Applied Science, BAS

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Admissions Requirements:

Associate degree from an accredited institution with applied science/arts major or
41 credit hours of applied science/arts credits or
Completion of an FAA certified Flight Instructor Instrument Rated Certification or Commercial Pilot Certification
Students MUST declare a minor as part of the BAS degree requirements

Bachelor Degree Requirements:

Minimum 121 Credit Hours
Writing Intensive Course
Minimum Cumulative G.P.A.: 2.00
30 Credit Hours of Residency Courses
9 Credits of Upper-Level Major Residency Courses
Minimum G.P.A. in the Major: 2.00

Program Requirements (37 Credit Hours):

ENG 101 - College Writing 3 CR
Complete any 100-level or higher mathematics elective 3 CR
Complete any laboratory science elective 4 CR
Complete any math, science or computer science course 3 CR

Complete one of the following Communications electives (3):

Complete one of the following English electives (3):

Complete one of the following Fine Arts electives (3):

ARC 100 - Architectural Design Studio for the Non-Majors 3 CR
ARH xxx any Art History course
ART xxx any Art course
DRA xxx any Drama course
ENG 351W - Creative Writing 3 CR
ENG 452W - Creative Writing II 3 CR
MUH 1xx any 100-level Music History course
MUS 1xx any 100-level Music course

Complete two of the following Humanities electives (6):

AME xxx any American Studies course
ARH 105 - History of Art and Architecture I 3 CR
ARH 106 - History of Art and Architecture II 3 CR
ASL 1xx/2xx any 100- or 200-level ASL course
DRA xxx any Drama course
ENG xxx any English course (except ENG 100 , ENG 101 , ENG 210W , ENG 317W or ENG 320W )
FRE xxx any French course
HGH xxx any Holocaust, Human Rights & Genocide course
HTY xxx any History course
HUM xxx any Humanities course
MUH xxx any Music History course
PHI xxx any Philosophy course
SPA xxx any Spanish course
WGS xxx any Women and Gender Studies course

Complete one of the following Computer Information Systems courses (3):

Complete two of the following Social Science electives (6):

ANT 1xx any 100-level Anthropology course
ECO 1xx any 100-level Economics course
ECO 201 - Macroeconomics 3 CR
ECO 202 - Microeconomics 3 CR
JUS 1xx any 100-level Justice Studies course
POS 1xx any 100-level Political Science course
PSY 1xx any 100-level Psychology course
SOC 1xx any 100-level Sociology course
SSC 1xx any 100-level Social Science course

General Electives (84 Credit Hours):

Complete 30 credits of upper-level (300-400 level) electives, 6 credits of which must be in the discipline of the minor (30)
Complete 54 credits of 100-level or higher general electives to reach the required 121 credit hour requirements (54) Once admitted to the BAS degree, the number of electives will vary by individual student, depending on the amount of transfer credits.

Minor

Students completing the Bachelor in Applied Science must complete a minor. UMA minor options can be found here.

General Education:

It is the intention of the University of Maine at Augusta that every degree graduate will be prepared to function in our society as an effective and informed citizen. To this end, the faculty has designed a set of minimum expectations that students are expected to satisfy. The aspirations are defined by core skills, competencies, and abilities as well as knowledge based learning experiences that are the grounds for the General Education Requirements. To learn more, visit www.uma.edu/academics/general-education/