Associate of Applied Science Online Degree Requirements

Required Courses (21 hours)

• HESS 233        Functional Human Anatomy and Physiology
• HLTH 130         Foundations of Health Service
• SOWK 131       Introduction to Social Work
• NURS 100        Medicaid Nurse Aid
• NURS 101        Medical Terminology
• NURS 231        Ethics in Health Care
• PSYC 131        Basic Psychology

• BACC 131 Principles of Accounting I
• BACC 132 Principles of Accounting II
• BACC 331 Principles of Management
• BADM 136 Microeconomics
• BADM 137 Macroeconomics
• BADM 334 Principles of Marketing

• HESS 233  Functional Human Anatomy & Physiology
• ESS 131   Introduction to Health, Exercise & Sport Science
• ESS 231   Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries
• ESS 235   Fitness and Sport Management
• ESS 335   Coaching and Leadership I
• ESS 430   Coaching and Leadership II
• Plus six hours of approves ESS/HESS electives

• COMM 130 Interpersonal Communication
• COMM 131 Mass Media
• COMM 230 Introduction to Public Speaking
• COMM 330 Careers in Communication
• COMM 332 Small Group Communication
• COMM 405 Listening and Nonverbal

• SOCI 131 Intro to Sociology
• CRJS131 Intro to Criminal Justice
• CRJS 233 Corrections
• CRJS 234 Policing
• CRJS 235 Police Patrol
• CRJS 236 Probation and Parole

• ITSS131 Introduction to Object Oriented Programming
• ITGS130 Introduction to Game Development 
• ITSS230 Fundamentals of Databases 
• ITGS231 Fundamentals of Interactive/UX Design
• ITSS 232 Web Design
• ITSS 333 Video Game Programming

Required General Studies Courses: (12 hours)
BADM 402 Business Communications
BADM 401 Personal Finance
PLAN 100 Strategies for General Studies
PLAN 400 Capstone

Concentration (12 hours) Students will select one from the following emphases:

Option 1: Business
Courses with a BADM or BACC prefix

Option 2: Health and Fitness
Courses with a ESS, HESS, or HLTH prefix

Option 3: Behavioral Sciences
Courses with a COUN, HLTH, HSRV, CRJS, or PSYC prefix

Option 4: Education
Courses with a EDUC, ELEM, IECE, or SPED prefix

Option 5: Information Science and Technology
Courses with a ITSS, ITSC, ITSM, or ITSI prefix

Option 6: Media Studies
Courses with a COMM, JOUR, or IDC prefix

Option 7: Christian Studies
Courses with a MSMN prefix

Option 8: Humanities and Social Sciences
Courses with a HIST, ENGL, SPAN, THRT, MUSC, MUED, ART, POLS, or SOCI prefix

Option 9: STEM
Courses with a BIOL, PHYS, CHEM, or MATH prefix

Option 10: Healthcare
Courses with a NUR or AHS prefix

• SOCI 131 Intro to Sociology
• HSRV 131 Survey of Human Services
• HSRV 234 Basic Counseling Skills
• HSRV 237 Human Behavior
• HSRV 332 Group Dynamics
• HSRV 331 Individual and Family Assessment

• ITSS 130    Application Software
• ITSS 131    Introduction to Object Oriented Programming
• ITSS 230    Fundamentals of Databases
• ITSI 231      Hardware
• ITSS 232    Web Design
• ITSI 331      Networking

• COMM 130 Interpersonal Communication
• COMM 131 Mass Media
• COMM 235 Video Production
• COMM 330 Careers in Communication
• JOUR 130 Journalism
• JOUR 233 Graphic Design

• MSMN 133     Introducting Church History
• MSMN 136     Exploring the New Testament
• MSMN 234     Interpreting the Bible
• MSMN 235     Developing Our Spiritual Life 
• MSMN 236     Introducing Christian Theology
• MSMN 239     Exploring World Religion

• PSYC 131     Basic Psychology
• PSYC 232     Child and Adolescent Development
• PSYC 234     Research Design and Statistics I
• PSYC 330     Introduction to Counseling
• PSYC 333     Psychology of Personality
• PSYC 334     Social Psychology 

• HESS 333     Nutrition
• HESS 430     Substance Abuse
• HLTH 130       Foundations of Health Science
• HLTH 431       Public Health Administration
• HLTH 432       Community and Environmental Health
• Three hours of upper-level HLTH and/or HESS electives, or those approved by the Department Chair.