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

1. 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:

1. Forty-two semester hours of advanced level credits (courses taken at the junior-senior level at a senior institution).
2. 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 42 advanced hours).
3. Complete 45 hours in general education as follows (may include communitycollege courses):

Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (B.A.A.S.)

This degree program is administered by the College of Arts and Sciences.