Bachelor of Applied Science

A Bachelor of Applied Science is an undergraduate degree awarded for a course of study that generally lasts three years in the United Kingdom and Australia, three to five years in Canada, and four to five years in the Netherlands and the United States.

In Canada, the Netherlands and other places the Bachelor of Applied Science is an alternate name that is equivalent to the Bachelor of Engineering, which is considered to be a professional degree. In the United States, Australia and New Zealand this degree is usually reserved for more applied fields of study.

In the United States, the Bachelor of Applied Science was designed to expand professional management and technology skills of students and meet the increase in demand for better leadership of highly technical professionals in the workplace. The degree focuses on serving a growing population who already have an associate degree and technical career focus and intend to build on past education; however, options usually exist for students with limited or no past higher education to complete the 120 to 128-credit hours required to complete degree requirements.

This degree articulates well with high school programs, associate degree programs and provides for opportunities of advanced learning through graduate studies in a variety of fields (including engineering, technology and management) and provide for professional growth in the workplace.

A Bachelor of Applied Science degree usually requires a student to take a majority of their courses in the applied sciences, specializing in a specific area such as the following:

• Engineering - General
• Biological engineering
• Biochemical engineering
• Business informatics
• Chemical engineering
• Civil engineering
• Computer Science
• Computer engineering
• Electrical engineering
• Environmental engineering
• Engineering science and mechanics
• Geological engineering
• Industrial engineering
• Management of Technology
• Manufacturing engineering
• Mechanical engineering
• Mechatronics engineering
• Mining engineering
• Nanotechnology engineering
• Software engineering

A graduate of a Bachelor of Applied Science program receives the designation BAS, B.A.S., BASc, B.ASc., B.A.Sc., B.App. Sc, B.Appl. Sc, or B.S. for a major or pass degree and BAS(Hons), B.ASc.(Hons), B.A.Sc.(Hons) and B.S. (Hons) or others for an honours degree.

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