This degree is perhaps one of the most practical in the Great Basin College Integrative Curriculum. Designed specifically for students who have earned an associate degree from any regionally accredited college, the program is particularly suited to accommodate working adults whose schedules may be limited due to work and time constraints. There are currently five emphases, all entailing completion of General Requirements (below) in addition to emphasis courses. The links below provide descriptions and specific course requirements for each emphasis:

Agriculture Management
Digital Information Technology
Instrumentation
Management in Technology
Land Surveying/Geomatics

Meets Employer Demand

These are particularly attractive to employers of the region’s mining industry and provide an avenue of continuing education for all persons with work experience to complete a baccalaureate degree at Great Basin College. The program is intended to build on the students’ associate’s degree curricula, work experience, and maturity, providing them with communication and problem solving skills,
management and organizational theories and practice, technical and mathematical competencies, and a broad, liberal arts view of the world and the workplace. This training will prepare students for employment in demanding management positions of many career fields, if they select that emphasis.

A Collaborative Effort

Program graduates can then pursue a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Nevada, Reno, which is also offered on the GBC campus. This collaboration allows students to continue their education from high school through the graduate level without leaving Elko.

Application and Contact Information

Application to the BAS program is separate from the general admission application at GBC. (Viewing the PDF version requires the Adobe Reader plugin for your browser, available free at Adobe; the MS Word format requires that MS Word be installed on your computer.)

BAS Application Form in PDF format  

BAS Application Form in MS Word format

For additional information about the Bachelor of Applied Science program, including admission requirements, see the GBC Catalog or contact Penny Ronk, Support Staff for the program in GTA 135, Elko Campus, 775.753.2235.

General BAS Requirements (applicable to all BAS programs except that those for the
Land Survey/Geomatics Program vary)

General Education Requirements Credits 3 Fundamentals of Speech: COM 113 or Oral Interpretation: THTR 221 3 Professional Communications: ENG 333 3-4 Mathematical Systems Applied to Technology: AMS 310 or Calculus I: MATH 181 3 Integrative Humanities Seminar: lNT 339 3 Integrative Social Science Seminar: lNT 349 3 Integrative Mathematics Seminar: lNT 359 3 Integrative Science Seminar: lNT 369 3 Professional Ethics: ECON 311 or Professional Ethics: PHIL 311 1-3 U.S. and Nevada Constitution (if you have not completed the equivalent) Requirements listed above are beyond those required for the AAS Degree Total Credits: 24-27

Applied Science Core Credits 3 Applied Accounting & Finance: FIN 310 3 Foundations of Management Theory & Practice: MGT 310 3 Organization & Interpersonal Behavior: MGT 323 or Human Resource Management: MGT 367 3-4 Science & Engineering in Technology: AMS 320 or Physics for Scientists & Engineers I: PHYS 180/180L 3 Operational Quality Control & Problem Solving: MGT 441 Total Credits: 15