BACHELOR OF APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCES 

MISSION STATEMENT 

The Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (B.A.A.S.) degree is designed to offer students with workforce education, vocational-technical training and/or professional experience in occupational fields the opportunity to obtain a baccalaureate degree. Such experienced professional/vocational students may obtain credit toward this degree via accredited college-level course work and/or certain types of professional and educational training.  Students who pursue the degree are required to complete the academic core requirements, thirty hours of advanced credit that is complementary to the vocational-technical or professional area, and any additional hours necessary to meet the 122-hour university requirement as stated in the catalog. 

ADMISSION TO PROGRAM 

Before a student can be admitted, the student must arrange an interview with the Director or Associate Director of the B.A.A.S. Program.  

B.A.A.S. students are limited to not more than twenty-five percent of their total credit hours in courses transferable to a program in a school of business and not more than fifteen credit hours in business school courses completed at Midwestern State University.  However, students may select a minor in Business Administration with the approval of the Dean of the Dillard College of Business Administration. 

Students currently enrolled at Midwestern State University in a designated degree program who satisfy the intent of the mission statement and have at least a 2.75 g.p.a. will be allowed to transfer to the B.A.A.S. degree program.  Exceptions to this policy will be considered on an individual basis by the B.A.A.S. Advisory Committee.  In such cases, the student must submit to the committee an application accompanied by a letter of recommendation from an adviser in the student’s previous major. 

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS 

The student must complete a baccalaureate degree plan from residence and transfer credit hours by meeting the requirements as follows:

Option B:  The B.A.A.S. Program with Criminal Justice Emphasis 

The Criminal Justice emphasis provides students the background to pursue employment options in the criminal justice career field. The combination of courses such as law enforcement, political science, psychology, sociology, and social work prepares those already working in the field for career advancement.  For those wishing to enter the field the degree offers the graduate the possibility of employment in a variety of career fields such as federal, state, and local law enforcement, institutional and community-based corrections, and criminal investigations. 

Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum (http://admissions.mwsu.edu/corecurriculum.asp )

Occupational Specialty (24-36 semester hours)

Credits toward an area of coherent specialization may be earned from junior or community colleges, this university and other senior institutions, workforce education, vocational or technical schools, armed forces schools, work experiences, and non-traditional learning experiences that can be equated to college credit.  Credit for work experience is limited to a maximum of 6 semester hours based on a maximum of 2 hours for each year of successful qualifying experience related to the student’s occupational specialty.  Credit for non-traditional experiences is granted on the basis of evaluation by the Director and the B.A.A.S. Advisory Committee utilizing the National Guide of the American Council on Education (A.C.E.) and other appropriate publications.  Documentation will be placed in the student’s permanent file in the Office of the Registrar.  A minimum of 24 semester hours in the area of occupational specialty must be completed before the student can be accepted into the program. Cognate vocational-technical courses may be accepted within the area of occupational specialty or professional development. 

Professional Development (36 semester hours, 30 of which must be advanced and may include 6 hours of B.A.A.S. Internship)

The B.A.A.S. Criminal Justice Option consists of 36 hours; at least 30 of which must be chosen from the following courses: 

BAAS 3113
CRJU 3103, 3113, 3123, 3133, CRJU/POLS 3213, CRJU 3223, 3313, 3323, 3463, 3713, 3723, CRJU/SOCL 3733, CRJU 3913, 3923, CRJU/POLS 4133, CRJU 4213, 4223, CRJU/POLS 4233, CRJU 4253, 4263, 4333, 4403, 4413, 4913, 4923

ENGL 3203

MCOM 4683

PHIL 3533
POLS 3233, 3443, 3933, 4043, 4163, 4173, 4243, 4653, 4953

PSYC 3913

SOCL 3333, SOCL 3353, SOCL 3433, SOCL 4633

SOWK 3953, SOWK 4233, SOWK 4323, SOWK 4363

SPCH 3023
 
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NOTE:  The B.A.A.S. Criminal Justice Option student may petition the B.A.A.S. Program Director or the Dean of the Prothro-Yeager College of Humantities and Social Sciences for permission to apply appropriate additional courses to fulfill the above 30 semester hour curriculum.