• Degree Requirements

This four-year degree program has been established to serve a growing population of students who have completed a technical career focus and have an associate of applied science degree or associate of applied technology degree. This bachelor's degree is designed to grow professional management skills of the learner and meet the demand for leadership of highly technical professionals in the workplace. Courses help the learner better understand the work environment and the management of time, materials, and people. Special emphasis will be given to improve quality, production, and the assignment of work. This degree will help establish talents of the students as defined by business and industry to keep a skilled workforce in our state who can be highly competitive in the areas of manufacturing, customer service, and the application of technology. Professional studies courses include Policies and Ethics, Safety, Diversity, Consensus Building, Decision Making and Quality Management.

The BAS degree program recognizes the education associated with a variety of technical career paths and provides upper-level electives that can be career specific. It articulates well with high school programs, the specialized associate degree programs, and professional growth in the workplace to complete a traditional academic preparation leading to the four-year degree. For continued professional advancement, this program will articulate with other schools to lead to advanced degree studies. Contact Student Advisement in the Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center or the College of Applied Science and Technology (CAST) for further information and advisement.

Degree Requirements

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The prerequisites and corequisites of the degree requirements are subject to change.

Pre-Program Requirements:
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
6	English Composition Requirement	1
3	Speech	1
3	Mathematics	1
8	Laboratory Science	1
3	Fine Arts	1
3	Humanities	1
3	History/Government	1
6	Social Sciences	1
9	General Education Electives	2
45	Career Block	3
Total Pre-Program Hours - 89
REQUIREMENTS AFTER ADMISSION INTO THE BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAM.
Upper-level Electives 13 hours - May be taken during any term and must be completed to graduate. Select with BAS advisor.
PRFS Requirements:
JUNIOR YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 6 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	PRFS 3133 Policies and Ethics in the Workplace
3	PRFS 3533 Workplace and Environmental Safety
JUNIOR YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 6 hours
3	PRFS 3833 Diversity in the Workplace
3	PRFS 4033 Consensus Building and Continuous Improvement
SENIOR YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 10 hours
3	PRFS 4433 Supervisory Total Quality Management
3	PRFS 4633 Decision Making in Organizations
4	PRFS 4954/4964/4974/4984 Practicum (select one)
Total Hours: 124—At least 40 hours must be upper level

The prerequisites and corequisites of the degree requirements are subject to change.

NOTES
1: General Education Core Requirements, 2007-2008 catalog: Follow requirements.
2: General education electives, nine hours: Four additional hours from the General Education Core and five hours of upper-level course work from the general education core disciplines, select with BAS advisor.
3: Career block, 45 hours: Approved AAS or AAT degree from an accredited institution with 45 hours of technical-professional course work.

Transfer Course Information

The Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) contains information about the transferability of courses within Arkansas public colleges and universities. Students are guaranteed the transfer of applicable credits and the equitable treatment of the application of credits for the admissions and degree requirements. Courses transferability is not guaranteed for courses listed in ACTS as "No Comparable Courses." Courses with a D grade will not transfer unless an appeal for exception is submitted in writing to the provost prior to the first day of class. ACTS-Arkansas Course Transfer System http://acts.adhe.edu -select Course Transfer. Students may also view the UA Fort Smith Transfer Credit Guide at www.uafortsmith.edu/Transfer/TransferCreditGuide.