UT Tyler Online

BAAS Applied
Arts & Sciences

The BAAS is the only online degree at UT Tyler designed specifically for working professionals who have earned workforce, technical or vocational credit from a community college or trade school. The program is ideal for those who seek to finish their degree in an academic environment that recognizes the importance of balancing work, family and other commitments.

Choose a Concentration, Finish Your Degree

Business Occupations

Soules College of Business: Designed to provide general business knowledge for individuals interested in business careers.

Health Studies

College of Nursing and Health Sciences: Provides certified occupational therapy assistants (COTA) with prerequisite courses for entry into Master of Occupational Therapy programs.

Healthcare Management

College of Nursing and Health Sciences: Designed for individuals interested in a career in healthcare management.

Human Behavior

Department of Psychology and Counseling: Trains students to understand, critically examine, and apply information about human thought, feeling, and behavior.

General Studies

College of Arts and Sciences: Well-suited for students interested in obtaining knowledge across a variety of different disciplines.

Seven-Week Terms

The BAAS program utilizes seven-week terms which allows busy students the opportunity to focus on fewer courses at one time while still earning the same number of desired credit hours over the course of a semester.

Meet a Graduate

Chelsea Carr

BAAS, 2018

“I did a lot of research on which school to attend when I decided to complete my degree and UT Tyler's BAAS program came in first place by a landslide. The staff is there for you, the professors are subject matter experts and incorporate real world technologies into the virtual classroom, they have fine-tuned and mastered the field of online education. I felt like my success was their top priority.”