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B.A.A.S. Options
Undergraduate Programs
- Applied Arts and Sciences Program
- General Studies Program

Approved Areas of Concentration

The disciplines listed below have been approved as areas of concentration for the B.A.A.S. degree. Click on the plus sign for more information on the courses fulfilling the concentration. Be aware that many courses have prerequisites.

Allied Health

40-44 hours (32-36 if CHEM 1411 and 1412 are taken for University Core). No web-based courses.

CHEM 1411 - General Chemistry I
CHEM 1412 - General Chemistry II
BIOL 2401 - Human Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 2402 - Human Anatomy and Physiology II
BIOL 2572 - Microbiology or BIOL 2420 - Applied Microbiology

Take four courses from:

BIOL 3301 Genetics or BIOL - Human Genetics
BIOL 3402 - Cell Biology
BIOL 3451 - Histology
BIOL 3452 - Embryology
BIOL/BIOT 4401 - Molecular Cytogenetics or BIOL 4402 - Cytotechnology
BIOL 3340 - Reproductive Physiology
BIOL 3331 - Parasitology
BIOL 3411 - Arthropods and Public Health
BIOL 3375 - Medical Microbiology
BIOL 4375 - Immunology
BIOL 4340 - Neuroscience
BIOL 4355 - Human Pharmacology
BIOL 4440 - Advanced Physiology

One course from:

BIOL 3350 - Hematology
BIOL 3402 - Cell Biology
BIOL 3451 - Histology
BIOL 3452 - Embyology
BIOL/BIOT 4401 - Molecular Cytogenetics

One course from:

BIOL/ANSC 3340 - Reproductive Physiology
BIOL 3522 - Comparative Anatomy
BIOL 4440 - Advanced Physiology

Applied Agriculture Emphasis

24 hours

Take two advanced (3000-4000) courses from each of the following areas: AGBE, AGRI, ANSC, PSES.

Art

24 hours

ARTS 1303, 1304 and 18 advanced hours of ARTS courses per advisement.

(NOTE: Foundation studio core--which includes ARTS 1303, 1304, 1311, 1312, 1316 and 1317--is a prerequisite for 2000-level and above ARTS courses. Contact Art, Theatre and Dance Department adviser for advising regarding ARTS courses.)

Behavioral Sciences

24 hours
Choose from (at least 12 hours must be advanced):
PSYC 2301 (web-based), 2308 or 2314 (web-based), 4360; PSYC/SOCW 2315 (web-based); SOCI 1301 (web-based), 1306 (web-based), 4342, 3370; SOCI/SOCW 4345; SOCW 2361, 3301.

Business Law & Ethics

24 hours
Select 24 hours from BUSI 1304, 3312, 4330, 4331, 4370, 4371; CIDM 3330; ECON 4301, 4351, 4355, 4370; FIN 4311; MGT 4311.

Communication Studies

21 hours
COMM 1318, 2376, 2377, 3331, 3341, COMM 4398, COMM 3392.
(COMM 3094 may be scheduled during summer, fall or spring, but requires approval from the instructor to be used as a substitution for any of the courses listed above.)

Computer Art

24 hours
Two enrollments from each of the following courses: ARTS 3377**, 4377, 3394, 4394.

(NOTE: Foundation studio core--which includes ARTS 1303, 1304, 1311, 1312, 1316 and 1317--is a prerequisite for 2000-level and above ARTS courses. Contact Art, Theatre and Dance Department adviser for advising regarding ARTS courses.)

** Prerequisite is ARTS 2377.

Criminal Justice

24 hours
CRIJ 1301; CRIJ/POSC 4340; CRIJ 4348; SOCI 4321; 12 advanced hours from: CRIJ; POSC 3305; or SOCI 4302.

(All required courses are offered online.)

Economics

24 hours
ECON 2301, 2302, and 18 hours of advanced ECON.

Engineering Technology

(Concentration Area Adviser: Dr. Gerald Chen)

25 hours
ENGR 1171, 1301, 1304; ENGR 1375 or ET 2375; ET 2371 or 2372; 12 hours chosen from: ET 3301, 3315, 3360, 4301, 4311 (occasionally web-based), 4314, 4325, 4330, 4340, 4370.

Engineering Technology - Renewable Energy

24 hours
ET 1171, ENGR 3202, ET 3302, ET 3303, ET 4350, ET 4351, ET 4352, ET 4370, ET 4395.

English

21 hours
6 hours from: ENGL 2321, 2326, 2331, 2341, 2343;
6 hours from: ENGL 3301, 3302, 3304, 3310, 3311, 3312, 4301, 4305, 4310, 4311;
9 hours from: 3000-4000 level English electives.

Graphic Design

21 hours (no web-based courses)
ARTS 2313, 3313, 4313; ARTS 2378, 3378; ARTS 3379, 4379.

(NOTE: Foundation studio core--which includes ARTS 1303, 1304, 1311, 1312, 1316 and 1317--is a prerequisite for 2000-level and above ARTS courses. Contact Art, Theatre and Dance Department adviser for advising regarding ARTS courses.)

History

24 hours
6 hours from HIST 1301, 1302, 2381;
HIST 2311, 2323 or 2372;
HIST 2302;
6 hours of advanced U.S. history; and
6 hours of advanced non-U.S. history

Legal Studies

24 hours
CRIJ 4334, 4340; POSC 3305; POSC 4333 or 4335;
6 hours chosen from: FIN 4315; CRIJ 3332, 4375; ENVR 4302; BUSI 3312; POSC 4331, 4374;
6 hours chosen from: ENGL 3310; HIST 3314, 4319, 4321; PSYC 4355 or 4360, 3373; COMM 3303, 3341; SOCI 4302 or 4342, 4385.

Media Communication/Broadcasting

24 hours
MCOM 1307, 1336, 2303, 2311 Media Writing (formerly 2315), 3331, 3327 or 4322, 3335, 3379.

Mathematics

(Concentration Area Adviser: Randy Combs)

23-24 hours
MATH 1316 or 2412; 2413, 2414 and 12 hours chosen from: MATH 3311, 3321, 3340, 3342, 4361, 4362.

Psychology

24 hours
PSYC 2301 (web-based), 2308 or 2314 (web-based); 18 hours chosen from: PSYC 3310, 3311, 3371, 3430 or 4335, 3350, 4355, 4360.

Political Science

24 hours
POSC 2304; 3361 or 3362; 3365 or 4366 or 4367; and 15 hours of advanced POSC.

Public Administration

27 hours
ECON 2301, 2302; POSC 4307, 4331, 4352 or 4356, 4353, 4354, 4355, 4357.

Public Relations

24 hours
MCOM 1307, 2310, 2327, 2376, 3305, 3350;
6 hours of advanced electives from COMM and MKT.

Science & Technology

29-31 hours (18-20 if MATH 1314, CHEM 1405 or 1411, and PHYS 1401 are taken for University core)
Required from University core: MATH 1314 for Core 20; CHEM 1405 or 1411, and PHYS 1401 for Core 30.
Six to eight semester credit hours from: ENGL 2311, PHYS 1402, CHEM 1412, BIOL 1406, BIOL 1411, BIOL 1413, ENGR 1304, ENGR 2372.
Twelve semester credit hours from: AGRI/BIOL 3301, BIOL 3404, BIOL 3092, CHEM 3310, ENVR 4301, ENVR 4302, ENVR 4306, ET 3360, ET 4314, ET 4370.

Social Work

24 hours (the first four courses are required)
SOCW 2315 (web-based), 2361, 3301 (web-based), 4380 (was 3380);
12 advanced hours chosen from SOCW 3381 (web-based), 4303, 4305, 4310, 4320 (web-based), 4341, 4345 (web-based), 4362 (web-based), 4375, 4376, 4395.

** This degree emphasis does not provide social work certification.

Sociology

24 hours
SOCI 1301 (web-based), 1306 (web-based), 3362 (web-based), 4321 (web-based), 4342 (web-based), 4361 (web-based); SOCI/SOCW 4310, 4362 (web-based).

Sports & Exercise Science

24 hours (no web-based courses)
SES 3311 (fall, spring), SES 3320 (spring only), SES 3325 (fall, spring), SES 3340 (fall, spring), SES 3356* (fall, spring), SES 4302 (fall, spring), 4322 (fall, spring), SES 4325 (spring only).

* SES 3356 has prerequisites that the department is prepared to override for students on this B.A.A.S. plan.