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About the Applied Arts and Sciences Bachelor’s Program

Students seeking the 120-hour Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (B.A.A.S.) degree must first obtain an applied associate’s degree from an approved institution. Eligibility of a student’s A.A.S. degree will be determined by a committee within University Studies upon admission. This degree program allows students who have earned an Associate of Applied Arts or Applied Sciences from a two-year institution to complete a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences in Applied Arts and Sciences. The degree is not open to Texas Tech students seeking to change their major.

The program is administered by the Office of the Provost and interested students should contact the student services center in University Studies, 332 Drane Hall, T 806.742.7100, www.depts.ttu.edu/universitystudies.

Degree Requirements

Hours Required and General/College Requirement
A minimum of 120 semester hours, 40 of which must be at the junior/senior level, and fulfillment of degree requirements for the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree as specified in the “General Requirements” in the Academic Requirements section of this catalog.
Major Requirements
- Occupational Specialization, up to 36 Hours. Comprised of courses related to a specific occupation, field, or subject. The occupational concentration typically consists of field-specific coursework completed for an Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree at a community college. Active-duty military or veterans might receive credit for technical or other formal training courses under this component of the degree plan. Students need to provide a DD214 to the B.A.A.S. advisor for consultation regarding academic credit to apply toward the degree.
- Professional Development Concentrations, 36 Hours. Consists of two separate concentrations that serve to enhance the skills acquired by the student through an applied associate’s degree or are complimentary themes of interest. Requires completion of 36 hours in two separate concentrations of 18 hours each.
  - Concentration I: 18 semester hours of Human Resource Development concentration
  - Concentration II: 18 semester hours of Organizational Leadership concentration OR General Business concentration
Core Curriculum Requirements, 44 Hours. Select any approved Texas Tech courses deemed by a B.A.A.S. advisor as appropriate to the degree. Caution must be exercised to ensure the student fulfills the university requirement of 40 hours of junior/senior-level coursework.
Capstone and Multicultural Requirement, 6 Hours. 3-hour multicultural course (Multicultural Requirement ) and the capstone course, INTS 4351 .
Communication Literacy Requirement. Communication Literacy courses for the Applied Arts and Sciences major are HRDV 3308 , HRDV 4301 , and INTS 4351 .

Recommended Upper-Division Curriculum

Third Year

Fall

HRDV 3308 - Employee and Labor Relations 3 Semester Credit Hours
Concentration Area 6 Semester Credit Hours
Core Electives 6 Semester Credit Hours*

Total: 15

Spring

HRDV 4301 - Principles of Leadership in the Workplace 3 Semester Credit Hours
Concentration Area 6 Semester Credit Hours
Core Electives 6 Semester Credit Hours*

Total: 15

Summer

Concentration Area 6 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 6

Fourth Year

Fall

Concentration Area 3 Semester Credit Hours
Concentration Area 3 Semester Credit Hours
Multicultural Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
Core Electives 6 Semester Credit Hours*

Total: 15

Spring

INTS 4351 - BAAS Capstone in Applied Leadership 3 Semester Credit Hours
Concentration Area 6 Semester Credit Hours
Core Electives 6 Semester Credit Hours*

Total: 15

Note:

Years three and four represent additional credits to be taken at Texas Tech. The total required number of hours is 120. Students must be advised by the B.A.A.S. advisor before starting the program at Texas Tech.

Prerequisites for courses selected in the concentration areas must be completed and, depending on the concentration, may not count toward the 18-hour minimum in each concentration.

If an entering student has not completed two years of a single foreign language in high school or has not transferred at least two semesters of a single foreign language from another college, the student must complete at least two semesters (or its equivalent) of a single foreign language at the first-year level as a graduation requirement. Visit Academic Requirements for more information.

For the Life and Physical Sciences core requirement, 6 hours will fulfill the core curriculum requirements, but Texas Tech also requires for graduation a 2-hour science laboratory that is not part of the core curriculum.

* Texas Tech University requires 44 hours of core curriculum in order to graduate from the institution.