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Bachelor of Applied Technology
The Bachelor of Applied Technology (BAT) degree is
a baccalaureate degree designed for College of
Technology students completing an Associate of
Applied Science (AAS) degree from an Idaho State
Board of Education approved program. The purpose of
the Bachelor of Applied Technology degree is to
provide College of Technology graduates the
opportunity to expand their general education
competencies and to enhance the technical
coursework of their AAS with related academic
coursework.
BAT degree requirements include:
| Requirements | Electronic System Technology 3-Year AAS Minimum Academic Credits | All Other ISU CTech AAS Programs Minimum Academic Credits |
| Academic credits awarded for completion of Associate of Applied Science Degree *(these academic credits are awarded for the BAT degree only) | 76 Total (58 lower division credits awarded; 18 upper division credits awarded for coursework completed for AAS degree) | Up to 50 (all lower division credits) |
| General Education Requirements** | Approximately 31 Total | Approximately 34 |
| Academic Coursework*** | Approximately 29 Total (18 of these 29 academic credits must be upper division credits; these credits are all earned beyond coursework completed for the AAS degree) | Minimum 36 (must be upper division credits) |
| TOTAL MINIMUM CREDITS REQUIRED | 136 | 128 |
*Out-of-state AAS degrees must be evaluated for
meeting Idaho State Board of Education standards.
If the AAS degree is over 5 years old, the student
must be evaluated for currency in technical
field.
**The 16 credits of general education classes
incorporated into the AAS will be counted here.
***A minimum of 12 of these credits must support
the AAS technical coursework.
All BAT students must earn a minimum of a 2.0 GPA
in academic coursework for graduation.
No more than 32 credits of the academic coursework
may be taken from the College of Business, unless
the student wishes to earn a Bachelor of Business
Administration. Upper
division academic coursework must relate to the
student's approved goal statement. It is
recommended that 24 academic credits be completed
after degree plan approval.
After completing 15 credit hours of BAT general
education requirements and at least one semester of
the College of Technology program, the BAT student
develops an individualized degree plan in
consultation with both academic and technical
advisors assigned to the student by the BAT
Committee Chair in College of Technology Student
Services Office. Based on the student’s
concise and clearly written goal statement, the
individualized degree plan will list the specific
approved courses that meet the above described
degree requirements. The degree plan and the goal
statement must be approved by the BAT
Committee.
For more information, email Irene Robinson <robiiren@isu.edu>