What is a Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) Degree?
A traditional bachelor’s degree requires general education classes from many disciplines and is designed to provide students a wide base of knowledge, allowing them to concentrate their education in the third or fourth year of their education. A BAS degree gives students the chance to focus their education on their specific educational and career goals early within your education and incorporates more practical and concentrated hands-on learning in a specific industry or the career of their choice.
- The Bachelor of Applied Science in Applied Management (BAS-AM)
- The Bachelor of Applied Science in Behavioral Healthcare (BAS-BH)
- The Bachelor of Applied Science in Diesel Technology (BAS-DT)
- The Bachelor of Applied Science in Information Technology: Applications Development (BAS-IT: AD)
- The Bachelor of Applied Science in Teacher Education (BAS-TE)
Steps to Apply to a Bachelor of Applied Science Program
- Review the entrance requirements for the desired program. Refer to www.centralia.edu/bachlors/default.aspcx website for a complete list of entrance requirements.
- Complete and submit the application materials for the desired program.
Advising
Students accepted into a bachelor program will receive quarterly advising from the faculty advisor.
Registration
Students accepted into a BAS Program will be provided registration information quarterly by the faculty advisor. In most cases, registration for 300 and 400 level courses is restricted to students accepted into a BAS Program.
Tuition
The Washington State Board for Community and Technical colleges sets the tuition rate for Applied Baccalaureate programs. Refer to bachelors.centralia.edu website for current rates.
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Please see page 20 of the catalog for information on applying for financial aid and scholarships.
Minimum Centralia College Content
To be eligible for the awarding of a degree, BAS students must complete a minimum of 30 units of BAS coursework at Centralia College and that coursework must include any of the BAS capstone courses.
Minimum Grade
The student must achieve a grade of 2.0 or better in each of the upper division courses that comprise the BAS program. No credit is given for any grade lower than 2.0, and if the course is a prerequisite for another BAS course, that prerequisite is not met. A student who earns a grade lower than 2.0 in a BAS course may repeat that course only once. A student who earns grades lower than 2.0 in two or more courses is subject to removal from the program. The Dean of the BAS Program in consultation with the VP Instruction will determine the feasibility of a student repeating more than one BAS course due to a grade less than 2.0
BAS Course Enrollment by Non-Matriculated Students
The BAS programs are designed for student cohorts who are committed to the attainment of the Bachelor of Applied Science degree. Non-matriculated students may be enrolled in specific courses on a space available basis at the discretion of the respective faculty member and with the concurrence of the BAS Program. Non-matriculated students must meet all of the normal BAS entrance requirements with the exception of the requirement to have an associate degree.
Centralia College will consider non-matriculated students for enrollment in 300/400 level courses including:
- Community members employed in the occupation who could benefit from the specific course as an educational orskills upgrade.
- Students with deferred admission status.
- Students seeking future admission interested in trying an upper division course before applying to the program.
- Students in related lower division programs who use the 300 or 400 level courses as electives or substitutes forrequired courses in the associate degree.
BAS Admissions
Students who have earned a baccalaureate degree from an institution accredited by one of the following agencies:
- Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACCJC)
- Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
- Middle States Commission on Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS)
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)
- New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)
- WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)
will have met the general education requirements (basic and distribution areas) for an applied baccalaureate degreefrom a Washington State community or technical college. Students must still complete program-specific generaleducation degree requirements if not otherwise satisfied.
Contact Information
BAS Programs
360-623-8927
bachelors@centralia.edu
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