• Degree Requirements

This four-year degree program has been established to serve a growing population of students who have completed a technical career focus and have an associate of applied science degree or associate of applied technology degree. This bachelor's degree is designed to grow professional management skills of the learner and meet the demand for leadership of highly technical professionals in the workplace. Courses help the learner better understand the work environment and the management of time, materials, and people. Special emphasis will be given to improve quality, production, and the assignment of work. This degree will help establish talents of the students as defined by business and industry to keep a skilled workforce in our state who can be highly competitive in the areas of manufacturing, customer service, and the application of technology. Professional studies courses include Policies and Ethics, Safety, Diversity, Consensus Building, Decision Making and Quality Management.

The BAS degree program recognizes the education associated with a variety of technical career paths and provides upper-level electives that can be career specific. It articulates well with high school programs, the specialized associate degree programs, and professional growth in the workplace to complete a traditional academic preparation leading to the four-year degree. For continued professional advancement, this program will articulate with other schools to lead to advanced degree studies. Contact Student Advisement in the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center or the College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST) for further information and advisement.

Degree Requirements

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The prerequisites and corequisites of the degree requirements are subject to change.

Pre-Program Requirements:
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
6	English composition requirement	1
3	Speech	1
3	Mathematics	1
8	Lab Science	1
3	Fine Arts	1
3	Humanities	1
3	History/Government	1
6	Social Sciences	1
45	Career Block	4
Total Pre-Program Hours - 80
The maximum number of hours transferable to the Bachelor of Applied Science degree is 80 semester hours of lower-level (1000-2000) courses.
REQUIREMENTS AFTER ADMISSION INTO THE BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAM.
JUNIOR YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 12 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	PRFS 3133 Policies and Ethics in the Workplace	2
3	PRFS 3143 Economic Analysis in the Workplace	2
6	Upper-level general education elective	3
JUNIOR YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 13 hours
3	PRFS 3833 Diversity in the Workplace	2
3	PRFS 3533 Workplace and Environmental Safety	2
4	Upper-level technical elective	2 & 3
3	Upper-level general education elective	3
SENIOR YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 10 hours
3	PRFS 4433 Supervisory Total Quality Management	2
3	PRFS 4033 Consensus Building and Continuous Improvement	2
4	Upper-level technical elective	2 & 3
SENIOR YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 10 hours
3	PRFS 4133 Project Management	2
3	PRFS 4633 Decision Making in Organizations	2
4	Upper-level technical elective	2 & 3
Total Hours: 125—At least 45 hours must be upper level

The prerequisites and corequisites of the degree requirements are subject to change.

NOTES
1: General Education Core Requirements, see Graduation Requirements section of this catalog. Follow requirements with this stipulation: mathematics- must take MATH 1403 or higher.
2: These courses are used to determine major courses in residency, see Graduation Requirements.
3: Elective courses. Consult with advisor. Nine hours of upper-level courses from general education areas and 12 hours of upper-level technical courses are required.
4: Career block, 45 hours: Approved AAS or AAT degree from an accredited institution with 45 hours of technical-professional course work.

Transfer Course Information

The Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) contains information about the transferability of courses within Arkansas public colleges and universities. Students are guaranteed the transfer of applicable credits and the equitable treatment of the application of credits for the admissions and degree requirements. Courses transferability is not guaranteed for courses listed in ACTS as "No Comparable Courses." ACTS-Arkansas Course Transfer System http://acts.adhe.edu -select Course Transfer. Students may also view the UA Fort Smith Transfer Credit Guide at www.uafortsmith.edu/Transfer/TransferCreditGuide.

See Acceptance of Transfer Credits section of the 2010-2011 academic catalog for a complete list of transfer provisions.