Preparing for BAS Programs in Business

Information Page Preparing for BAS Programs in Business

Overview

Colleges across Washington State offer a four-year degree called the Bachelor of Applied Science, or BAS. You also may see the terms "applied bachelor degree" or "applied baccalaureate degree."

BAS programs focus more on practical, technical classes and skills than traditional college degrees. They require at least 180 quarter credits.

They are the best pathway from an AAS or AAS-T to a four-year degree, and there are lots of options in Accounting and Business Management! Many of these programs have partnerships with local universities; after you finish the BAS, you apply for admission to a master's degree program like the Master of Business Administration (MBA).

It is important to know that BAS programs have competitive admissions. This means that the program enrolls a limited number of students each year. Meeting the minimum admissions requirements for cumulative and class GPAs may not be enough to be accepted.

Disclaimers

RTC does not recommend or endorse specific BAS programs in accounting or business. The details below are provided for your information.
Each college decides how to accept transfer credit. Your RTC class may transfer as a specific course requirement, distribution credit, or elective credit. Please do your research and look closely at the transfer websites for the college you hope to attend!
Admissions requirements for BAS programs do change. Again, look closely at the transfer websites for your desired program(s) to make sure that you have the necessary classes, GPA, work experience, recommendations, etc.

BAS in Applied Accounting

Bellevue College

Modality: The BAS in Applied Accounting Links to an external site. is offered in evening hybrid modality. This means that classes happen between 5 and 7 p.m., Monday through Thursday.

Credits: The program requires 75 upper-division credits (300- and 400-level classes). There are 60 credits in accounting and 15 credits of specialized General Education. The remaining 15 to 16 credits are 100- and 200-level General Education. Note: Upper-division classes tend to be more expensive than 100- and 200-level classes..

General Admission Requirements: You must have a completed associate degree or 90 completed college credits. You need a minimum cumulative or overall GPA of 2.0.

Required Classes for Admission: To apply this BAS degree, you need the following classes with a GPA of 2.3 or higher in each. All three classes must have been completed in the previous 5 years:

ACCT& 201 Principles of Accounting I
ACCT& 202 Principles of Accounting II
ACCT& 203 Principles of Accounting III

You also should have certain General Education classes:

ENGL& 101 English Composition
ENGL& 102 Composition II or ENGL& 235 Technical Writing
5 credits of transfer-level math (MATH& 141 is recommended, but you can take MATH& 107 or MATH& 146)
10 credits of humanities, social science, and/or natural science

Additional Tips and Information: It is helpful to complete one or more of the following classes:

ECON& 201 Microeconomics or ECON& 202 Macroeconomics
CMST& 240 Intercultural Communication

BAS in Accounting with International Accounting

North Seattle College

Modality: The BAS-AIA Links to an external site. is 100% online.

Credits: The program requires 60 upper-division credits (300- and 400-level classes) and 30 lower-division credits in General Education and business. Note: Upper-division classes tend to be more expensive than 100- and 200-level classes..

General Admission Requirements: You must have a completed associate degree or 90 completed college credits. You need a minimum cumulative or overall GPA of 2.0.

Required Classes for Admission: To apply this BAS degree, you need the following classes with a GPA of 2.0 or higher in each. All three classes must have been completed in the previous 5 years:

ACCT& 201 Principles of Accounting I
ACCT& 202 Principles of Accounting II
ACCT& 203 Principles of Accounting III
BUS& 201 Business Law
ENGL& 101 English Composition
MATH& 146 Introduction to Statistics

Other Admission Requirements: You will need to submit the following:

A current resume
A personal statement of why you are interested in the degree and what you expect to do in the field

Additional Tips and Information: It is helpful to complete one or more of the following classes:

ECON& 201 Microeconomics
ECON& 202 Macroeconomics
CMST& 220 Public Speaking or CMST& 240 Intercultural Communication

BAS in Applied Management - Entrepreneurship

Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Modality: The BAS-AME program Links to an external site. is 100% online.

Credits: The program requires 65 upper-division credits (300- and 400-level classes) and 25 additional lower-division General Education distribution credits. You will need 60 general education credits total. Note: Upper-division classes tend to be more expensive than 100- and 200-level classes.

General Admission Requirements: You must have a completed associate degree. You need a minimum cumulative or overall GPA of 2.5.

Required Classes for Admission: To apply this BAS degree, you need 15 General Education credits, with a minimum GPA of 2.0 in each class:

ENGL& 101 English Composition
MATH& 107 Math in Society or MATH& 141 Precalculus I or MATH& 146 Introduction to Statistics
Any communication or humanities class

You also need to complete BUS& 101 Introduction to Business (with a 2.0 GPA) before your first quarter at Lake Washington, and you will need to have credit for ACCT& 201 Principles of Accounting I (also with a 2.0 GPA) by your second quarter. We recommend that you take both of these classes as part of your AAS or AAS-T degree here at RTC.

Additional Tips and Information:

The application fee is $50 for this program.

BAS in Human Resource Management

Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Modality: The BAS in Human Resource Management Links to an external site. program is 100% online.

Credits: The program requires 68 upper-division credits (300- and 400-level classes), 12 credits of business classes, and 20 additional general education credits. You will need 40 general education credits total. Note: Upper-division classes tend to be more expensive than 100- and 200-level classes.

General Admission Requirements: You must have a completed associate degree. You need a minimum cumulative or overall GPA of 2.5.

Required Classes for Admission: To apply this BAS degree, you need 20 General Education credits, with a minimum GPA of 2.0 in each class:

ENGL& 101 English Composition
MATH& 107 Math in Society or MATH& 141 Precalculus I or MATH& 146 Introduction to Statistics
Any natural science class with a lab
Any humanities or social science class

Required Business Classes:

ACCT& 201 Principles of Accounting I
ECON& 201 Microeconomics
HRM 210 Introduction to HR Management and Role in Organizations [BUS 270 may be able to satisfy this requirement]

Additional Tips and Information:

The application fee is $50 for this program.
This BAS degree prepares you for certification exams in Human Resource Management.

BAS in Hospitality Management

South Seattle College

Modality: The BAS in Hospitality Management Links to an external site. is offered two days per week - the same two days for the entire program, like Tuesdays and Thursdays. You can attend via Zoom, and classes typically are scheduled during the day.

Credits: The program requires 60 upper-division credits (300- and 400-level classes). You also will need to complete a minimum of 55 total general education credits, usually 25 in your associate degree here at RTC and 30 more at South Seattle.

General Admission Requirements: You need an AAS or AAS-T degree with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5.

Required Classes for Admission: To apply this BAS degree, it is helpful to have at least 25 General Education credits, with a minimum GPA of 2.0 in each class:

ENGL& 101 English Composition (you will need this for your degree)
Any transfer mathematics class (MATH& 107 is fine)
Any social science class (ECON& 201 or 202 recommended)
Any humanities (CMST& 220 recommended as one)
A natural science class (NUTR& 101 recommended, since this is needed for your degree)

Additional Tips and Information:

You will need two letters of recommendation (these can come from your instructors at RTC) and a personal statement. See the How to Apply page Links to an external site. for more details.

BAS in Operations Management

Clover Park Technical College

Modality: The BAS-OPM program Links to an external site. is offered in the FLEX modality, which means that you can attend 100% online.

Credits: The program requires 90 upper-division credits (300- and 400-level classes). Note: Upper-division classes tend to be more expensive than 100- and 200-level classes..

General Admission Requirements: You must have a completed associate degree or 90 completed college credits. You need a minimum cumulative or overall GPA of 2.3.

Required Classes for Admission: To apply this BAS degree, you need at least 10 General Education credits and ideally 40 credits, with a minimum GPA of 2.0 in each class:

ENGL& 101 English Composition
Any social science class

You need the following 6 classes for full admission to your junior year at Clover Park. You can take these classes before you start or during your first few quarters, with your BAS classes.

Any humanities class (CMST& 220 is recommended)
MATH& 146 Introduction to Statistics
MATH& 107 Math in Society or MATH& 141 Precalculus I (preferred)
Any natural science class with lab, like CHEM& 121 Introduction to Chemistry
Another natural science class, like GEOL& 101 Introduction to Physical Geology or NUTR& 101 Human Nutrition
One more General Education elective from humanities, social science, or natural science

Additional Tips and Information:

You will need to provide all of your official college transcripts as well as a current resume and an essay where you answer three specific questions.

BAS in Organizational Management

Grays Harbor College

Modality: The BAS-OM program Links to an external site. is offered in the FLEX modality, which means that you can attend 100% online.

Credits: The program requires 90 upper-division credits (300- and 400-level classes). Note: Upper-division classes tend to be more expensive than 100- and 200-level classes.

General Admission Requirements: You must have a completed associate degree. You need a minimum cumulative or overall GPA of 2.5.

Required Classes for Admission: To apply this BAS degree, you need 25 General Education credits, with a minimum GPA of 2.0 in each class:

ACCT& 201 Principles of Accounting I
CMST& 101 Introduction to Communication
ENGL& 101 English Composition
MATH& 146 Introduction to Statistics
Any natural science with lab, like CHEM& 121 Introduction to Chemistry or GEOL& 101 Introduction to Physical Geology

Additional Tips and Information:

The application fee is $25 for this program.
You will need 15 additional General Education credits to complete your BAS degree (1 more natural science class, 1 more humanities class, and 1 class from any distribution area). Grays Harbor recommends that you take these classes as part of your associate degree if possible.

BAS in Applied Business Management

Pierce College

Modality: The BAS-ABM program Links to an external site. has a combination of online, late-afternoon, and evening classes.

Credits: The program requires at least 55 upper-division credits (300- and 400-level classes) and specific classes in business, philosophy, economics, and technology. Note: Upper-division classes tend to be more expensive than 100- and 200-level classes.

General Admission Requirements: You do need a completed associate degree. You need a minimum cumulative or overall GPA of 2.5 and 45 credits of general education, business, and accounting classes that meet the BAS requirements.

Required Classes for Admission: You must complete each of these classes with a GPA of 2.0 or higher:

ENGL& 101 English Composition
MATH& 146 Introduction to Statistics
BUS& 101 Introduction to Business
BUS& 201 Business Law
ECON& 201 Microeconomics
ECON& 202 Macroeconomics
ACCT& 201 Principles of Accounting I
ACCT& 202 Principles of Accounting II
Computer literacy class like ASST 144 Introduction to Computer Applications

Additional Tips and Information:

You will need to submit a 250 word statement of your professional goals and how the BAS in Applied Business Management will help you achieve those goals.
You will need to submit a current resume.

BAS in Applied Management

Green River College

Modality: The BAS in Applied Management Links to an external site. is an evening hybrid program. Classes meet on Mondays and Wednesdays, from 5 to 9 P.M. at the Green River College (GRC) campus in Kent.

Credits: The program requires 65 upper-division credits (300- and 400-level classes), 10 lower-division business credits, and 60 total general education credits. Note: Upper-division classes tend to be more expensive than 100- and 200-level classes.

General Admission Requirements: You must have a completed associate degree. You need a minimum cumulative or overall GPA of 2.5.

Required Classes for Admission: To apply this BAS degree, you should have 10 General Education credits, with a minimum GPA of 2.5 in each class:

ENGL& 101 English Composition
MATH& 107 Math in Society or MATH& 141 Precalculus I or MATH& 146 Introduction to Statistics

Additional Tips and Information:

BUS& 101 Introduction to Business is required for a general education social science class.
BUS& 201 can transfer as another social science class.
CMST& 101 Introduction to Communication or CMST& 220 Public Speaking is required for a general education humanities class.
BUS 135 Small Business Marketing and BUS 180 Principles of Management may transfer to Green River for the 10 lower-division business credits.
ACCT& 201 is required for the BAS degree.

BAS in Business Management and Technology

Bellevue College

Modality: The BAS in Business Management and Technology (BMT) Links to an external site. program has a combination of online, late-afternoon, and evening classes.

General Admission Requirements: You do not need a completed associate degree. You need a minimum cumulative or overall GPA of 2.0 and at least 20 credits of general education that meet the BAS requirements.

Recommended Classes for Admission: There are no specific requirements, but here are some of the classes that Bellevue recommends:

ENGL& 101 English Composition
BUS& 101 Introduction to Business - this is a prerequisite for several BAS classes
ECON& 201 Microeconomics
MATH& 141 Precalculus I
Any natural science class with a lab

It also is helpful to take a class in SQL computer programming or relational databases.

Additional Tips and Information:

Your math class cannot be more than 5 years old.
This BAS degree focuses on business analytics, and this is why you will need to take classes about computer databases.