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 in Applied Leadership must first obtain an applied associate’s degree from an approved institution. 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 Leadership. 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. Major Requirements
   • Occupational Specialization, up to 45 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, 24 Hours. Consists of two separate concentrations that serve to enhance the skills acquired by the student through an applied associate’s degree or are complementary themes of interest. Requires completion of 24 hours in two separate concentrations of 12 hours each.
     • Concentration I: 12 semester hours from University Studies
     • Concentration II: 12 semester hours from University Studies
2. 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.
3. Communication Literacy Requirement. The Communication Literacy course for the Applied Leadership major is INTS 4351 , which may be included in one of the concentration areas.