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Program Highlights

120 credit hours | In-state tuition: $420/credit hour | Out-of-state tuition: $540/credit hour

Designed for graduates of Applied Arts and Science programs (AAS) who are seeking a bachelor’s degree for employment, licensing or promotion
Applies technical degree credit from the AAS and may, therefore, lead to a bachelor’s degree more quickly and at less cost than a traditional bachelor’s degree
Is 100% online for maximum convenience and flexibility

NOTE: APPLICANTS MUST HAVE AN ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCE TO QUALIFY. OTHER ASSOCIATE'S DEGREES DO NOT MEET PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS. TO QUALIFY FOR ADMISSION PLEASE SUBMIT:

Associate’s degree from an Applied Arts and Science (AAS) program; 33 semester credit hours awarded from an organized technical program completed at a community college
Completed admission application
Official transcript(s) (must be mailed to UTEP directly from the school(s) attended). Please make sure that your school includes your diploma type, rank and GPA.

PROGRAM ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

Perfect Pathway to a Bachelor's Degree

The online BAAS provides the perfect pathway to a bachelor’s degree for working professionals anywhere with an AAS degree who need a BA as quickly as possible to advance in the workplace. Students get a minimum of 33 hours of transfer credit (they can get up to a maximum of 66 hours, depending on official transcript evaluation) which means they can potentially complete the BAAS and graduate with a bachelor’s degree within a shorter timeframe: a huge savings in time and money.

Students in the program can leverage their degrees with free Coursera certificates. Graduates of this program will also leave with strong writing and communication skills which are widely applicable and useful in a variety of areas.

Finally, it provides the opportunity for local-area students to continue with UTEP to receive a bachelor’s degree rather than moving to another part of the country for a bachelor’s degree.

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Course Overview

A total of 120 semester credit hours of coursework is required to successfully complete the BAAS. Of these, 33 must be awarded from an organized technical program (an AAS is required). The coursework also includes foundation courses plus two 15-hour concentrations that will be selected in consultation with the BAAS advisors. Concentrations may include Intelligence and National Security Studies, Communication Studies, and Writing Studies among others.

The foundation courses are intended to provide BAAS students with a background in writing and communication strategies and skill sets. Faculty members in the program will be drawn from several departments in the College of Liberal Arts, including Communication, Rhetoric and Writing, and Security Studies among others.

Applied Arts and Science Foundation Courses

Students will select 5 of the following 7 courses.

RWS 3355: Workplace Writing

Focus on critical decision making in professional contexts. Apply the principles of professional rhetoric to the composing process with an emphasis on strategies for planning, organizing, drafting, and presenting written and oral communication for a workplace context.

RWS 3359: Technical Writing

Learn how to professionally assemble, organize, draft and revise technical information for generating written documents and oral reports.

RWS 3366: Advanced Composition: Argument

Study the development of argumentative writing by examining contemporary issues and ethical questions in this project-based course that includes collaborative work emphasizes stylistics.

COMM 3323: Communication and Organizational Leadership

Analyze leadership as a communication process, focusing on concepts, theories and functions important in the leadership of organizations. Examine leaders as change agents, as creators of community, and as facilitators of diversity. Study evolving theories of leadership and the importance of communication in the enactment of leadership behaviors.

COMM 3355: Organizational Communication

Examine theory and research on the communication process in organizations. Explore functional and interpretive theories and applications.

COMM 3371: Communication Theory/Analysis

Survey significant communication theories using a history of similarities and differences among theories and theorists. Theories will range from intrapersonal processes to mass communication.

COMM 4372: Research Methods

Review the various social science methodologies used in conducting research in the communication discipline. Topics include problems formulation, measurement of concepts, design, collecting, and analyzing data.

Tailored Pathways for the BAAS Program

Below are specific pathways we have created for the BAAS program. Each pathway has a concentration that you can take to acquire the skills and/or knowledge needed.