Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS)

The Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) degree at Texas A&M University-Commerce requires the completion of 120 semester hours. The BAAS degree is designed to meet the following student needs:

• Persons that hold an Associate (college track) degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• Persons that hold an Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences (technical track) degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• Persons that have completed at least 65 semester hours of college credit from a regionally accredited institution with a minimum of 35 semester hours in general education and at least 30 semester hours in a career, technical or vocational discipline. The ideal candidate for the BAAS degree is someone that has completed all of the general education and career courses required (85 semester hours) prior to entering the BAAS program at A&M-Commerce.
• Persons who have an overall GPA of at least 2.6 on a 4.0 scale.
• Persons who have the ability to take courses online. Thirty-six (36) upper level semester hours of the BAAS degree are required to be completed through instruction provided by Texas A&M University-Commerce. The 12 courses comprising the “Professional Development” component of the BAAS degree will be offered online.

The BAAS degree program addresses the following educational objectives:

1. Demonstrate effective communication skills and techniques within an organization.
2. Demonstrate effective project management skills.
3. Function effectively in a dynamic, data-driven environment.
4. Recognize and discuss organizational management and leadership practices across different industry sectors.
5. Engage in decision making processes governed by personal and organizational values and ethics.

Students that achieve these educational objectives will be prepared to:

• Acquire leadership and management positions in their career field.
• Pursue an online Master of Science in Technology Management degree with Texas A&M University-Commerce.

Core Curriculum Courses
See the Core Curriculum Requirements		42
Required courses in the major
BAAS 301	Principles of Applied Science	3
TMGT 303	Technical Communications	3
BAAS 326	Technology Techniques and Solutions	3
BAAS 345	Leadership Techniques	3
TMGT 350	Principles of Technology Management	3
BAAS 351	Financial Tools for Managers	3
BAAS 408	Advanced Problem Solving	3
BAAS 443	Professional Standards	3
BAAS 445	Ethical Decision Making	3
TMGT 458	Project Management	3
Advanced Electives
6 sh from the following list or Advisor Approved:		6
TMGT 311	Environmental and Safety Management
TMGT 351	GLB/Organizational Behavior
TMGT 411	Risk Management
BGS 401	GLB/Ceaseless Industry - Glob
BGS 402	Research-Fearless Investigation
BGS 403	Sustainability-Unfettered Thought
BGS 404	Diversity-Unselfish Service to Others
FIN 304	Introduction to Business Finance
Hours in a career, technical or vocational career
42 sh required		42
Total Hours		120