Applied Leadership, B.A.A.S. – Online+

About the Applied Leadership Online + 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. A committee within University Studies will determine the applicability of a student’s A.A.S. degree 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

1. 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.
2. 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
3. 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.
4. Capstone and Elective, 6 Hours. 3-hour elective course and the capstone course, INTS 4351 .
5. Communication Literacy Requirement. Communication Literacy courses for the Applied Arts and Sciences major are HRDV 3308 , HRDV 4301 , and INTS 4351 .