The Bachelor of Applied Science degree is designed to serve community college students who have earned an associate of applied science degree and wish to pursue a baccalaureate degree. The degree provides the management, leadership, critical thinking, writing, and communication skills necessary to broaden career horizons. It provides broad cognitive skills and perspectives associated with baccalaureate education that are relevant in any work environment.

Total Degree Requirements: 120 SH

Core Studies Requirements: 45 SH

Foundational Courses: 18 - 36 SH

Credits from the major area of study earned toward a completed Associate of Applied Science degree from a regionally accredited community college will be counted in the Regis University Bachelor of Applied Science foundational area.  Examples of Associate of Applied Science degrees that qualify for transfer into the Bachelor of Applied Science degree include:

• Addiction Studies
• Criminal Justice
• Emergency Management Planning
• Fire Science
• Hotel, Restaurant and Casino Management
• Interpreter Preparation Program (Deaf Studies)
• Law Enforcement
• Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities
• Paralegal Studies
• Public Security Management

Note:  Earned Associate of Applied Science degrees with majors in applied occupational technical areas do not qualify for transfer into the Bachelor of Applied Science degree at Regis University.

Course List

Code	Title	SHs
Upper Division Requirements
Leadership Skills
COM 407	Leadership Principles	3.00
Professional Ethics
Select one of the following:		3.00
BA 4950	Ethical Decision Making in Business
PY 440	Professional Ethics in Psychology
COM 427	Communication Ethics
CR 425	Professional Ethics in Criminology
Specialization		21.00
Select one of the following three areas of specialization:
Homeland Security
CR 445	Homeland Security
CR 446	Perspectives on Terrorism
CR 448	Homeland Security Legal & Ethical Issues
CR 449	Vulnerability and Security
CR 460	Computer Forensics and Cybercrime
Select three semester hours in consultation with an academic advisor
Interdisciplinary Studies
Eighteen semester hours selected in consultation with an academic advisor.
Management
Fifteen upper division (400-level) semester hour of Business Administration courses selected in consultation with an academic advisor.
Additional three semester hours of upper division courses selected in consultation with an academic advisor
Software Development
CS 431	Operating Sys Design/Analysis
CS 444	Software Engineering
CS 445	Database Management
CS 464	Machine Learning
CS 465	UNIX Operating Systems
Select additional three semester hours in consultation with academic advisor
Capstone
CAP 495E	Capstone Comprehensives Applied Science
or CAP 498	Experiential Capstone
Minor (Optional)		0-12
General Electives		0-27
Total SHs		27-66