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Major in B.A.T.S. (Bachelor of Applied Technical Science)

Do you have an Associate's degree in Applied Science?

If you have an Associate of Applied Science degree you can transfer up to 64 credit hours toward a Bachelor of Applied Technical Science degree here at BHSU. A Bachelor of Applied Technical Science degree will provide you the basic business skills required in management positions or to start a business. This degree will also supply you with the technical and organizational skills employers demand in today’s world.

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Gen Ed Requirements-43 semester hours

  • ENGL 101 Composition I
  • ENGL 201 Composition II
  • *Gen Ed - Mathematics - 3 semester hours
  • SPCM 101, 215, or 222
  • WEL 100 Wellness for Life & 100/L Lab
  • *Gen Ed - Social Science- 9 semester hours
  • *Gen Ed- Art & Humanities-12 semester hours
  • *Gen Ed- Natural Science & Lab- 8 semester hours

Take 1 option (This major requires an AAS degree from a Technical Institute.)

General Supervision Option - 36 semester hours

  • BADM 336 Entrepreneurship I
  • BADM 344 Managerial Communication
    OR
    SPCM 410 Organizational Communication
  • BADM 360 Organization and Management
  • BADM 370 Marketing
  • BADM 457 Business Ethics
  • BADM 464 Organizational Behavior
  • HRM 417 Human Resource Management
  • HRM 456 Employment Law and Policy
  • HRM 459 Personnel Planning & Selection
  • HRM 465 Compensation Management
  • TECH 485 Enterprise Systems
  • TECH 492 Topics: Applied Tech Science

General Technology Option - 36 semester hours

  • BADM 336 Entrepreneurship I
  • BADM 344 Managerial Communication
    OR
    SPCM 410 Organizational Communication
  • BADM 360 Organization and Management
  • BADM 370 Marketing
  • BADM 438 Entrepreneurship II
  • HRM 417 Human Resource Management
  • PHYS 331 - Industrial & Organizational Psychology
  • TECH 330 Communication Technology
  • TECH 262 Energy, Power, & Transportation
  • TECH 381 Construction
  • TECH 485 Enterprise Systems
  • TECH 492 Topics-Applied Tech Science

* Global Requirement: depending on your selection, this requirement will satisfy 3 hours of either Social Science or Arts & Humanities requirements. Take 1 course from AIS/HIST 257, ANTH 210, ARTH 211/212/251, ENGL 211/212, GEOG 210, HIST 121/122/153, HUM 100, MCOM 151, MUS 130, POLS 141/250.

A minor is NOT required with this major but electives are required to total 128 hours, of which 36 hours must be 300-400 level courses.

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