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May 13, 2025
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*DRAFT* University Catalog 2025-2026
Applied Studies, BA
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BA in Applied Studies
Location: AU Los Angeles
Credits for Degree: 180 quarter credits
Standard Mode of Instruction: Flexible
Standard time to completion: 36 months
*Actual time to completion ranges from 9 to 36 months, depending on the number of transfer credits.
General Degree Requirements
All Antioch University undergraduates must meet general education requirements in the areas of Liberal Arts (called Domains of Knowledge), Antioch Core courses, and a Capstone experience. See the Undergraduate Studies: General Degree Requirements page for an explanation of undergraduate general education requirements.
Applied Studies Major
This Applied Studies major gives students with technical training in a discrete area the forum to build upon previously acquired skills by developing a broader contextual understanding of their profession while advancing their liberal learning perspective. Students with an Applied Studies major are encouraged to integrate their career or technical preparation into studies that expand their skills in written and oral communication while fostering their ability to consider social and ethical issues and to problem solve. Applied Studies students will critically examine their professional field and personal learning, moving toward a more systems-thinking approach. Students completing this degree will enhance and build upon their employable skills from their careers and technical learning experiences.
Students completing the BA in Applied Studies degree demonstrate the ability to:
- Use career, technical, and occupational skills in a professional context while thinking critically about obstacles and their solutions
- Communicate effectively while exhibiting leadership, and interpersonal skills that promote professional and personal development
- Consider problems in their field from multiple perspectives and offer strategies for problem solving in that professional context
Current Tuition and Fees
University Tuition and Fees
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Breakdown of Major Requirements
- 27 minimum transfer credit in one cohesive technical or professional area
- 27 credits of upper division credits (50% of the major)
- 9 credits of major core coursework
- 9 credits of professional competencies
- 6 credits of non-classroom learning
- 3 credits of capstone (same options available to other undergraduates)
Major Core Courses
Students in the Applied Studies major must select 9 credits (3 courses) of major-related core courses, a selection of which is listed below: Professional Competency Courses
Students in the Applied Studies major must select 9 credits (3 courses) of the following courses: Non-Classroom Learning
Students in the Applied Studies major must earn 6 upper division credits (typically 2 activities) of non-classroom learning related to their major. Non-classroom learning includes a diverse array of options, from internships to prior learning. Students are strongly encouraged to select internship placements relevant to their interests and career goals from Antioch’s Internship Office, or to seek out a unique internship placement with the support and approval of Antioch’s Internship Office. Similarly, students may consult with their faculty advisor about major-related prior learning projects, which not only deepen understanding around students’ lived experiences, but can also save on tuition costs. Capstone
Students must enroll in one of the following 3-credit capstone activities, typically in or near the student’s final quarter. The Capstone should be directly connected to the student’s major: - Capstone Community Service Learning: This is a one-term learning experience that is externally facing and engages students in a service project that benefits the community.
- Senior Synthesis Seminar & Capstone: This capstone begins with a seminar during which students reflect on their undergraduate learning experience and build a portfolio that reflects their achievement of the program learning outcomes. During that seminar, students also propose an original project, their capstone. The capstone project is registered separately and most likely follows the seminar term, although they could be coincident for a student already engaged in a relevant project.
- Capstone Internship: This capstone involves students working in community through an internship or similar field experience that concludes with an reflective component that synthesizes their learning and connects the field experience to the overall undergraduate learning outcomes.
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