The Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree program has four basic components. These components are general education, career specialty, professional development, and electives. Students must have a minimum of 40 upper-division credit hours. All courses needed to complete the degree can be taken completely online. The four components of the degree program are discussed below.

• The general education component consists of 41 credit hours. Students with an Associate of Applied Science or Associate of Applied Arts degree from an accredited junior or community college will normally matriculate with 15-20 hours of general education. Additionally, students will have to satisfy the university computer proficiency requirement.
• The career specialty component is fulfilled with the Associate of Applied Science or Associate of Applied Arts degree.
• The professional development component is the key to the program and is custom designed for each student. Courses are selected from one or more academic specialties to provide a focus that will complement the student's academic background so that the student can successfully attain specific career goals. This component will consist of 36 credit hours. The student cannot exceed 15 hours in any one field.
• The elective component will consist of the number of credit hours needed (after completing the other three components) to complete the 124 hour degree requirement.