BAAS degree – after an AAS degree (as it affects students looking at
an Art major or minor)
Of what does the AAS degree consist?
What happens to the AAS degree?
Choose between BA/BFA and BAAS.
The
AAS degree was initiated as a preparation for the technology work force, in
effect - earn the degree and start working in the field of study. As a response
to students with an AAS degree wanting to continue with more college work, the
BAAs degree was created. When a student comes into the Advisement Center having
completed the AAS degree, they see an adviser who will help them choose either
the BA/BFA or BAAS degree path. The first adviser will refer the student to Dr
Doug Ullrich, BAAS Program Coordinator, if they choose to complete a BAAS. Because a
student is allowed to transfer in 66 hours of academics and 4 more of PE, the
AAS student may have many core courses completed. But they won’t be core
complete just completing the AAS. These
students will transfer in a number of core hours and a number of major/minor
hours possibly. The maximum limit for the core is 30 hours and the minimum for
the major/minor is 36 with a maximum of 48 hours. These 2 sub-totals may not
surpass the transfer limit of 66 so some hours in one area may be chosen (a
letter from Undergraduate admissions allows transfer students to “checklist”
which hours they wish to count towards degree) to “not count”. In the AAS
degree the technology courses come in as ENB (enblock)
classes. If the student continues with the BAAS degree, these ENB hours are the
major hours accumulated. The minor/s selected can have entry level courses from
other hours the student has completed. To better facilitate the BAAS
completion, the minor area may waive the entry level coursework in order to
allow more advanced hours to be taken. This would give the student more of the
needed advanced credits, none of which can be taken at the community college.
After this, for the BAAS student, a number of electives is allowed so the total
advanced hours will reach 42. The BAAS degree has an internship requirement,
either completed when the AAS degree was earned or to be completed while
earning the BAAS degree.
For
the BAAS degree the student keeps credit for the technology courses as ENB
hours.
If
the student decides to work on the BA or BFA in Art, they must pursue the
coursework as described previously. The ENB courses do not count towards either
degree. These hours do NOT count in the inventory of hours which determines the
30 limit above that which is required for the 120/128 degrees. In other words,
the out of state tuition expense isn’t invoked by counting these ENB hours in
the students total accumulated.