Bachelor of Science in Technology

Start with an AAS and AS degree, add a concentration and general education courses, earn a bachelor's degree with a career-oriented emphasis.

Completing Western’s general education requirements for a bachelor’s degree. These courses (e.g., additional humanities, social science, science courses) may be completed at regional community colleges, online, or at Western.
Developing a concentration related to your career goals. A minimum of 10 courses is required.
Completing at least 30 hours of junior and senior level coursework. (Typically, these 30 hours will overlap substantially, or entirely, with the concentration.)
Maintaining a 2.3 GPA in the concentration.
Earning at least 60 hours at a four-year college (may include transfer courses and online courses).

Courses are available at Western’s Northland site, online and at Western’s main campus.

Samples of combinations of AAS or AS degrees and concentrations:
Any combination of an AAS/AS degree and junior and senior level coursework is possible, provided it is educationally sound and clearly supportive of a career goal.

Sample AS/AAS Degree

Sample Concentration

Resulting Bachelor's Emphasis

Dental Assisting

Introduction to Business
Business Law 1
Business Communications
Management & Operations
Human Resource Management Organizational Behavior
Principles of Marketing
Organizational Communication
Industrial/Organizational Psych
Ethics

Dental Office Management

Hospitality Management

Hospitality Industry Administration

Biotechnology

Biotechnology Administration

Child Growth and Development

Child Care Management

Respiratory Care

Respiratory Care Management

Engineering Technology

Engineering Technology Administration

Professional Nursing

Health Care Management

Automotive Technology

Automotive Technology Administration

Sample AS/AAS Degree

Sample Concentration

Resulting Bachelor's Emphasis

Graphic Design

Business Communications
Organizational Behavior
Presentational Communications
Media and Society
Interpersonal Communication
Small Group Communication
Argumentation and Debate
Organizational Communication
Social Problems
Advanced Composition

Design and Communications

Professional Nursing

Health Communications

Office Management

Business Communications

Health Information Technology

Health Information Communications

Hospitality Management

Hospitality Communications

Design and Product Development

Design and Development Communications