NEW COLLEGE
BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE REQUIREMENTS
Bachelor of Applied Science Program Requirements
Major Requirements
The BAS is composed of the AAS degree plus a 60-semester-hour capstone requirement. The 60 semester hours must all be in the upper division with the exception of the mathematics (MA) course if it is needed. The requirements are as follows:
- BAS core, 21 semester hours
- General studies completion curriculum, 13 semester hours (minimum);
- Concentration, 18 to 21 semester hours; and
- Electives, zero to eight semester hours
Core Requirements
The goals of the BAS core curriculum are:
- to provide an educational bridge between lower-division and upper-division programming,
- to develop professional communication and quantitative skills, and
- to hone critical and creative abilities
BAS Core Courses
| BAS Bridge | |
| IAS 300 | Adult Career Development L/SB (3) |
| Management Skills | |
| GLB 303 | Relationship Management (3) |
| Communication Skills | |
| ENG 301 | Writing for the Professions L (3) |
| Quantitative Skills | |
| Choose one of the following courses (3) | |
| EDT 321 | Computer Literacy CS (3) |
| SBS 304 | Social Statistics I CS (3) |
| Aesthetics/Creativity | |
| Choose one of the following courses (3) | |
| IAP 300 | Introduction to Interdisciplinary Arts HU (3) |
| IAP 301 | Energetic Systems of Art: Collaboration in the Arts (3) |
| THE 321 | History of Theatre HU, H (3) |
| THE 400 | Focus on Film (3) |
| Other approved arts course | |
| Ethics | |
| Choose one of the following courses (3) | |
| PHI 306 | Applied Ethics HU (3) |
| PHI 360 | Business and Professional Ethics HU (3) |
| PHI 406 | Moral Dilemmas L/HU (3) |
| PHI 407 | Environmental Philosophy and Policy L/HU (3) |
| Exit Project | |
| Choose one of the following courses (3) | |
| IAS 484 | Internship (3) |
| IAS 493 | Honors Thesis (3) |
| IAS 499 | Individualized Instruction (3) |
General Studies Completion Curriculum (13 Semester Hours)
The BAS curriculum is based on the assumption that students have completed an AAS degree program with a general studies component of approximately 18 semester hours. To complete the remainder of their university requirements, students need to take one course in each of the following areas, in addition to any General Studies courses completed in the categories above: cultural diversity in the U.S. (C); global awareness (G);
- natural science-general core with lab (SG);
- social and behavioral sciences (SB): students may complete the SB requirement in conjunction with one of the other program requirements; and
- mathematics (MA): students may be required to take an MA course if the mathematics course included in the AAS degree does not meet the criteria for MA; this course may be taken in the lower division.
Concentration (18 to 21 Semester Hours)
In consultation with an advisor, the student completes the course work of a minor available at the West campus or develops an individualized concentration that has a coherent theme or purpose and fulfills intended learning outcomes. Specific requirements for the minor are described in this catalog under major field departments. The semester hours required in a minor vary by department. The courses taken to fulfill the concentration requirement may not be used to concurrently fulfill the requirements of a minor. A minimum of nine upper-division semester hours in the concentration area must be completed in residence at the West campus. Courses taken to fulfill the concentration requirement at the Tempe campus or the Polytechnic campus must be chosen in consultation with and approved by the department offering that course work.
Elective Credit (Zero to Eight Semester Hours)
Electives, if needed, are chosen to fulfill the 60-semester-hour requirement.
Other Requirements
No credit is granted toward fulfilling major or concentration requirements in any upper-division course unless the grade in that course is at least a "C" (2.00). Normally a "Y" (satisfactory) grade needs confirmation that it is equivalent to a "C" (2.00) or higher.
Candidates for the BAS degree program are not required to fulfill the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences proficiency requirements.
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