Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences

Where do I begin?

If you want to pursue a BAAS degree, schedule an appointment with one of our program advisors. The contact information for each BAAS program at UNT is below.

College of Public Affairs and Community Service

Applied Arts and Sciences

pacs.unt.edu/baas
baas@unt.edu
940-565-4115

College of Information

Applied Technology and Performance Improvement

baas.unt.edu
ci-advising@unt.edu
940-565-2445

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940-565-2681
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The Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) programs at the University of North Texas provide you a direct path to a fully accredited bachelor’s degree if you have:

Completed course work for technical, applied or military credit
A technical or applied degree from a community or technical college

Our BAAS degrees accept and build on these unique credits, combining them with course work intended to meet your individual or career goals.

Flexible evening, weekend and online courses make it easy for you to earn a BAAS degree while balancing full-time or part-time work and your personal life.

Who benefits from a BAAS degree?

Students seeking admission to one of our BAAS programs typically have some real-world work experience. They also include:

Active-duty military or veterans seeking college credit for courses taken as part of their training in the service
Transfer students wanting credit for workforce or technical courses taken at a community or technical college
Students interested in developing multiple areas of expertise
Students who’ve accumulated a significant number of credit hours

What career opportunities are available?

Career opportunities for BAAS students vary as much as their paths to earning the degree. Some students complete the degree for career advancement. Others want to change career paths altogether or ultimately plan to attend graduate school. Whatever the motivation, BAAS students graduate with an array of skills that equip them to compete in today’s ever-changing workplace.

BAAS graduates are found in a variety of career fields. Many work in business, state and local government, nonprofit agencies or a wide range of fields directly associated with the specialization they pursued at a community or technical college or while in the military.

UNT’s Career Center can provide advice about future employment opportunities in a particular area.

What types of BAAS programs are offered?

We have two distinctive BAAS programs. One is offered in Applied Arts and Sciences by the Department of Community and Professional Programs in the College of Public Affairs and Community Service. The other is in Applied Technology and Performance Improvement through the Department of Learning Technologies in the College of Information. Each program has different requirements and is designed to meet your pecific needs or interests.

BAAS from the College of Public Affairs and Community Service

This multidisciplinary degree program builds on your previous education and experience and allows you to choose up to three areas of study that pertain to your career interest and goals.

You’re able to select courses from the various disciplines offered at UNT. For example, you can take courses in management, marketing, alternative dispute resolution, nonprofit studies, criminal justice or a wide variety of other disciplines. Our advisors work with you to tailor a degree plan best suited for your needs.

The program also gives you flexibility in how you choose to study. Depending on the course, you can choose to take classes online, face-to-face or in a blended format. In blended-format courses, some instruction is provided in face-to-face meetings with the remaining instruction covered online.

The specific degree requirements for this BAAS program are outlined below.

Degree requirements

BAAS from the College of Public Affairs and Community Service

Component	Credit Hours	Description
University Core	42	Required by the state of Texas for all students to complete in order to receive a bachelor’s degree. The core consists of a variety of courses (English, history, math, etc.) that are intended to form a general education foundation. Core courses may be taken at UNT or at another accredited institution and transferred to UNT.
Professional Foundations	9	Forms the heart of the BAAS curriculum and consists of courses intended to improve your marketability in today’s workplace. You learn to sharpen your ability to communicate, negotiate, analyze information and network effectively.
Occupational Specialization	21	Consists of courses related to a specific occupation, field or subject. Many technical and workforce courses taken at a community college or in the military may be eligible for transfer credit at UNT. In some cases, an occupational specialization is created from courses taken at UNT or other four-year institutions.
Professional Development	36	Consists of three multidisciplinary concentrations of courses (12 credit hours each) intended to enhance the skills you’ve already acquired through an occupational specialization. One concentration must be taken from disciplines offered in the College of Public Affairs and Community Service.
Electives	12	You may select from an array of courses offered at UNT or apply transfer credits.

BAAS from the College of Information

All courses for this degree are available online, saving you time and money. You’ll take professional development courses to learn skills in communication, technology, human relations, leadership and project management, as well as others.

With this BAAS degree, you may choose a concentration in:

Computer Technology
Learning Technology
Performance Technology

These specializations build on your educational background. The specific degree requirements for this program are outlined below.

Component	Credit Hours	Description
University core	42	Required by the state of Texas for all students to complete in order to receive a bachelor’s degree. The core consists of a variety of courses (English, history, math, etc.) that are intended to form a general education foundation. Core courses may be taken at UNT or at another accredited institution and transferred to UNT.
Occupational specialization	36	Are related to a specific occupation, field or subject. Many technical and workforce courses taken at a community college or in the military may be applied.
Professional development	42	Consists of classes such as leadership, computer technology, business communications, project management, human relations, personal development and facilitation skills.

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