BAAS Curriculum & Degree Plan

What is a BAAS Degree?

The Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) is a completion degree designed for flexibility and career advancement that helps students maximize previous credits and experience while gaining skills for career growth.

BAAS Degree Plan 2025-2026

What does the BAAS Degree Consist of?

1. BAAS Curriculum (33 credits)

1. 1. Professional Core (18 credits) taken by all BAAS Students
   2. Specializations (15 credits), where the BAAS student selects one area of specialization

2. Electives: Transferrable Credits and Credit from a Prior Learning Assessment Portfolio (45 credits)

3. Texas Common General Education Core required by State Law (42 credits)

Professional Core Courses:

All BAAS Students engage in coursework to help them be influential and effective leaders in the workplace. Our Professional Core Courses are recommended and reviewed by business and industry partners. The Professional Core consists of:

• CMST 4350: Communication in the Workplace – the first course in the Professional Core. This is also where you can earn your first industry credential in Coursera.
• MANA 4385: Strategic Leadership
• PHIL 3344: Ethical Leadership
• EDUC 4340: Artificial Intelligence Tools in Society
• ALHS 3370: Health and Wellness
• PSYC 4345: Addressing Pressing Problems in a Diverse World (BAAS Capstone course)

Specialization Options

Business Occupations

Designed to provide foundational business knowledge for individuals to advance in business settings. Specialization courses include: MANA 3311: Fundamentals of Management, MANA 3320: Human Resource Management, MANA 3315: Organizational Behavior, HRD 4301: Supervision, HRD 3306: Team Building

Healthcare Management

Designed to provide the knowledge needed to expand careers in the management realm of health professions. Specialization courses include: MANA 3311: Fundamentals of Management, MANA 3320: Human Resource Management, ALHS 3352: Consumer Health, ALHS 3360: Community and Public Health, ALHS 4306: Healthcare Delivery Systems

Health Occupations

Designed for professionals in a specific healthcare field to expand their knowledge to facilitate career advancement in the area or prepare for graduate professional programs. Specialization courses include: PSYC 4353: Developmental Psychology, PSYC 4311: Abnormal Psychology, ALHS 3352: Consumer Health, ALHS 3360: Community and Public Health, ALHS 4306: Healthcare Delivery Systems

Human Behavior

Designed for individuals seeking to increase their effectiveness in working with people through their ability to understand, examine, and apply information about human thought, feeling, and behavior. Specialization courses include: PSYC 4353: Developmental Psychology, PSYC 4311: Abnormal Psychology, PSYC 4341: Personality Theory, PSYC 3310: Health Psychology, PSYC 3315: Positive Psychology

General Studies

Co-designed by the student and advisor around a theme enabling the student to study a specific topic from multiple perspectives.