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2017-2018 Catalog > Admissions, Regulations, Financial Aid, and Graduation > Admissions > Baccalaureate Degree Program Admission

Baccalaureate Degree Program Admission

Pensacola State College offers the Marjan Mazza Bachelor of Applied Science (BAS) degree in Business and Management with seven areas of concentration: Graphic Design Management, Health Care Management, Human Resources Management, Law Enforcement Administration, Organizational Administration, Project Management, and Public Safety Management. The College also offers a Bachelor of Applied Science in Cybersecurity and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

The baccalaureate degrees are designed to provide career ladder options for the student who has completed an associate degree (or at least 60 semester credit hours) and who wishes to pursue an education at the baccalaureate level.

An applicant for admission to the Marjan Mazza BAS in Business and Management degree program will be admitted with the following:

1. Completion of the Pensacola State College baccalaureate admission form and Residence Statement. See the Residency Classification section of this Catalog for information.
2. Submission of all college transcripts with documentation that the applicant has earned an associate degree or earned credit in no less than 60 semester hours from regionally accredited institutions.
3. Completion of entry-level placement testing unless the applicant’s transcript reflects grades of C or better in general education English or mathematics. Applicants whose test scores indicate the need for remediation (developmental education or college preparatory courses) will not be admitted into the baccalaureate program or baccalaureate courses until the required developmental education courses are satisfactorily completed.

As applicant for admission to the BAS in Cybersecurity will be admitted with the following:

1. Completion of the Pensacola State College baccalaureate admission form and Residence Statement. See the Residency Classification section of this Catalog for information.
2. Submission of all college transcripts with documentation that the applicant has earned an associate degree or earned credit in no less than 60 semester hours from regionally accredited institutions. Note that the preferred academic pathway into this program is the Associate in Science in Cybersecurity or a closely related field. The student from a different academic background will be required to complete lower level cybersecurity coursework before enrolling in baccalaureate level courses.
3. Completion of entry-level placement testing unless the applicant’s transcript reflects grades of C or better in general education English or mathematics. Applicants whose test scores indicate the need for remediation (developmental education or college preparatory courses) will not be admitted into the baccalaureate program or baccalaureate courses until the required developmental education courses are satisfactorily completed.

An applicant for admission to the BSN degree program will be admitted with the following:

1. Completion of the Pensacola State College baccalaureate admission form and Residence Statement. See the Residency Classification section of this Catalog for information.
2. Submission of all college transcripts with documentation that the applicant has earned an associate degree in registered nursing or a nursing diploma from a regionally accredited institution or a nationally accredited nursing program.
3. Possession of a current and unrestricted registered nursing license.
4. Completion of entry-level placement testing unless the applicant documents earning grades of C or better in general education English or mathematics. Applicants whose test scores indicate the need for remediation (developmental education or college preparatory courses) will not be admitted into the baccalaureate program or baccalaureate courses until the required developmental education courses are satisfactorily completed.

Foreign Language Requirement: Each student in a baccalaureate program must meet the foreign language requirement. The foreign language requirement may be met with two sequential credits in high school foreign language, successful completion of a post-secondary language II course (the second course in a foreign language sequence), or other means as specified in institutional policy.