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BACHELOR OF APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCES

The University of Texas at San Antonio offers a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (B.A.A.S.) degree for all students who have graduated from a regionally-accredited, two-year college with an Associate of Applied Sciences (A.A.S.) degree in one of various technical areas. The degree program has a high standard of quality and a structure of courses that will build on the students’ initial two years of higher education to earn a baccalaureate degree. Students seeking a B.A.A.S. degree will be able to pursue professional programs at UTSA at both the 1604 and the Downtown campuses. These programs include:

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
      Early Childhood Language and Literacy Studies
      Mexican American Studies

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL AND FINE ARTS
      Children, Family, Community

COLLEGE OF PUBLIC POLICY
      Criminal Justice

The B.A.A.S. degree is jointly administered through the Office of the Vice Provost–UTSA Downtown and the Office of Academic Support and Undergraduate Studies. All prospective B.A.A.S. student inquiries should be made to the B.A.A.S. academic advisor located at the 1604 Campus. The program is designed for students who have earned an Associate of Applied Sciences degree from a regionally-accredited, two-year college. If the A.A.S. degree does not cover related background coursework for the B.A.A.S., students will be required to take leveling or prerequisite coursework determined in consultation with the B.A.A.S. academic advisor and the applicable department chair. Students may transfer up to 66 semester credit hours from a two-year college to UTSA. However, vocational-technical coursework will only apply to the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree.

The minimum number of hours required for the degree is 120. Requirements include:

  1. 36 semester credit hours in an organized technical program completed at a two-year college
  2. 42 semester credit hours of Core Curriculum courses
  3. 27 semester credit hours of Major courses (24 for Criminal Justice)
  4. 15 semester credit hours of Support courses (18 for Criminal Justice)

Students who meet UTSA admission requirements are accepted conditionally for The Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences programs of the Colleges of Education and Human Development, Liberal and Fine Arts, or Public Policy. Once confirmation of the earned A.A.S. through an official transcript has been received and upon consultation with the B.A.A.S. academic advisor, students are accepted into the respective Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree programs.

The degrees represent advanced academic education, which augments and advances prior applied and technical training. Although there may be some similarity between these degrees and other academic offerings, they are in actuality different programs of study. As such, none of the above listed B.A.A.S. degree programs lead directly to teacher certification (though these students would be eligible for post-baccalaureate certification programs). Students interested in teacher certification should consult an advisor in the College of Education and Human Development for specific requirements.

This degree program is not available to students who have not already completed an approved A.A.S. degree.

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