In the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree program you will have an opportunity to individualize your degree program based on your personal interests and career goals. The degree plan requires the following six modules:

1. General Education Core Curriculum (46-49 credit hours)
The following courses or their equivalents are required:

Communications (9 hours):

ENG 1310 and 1320 - College Writing, Parts I & II
COMM 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
BIO 1320-Modern Biology I and BIO 1421 - Modern Biology II
BIO 1430-Functional Biology and BIO 1431 - Organismal Biology
CHEM 1310 and 1430-CHEM for Non-Science Majors
CHEM 1341/1141-General Chemistry I and CHEM 1342/1142-General Chemistry II
GEOL 1410-Physical Geology and GEOL 1420-Historical Geology
PHYS 1110, 1310, 1320-Elementary Physics
PHYS 1140 Intro Lab in Astronomy 
PHYS 1340 Astronomy:Solar System 
PHYS 1350 Astronomy: Stars: Galaxies 
PHYS 1410-General Physics I and PHYS 1420-General Physics II
PHYS 1430-Mechanics & Health and PHYS 2425-Electricity & Magnetism

Humanities, Visual and Performing Arts (9 hours):

ART, DAN, MU, TH A 2313-Introduction to Fine Arts,
PHIL 1305-General Philosophy OR PHIL 1320-Ethics and Society
Choose one from:
ENG 2310, 2320-British Literature before 1785, British Literature since 1785
ENG 2330, 2340-World Literature before 1600, World Literature since 1600
ENG 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
Economics 2314-Principles of Microeconomics

Texas State University-San Marcos Component (3-4 hours):

US 1100-University Seminar (For Freshman - 29 hours or less)
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

2. Occupational Emphasis (48 credit hours)
This module relates to your prior career or college. It can be completed with academic or technical/vocational transfer work or credit awarded for work/life experience, training or examinations. Occupational Education 4350 (Occupational Assessment) should be taken as early as possible in the program.  You must have an overall transfer GPA of 2.25 and if you have Texas State University coursework, a Texas State GPA of 2.25 is required.

Students enrolling in OCED 4350 are strongly encouraged to have completed English 1310 and 1320 due to the writing-intensive nature of the course. Students at the Round Higher campus should complete all core and the foreign language before beginning classes in Round Rock.

To complete the credit hours required for this module you can earn:

• up to 24 semester hours for your work/life experience
• up to 30 semester hours for non-collegiate sponsored instruction or training in business situations
• an unlimited number of hours for CLEP or DANTES exams

3. Professional Development (18 credit hours)
This sequence allows you to individualize your degree. With assistance from your degree advisor, you will choose 3000 and/or 4000 level courses from at least three academic departments.

4. Foreign Language (8 credit hours)
You must complete six to eight hours of the same foreign language unless you completed two years of the same language in high school.

5. Internship (6 credit hours)
During your last semester you will take OCED 4360, Cooperative Occupational Education Readiness, and OCED 4361, Practicum in Cooperative Occupational Education.

Prerequisites for enrollment in OCED 4360/4361:

• completion of the core curriculum requirements and foreign language (if required)
• completion of the Occupational Emphasis and Elective modules
• minimum GPA of 2.25 in 12 of the 18 hours of Professional Development (due to the intensity of the internship it is recommended that no courses be taken with the internship)
• minimum Texas State GPA of 2.0 
• must be in the last semester of the degree
• orientation attendance during the semester prior to enrollment

6. Electives
You will complete seven to 10 semester hours of complementary electives, which you will choose in consultation with your advisor. The number of electives required is determined by the number of hours you need to reach 120 hours.

Degrees must be completed in six years. If this is not done, the degree plan will require revision.

HOW TO COMPLETE THE BAAS DEGREE

New students who meet with advisors and review their DAR (degree audit report) on CATSWEB often ask in what order they should take their courses and what courses they should take each semester.  The following statements are designed to answer those questions.  It is important to take courses only listed on the DAR because courses taken that are not listed will be electives.  Too many electives can only slow your progress toward graduation.  Note the following steps that should be taken immediately after OCED 4350 (Occupational Assessment).  If you can return to the junior college and complete the core before taking OCED 4350, this is even a stronger alternative.  However, remember 66 hours is the maximum transfer hours from a junior college.  You make take up to two more courses with written permission after OCED 4350 has been completed and the DAR has been finalized.  The steps below should be done immediately after OCED 4350:

1. Complete your core requirements first through regular courses, CLEP exams, DANTES exams or correspondence. NOTE: No more than 30 hours of combined extension and correspondence courses may apply toward a degree.
2. Complete your foreign language. If you had two full years of the same language in high school, send your official transcript to the OCED office and that requirement can be waived. This requirement also must be finished before the internship.
3. If work credit was not enough to finish the Occupational Emphasis module, complete that module as soon as possible.
4. For both part-time and full-time students, the internship must be taken in the last semester.
5. Once you have registered for your last semester and are enrolled in the internship, you should apply for graduation online through CATSWEB. Do this at the beginning of your last semester.
    

Meet with one of our advisors to learn more. Call 512.245.2115 (San Marcos), 512.716.4541 (Round Rock), 210.659.0954 (San Antonio)
or e-mail occed@txstate.edu