BA versus BS

[sanantone]

There might be different opinions out there, but a liberal arts degree is a liberal arts degree. You would have to explain any STEM courses you took in your resume whether it's a BA or BS. I've seen BS degrees for non-STEM majors like criminal justice and psychology (technically, psychology can be STEM). Generally, it means that you had less free electives and you might have taken more statistics and research courses along with more courses in the major. The same is generally true for BA vs BS in the natural sciences: you take more courses in the major, less free electives, and the general education requirements include more math and science courses. For graduate school, it really doesn't make a difference as long as you have the prerequisites. Some colleges only offer BAs in the natural sciences because they are liberal arts subjects, which is something many people do not know.

I don't know much about the difference at COSC. I assume that the BS requires less liberal arts credits leaving more room for applied/professional credits? I don't think employers would even know or try to find out the difference. The words that will stick out to them are "liberal arts."