Applied Science - Early Childhood, Bachelor of Applied Science
Department of Teaching and Learning
College of Education
Our goal in offering the B.A.S. degree is to provide you with a general knowledge of management, organizational, and policy issues and to advance your communication, computer, and quantitative skills. This degree also offers you the opportunity to complete a specialization that will broaden your career horizons, promote life-long learning, and enrich your life. Northern Arizona University offers this degree at selected campuses throughout Arizona.
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To receive a bachelor's degree at Northern Arizona University, you must complete at least 120 units of credit that minimally includes a major, the liberal studies requirements, and university requirements as listed below.
- All of Northern Arizona University's diversity, liberal studies, junior-level writing, and capstone requirements.
- All requirements for your specific academic plan(s).
- At least 30 units of upper-division courses, which may include transfer work.
- At least 30 units of coursework taken through Northern Arizona University, of which at least 18 must be upper-division courses (300-level or above). This requirement is not met by credit-by-exam, retro-credits, transfer coursework, etc.
- A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 on all work attempted at Northern Arizona University.
The full policy can be viewed here.
In addition to University Requirements:
- 64-75 units in an associate's degree transfer block
- At least 21 units of B.A.S. requirements
- At least 21 units of early childhood specialization requirements
- Be aware 16-20 units of liberal studies requirements will be satisfied by associate's degree transfer block
- Elective courses, if needed, to reach an overall total of at least 120 units
Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.
| Minimum Units for Completion | 120 |
| Highest Mathematics Required | MAT 114 |
| Additional Admission Requirements | Required |
| Progression Plan Link | Not Available |
Additional Admission Requirements
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Individual program admission requirements over and above admission to NAU are required.
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To be admitted into a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) plan, you must have an associate degree, either completed or in progress, at a regionally accredited institution, and the associate degree must be completed prior to the awarding of the BAS degree.
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- You must apply and be accepted to the College of Education's teacher-education program in addition to being admitted to the university.
Liberal Studies Requirement
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Northern Arizona University requires that you complete 35 units of liberal studies coursework. For this BAS plan, we assume that you have already completed, as part of your associate's degree, the composition, mathematics, and lab science requirements as well as 3 - 6 additional units within the liberal studies requirements, totaling 16 - 20 units.
You select the remaining 15 - 19 units in consultation with your advisor to help you meet your personal goals and ensure that these courses contribute to a coherent overall curriculum.
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Please note:
- You may use the same course to satisfy both a liberal studies and a B.A.S. requirement.
- You may also include courses with the course prefixes used in the early childhood specialization to satisfy liberal studies requirements, but you may not use specific courses from your specialization.
Associate Degree Transfer Block
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Northern Arizona University accepts a maximum block transfer of 64 units from your associate's degree program, you then take the remaining 56 units at Northern Arizona University to complete 120 units. (Please note that if you complete all core requirements, specialization, and liberal studies requirements in less than 56 units, you may take the remaining units from any courses offered by Northern Arizona University.)
If you have been awarded an AAS degree from an Arizona community college, Northern Arizona University will accept up to a maximum of 75 transfer units. In order to complete the BAS within 120 total hours, an Arizona General Education Curriculum (AGEC) needs to be included in the 75 units of transfer from the Arizona community college.
Major Requirements
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B.A.S. Requirements (21 units)
This coursework is designed to help you acquire a general knowledge of management, organizational, and policy issues while advancing your professional communication, computer, and quantitative skills.
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Communication Block (3 units)
- Select one: BBA 305W, COM 200, BME 420, CCJ 345W, CST 314, CST 315, CST 424, CST 472, CST 475, CST 477, ENG 302W, ENG 305W
- Select one: BME 480, CCJ 331, CCJ 333, MGT 303, PAS 325, PAS 326, PAS 327, PAS 401, PAS 408C, PAS 421C, POS 325, POS 326, POS 327, POS 344, POS 359, POS 421C, POS 428, SOC 334, SOC 431
- Select one: BME 210, CCJ 315, CCJ 325, CCJ 380, CCJ 450C, HUM 371, HUM 373, PAS 411, PHI 332W, SOC 301, SOC 333, SOC 339, SOC 441 (3 units)
- Select one: BBA 340, BIO 301, BIO 302, CCJ 355, ESE 380, MAT 114, PAS 355, POS 303, SOC 365, PAS 356 (3 units)
- Select 6 units from any of the unused courses in the above four B.A.S. Requirement blocks
- BME 331W (3 units)
Please note:- At least 18 units in the core must be upper-division (300-400 level) courses.
- Some departments may require that you take specific courses from the B.A.S. Requirements or may place other restrictions on the courses that the department requires. Please see departmental requirements for specific information.
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Communication Block (3 units)
- Early Childhood Specialization Requirements (21 units)
General Electives
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Additional coursework is required if, after you have met the previously described requirements, you have not yet completed a total of 120 units of credit.
You may take these remaining courses from any of the academic areas, using these courses to pursue your specific interests and goals. You may also use prerequisites or transfer credits as electives if they weren't used to meet major, minor, or liberal studies requirements.
We encourage you to consult with your advisor to select the courses that will be most advantageous to you.
Additional Information
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Be aware that some courses may have prerequisites that you must also successfully complete. For prerequisite information, click on the course or see your advisor.