What is required for degree completion?
The BAS has four basic components. These components are university studies, career specialty, professional concentration, and electives. All students graduating from the University of Wyoming must have 48 hours of credit at the 3000 and 4000 level; 30 total hours in the degree program must be completed through the University of Wyoming. The University Studies Program (USP) Component consists of a minimum of 30 credit hours as adopted by the UW faculty and the Articulation Agreement between UW and the Wyoming Community Colleges (www.uwyo.edu/unst/Artic_agree_full.pdf). Students with an Associate of Applied Science degree from a Wyoming community college will normally matriculate with 15-20 hours of credit that count toward this component. The remainder may be acquired as part of the student’s UW coursework, including the Professional Concentration or Electives coursework. The Career Specialty Component is fulfilled with the Associate of Applied Science degree. This component will consis