Loyola University

Bachelor of Applied Science

Online

DURATION

4 Years

LANGUAGES

English

PACE

Full time, Part time

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EARLIEST START DATE

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STUDY FORMAT

Distance Learning

Key Summary

About: The Bachelor of Applied Science focuses on practical and theoretical knowledge in various fields. This program integrates hands-on experience and coursework to prepare students for real-world challenges, offering specialized training that aligns with industry needs.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers in diverse areas such as engineering, health sciences, technology, and environmental management. Opportunities include roles like project manager, research analyst, and technical specialist in both public and private sectors.

Introduction

Create a degree tailored to your specific goals.

Our bachelor of applied science degree is a flexible online program that provides busy students the opportunity to design a course of study around their academic and professional goals. Take your ambition and passion and strive forward with a degree path as unique as you are.

Admissions

Curriculum

Degree overview

Loyola's online bachelor of applied science consists of 120 credit hours, which include:

30 credits of major courses (within 2 different discipline areas)
39 credits of Loyola Core courses
51 credits of general elective courses

Major courses

Major Courses (30 credits) include:

Information Literacy & Research (3 credits)
Professional Writing (3 credits)
Discipline Area I – 4 courses (12 credits)
Discipline Area II – 4 courses (12 credits)

In addition to the Loyola Core curriculum and a range of general electives, students in the online bachelor of applied science program complete 30 hours of major courses from two different disciplines of their choosing.

Loyola core

Loyola Core Courses (39 credits):

The goal of the Loyola Core is to foster students’ competency in five key areas:

Critical Thinking
Effective Communication
Quantitative Reasoning
Information Literacy
Ethical Reasoning

To help students develop these competencies, the Loyola Core embraces an interdisciplinary approach to learning with an emphasis on the spiritual and intellectual, the moral and ethical, the natural and social scientific, the humanistic, and the artistic.

Foundation Courses

Foundation courses should be taken in your first three online sessions at Loyola and include:

English – Critical Reading & Writing
Math Models or Finite Math
Science Process – Investigating Nature

Knowledge & Values Courses

Students complete courses in the following nine categories:

Creative Arts & Cultures
History I
History II
Natural Science in Context
Philosophy I: Introduction to the Philosophy of Reasoning
Philosophy II: Philosophy of Knowledge & Morality
Religious Studies I: Christian Traditions
Religious Studies II: World Religions
Social Sciences
Writing About Literature

General electives

General Elective Courses (51 credits)

The online bachelor of applied science requires 51 credit hours of general electives. There is a wide range of online elective courses to choose from, and many transfer courses can be used to satisfy requirements in this area.