Applied Science

Lynn Stocking, Advisor

The Bachelor of Applied Science program is available to students completing an Associate of Applied Science degree program at a regionally accredited institution. The College of Technology section of The University of Montana-Missoula catalog identifies Associate of Applied Science degree programs offered at The University of Montana.

Students considering a B.A.S. degree program must have completed an accredited A.A.S. degree program with a 2.50 grade point average. Because approval of a B.A.S. degree plan is required, students considering such a degree must meet with a designated B.A.S. advisor to identify a degree plan, to create a Degree Program Committee, and to identify the procedure required for degree plan approval.

Bachelor of Applied degree students must meet all the general university requirements for graduation. Fifty credits from an accredited A.A.S. program will count toward the total credits required for graduation. Student earning this degree will receive a diploma identifying the degree of Bachelor of Applied Science without designation of an area of concentration.

Special Degree Requirements

Refer to graduation requirements listed previously in the catalog. See index.

General Requirements:

  1. Successful completion of an approved Associate of Applied Science program.
  2. Successful completion of 70 credits as identified under specific requirements of which 39 credits must be in courses numbered 300 and above.

Specific Requirements

  1. Competency -General Education
    1. English Writing Skills
      1. Complete successfully ENEX 101 or be exempt by receiving an acceptable score on the writing placement exam.
      2. Complete successfully two writing courses, at least one numbered 300 or above.
      3. Complete successfully the Upper-Division Writing Proficiency Assessment.
    2. Mathematical Literacy
      1. Complete successfully one mathematics course numbered greater than 100, with a grade of C or better, or demonstrate equivalent skill by competency testing.
    3. Foreign Language/Symbolic Systems
      1. Complete successfully the second semester of a foreign language at The University of Montana-Missoula or demonstrate equivalent skill in a foreign language;

        OR

      2. Complete successfully one of the approved sequences in a symbolic system.
  2. Perspectives - General Education

    Complete successfully 27 credits in the six identified perspectives. A minimum of two credits is required from each perspective, except perspective 6 in which six credits are required. A maximum of six credits from each perspective will count toward the general education distribution requirement:

    1. Perspective 1 - Expressive Arts
    2. Perspective 2 - Literary and Artistic Studies
    3. Perspective 3 - Historical and Cultural Studies
    4. Perspective 4 - Social Science
    5. Perspective 5 - Ethical and Human Values
    6. Perspective 6 - Natural Science
  3. Supportive

    Complete successfully 30 credits in a field or fields related to or supportive of special and individual needs of the student and the student’s Associate of Applied Science degree program, 21 of which must be numbered 300 and above.

Courses

U = for undergraduate credit only, UG = for undergraduate or graduate credit, G = for graduate credit. R after the credit indicates the course may be repeated for credit to the maximum indicated after the R. Credits beyond this maximum do not count toward a degree.

Applied Science (APS)

U 396 Independent Study 1-6 cr. (R-6) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of instr.