BACHELOR OF APPLIED
ARTS AND SCIENCES

ONLINE DEGREE PLAN

BAAS Online Degree is now officially available. All of the courses listed below are offered online in the semesters listed for Academic Year 2005-06. 


I. GENERAL EDUCATION COMPONENT-41 hours
I. Communications-9 hours
1. English-6 hours: ENG 1113-Composition I, ENG 1213-Composition II (Both are offered in Fall and Spring)
2. Speech Communication-3 hours: COMM 1233-Interpersonal Communication (Fall and Spring)
II. Social and Behavioral Sciences-12 hours
1. Political Science-3 hours: POSC 1513-US Federal Government (Spring)
2. United States History-3 hours: HIST 1523-US History to 1876 (Fall)
3. Social Sciences-3 hours: SOC 1113-Principles of Sociology (Fall)
4. Mental & Physical Health-3 hours: HPER 1113-Wellness and Positive Life Styles (Fall and Spring), PSY 1113 Intro to Psychology (Fall)
III. Science & Mathematics-11 hours
1. Biological Sciences-4 hours: BIOL 1114-General Biology (Fall and Spring)
2. Physical Sciences-4 hours: PSCI 1114-General Physical Science (Spring)
3. Mathematics-3 hours: MATH 1303-Math in Liberal Arts (Fall and Spring)
IV. Humanities-9 hours
1. Humanities, Philosophy, & Literature-3 hours: HUM 2223 (Fall), ENG 3893-World Literature in Translation (Fall)
2. Fine Arts-6 hours: ART 2103-Art and World Culture (Fall), ART 3083-Issues in Asth & Crit (Spring)
V. Computer Proficiency-0-3 hours: CIS 1003-Computers in Society (Fall and Spring)

II. CAREER SPECIALTY COMPONENT-Associate of Applied Science Degree

III. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT-36 hours
MNGT 3133 Organizational Leadership (Fall and Spring)COMM 3883 Organizational Communication (Fall)
MNGT 4113 Contemp Issues of Lead (Spring)COMM 3463 Theories of Persuasion (Spring 07)
ENG 3903 Technical & Professional Writing (Fall and Spring) COMM 4433 Intercultural Communication (Fall 06)
SGER 4243 Psychology of Aging (Spring) COMM  3113 Communication Theory (Spring)
PSY 3393 Social Psychology (Spring) COMM 4273 Health Communication (Spring 07)
SFTY 4163 Fund Sfty Eng-Ergon (Fall 06) PSCI 3114 Astronomy (Fall 06)
Some courses may require a prerequisite course. You can only take 15 hours under one course title, eg COMM.

Alternates: MNGT 2123 Intro to Leadership (Fall), COMM 2563 Communication Leadership (Fall 06), COMM 3323 Group Discussion (Fall 07)

IV. ELECTIVE COMPONENT-Hours needed to complete degree requirements

Hour Requirements for a BAAS Degree:
1. A minimum of 124 hours are needed for graduation. 
2. A maximum of 64 hours may be transferred from a 2-year college.  
3. A minimum of 60 hours must be taken from a 4-year college.  
4. A minimum of 30 hours must be taken from SOSU.  
5. A minimum of 40 hours must be at the junior/senior level (3000/4000).  
6. 15 of last 30 hours taken toward the degree must be taken at SOSU.