College of Humanities and Social Sciences

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• College of Humanities and Social Sciences
• Bachelor of Applied
• Arts and Sciences Program
• Delores Jackson M.S., M.A.
• Assistant Director
• Bridging the Gaps
• BAAS Workshop
• Recruiting BAAS Students
• April 25, 2008
• Texas AM University Commerce
• Mesquite Metroplex Center

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• Every Texan educated to the level necessary to
  achieve his or her dreams no one is left behind,
  
• and each can pursue higher education college
  and universities focus on the recruitment and
  success of students while defining their own
  paths of excellence education is of high quality
  throughout
• and all levels of education, the
• business community, and the public
• are constant partners in recruiting
• and preparing students and faculty
• who will meet the states workforce
• and research needs.
• Texas Higher Education Plan
• Closing the Gaps by 2015, Vision for
• Texas higher education

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• What is the B.A.A.S.?
• The Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences
  (B.A.A.S.) degree is a four-year degree
  designed to offer students with
  vocational-technical training, academic, and/or
  professional experience in occupational fields,
  the opportunity to obtain a baccalaureate degree.

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• Credit Issued via Accredited Sources
• Junior or Community Colleges
• Universities
• Professional Institutions
• CLEP
• DANTES
• Vocational-Technical Schools
• Proficiency Exams
• (credit by examination)

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• Non-Traditional Sources of Credit
• Accredited Correspondence Courses
• Experiential Learning (6 hours maximum)
• Armed Forces Schools/Military Training
• Federal Certifications
• Certificate Programs
• Registry Examinations
• Institutes
• Clock-Hour Programs
• American Council on Education (ACE)

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B.A.A.S. Program Admission

• Minimum of 24 hours in occupational specialty or
  vocational/technical credits, or elective
  hours.
• Consultation with B.A.A.S. advisor, evaluation of
  transcripts and other
• documents, and

• completion of B.A.A.S. degree plan evaluation.
• Make application to the university and meet
• admission requirements.

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• B.A.A.S. Degree Requirement
• Occupational Specialty 36 hrs
• Academic Core 48-54 hrs
• Professional Development 36 hrs
• (30 hours must be advanced)
• Minimum hours needed 124 hrs
• 31 residency hours required. (Internet courses
  qualify as residency hours.)
• 69 hour limit on junior college hours
• Writing Proficiency Requirement (WPR)

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Recruiting History of the B.A.A.S. Degree At MSU

• 1978
• Degree created and coordinated by Dr. Robert
  Palma in the Chemistry Department
• 1983
• Transferred to the Political Science Department
  Dr. Leo Sabota, Chair and B.A.A.S. Coordinator
• Sheppard AFB Relationship and Proximity (150
  students)
• 1990
• Video Courses added on MSU
• Core changed to 48-50 hours

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Recruiting History of the B.A.A.S. Degree At MSU

• 1994
• Respiratory Care Option created under the
  auspices of the B.A.A.S. program (started as a
  two year program)
• Business Minor offered
• 1999-2003
• Aviation Management Specialization added at the
  request of SAFB (Trimester)
• 1999-2004
• UCD Partnership (live and 2 way)

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Recruiting History of the B.A.A.S. Degree At MSU

• 2001
• Courses offered on the internet
• 2004
• Options Added
• Criminal
• Liberal Arts

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• B. A.A.S. Options as Recruiting Tools
• Traditional
• Criminal Justice
• Liberal Arts
• Business Minor

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• Recruitment
• Articulation agreement with all junior colleges
  in Texas Southwestern OK
• Professional/Fraternal Organizations
• Professional Recruiter/Professor Emeritus
• Website
• Presentations at conferences
• Visiting junior colleges
• Students
• Alumni
• Advisor/Faculty Referral

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B.A.A.S. Enrollment Comparison
14 13 10.9 10.4
12 12.8 20.3 21
18.7 16 14.7
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B.A.A.S. Graduate Comparison
16.7 13 12.5 10
6.9 10.4 12.1 14
20.7 16.1 15.4
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• Survey Responses
• Offer more online courses
• Offer wider variety of courses
• Degree not obtainable by any other method
• Online courses and degree offer flexibility
• Matches what employer wants
• Degree leads to promotion and pay increase

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• Challenges of the B.A.A.S.
• Awareness
• Image of Degree
• Faculty Recruitment Internet
• Faculty Training Internet
• Faculty Response to Students
• Support for Internet Courses
• Access to Student Services

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• Staff
• Charles Olson, Ph.D.
• Director
• Delores Jackson, M.S., M.A.
• Assistant Director
• J. David Martin, Ph.D.
• Recruiter, Prof Emeritus
• Josephine Cuevas, M.B.A.
• Academic Advisor
• Brenda Rich, Program Secretary
• Randi Roanhaus, Student Worker

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