A Bachelor of Applied Technology or BAT is a four-year degree granted by Canadian colleges and universities. (This is not to be confused with 2-year

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offered by US schools which is equivalent to a diploma program in Canada.) In the United States, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte,

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and others offer similar bachelor's degree in

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that has similar goals. Several United States community colleges and universities, such as

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in Texas, also offer a BAT with several different concentrations;

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, environment, health and safety, process

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and general

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for example. Also in

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and

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, it is normal for a university to grant a

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in engineering technology.

Entrance requirement

The entrance requirement is usually a

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. Graduates of two-year diploma programs (In US, associate degree program graduates) in a closely related field may be admitted directly into the 3rd year of the degree program and can graduate at the end of the fourth year. Sometimes the program consists of last two years only, in which case it is mandatory to have a two-year diploma in a related field. Some colleges allow students to exit the degree program after successful completion of first two years with diploma credential as well. Graduates of this type of degree program are expected to fulfil a role that is somewhere between a technician and an engineer.

History

Canadian colleges started granting applied degrees in the mid-1990s and all major colleges offer Applied bachelor's degree programs in variety of fields ranging from accounting, human resources, marketing, international business, finance, engineering, criminology, film productions, radio broadcasting and hospitality and tourism management.

Recognition

By professional licensing bodies

Certified General Accountants Association of Canada accepts Applied bachelor's degree as meeting exit requirements for CGA credential. Professional engineering associations usually accept membership applications from such graduates, but will sometimes assign supplemental courses before professional designation is given if all other criteria are met.

By industry

“

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” accepts a graduate of Bachelor of Applied Petroleum Engineering Technology program as a member.

By government

Applied degrees are considered a qualified academic credential for the purpose of applying to government-run

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programs.

References

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