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Applied Science Program Requirements

The College of Social Sciences and Communication (CSSC) is home to the Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS). The BAS is a degree designed with the working adult in mind. It is an interdisciplinary degree, which means students will reap the benefit of taking classes that are designed to provide a seamless transition from technical fields to an appropriate bachelor’s degree program.

General: 120 minimum total hours, including 45 hours of upper-level courses (3000-4000 level), and 30 hours in residence

First-Year Colloquium (0-3 hours)

Required of full-time freshmen entering college for the first time and transfer students with less than 12 hours of credit.

Core (35 hours)

Standard Core (29 hours)

All Courses approved by the Core Council. See “General Education Requirements.”

College Core (6 hours)

All Courses approved by the Core Council. See “General Education Requirements.”

Second Language Proficiency

(none required)

Completion of 2000-level second language course or demonstrate equivalent proficiency.

Major (76-81 hours)

Technical Area (45 AAS hours or 40 hours military credit)

Concentration

(36 hours related to the managerial, social, and behavioral aspects of organizational leadership)

(No more than 24 hours (8 courses) can be from the College of Business)

Required Organizational Leadership Courses (6 courses- 18 hours):

• MGMT 3300 - Principles of Management
• MGMT 3320 - Human Resources Management
• MGMT 3340 - Managing People in Organizations
• MKTG 3350 - Principles of Marketing
• ACOM 3330 - Professional Communication
• RHET 3316 - Writing for the Workplace

Professional Course Electives (at least 18 hours)

Other appropriate courses identified by the academic advisor may be used as electives

• BINS 3352 - Data Analysis/Visualization
• ERSC 4421 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
• ITEC 3610 - Introduction to Information Technology and Applications
• MGMT 3362 - Venture Management and Decision Making
• MGMT 4377 - International Business Management
• MKTG 3385 - Consumer Analysis and Behavior
• MKTG 4370 - Business-to-Business Marketing
• PSYC 3370 - Industrial Psychology
• PSYC 4325 - Personnel Psychology
• PSYC 4363 - Organizational Psychology
• RHET 3301 - Editing for Usage, Style, and Clarity
• RHET 3315 - Persuasive Writing
• ACOM 3320 - Persuasive Presentations
• ACOM 3340 - Communication Ethics
• SOCI 3330 - Racial and Minority Groups
• SOCI 3334 - Social Problems
• SOCI 4365 - Sociology of Organizations