(Bachelor of Applied Science Degree)
(PREBASPS02 / BASPS01)
The Aims Bachelor of Applied Science Degree in Public Safety is intended for established public safety professionals who are seeking to advance their careers. It provides education in the management, leadership, and administration of public safety agencies including the fire service, law enforcement, emergency medical services, emergency management, and criminal justice. The total credits required for the degree is a minimum of 120.
All Emergency Service Administration (ESA) major courses and electives are eight weeks in length and completely on-line. While it is possible to complete this program in two years, most students are working professionals who attend part-time with degree completion in two to four years.
The Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.S.) Degree is awarded to the student who successfully completes a program designed to prepare students for immediate employment in a full-time skilled and/or paraprofessional occupation.
Although some college credits within these programs are accepted for transfer by particular four-year colleges and universities, career and technical courses are not
specifically designed to transfer. The student who anticipates transferring is encouraged to check carefully the requirements of the institution and program into which he or she might desire to transfer.
The following are general requirements for the B.A.S. Degree
- A minimum of sixty (120) semester credit hours in approved course work are required for graduation.
- The student must achieve a cumulative 2.0 grade point average or above for all course work taken at Aims Community College.
- Fifteen (30) semester hours of course work applicable to the degree program and completed prior to graduation must be Aims Community College courses.
- No courses numbered below 1000 may be applied toward completion of the B.A.S. degree.
- Courses with a 3-character bracketed code (for example, “English Composition I [CO1]”), in which a student earns the final grade of “C” or better are guaranteed to
transfer to every public Colorado college or university. Although some courses in which a “D” grade is earned may apply toward the B.A.S degree at Aims, they are
not guaranteed to transfer. Students may want to check with the next school they plan to attend in order to determine transferability, or may want to repeat those
courses to receive a better grade.
Admission Requirements
Students must have completed a relevant associate degree of a minimum 60 credits from a regionally accredited institution. Relevant degrees would include, but not limited to: Criminal Justice, Emergency Management, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Science Technology, Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Paramedicine, Public Safety, and / or Wildland Fire. Students with an associate degree in a non-public safety field may be admitted if they have four or more years of experience in public safety.
Note: Admission to this program is selective. For detailed information regarding admission requirements and the application process, please contact the department directly.
General Education Requirements
The general education requirements include a minimum of 31 credits, which may include applicable general education credits from an associate degree.
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