The Bachelor of Applied Science Degree

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The Bachelor of Applied Science Degree
Palm Beach Community College presents

• A Guide for Advising Students

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Course contents

• Overview of the BAS Degree
• Lesson 1 The BAS Curriculum
• Lesson 2 Advising the AS/AAS Student
• Lesson 3 Advising the AA student

Each lesson includes information and a set of
test questions. This is a self-paced presentation
that should take from 15-20 minutes to complete.
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Learning Outcomes

• Understand the structure and content of the BAS
  degree
• Effectively advise AS/AAS degree students
• Effectively advise AA degree students

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Overview of the BAS Degree

• PBCC is starting a Bachelor of Applied Science
  degree in Supervision and Management in August
  2009.

In this presentation, you will learn the skills
you need to advise students on courses they need
to take to prepare for the BAS degree, and learn
more about the BAS degree in general.
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Overview of the BAS Degree

• A Bachelor of Applied Science degree is a 120
  credit hour state approved baccalaureate degree
  program.

PBCCs BAS program is entitled Supervision and
Management and has three concentration
areas Business AdministrationHealth
AdministrationPublic Safety Administration
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Overview of the BAS Degree

• The BAS degree meets all requirements for a
  Bachelors degree in the state of Florida.

Admission to graduate school is not guaranteed
for any baccalaureate degree in Florida. All
graduate programs are limited access and have
admission requirements based on a number of
factors.
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Lesson 1

• The BAS Curriculum
• Degree Structure and Content

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The BAS Degree

• Starting a baccalaureate degree program at PBCC
  provides a career pathway for our students. Our
  BAS program will be both accessible and
  affordable.
• We'll begin by showing you how the degree is
  structured in a series of building blocks from
  the students existing AA/AS/AAS degree.

Why did PBCC start the BAS degree and how is the
degree structured?
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Associate Degree to BAS

• In Florida, most AS/AAS degrees did not have
  guaranteed articulation to a baccalaureate
  program. This left these students with few
  affordable options to complete a bachelors
  degree.

AS/AAS/AA
BAS
AS/AAS degree to BAS
The primary purpose of the community college
baccalaureate degree is to provide AS/AAS
students with the opportunity to complete a
bachelors degree. The degree is also open to AA
students.
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The Structure of the BAS degree
General Education

• The BAS degree is 120 credits 36 general
  education credits, 42 credits from the students
  core courses in the Associate degree, and 42
  hours of upper division courses.

AS/AAS/AA Courses

All BAS students must complete the same general
education requirements as the Associate in Arts
degree.
Upper DivisionCourses
AS/AAS/AA degree to BAS
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The BAS Concentration Areas
BusinessAdministration

• The BAS degree has three tracks from which
  students can choose. Students in all three tracks
  share 21 hours of foundation courses.

Health Administration
The remaining 21 hours are specialty courses
which help the student gain expertise in their
concentration area.
Public Safety Administration
The Three ConcentrationAreas
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BAS Admission Requirements
The student must Possess an AS, AAS or AA degree
with a minimum of 60 credit hours, which includes
15 hours of transferable general education. Have
a 2.0 grade point average. Students without an
Associates degree must have earned at least 60
hours and may apply for provisional admission.
BAS Degree Admission Requirements
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The BAS Common Core Courses

• There are 21 hours of core courses that all BAS
  students will take. These courses are designed to
  give the student a broad background in
  Supervision Management.

Topics covered include finance, legal issues,
management information systems, human resources,
organizational theory and leadership.
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Business Administration Courses

• The Business Administration concentration area
  has five courses that all BAS business students
  take.

Students can then choose one course from three
electives. All students will take a capstone
course, one of the identifying features of a BAS
degree.
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Health Administration Courses

• The Health Administration concentration area has
  five courses that all BAS health students take.

Students can then choose one course from three
electives. All students will take a capstone
course, one of the identifying features of a BAS
degree.
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Public Safety Administration Courses

• The Public Safety Administration concentration
  area has five courses that all BAS public safety
  students take.

Students can then choose one course from three
electives. All students will take a capstone
course, one of the identifying features of a BAS
degree.
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BAS Completion Requirements
The student must Complete all 120 hours of the
BAS program and have at least a 2.0 cumulative
GPA and a C or higher in all 3000/4000 level
courses. Satisfy CLAST requirements through
exemptions, waivers or test scores. Meet the
foreign language requirement (one year of college
or two years of high school).
BAS Degree Completion Requirements
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Lets Review!
The BAS degree is primarily designed for AS/AAS
students.The degree has three concentration
areas Business, Health and Public Safety.The
degree is 120 hours in length.
The BAS Degree
The degree has 36 hours of general education, 42
hours from the AS/AAS/AA degree, and 42 hours of
upper division courses.
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Test 1, question 1

• Which of the following is NOT one of the BAS
  degree concentration areas?

• Business Administration
• Early Childhood Education
• Health Administration

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Test 1, question 1 Answer

• Early Childhood Education is not one of the three
  concentration areas of Business Administration,
  Health Administration and Public Safety
  Administration.

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Test 1, question 2

• Students in the BAS degree need only complete 100
  credits (Pick one answer.)

• True.
• False.

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Test 1, question 2 Answer

• False.

All bachelors degree in Florida have a minimum
of 120 credits.
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Test 1, question 3

• Students in the BAS program must complete the
  same general education requirements as AA
  students. (Pick one answer.)

• True.
• False.

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Test 1, question 3 Answer

• True.

All BAS students are required to complete the
same general education requirements as AA
students.
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Test 1, question 4

• Students in the BAS program are exempt from CLAST
  like AS degree students. (Pick one answer.)

• True.
• False.

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Test 1, question 4 Answer

• False.

All BAS students must meet the same CLAST
requirements as AA degree students.
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Lesson 2

• Advising the AS/AAS Student

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Advising the AS/AAS Student

• Advising the AS/AAS degree student typically
  involves seeing what courses the student can take
  before the BAS program begins in 2009.
• This typically involves running a degree audit
  for the student using program objective 1-000.

What is the best strategy for advising the AS/AAS
student?
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Advising the AS/AAS Student

• The results of the degree audit will yield the
  courses that the student still needs to complete
  in general education.
• Because the BAS degree does not have any common
  prerequisite courses, students should be advised
  to take general education courses that best meet
  their educational skills.

What courses should AS/AAS students take?
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Advising the AS/AAS Student

• Another important part of advising the AS/AAS
  student is the selection of a concentration area.
  
• A crosswalk of suggested BAS concentration
  areas to PBCCs existing AS/AAS degree programs
  is available for download from
  www.pbcc.edu/basinfo.xml

How will I know what BAS concentration area to
recommend to the student?
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Advising the AS/AAS Student

• The last step is to advise the student on an
  educational plan for taking the remaining general
  education courses.
• Remember that if the student took MAT 1033 as
  part of their AAS degree, they will need to
  complete two additional college-level math
  courses.

In what order should students take general
education courses?
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Advising the AS/AAS Student

• AS/AAS students can take general education
  courses along with their 3000/4000 level courses.
  
• AS/AAS students will also need to complete the
  foreign language requirement for the BAS degree
  one year of college-level instruction or two
  years of high school level instruction.

Must AS/AAS students finish general education
before admission to the BAS?
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Lets Review!
Advisors should run a degree audit to see what
general education courses the student needs to
take. Advisors should also help in selecting a
concentration area.
Advisors should help students with an educational
plan. All general education courses must be
transferable, so a class like MAT 1033 will not
count as general education for the BAS.
Advising an AAS/AS degree student
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Test 2, question 1

• Students must take the same common prerequisite
  courses as Business majors. (Pick one answer.)

• True.
• False.

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Test 2, question 1 Answer

• False.

The BAS degree in Supervision and Management does
not have any common prerequisite courses.
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Test 2, question 2

• AS/AAS students MUST have completed General
  Education for program admission (Pick one answer.)

• True.
• False.

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Test 2, question 2 Answer

• False.

AS/AAS students can take general education
courses along with their 3000/4000 level courses.

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Test 2, question 3

• Which of the following courses would NOT be
  acceptable as general education for the BAS
  student? (Pick one answer.)

• ENC 1101.
• MGF 1106.
• MAT 1033.

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Test 2, question 3 Answer

• MAT 1033.

MAT 1033 is an elective course and not useable
for general education in AS/AS or BAS degrees.
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Lesson 3

• Advising the AA degree Student

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Advising the AA Student

• Advising the AA student requires different
  strategies than advising the AS/AAS student.
• Because AA students have general education
  requirements satisfied, they are required to take
  a portion of an AS/AAS degree to meet BAS degree
  requirements.

What is the best strategy for advising the AA
student?
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Advising the AA Student

• The advisor should help the AA student choose a
  concentration area in the BAS degree. Most will
  probably want the Business Administration track.
• Once the AA student knows which concentration
  area they would like to pursue, they would choose
  an AS/AAS degree in which they would take 18
  hours of core classes.

What concentration area should AA students choose?
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Advising the AA Student

• Many are confused as to why AA students need to
  take additional courses, since they have 60
  hours.
• Remember that the AS/AAS degree must complete
  general education, (typically 18 additional
  hours) to supplement their 18 hours of general
  education and 42 hours of AS/AAS core courses
  they earned in their AS/AAS degree.

Why do AA students have to take AS degree courses?
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Advising the AA Student

• Since AA students have general education
  satisfied, their additional 18 hours are in
  AS/AAS courses.
• AA students can take these classes before they
  start the BAS program or during the BAS program.

Do AA students have to take the AS/AAS courses
before they start the BAS program?
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Advising the AA Student

• Once the AA student selects a concentration area,
  you can develop an educational plan for the
  student to complete the courses.
• The AS/AAS hours MUST come from one degree the
  student cannot take AS/AAS courses at random.

Can AA students take any AS/AAS course?
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Lets Review!
Advisors should help AA students select a
concentration area, which will help the student
select AS/AAS degree courses.
Advisors should develop an educational plan for
the student, making sure the AS/AAS degree
courses come from one degree.
Advising an AA degree student
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Test 3, question 1

• AA degree students need to complete (Pick one
  answer.)

• Additional general education courses.
• 18 hours from one AS/AAS degree core.
• Additional math courses.

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Test 3, question 1 Answer

• 18 hours from one AS/AAS degree core.

AA students need to select one AS/AAS degree
program objective and complete 18 hours from that
programs core courses.
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Test 3, question 2

• AA degree students can take any AS degree course
  (Pick one answer.)

• True.
• False.

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Test 3, question 2 Answer

• False.

The AA student needs to take 18 hours from the
core of one AS/AAS degree, not take AS/AAS degree
courses at random.
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Test 3, question 3

• AA degree students in the BAS program are exempt
  from the foreign language requirement (Pick one
  answer.)

• True.
• False.

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Test 3, question 3 Answer

• False.

The AA degree student must meet the same foreign
language degree requirement as AS/AAS degree
students for the BAS degree.
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More Information on the BAS

• PBCC has developed two websites with BAS
  information.
• Website for Faculty and Staff www.pbcc.edu/basinf
  o.xml
• Website for Students www.pbcc.edu/bas.xml
• Please email if you have any additional
  questions
• Dr. Magdala Ray, Dean of Baccalaureate Studies
• raym_at_pbcc.edu

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Thanks!

• Thank you for your participation!