Applied Business & Information Technology (BAS)

Degree Type
Bachelor in Applied Science

The Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree in Applied Business & Information Technology (ABIT) combines curricula from business, information technology, and liberal arts that emphasize entrepreneurship and small-to-medium sized business management.

Only courses numbered 100 and above can be applied toward this degree.

ABIT Admission Requirements

For admission to the UH Maui College ABIT program, students must first meet the UH Maui College admission requirements.  Admission to UH Maui College does not guarantee admission to the ABIT program.

ABIT Graduation Requirements

  1. Business Core: 30 credits
    ACC 201, 202, 300; BLAW 200; BUS 120, 310, 320; ECON 130, 131; MGT 120, 310; and MKT 120, 300.
  2. Information Technology Core: 24-25 credits
    ICS 101 or BUSN 150, 110 or 169, 111 or 184, 171 or 173 or 200, 320, 360, 385, and 418.
  3. General Education: 27 credits
    COM 353 or 459; ENG 100, 209 or 200 or 225, 316; MATH 115 or 115T;Hawaii Emphasis; Global Multicultural Perspective; HUM 400; PHIL 323; PSY 100 or SOC 100; SP 151 or SP 251 or COM 130 or COM 145.
  4. Co-op Project or Elective: 3 credits
    A 3-credit BUS 393v cooperative ed course or elective.
  5. Capstone Course: 6 credits
    BUS 495 and 496.
  6. Natural Science: 4 credits
    Four credits including a lab.
  7. Writing Intensive: 12 credits
    Minimum of 12 credits of writing intensive courses at the 100-level or higher:  at least 3 credits in 100-299 level courses, and at least 6 credits in 300-level or higher.
  8. Minimum of 121 non-repeated qualifying credit hours
    ABIT majors are required to earn a letter grade (e.g., A,B,C, etc.) in all upper division courses required for the ABIT program.
  9. Grade Point Average
    At least a 2.0 UH Maui College cumulative GPA, as well as a 2.5 GPA in courses required for the ABIT major.  Grade C or better is required in all upper division courses applied to the ABIT degree.
  10. Graduation Requirement
    All lower division requirements (61-63 credits), a minimum of 45 upper division credits, plus 15 elective credits (100-400 level) for a total of 121-123 credits.
    To be awarded the BAS degree, students must complete an Application for Graduation form obtained from Student Services. See Academic Calendar for deadline.
  11. Residency Requirement
    A minimum of 30 credit hours must be taken at UH Maui College and a minimum of 8 upper division courses (24 credits) in Business or Information Technology including the Capstone course.
  12. Lower Division Electives: 9 credits
    Students wishing to pursue graduate studies should consider taking Calculus path as lower division electives.

Tuition and Fees: A tuition differential exists for upper division courses numbered 300 or higher. See Tuition and Fees section.

Lower division requirements for ABIT Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) Degree: 61-63 credits

Full-time lower division students would take courses in this sequence:

Freshman Year (Fall)

Course #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
15

Freshman Year (Spring)

Course #
Title
Credits
3
3
3
Sub-Total Credits
15

Sophomore Year (Fall)

Course #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
15

Sophomore Year (Spring)

Course #
Title
Credits
4
Sub-Total Credits
16-17

Upper division transfers - Completion of 60 college-level credits (junior standing) including 8 courses from this list:

Course #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
24-25

Full-time upper division students would take courses in this sequence:

Junior Year (Fall)

Course #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
15

Junior Year (Spring)

Course #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
15

Senior Year (Fall)

Course #
Title
Credits
Sub-Total Credits
15

Senior Year (Spring)

Course #
Title
Credits
3
Sub-Total Credits
15
Total Credits
121-123