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Entry Requirements:

  • Apply to BBCC
  • Complete Associate degree or 90 college-level credits from accredited institution
  • 2.5 cumulative GPA
  • Apply to BAS-AM Program – Opens February 1st!
  • Complete Pre-requisite coursework earning a 2.0 GPA or above in: ENGL&101, College-level math, Humanities Course, and Social Science Course.

 

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

 Milestone Courses- These courses are key to your success!

Pre Requisites (required prior to admission to BAS)

ENGL&101: English Composition I 5 Credits
Humanities 5 Credits
Social Science 5 Credits
PHIL& 120: Symbolic Logic OR
MATH (any 100 level math course, excluding MAP courses) 5 Credits

Communication Skills: 5 Credits

ENGL& 235: Technical Writing* 5 Credits

Social Science: 5 Credits (SS)

ECON&201: Micro Economics* 5 Credits

Natural Science: 10 Credits (NS, LS, MS)

CHEM& 110: Chemical Concepts w/Lab* 5 Credits
ENVS& 100: Survey of Environmental Science* 5 Credits

Diversity Requirement: 5 credits

Course that meets the DIV requirement* 5 Credits

Lower Division Courses: 5 credits

BUS& 101: Intro to Business OR
BUS& 201: Business Law 5 Credits

BAS-AM Core Requirements: 60 credits

MGMT 305: Business Management 5 Credits
MGMT 310: Accounting for Managers 5 Credits
MGMT 350: Marketing for Managers 5 Credits
MGMT 370: Organizational Leadership 5 Credits
MGMT 380: Human Resource Manag. 5 Credits
MGMT 410: Financial Management 5 Credits
MGMT 430: Project Management 5 Credits
MGMT 440: Operations Management 5 Credits
MGMT 460: Applied Manag. Capstone 5 Credits
PHIL 340: Professional Ethics 5 Credits
SOC 320: Organizational Behavior 5 Credits
CMST 330: Organizational Communication 5 Credits

Diversity Course Requirement:

You must complete one diversity course as part of your degree.

  • ART&100: Art Appreciation
  • CMST 225: Intercultural Communication
  • ENGL 223: Banned Books in Literature: A Cultural Approach
  • ENGL 225: Chicanx Literature
  • ENGL 261: Women’s Literature
  • HIST&215: Women in US History
  • HIST&219: Native American History
  • HUM 108: Intro to Gender Studies
  • HUM 205: Diversity French/German Cinema
  • HUM 214: Diversity Issues: Race, Class & Gender
  • HUM 220: Diversity in Education
  • MUSC 170: History of Jazz
  • MUSC 175: Music of the World
  • POLS&203: International Relations
  • REL 201: World Religion
  • SOC 204: Gender & Power
  • SOC 220: Marriage and the Family
  • SOC&201: Social Problems

Total Credits Required: 90


Suggested Schedule and checklist

Suggested Schedule:

  • ENGL& 235: Technical Writing
  • Course that meets DIV requirement
  • SOC 320: Organization Behavior

To Do:

  • Apply for FAFSA or WASFA for next year
  • Set up your Bankmobile account
  • Get familiar with your CTCLink student homepage
  • Meet with your advisor
  • Identify a 2-3 year plan based on enrollment status

Suggested Schedule:

  • BUS& 101: Introduction to Business OR BUS& 201: Business Law
  • CMST 330: Organizational Communication
  • ECON& 201: Microeconomics

To Do:

  • Make an education plan with your advisor
  • Apply for BBCC Foundation Scholarships

Suggested Schedule:

  • ENVS& 100: Survey of Environmental Science
  • MGMT 305: Business Management
  • MGMT 310: Accounting for Managers

To Do:

  • Meet with your advisor
  • Identify need to take summer courses

Suggested Schedule:

  • CHEM& 110: Chemical Concepts with Lab
  • MGMT 370: Organizational Leadership
  • PHIL 340: Professional Ethics

To Do:

  • Update your education plan with your advisor
  • Apply for FAFSA or WASFA for next year if continuing

Suggested Schedule:

  • MGMT 380: Human Resource Management
  • MGMT 410: Financial Management
  • MGMT 430: Project Management

To Do:

  • Review education plan with your advisor
  • Apply for graduation (After enrolling in your final quarter of classes)

Suggested Schedule:

  • MGMT 350: Marketing for Managers
  • MGMT 440: Operations Management
  • MGMT 460: Applied Management Capstone

To Do:

  • Identify need to take summer courses
  • Order cap and gown
  • Attend graduation

BAS-AM Pre-Requisite Flow Chart

Start by meeting with your advisor to determine which course to take first based on your placement scores.

Math Pathway

DVS 080: College Transitions Math → MATH 094: Intro to Algebra → CHEM&110: Chemical Concepts W/Lab and MATH 098: Intermediate Algebra I → MATH&107: Math in Society or MATH&146: Intro to Statistics or PHIL&120: Symbolic Logic

English Pathway

ENGL 99: English Skills + CSS 106: Reading Skills → ENGL&101: Composition I → ENGL&235: Technical Writing

Core Management Courses

BUS&101: Introduction to Business or BUS&201: Business Law → MGMT 305: Business Management →  MGMT 370: Organizational Leadership

MGMT 310: Accounting for Managers → MGMT 410: Financial Management 

MGMT 440: Operations Management with MGMT 460: Applied Management Capstone


  • Admission into the BAS-AM program is required for all upper division (300 and 400- level) courses.
  • Meet with your advisor to determine which courses to incorporate into your education plan!

The BAS-AM program can be started Fall quarter.

This program can be completed entirely online.

90 Credits = 6 Quarters* if you take 15 credits each quarter

*Your specific route may take longer than 6 quarters depending on the number of credits you take each quarter.

The Bachelor’s in Applied Management (BAS-AM) degree builds upon your existing associate degree by adding junior and senior year courses focusing on applied management. The program provides customized high-demand management skills courses geared toward the needs of various industry sectors in the local economy.

Perfect for working adults who need more flexibility in their schedules and have a job or family responsibilities. Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to enter, advance in the field of management or supervisory positions, or start your own business in almost every business and industry. Complete a capstone project in year two of the program that is an opportunity to develop a meaningful product as an accumulation of the course work and a demonstration of your learning!


BAS-AM Program Pagebas@bigbend.edu

For BEdA Students

To learn more, select from: 

GED Preparation & High School+ Diploma (HS+) – Earn your high school diploma or prepare for the GED test if you’re 16 or older. 

English Language Acquisition (ELA) – Build your English skills for reading, writing, and speaking skills. 

Open Doors Program (OPD) – For students ages 16–22 who want to earn a diploma in a college setting with a referral from your local high school. 

Transition to College (new link) 

  • Attend your orientation and enroll in your 1st quarter classes 
  • GED & Placement assessments 
  • Enroll in a Beyond High School class:
    • Identify intended pathway (college, military or employment) 
    • Update High School & Beyond Plan with your Ed Planner 
    • Meet with Outreach Staff 
    • Apply for Financial Aid with FASFA or WASFA application 
    • Research Scholarship/Grant Funding options 
    • WIOA partner funding applications 
    • Verify support access across campus 
  • Finish Graduation Plan 

  • Ensure placement completion 
  • Inquiry about college tuition waiver 
  • Finish High School & Beyond Plan 

  • Select college pathway course(s) with your Ed Planner 
  • Complete college course waiver [10 college credit max] 
  • Make certain funding is in place

  • Finish High School credits 
  • You will complete these with your Ed Planner: 
    • Complete New Student Enrollment 
    • Apply for Graduation 
  • Get coupon to receive your graduation cap and tassel!  And, checkout your graduation gown!