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College Catalog 2018-2019 
    
College Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Application Development, BAS


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Prerequisite-Associate of Applied Science: 90 credits

Bachelor of Applied Science Degree: 90 credits (plus additional 90 credits from associate degree) for a total of 180 credits

Tuesday & Thursday evenings | 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. (General Education classes may be Monday, Wednesday, or fully online) 

Enrollment Point: Fall Quarter

The BAS in Application Development degree will prepare graduates for employment in the field of information technology. Application Development is a high demand occupation that encompasses various aspects of data analysis, application and software development, programming, and project management. Students with technical associate degrees in information technology, database management, programming, and related areas will be good candidates for our BAS in Application Development program. Graduates of this program can expect to find work as software developers (applications and systems software), computer systems analysts, web developers and programmers, and database administrators to name a few. In some instances, students may work as IT project managers. In addition to a strong technical foundation, graduates will have received instruction in general education topics in science, communications, and quantitative reasoning; and have gained extensive experience working in teams, creating and conducting presentations, and authoring documentation for software development. The skills obtained by graduates of this degree program are transferrable to numerous information technology and computer systems positions across multiple industries, including corporations, nonprofit organizations, IT companies, and medical and research institutions.

Program Requirements


General Education Requirements


Students must complete a combination of 10 credits of communication, 5 credits of quantitative, 10 credits of humanities, 10 credits in social sciences, and 10 credits in natural sciences. The remaining 15 credits can come from any area.

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