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Bachelor
of Applied Studies
The Bachelor of Applied Studies (BAS) degree at The
University of Iowa is designed for graduates of community
college technical programs who wish to complete
a bachelor’s degree, but who, due to family and/or employment
responsibilities, cannot engage in traditional,
on-campus study.
The external BAS degree provides alternatives to
traditional majors. Because the program does not have
departmental major requirements, students work with an
adviser to plan their own areas of emphasis.
Students may incorporate one of two certificate programs
into their BAS studies or may construct a focus
area by implementing an interdisciplinary approach:
Work Experience
The Bachelor of Applied Studies is designed for working AAS or
AS graduates who want to extend their formal education without
interrupting their careers. It is recommended that applicants have
a minimum of three years of work
Academic Background
• An Associate of Applied Science (AAS) or Associate of
Science (AS) from any Iowa community college,
with a 2.0 GPA
• Completion of the following minimum General Education
core requirements:
Rhetoric* – 4-8 s.h.
Statistics – 3 s.h.
Social Sciences – 6 s.h. (one course in Cultural Diversity)
Business/Management – 6 s.h.
*Rhetoric includes two composition courses
and one speech
course. Students with significant experience in writing or speaking
may petition to be exempted from all or a portion of the
requirement.
BAS Graduation Requirements
Students must complete a minimum of 30 semester hours
at The University of Iowa after entering the program, 12
semester hours in each of three distribution areas chosen from
the following five—Humanities; Communication and Arts; Natural
Sciences and Math; Social Sciences; and Professional Fields—
and a total of at least 120 semester hours of credit including 45
semester hours of upper-division course work. Courses offered by
ISU & UNI may also qualify to fulfill a portion of the required semester
hours.
For more information on how to proceed with the application
process, contact Angela Ward at 800-272-6430 (toll-free) or 319-335-2575.
E-mail: angelaward@uiowa.edu |
