Pursuit of the Bachelor of Applied Science degree requires the completion of a technical associate degree or equivalent in prior course work and life experience.

The degree is designed for individuals interested in developing management skills to complement their technical background. Students with a wide variety of career interests can be accommodated through selection of an individually-tailored set of Business and/or Computer and Management Information Systems electives for the 9 elective hours required. Individuals wishing to pursue a graduate degree in business may wish to take prerequisites common to many MBA programs. Contact your advisor for more information.

Please note: The following requirements are effective beginning Fall 2011. Students must also complete the General Studies Program and other requirements.

The Bachelor of Applied Science degree is designed for transfer students who have an associate degree in a technical major or its equivalent in credits and life experience.  The degree is flexible enough to accommodate the transfer student who meets the following minimum requirements.

Prerequisites

Degree candidates must have a technical associate degree from a regionally-accredited institution or its equivalent in credits and life experience.

Total Hours

Degree candidates must earn a minimum of 125 semester credit hours.  A minimum of 30 semester hours must be Peru State College instruction.  A minimum of 59 semester hours are to be completed through accredited institutions authorized to grant a baccalaureate or higher degree.  Exceptions: 1) Basic or recruit military training may be used to satisfy the general studies Physical and Mental Health requirement; and 2) a maximum of 30 hours of CLEP subject examinations is acceptable.

Upper Division Credit

Degree candidates must earn at least 20 semester hours of upper-division credit (300 and 400 level courses).

Grade Point Average

A minimum, cumulative grade point average of 2.0 is required for all coursework completed at Peru State College.

General Studies

Thirty semester credit hours are required.  Courses must be selected from at least five (5) of the following general studies topic areas:  English Composition; Speech; Mathematics; Statistics; Computers; Science; Humanities (Art, Literature, Music and Theater); Social Science (Anthropology, History, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology); Physical and Mental Health; and Global Studies.

Complementary Emphasis

A minimum of 30 semester credit hours in business, economics, and/or computer and management information systems (CMIS) courses is required with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0.

Technical Emphasis

Sixty-six semester hours of credit from the technical associate degree are the maximum applicable toward the 125 hours required for the Bachelor or Applied Science degree.

College 101  Freshman Orientation (1 hour)

This course is an introduction to college success skills.  It is a graduation requirement for all on-campus, degree seeking students with fewer than 30 credit hours at the time of admission, unless it has been waived by the appropriate Dean.  Students requiring College 101 are automatically enrolled until successfully completing the course.

College 401  Transition Strategies (1 hour)

This course is designed to teach job search techniques, an educational approach for professional development.  Open to all majors.

Additional Degree Requirements

In addition to the above degree requirements, the following regulations apply to Peru State College bachelor degrees:

Varsity Sports Credits

A maximum of four (4) credit hours of P.E. 190 - Varsity Sports - is allowed toward a degree.  Varsity sports credits may be earned for football, men's and women's basketball, men's and women's volleyball, baseball, softball, cheerleading, women's golf, and women's cross country.  P.E. 190 may not be used to fulfill General Studies requirements.

Independent Study

A maximum of six (6) hours of Independent Study is allowed toward a degree.

Directed Study

A maximum of eight (8) hours or two (2) courses of Directed Study is allowed toward a degree.

Cooperative Education

A maximum of 12 hours of Cooperative Education internship credit is allowed toward a degree.  Primarily, the hours earned are noted as general electives.  There are limitations on the number of hours that may be applied to certain majors.

For more information, view the official 2006-2008 College Catalog.

The College reserves the right to repeal, change, or amend rules, regulations, tuition and fees, and may withdraw, add to, or modify courses and programs.