Pikes Peak State College's Bachelor of Applied Science will help you open new doors in your career. This degree will give you opportunities to earn higher wages, have more career choices, and chances to specialize in areas that are meaningful to you. Moving yourself up the career ladder will also allow you to attain leadership roles and create a long-term career plan for your continued success. With a BAS in Behavioral Health, you can easily transfer to any graduate school for counseling, social work, psychology, and more!
The Behavioral Health BAS program has special admission requirements and an additional application.
You must have an associate degree before entering this BAS program.
Depending on the type of associate degree you have, there are a few options for getting started in this program.
Behavioral Health Info Sessions are held virtually every third Thursday of the month at 12pm.
Submit your admission application to Pikes Peak State College. You must have a Student ID Number (S#) to apply for the Behavioral Health BAS program.
If you do not have an AAS from the Behavioral Health Department at PPSC, you must submit your unofficial transcripts to two locations:
Please read the BAS Student Handbook before starting the Behavioral Health BAS application.
Attend a virtual or in-person behavioral health orientation in the spring or the fall. To find the next available orientation date, visit the Behavioral Health Orientation course in D2L.
To access D2L, go to myPikesPeak Portal and locate the myCourses (D2L) card on the home page. Once in D2L, you will see the orientation as an option.
Behavioral Health Info Sessions are held virtually every third Thursday of the month at 12pm.
You must complete the following required prerequisite and foundation courses before you can apply for the BAS program:
Bridge Core Coursework
After all required prerequisite courses have been completed, you may apply to the Behavioral Health BAS program.
The application will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. Please ensure that you have adequate time to complete this application, as only one form may be submitted. If you leave this form part way through, your progress will be lost.
Once prerequisite and bridge core classes are completed, you will be fully integrated into the BAS program. Congratulations on your new journey and welcome to the program!
Behavioral Health Info Sessions are held virtually every third Thursday of the month at 12pm.
You must complete the following required prerequisite and foundation courses before you can apply for the BAS program:
In addition, the Behavioral Health Administration requires completion of the 2000 level CSL courses before taking CSL classes in the BAS program. The following courses should be completed in sequence. If you already have your Certified Addiction Technician (CAT), you may submit a Prior Learning Assessment form to receive credit for those courses:
Bridge Core Coursework
After all required prerequisite courses have been completed, you may apply to the Behavioral Health BAS program.
The application will take approximately 20 minutes to complete. Please ensure that you have adequate time to complete this application, as only one form may be submitted. If you leave this form part way through, your progress will be lost.
Once prerequisite and bridge core classes are completed, you will be fully integrated into the BAS program. Congratulations on your new journey and welcome to the program!