Department of Applied Organizational Technology

Bachelor of Applied Organizational Technology (BAOT)

Grade and Hour Requirements

In order to earn the B.A.O.T. degree, students must complete a minimum of 120 hours of course work, with a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale. The total hours include transfer hours as well as hours completed at The University of Toledo. Requirement categories are listed below. Additional grade requirements are listed below.  All General Education /University Core requirements must also be satisfied.

Degree requirements

Because each Associate Degree may contain courses that transfer in to a variety of requirements in the program, degree requirements are evaluated on an individual basis. Because of this, it is impossible to list a plan of study for the remaining requirements. Below is a listing of the overall degree requirements prior to transfer evaluations.

1. University Core (36+ credit hours)

6 hrs     English Composition
3 hrs     Math (excluding Statistics)
6 hrs     Humanities/Fine Arts
9 hrs     Social Sciences (including Macro and Micro Economics)
7 hrs     Natural Sciences (including lab)
3 hrs     Multicultural U.S. Diversity
3 hrs     Multicultural Non-U.S. Diversity

2. Business Focus (24 credit hours)

A. Prerequisites (6hrs)

3 hrs     BUAD 2060 or equivalent
3 hrs     BUAD 1020 or equivalent

A grade of C (2.0) or better is required in each of the following courses (maximum of 2 courses may transfer towards minor)

B. Required Foundation Course (3hrs)

3 hrs     BUAD 2040** Financial Accounting Information

C. Additional Requirements (15hrs)

Select three (3) courses from the following (one must be 3000 level to avoid additional course work):

3 hrs     BUAD 1010 Introduction to Business
3 hrs     BUAD 2050** Accounting for Business Decision Making
3 hrs     BUAD 2070 Application of Statistics in Bus Decision Making
3 hrs     BUAD 2080 Global Environment of Business
3 hrs     BUAD 3010** Principles of Marketing 
3 hrs     BUAD 3020** Principles of Manufacturing and Service Systems
3 hrs     BUAD 3030 Managerial and Behavioral Processes in Organization
3 hrs     BUAD 3040** Principles of Financial Management
3 hrs     BUAD 3050 Information Technology Management
3 hrs     BUAD 3470 Legal & Ethical Environment of Business

Select two (2) additional courses from the eight listed above or select two courses at the 3000- or 4000- level from ACCT, BLAW, EFSB, FINA, HURM, IBUS, INFS, MGMT, MKTG, OSCM, or PSLS to complete the additional requirements. (Prerequisites for selected courses must be fulfilled.)

Prerequisites for an MBA can also be fulfilled by completing any of the indicated (**) courses with a minimum grade of C (2.0).

3. Upper Level Courses (24 Credit hours)

All prerequisites must be met for the courses below.

12 hours     Courses from the College of Arts and Letters or the College of Natural Science and Mathematics

12 hours     Courses from any college except the Neff College of Business and Innovation

Students have the opportunity to complete a minor in the College of Arts and Letters or the College of Natural Science and Mathematics with the proper selection of classes. Advisors in each college should be consulted to verify specific minor requirements.

4. Additional courses

Approximately 60-63 hours will be transferred in from the Associates Degree. This may include some University Core and Business Focus classes, as well as technical courses.  These technical courses will be at the 1000-2000 level and credit will be counted under Additional Courses.

Additional credit hours may be necessary to make up the difference toward the minimum 120 hours required for the BAOT degree.

Last Updated: 10/31/22