Upskilling/Reskilling Our Workforce Through the AAS to BAAS Online at ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ with the APLU Grant
APLU Grant Goals and Efforts 
The University of Texas at El ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ is partnering with El ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Community College (EPCC) to expand access to ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½’s new online bachelor of applied arts and sciences degree while providing opportunities for students to develop 21st -century skills that are verified through integrated coursework and certificates. The online bachelor of applied arts and sciences is offered through ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Online, a unit under Extended University.
This project maximizes the transfer of credit from EPCC to ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½; it will also integrate ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½’s Edge principles into coursework and provide personalized academic advising to increase student engagement. Specifically, we will
- Ease the transition for students transferring to ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ from EPCC through clear academic pathways, maximizing academic and technical credits “applied” toward a four-year degree, thus saving time and money as well as encouraging students to continue their education.
- Develop academic pathways to maximize the AAS for students to transfer to the BAAS degree online thereby providing flexibility to adult students who have additional obligations that constrain their ability to travel to campus for classes
- Integrate the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Edge into selected online courses and develop advising processes to include in 21st-century skills certificates via LinkedIn Learning, Grow with Google, etc.