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Applied Science (Technical Communication), BAS

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Catalog Year: 2025 - 2026 General Studies Gold
Degree: Bachelor of Applied Science, BAS
College/School: College of Integrative Sciences and Arts
Plan Code: LSTECBAS
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120
minimum credit hours
45
Upper division minimum
credit hours

Curriculum Checksheet

Requirement Minimum Grade Credit Hours
BAS Core
ABS 350 Applied Statistics (QTRS)
OR PAF 301 Applied Statistics (QTRS)
OR SOC 390 Social Statistics I (QTRS)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
MAT 114 College Mathematics (MATH)
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
TWC 301 Fundamentals of Writing for Digital Media
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
TWC 347 Written Communication for Managers
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
TWC 401 Fundamentals of Technical Communication
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
TWC 421 Principles of Web Authoring
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Technical Communication Concentration Requirements
TWC 411 Principles of Visual Communication
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
TWC 413 Managing and Analyzing Data
OR TWC 443 Grant & Proposal Writing
OR TWC 444 User Experience
OR TWC 445 Content Strategy
OR TWC 446 Technical and Scientific Reports
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
TWC 431 Principles of Technical Editing
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
TWC 451 Copyright and Intellectual Property in the Electronic Age
OR TWC 452 Information in the Digital Age
OR TWC 453 Information and Communications Technology in American History
OR TWC 454 Information Technology and Culture
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
TWC 490 Capstone
3 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 3
Upper Division TWC Elective
6 Credit Hours
Minimum Grade:C
 C 6
Students who have not met all ASU general studies and first-year composition requirements with their transfer courses must complete them at ASU to earn the BAS degree.
Students should work with their academic advisor to review the DARS graduation audit to determine needed requirements.
AAS Transfer Degree Block of Credit Hours
60 Credit Hours
60
Notes
All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. https://catalog.asu.edu/undergraduatereq
All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. https://catalog.asu.edu/ug_gsr
Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course.
Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years.
General Studies designations listed next to courses were valid for the 2025 - 2026 academic year. Please refer to the course catalog for current General Studies designations at time of class registration. General Studies credit is applied according to the designation the course carries at the time the class is taken.
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