Bachelor of Applied Science Brochure

Bachelor of Applied Science 2010/11

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA • REGIONAL CAMPUSES

U N I V E R S I T Y O F C E N T R A L F LO R I DA

Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.S.) The B.A.S. program provides you the opportunity to enhance a wide range of

Getting In

professional skills and lets you choose

To gain admission, you will need:

your own specialization. Accelerating the development of your skills will help you achieve your career goals faster.

In addition to core courses in ethics, management and communication, you can specialize in one of these areas: • Criminal Justice • Early Childhood Education • Health Services Administration • Information Technology • Legal Studies • Supervision and Administration

• A completed A.S. degree from a Florida public community or state college • At least 15 hours of transferable general education courses • Two years of one foreign language in high school, two semesters in college or a proof of proficiency exam

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B.A.S. Tracks by Location Criminal Justice

UCF Cocoa ucfcocoa.com 321.433.7821

UCF Daytona Beach ucfdaytona.com 386.506.4021

UCF Ocala ucfocala.com 352.854.2322 x 1824

UCF Palm Bay ucfpalmbay.com 321.433.7838

UCF Sanford/ Lake Mary ucfseminole.com 407.708.2471

UCF South Lake ucfsouthlake.com 352.536.2113

UCF Valencia Osceola ucfvalenciaosceola.com 407.582.4190

UCF Valencia West ucfvalenciawest.com 407.582.5500

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U N I V E R S I T Y O F C E N T R A L F LO R I DA

Degree Requirements In addition to your A.S. degree, you will need the following courses to complete the B.A.S. program.

Required Core Courses (10-11 hrs) BUL 3130

Legal and Ethical Environments for Business (4)

or PLA 3013 Law and the Legal System (3)

MAN 3025 Management of Organizations (4) ENC 3241 Writing for the Technical Professional (3) or ENC 3250 Professional Writing (3)

B. Early Childhood Education Track (21 hrs) EEC 3700 Social and Emotional Development of Young Children (3)

RED 3310 Early Reading, Writing and Language Arts (3)

EEC 4268 Curriculum Activities in Early Childhood (3)

EEC 4604 Classroom Management and Guidance of Young Children (3) Prerequisite: EEC 3700

EEX 4751 Parent Involvement in Education (3) TSL 4080 Theory & Practice of Teaching ESOL Students in Schools (3)

Area of Concentration

EEX 3450 Young Children with Special Needs (3)

( C h o o s e o n e t r ac k )

Track offerings vary by location.

A. Criminal Justice Track (18 hrs) CCJ 3024 Criminal Justice System (3) CCJ 3014 Crime in America (3) Choose two courses listed below (6 hrs)

C. Health Services Administration Track (18 hrs) Prerequisite: HSA 3111 HSA 4201 Community Health (3) HSA 4180 Organization and Management for Health Agencies (3)

CJL 3510 Prosecution and Adjudication (3)

HSA 4191 Health Care Automation (3)

CJC 3010 Corrections and Penology (3)

HSC 4500 Epidemiology (3)

CJE 4014 Police and Society (3) In addition, select six additional semester hours of CCJ, CJC, CJE, CJL or CJT courses with the aid of an academic advisor.

Prerequisite: CGS 2100C Prerequisite: STA 2014C or STA 2023

In addition, choose one of the following: HSC 4652 Health Law and Ethics (3) HSA 4109 Principles of Managed Care (3) HSA 4502 Risk Management Systems (3) HIM 4508C Quality Management (3) HSA 4702 Health Sciences Research Methods (3)

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D. Information Technology Track (24 hrs) Students are strongly urged to first complete STA 2023.

CET 2364 System Applications in C/C++ (3) Prerequisite: MAC 1105

CET 3679 CET 3383 CET 4427 CET 4748 CET 4663 CET 4749 ETI 4448

Introduction to Telephony (3) Applied System Analysis I (3) Applied Database I (3) Wide Area Networks I (3) Computer and Network Security (3) Wide Area Networks II (3) Applied Project Management (3)

Note: T he Information Technology track is subject to course substitutions.

E. Legal Studies Track (18 hrs) PLA 3014 Law and the Legal System (3) PLA 3108 Legal Research (3) In addition, PLA 3155 PLA 3205 PLA 3277 PLA 3309 PLA 4424 PLA 4703

F. Supervision and Administration Track (20 hrs) INP 3004 Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3)

ISM 3011C Essentials of Management Information Systems (4)

MAR 3023 Marketing (4) MAN 3302 Essentials of HR Management for Non-business Majors (3)

MAN 3354 Employee Training for Non-business Majors (3)

ACG 3082 Accounting for Non-business Majors (3)

Total Credit Hours Required: 120 Note: A maximum of 45 credit hours of extension, correspondence, CLEP, Credit by Exam and Armed Forces credits are permitted.

Legal Writing (3)

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Civil Practice and Procedure (3)

To graduate, you will need:

choose four of these courses:

The Law of Torts (3) Criminal Procedure (3) The Law of Contracts (3) Professional Ethics and Liability (3)

• 2.0 UCF GPA • 60 credits (not including CLEP), 42 of which are upper-division • UCF residency for 30 of the last 39 hours of course work • All general education requirements, including the CLAS and Gordon Rule

Transferring to UCF Here are a few tips to help make your transfer to UCF’s B.A.S. program easy and worry-free: • Apply for admission and send transcripts to UCF once you complete 45 credit hours • Satisfy the CLAS requirement before you complete 60 credit hours • Talk to your advisor as soon as you decide to apply to UCF

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Frequently Asked Questions Am I eligible for the B.A.S. program?

Yes, if you completed your A.S. degree after

How long will it take to complete my degree?

2000—those who completed their A.S. before

That depends on you and your full- or part-time

2000 need 36 hours of general education

schedule. UCF provides access to convenient class

requirements for admission.

times and locations.

When should I apply? And how?

What will my diploma say?

Apply to UCF once you’ve completed 45 credit

Bachelor of Applied Science.

hours. You can submit an application online at admissions.ucf.edu.

Will financial assistance be available?

Yes. There are many options for transfer

Do I need to complete my A.S. degree prior to applying?

students, including grants and student loans.

Visit finaid.ucf.edu for more information.

We strongly recommend it, but you can indicate on your application when you plan to finish your A.S. degree.

How do credits from my A.S. degree apply toward the B.A.S. degree?

Your A.S. degree is transferred as a complete package, and you will start the program as either a junior or senior. UCF evaluates your credits to see if you need additional general education courses or requirements.

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