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Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences in Language and Literacy

The Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (B.A.A.S) in Language and Literacy emphasizes the study of Reading and Early Childhood Education. The minimum number of semester credit hours for the B.A.A.S. degree in Language and Literacy is 128, including Core Curriculum requirement hours. Thirty-nine of the 128 total semester credit hours required for the degree must be at the upper-division level.

Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree in Language and Literacy must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both degree requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students will need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements in this catalog.

Core Curriculum Requirements	Courses that Satisfy Core Curriculum and Degree Requirements
Rhetoric (6 semester credit hours)	All students must take the following six hours to meet this core requirement: WRC 1013 Freshman Composition I WRC 1023 Freshman Composition II
Domain I: Mathematics and Science	Mathematics (3 semester credit hours) Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement. Science (6 semester credit hours) Three hours from Level One and three hours from Level Two under the appropriate sections in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Domain II: Society and Culture	United States History and Diversity (6 semester credit hours) Any six hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement. Political Studies (6 semester credit hours) POL 1013 plus 3 additional hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement. Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 semester credit hours) Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement. Economics (3 semester credit hours) Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Domain III: Literature and the Arts	Literature (3 semester credit hours) Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement. The Arts (3 semester credit hours) Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.
Domain IV: World Society and Issues	(3 semester credit hours) Any three hours listed under this section in the list of core courses will satisfy this core requirement.

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Degree Requirements

A. 36 semester credit hours in an organized technical program completed at a two-year college

B. 42 semester credit hours of Core Curriculum courses (see table above)

C. 39 semester credit hours of required coursework:

1. 27 semester credit hours:

BBL 3133 Language Development in Bilinguals
ECE 3133 Programs in Early Childhood
ECE 3603 Language and Cognitive Development in EC–4
ECE 4203 Assessment and Evaluation in EC–4
ESL 3023 Second Language Teaching and Learning in EC–4
ESL 3053 Literacy in a Second Language
RDG 3513 Children’s Literature
RDG 3813 Early Literacy Learning EC–4
RDG 3823 Reading Comprehension EC–4