Individualized Studies Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS)
For students who want to create their own academic path with an occupational focus, the Bachelor of Applied Science in Individualized Studies program places the aspirations and dreams of those students at the center of their educational journey. Since 1971, our students have been able to design individual degree programs to meet their educational, professional, and personal goals. Your unique Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree can be customized to build on what you have already learned and accomplished in school, work, and in life. CIS offers you a chance to: Incorporate courses from a variety of different subjectsDesign a degree that reflects your educational, personal, and career interestsTransfer credits from other schools, particularly those acquired in technical programs, and apply them towards a BAS degreeUse creative learning strategies, including prior learning, to complete your degree in less time and money The Individualized Studies Bachelor of Applied Science degree reflects the original mission of Metro State University—to give students primary authority over and responsibility for their educations. Students design their own course of study with guidance from faculty in the initial course, PRSP 301 Perspectives: Educational Philosophy & Planning, creating well-balanced multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, or intradisciplinary Applied Science degrees.Multidisciplinary: means coursework is in more than one discipline in unrelated areas.Interdisciplinary: means coursework is in more than one discipline, but coursework is tied thematically (blending two distinct subject areas the extend across two or more colleges).Intradisciplinary: means coursework is all within the same discipline. In the College of Individualized Studies you would be designing your degree plan around an educational goal statement and self-designing a focus/concentration (terminology that is similar to a major) you would be creating a unique focus that is integrated thematically and includes study from many disciplines.Students also self-design focuses that are not found in any other area of the university that are unique to the student's personal, educational, and career aspirations. Your degree plan is a blue print for building your Individualized Studies BAS. Similar to a blue print, your degree plan sketches your overall vision of what you hope to build.If you are looking for an education that spans multiple subjects and professions, or an area in which Metro State does not offer a major, the College of Individualized Studies may be your academic home. The Individualized BAS degree program gives you the opportunity to: Focus your degree on your individual learning and careerCombine multiple subjects from across the university curriculumEarn credit for learning outside the classroomApply up to 80 Technical Program credits to your four-year degree To navigate the limitless possibilities of the individually designed academic experience, students are assigned academic advisors who assist them in their progress toward completion of the degree. For more information, contact [email protected] or 651.793.1937.