Vocational Education Program
PROGRAM COORDINATOR: DOUGLAS
R. ULLRICH
Vocational education is dedicated to the preparation of
youth and the redirection of adults who need marketable skills
for today’s economy. Students interested in the Vocational
Education Program should contact Dr. Douglas Ullrich, Thomason
Building, (936) 294-1188.
BACHELOR OF APPLIED
ARTS AND SCIENCES
Students who have majored in a vocational/technical program
at a community/junior college and decide to seek a baccalaureate
degree at SHSU may review the requirements for the Bachelor
of Applied Arts and Sciences degree. Upon successful completion
of the requirements for the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences
degree, the student’s diploma and transcript indicate
the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences degree with a major
in Applied Arts and Sciences was conferred. A student may
not select a major that is available in any other SHSU baccalaureate
program. Students with an Associate of Applied Science (AAS)
Degree or Certificate in any business discipline are not eligible
for a BAAS degree.
Students desiring to major in a technical specialty area
for the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences must:
1. Present evidence of the development of an area of technical
specialty with an Associate of Applied Arts and Sciences degree
from a junior/community college.
A. Sixty-six semester hours
(plus four semester hours of activity physical education)
may be transferred from another educational institution. This
should include thirty-six to forty-eight hours in block course
work in an organized technical program.
2. Complete a baccalaureate degree plan from residence and
transfer credit which contains a minimum of 128 semester
credit hours and includes the following:
A. Thirty-six semester hours
of advanced level credits (courses taken at the junior-senior
level at a senior institution).
B. An eighteen-hour minor in
a field related to the student’s technical specialty.
A minimum of 12 of these hours must be at the advanced level
(these 12 hours may be included in the requirement for 36
advanced hours).
C. Complete 52-54 hours in
general education as follows (may include community college
courses):
Bachelor
of Applied Arts and Sciences (B.A.A.S.)
|
| |
|
| Major (A.A.S. degree – in-block
courses) |
36 to 48 hours |
| Minor |
18 hours |
| General Education Requirements (Core
Curriculum) |
45 hours |
| Electives |
17 to 29 hours |
| Total |
128 hours |
This degree program is administered by the College of Education
and Applied Science.
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