Computer Applications in Business & Industry

3

 

15

Semester Four

Course Name

CR:

ENG 1113 or ENG 1114 - English Composition I

3

SPT 1113 - Public Speaking I

3

Social/Behavioral Science Credit(s):
ECO 2113 - Principles of Macroeconomics

3

Humanities/Fine Arts Credit(s):
ART 1113 - Art Appreciation

3

Math Credit(s):
MAT 2323 - Statistics (MAT 1313 pre-req)

3

 

15

Graduate with an Associate of Applied Science in Maritime Technology from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

MGCCC Year Three

Associate of Arts

Semester Five

Course Name

CR:

ENG 1123 - English Composition II

3

ACC 2223 - Principles of Accounting II

3

History Survey: HIS 1163, 1173, 2213, 2223

3

Humanities or Fine Arts Elective:  SPT 2233,  MUS 1113, HIS 1163, 1173, 2213, 2223, or ENG 2223, 2233, 2323, 2333, 2423, 2433

3

Natural Sciences (with Lab)

4

 

16

Semester Six

Course Name

CR:

Human Performance & Recreation (HPR) Courses

1

Literature Survey: ENG 2223, 2233, 2323, 2333, 2423, 2433

3

ECO 2123 - Principles of Microeconomics

3

PHI 2113 - Introduction to Philosophy I

3

Natural Sciences (with Lab)

4

BU 105 Fundamentals of Success in Business (The W)

1

 

15

Graduate with an Associate of Arts from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

The W Online Year Four

Bachelor of Applied Science Business Administration Management Concentration

Semester Seven

Course Name

CR:

MGT 381 - Principles of Management

3

MKT 361 - Principles of Marketing

3

MGT 333 - Organizational Communication

3

PLG 241 - Legal Environment of Business

3

ACC 212 - Principles of Accounting II

3

300-level MGT Elective

3

 

18

Semester Eight

Course Name

CR:

MGT 382 - Organizational Behavior

3

MGT 386 - Human Resource Management

3

FIN 355 - Business Finance

3

BU 460 - Senior Seminar in Business

3

300-level MGT Elective

3

 

15

Graduate with a Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Administration - Management Concentration from The W

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Master of Business Administration

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Semester Nine

Course Name

CR:

MIS 552 - Systems Project Management

3

MKT 526 - Global Marketing Management

3

MGT 570 - Leading Innovation and Change

3

EC 515 - Managerial Economics

3

 

12

Semester Ten

Course Name

CR:

ACC 535 - Advanced Managerial Accounting

3

PLG 560 - Business Law

3

MGT 510 - Cross-Cultural Management

3

MGT 520 - Supply Chain Management

3

 

12

Semester Eleven

Course Name

CR:

FIN 540 - Financial Management

3

MGT 600 - Strategies and Business Models

3

MKT 523 - Digital Marketing and Search Engine Optimization

3

MIS 551 - Global Telecommunications

3

 

12

Graduate with an Master of Business Administration from The W

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