Bachelor of Applied Studies | Undergraduate Admissions

The Bachelor of Applied Studies (BAS) is an online degree program designed for community college graduates who have earned at least 60 hours of college course work and who wish to complete a bachelor’s degree online.

It is a general undergraduate degree without a traditional academic major. Instead, students work with their academic advisers to structure programs that meet their individual objectives.

Students may incorporate one of these certificate programs into their BAS studies:

See the D istance and Online Education Website for course information.

Course Work

Course Work for the BAS degree includes earning at least 12 s.h. of credit—including 6 s.h. of upper-level credit—in three of these areas:

Humanities (e.g., literature, history, philosophy, religion)
Communication and arts (e.g., journalism, speech, drama, art, music)
Natural sciences and mathematics (e.g., geology, biological sciences, statistics, computer science)
Social sciences (e.g., geography, psychology, economics, political science, anthropology)
Professional fields (e.g., business, education, nursing, social work, library science)

Students also are required to complete the Bachelor of Applied Studies Core Requirements.

Students must maintain a grade-point average (GPA) of 2.00 or higher in all course work applied toward the degree, all course work completed after admission to the program, and all upper-level course work.

Of the 120 semester hours (s.h.) of course work required for the BAS degree, 30 s.h. must be earned at the University of Iowa after admission to the BAS program. At least 60 s.h. must be earned at a four-year college, including 45 s.h. defined as upper-level.

For a complete listing of the requirements for the BAS degree, refer to the University General Catalog.

Admission Requirements

This degree program is designed for students who plan to earn an associate's degree from a community college, then follow up with online courses from the university.

Admission Requirements Tabs

First-Year Requirements

First-year students are not eligible for this degree program; it is for community college graduates.

Transfer Requirements

See the Distance and Online Education Website for admission requirements.

Bachelor of Applied Studies (BAS) – Online Degree Program

To be admitted to the BAS program, you must have:

An associate degree.
60 semester hours (s.h.) of transferable college credit including all career-technical course work
A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or above for Iowa community college graduates
A cumulative GPA of 2.5 or above for other applicants
Be unable to enroll in a daytime on-campus program due to distance, employment, etc.

There is no cap on the number of vocational-technical/career-technical credits which can be transferred into the BAS degree program, though only 60 semester hours from a 2-year institution can apply to the 120 hours overall which are needed for the degree. Requirements for the BAS degree program, as well as information about optional tracks, can be accessed at the UI Catalog and the Distance and Online Education websites:

http://www.registrar.uiowa.edu/registrar/catalog/universitycollege/bachelorofappliedstudies/

https://basbls.uc.uiowa.edu/degrees/bas

These resources can help facilitate your transfer to Iowa:

Transfer Tips:

Students must have received an associate degree to begin in the BAS program.
Students who have received an Associate of Arts degree from an Iowa two-year institution participating in articulation agreements with the University of Iowa are considered to have satisfied all requirements of the Core Requirements Program, except for "Business/Management."
Students are encouraged to complete the following Core Requirements before enrolling in the BAS program:
1. Rhetoric
2. Quantitative and Formal Reasoning
3. Social Science
4. Values, Society and Diversity
5. Business/Management (Accounting, Business, Finance, Management, Marketing, Management Science, Entrepreneurship)
The Core Requirements can be found by using the Online Transfer Equivalency Guide.
The BAS is designed to be completed entirely online. Students are encouraged to take at least one online course prior to attending Iowa. At Iowa, students likely will enroll in courses of multiple delivery formats, including instructor-paced online courses or instructor-paced online courses which require specific online videoconferencing times.
Most courses use an online proctoring examination service. A small number may require proctored exams.

Application Deadlines
Spring – November 15
Summer – April 1
Fall – April 1

Contact Information:
Contact Distance and Online Education to speak with a BAS Adviser:

800-272-6430 or 319-335-2575
https://basbls.uc.uiowa.edu/degrees/bas
basbls-advising@uiowa.edu

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International Requirements

See the Distance and Online Education Website for admission requirements.

Scholarships

Scholarships for BAS students are available through UI D istance and Online Education. Also review the scholarships for transfer students on the Admissions website.

Application Process

Application Process Tabs

Apply to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences indicating the Bachelor of Applied Studies program as your degree objective.

First-Year Application

First-year students are not eligible for this program; it is open only to community college graduates.

Transfer Application

BAS, BLS Student Application Process

International Application Process

Contact the Division of Continuing Education for information about applying as an international student.

Information

Online/Off-campus Program(s)

Bachelor of Applied Studies (BAS)

Areas of Emphasis

Creative Writing

Human Relations

Justice Studies

Political Science

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