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. The Vocational Education Program at the undergraduate level also provides programs pursuant to the Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences Degree. This degree program is designed for students who have majored in a vocational-technical program at a community/junior college.

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 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 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):

Semester Hours
ENG 164, 165
6
ENG 265, 275, or 295
3
SCM 282 or ENG 330
3
BIO, PHY, GEL, CHM, or GEO131/111 (from 2 different departments)
8
ART, DNC, MUS, or THR
3
HIS 163, 164
6
POL 261, plus 3 hrs. POL
6
Human Understanding (one course each from the three clusters)
9
KIN 215, marching band, or ROTC
1
KIN activity, AGR 263, DNC activity, MS, marching band,  drill team, or HED 166
1-3

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