Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences

Objectives

The BAAS degree program is a degree specifically for students looking to finish their 4-year degree in an academic environment that recognizes the importance of balancing family, work, and other commitments. The flexible degree plan utilizes transfer credit from community colleges and other universities to provide a shorter route to completing a bachelor’s degree than many traditional programs. The BAAS curriculum focuses on 21st job skills such as creativity, leadership, and ethical decision making. Students have the option of pursuing one of five UT Tyler content areas which include Entrepreneurship, Retailing, Health Studies, Wellness, and Psychology.

Advisement

Please contact the BAAS advisor at [phone] or [e-mail] to see how your credits would transfer into the degree and to map out a sound educational plan for your time at the University of Texas at Tyler.

Degree Requirements

Core Curriculum

Forty-two (42) semester credit hours of University Core Curriculum requirements. (See the Core Curriculum requirements section of this catalog.)

BAAS Electives (36 hours)

Students may transfer up to 36 hours of electives to satisfy this degree requirement.
For those students with less than 36 transferable electives, students have the opportunity to acquire up to 15 hours of college credit for their work experience through Prior Learning Assessment (PLA). PLA is the process by which an individual’s learning that has been obtained through on-the-job experiences, corporate training, military training or experience, volunteer work, or self-guided study is evaluated for purposes of granting college credit. Through our partnership with the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL), students will be given the opportunity to develop a PLA Portfolio that will be assessed for college credit.

BAAS Job Skills Course Sequence (18 hours)

This required 18-hour course sequence is as follows:
UNIV 3331 Foundations in Creativity and Innovation
UNIV 3332 Workplace Applications
UNIV 3333 Foundations in Cultural Competence
UNIV 3334 Professional Ethics
UNIV 3335 Leadership Principles
UNIV 3336 Professional Portfolio Ethics

UT Tyler Content Area (24 hours)

Students will take enough courses from the identified UT Tyler Content Areas to reach the 42-hour minimum of upper-division coursework needed to meet graduation requirements. Students are advised to complete at least one Content Area in its entirety. The available Content Areas are as follows:
Entrepreneurship
Retailing
Health Studies
Wellness
Psychology