The BAAS Degree Plan
The Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree contains six modules. The modules are:
MODULE ONE:
General Education Core Curriculum Components The following courses or their equivalents are required:
- Communications (9 hours):
- English 1310 and 1320 - College Writing, Parts I & II
Speech Communication 1310 - Fundamentals of Human Communication
- Mathematics (3-4 hours):
- MATH 1315 - College Algebra
or MATH 1316 - Survey of Contemporary Mathematics
or MATH 1317 - Plan Trigonometry
or MATH 1319 - Mathematics for Business and Economics I
or MATH 2321 - Mathematics for Life Sciences I
or MATH 2417 - PreCalculus Mathematics
or MATH 2471 - Calculus I
(see Mathematics Department section of catalog for minimum test scores and/or prerequisites required to enroll in these courses. Students may have to complete MATH 1300 - Pre-College Algebra or MATH 1311 - Basic Mathematics before enrolling in College Algebra).
- Natural Sciences (7-8 hours):
- (If both courses are from the same science, one course may be non-laboratory)
- Anth 2414-Physical Anthropology (2001 or later catalog designation only)
Biology 1320-Modern Biology I and Biology 1421 - Modern Biology II
Biology 1430-Functional Biology and Biology 1431 - Organismal Biology
Chemistry 1310 and 1430-Chemistry for Non-Science Majors
Chemistry 1341/1141-General Chemistry I and 1342/1142-General Chemistry II
Geology 1410-Physical Geology and Geology 1420-Historical Geology
Physics 1110, 1310, 1320-Elementary Physics
Physics 1140 Intro Lab in Astronomy (2001 or later catalog designations only)
Physics 1340 Astronomy:Solar System (2001 or later catalog designations only)
Physics 1350 Astronomy: Stars: Galaxies (2001 or later catalog designations only)
Physics 1410-General Physics I and Physics 1420-General Physics II
Physics 1430-Mechanics & Health and Physics 2425-Electricity & Magnetism
Humanities, Visual and Performing Arts (9 hours):
- Art, Dance, Music, Theatre 2313-Introduction to Fine Arts,
Philosophy 1305-General Philosophy,
Choose one from: English 2310, 2320-British Literature before 1785, British Literature since 1785, English 2330, 2340-World Literature before 1600, World Literature since 1600, English 2359, 2360-American Literature before 1865, American Literature since 1865
Social, Behavioral Sciences (15 hours):- History 1310-History of the U.S. to 1877
History 1320-History of the U.S., 1877 to date
Political Science 2310-Principles of American Government
Political Science 2320-Functions of American Government
Choose one from:
Anthropology 1312-Cultural Anthropology
Economics 2301-Economics of Contemporary Issues
Geography 1310-World Geography
Psychology 1300-Introduction to Psychology
Sociology 1310-Introduction to Sociology
Texas State University-San Marcos Component (3-4 hours): - US 1100-University Seminar
Choose two courses from:
PFW 1101-1139, 1150-1164, 1166-1225:
OR
Take one course from the above and one from:
PFW 1140, 1149, 1165; Music 1111C, 2111C, 3111C, 4111C
MODULE TWO:
- Occupational Emphasis (48 hours)
- This module can be completed with academic or technical/vocational transfer work, credit awarded for work/life experience, credit for non-collegiate sponsored instruction (training), or credit for examinations. Occupational Education 4350 (Occupational Assessment) should be taken as early as possible in the program.
MODULE THREE:
- Professional Development (18 hours)
- Professional Development sequences for the BAAS degree are interdisciplinary and individualized to the student's needs. All BAAS professional sequences must contain courses from three academic departments. These courses are selected during academic advisement.
MODULE FOUR:
- Capstone Course
- OCED 4360 - Cooperative OCED Readiness - (6 hour internship)
OCED 4361- Practicum in Cooperative OCED
MODULE FIVE:
- Modern Language (6-8 hours) Students are required to take 6-8 hours of language unless they completed two years of the same language in high school. Students must submit their official high school transcript for this requirement to be waived.
- Electives:
- Seven to ten semester hours of complementary electives are chosen by the student in consultation with the student's degree advisor. The number of electives required are determined by the number of hours needed to meet 128 hours after modules 1-5 are calculated.
PREREQUISITES FOR ENROLLMENT IN OCED 4350:
- An overall academic GPA of 2.25 or greater (excluding Technical & Vocational courses).
- Complete the admission process for Texas State University-San Marcos.
