Transportation, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management
The Bachelor of Applied Science in Transportation, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management (BASTLSCM) at Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) is taught in the heart of Puget Sound. Located just outside of Seattle in Kirkland, WA, LWTech offers classes that fit your life. If you are interested in pursuing a career in a high-demand area of business management, then Transportation, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management is for you!
Transportation, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management is all about the business of moving and storing goods around the country and around the world. The transportation industry includes positions such as business analysts, transportation managers, warehouse/distribution center managers, logisticians, operations managers, supply chain planners, and procurement specialist to name the least. Entry level positions start in salary ranges of $40k to $60K in state and local governments, federal agencies and private companies in the Seattle area and beyond, such as, Boeing, FedEx, Costco, WalMart, Amazon, Alaska Airlines, and Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway.
Classes to Fit Your Life
Classes are offered on our Kirkland, WA campus.Transportation, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management classes are designed for the working professional with most courses offered as hybrids, with a single meeting per week. The BASTLSCM degree typically takes two years of full-time study to complete. Classes are taught by senior industry managers, many of whom are military veterans.
Lake Washington Institute of Technology does not offer every course each quarter. It is the student's responsibility to consult the Class Schedule and work out an individual schedule with an advisor or counselor. Any developmental coursework a student might be required to complete may increase the program length.
Admission Requirements
The BASTLSCM cohorts are selected on a competitive basis. Interested students will need to fill out an application for acceptance into the BASTLSCM program. Application deadlines and qualification requirements are unique to this program.
Bachelor of Applied Science in Transportation, Logistics, and Supply Chain Management
Prerequisites
If you have not already taken classes at Lake Washington Institute of Technology, you must fill out the online admissions application to receive a Student ID number and an LWTech issued email address. You will not be able to fill out the BAS application without completing this step.
Completion of requirements for an Associate degree or equivalent from a regionally accredited institution in an appropriate transportation, business administration, management, or operations-related program or its equivalent with an overall minimum 2.0 GPA in all coursework.
Admission to the program may occur when any 15 credits of the following can be documented:
5 college-level credits in each: English Composition, Quantitative Reasoning, Social
Science, and Humanities.
10 credits must have been earned in Natural Sciences, with 5 of those in a lab science
course, all with a minimum grade of 2.0 in each course.
This program includes a “Bridge” quarter, such that remaining prerequisites defined above may be taken post program admittance, but prior to admittance to the junior year of the program. The bridge may consist of 0-30 credits.
More information is available in the College Catalog.
Application Deadline & Submission
Deadline
Qualified students accepted on a rolling basis until the program is filled; early applications are encouraged
Entry Date
Next Entry: Fall 2019
Application Fee
$50 non-refundable
If you require a paper application, please email selective.admission@lwtech.edu to request.
Application Preview
To apply for the BAS degree, you must create a Self Service Center account. You may preview the BAS application by downloading a PDF of the first page.
For further program admissions information, application requirements and program cost questions, email Simon Bahta, Student Success Navigator.
For questions about specific program content or courses, please email Albert Ames, the Program Director.
Advising and Information Sessions
BAS Degree Info Sessions
These helpful sessions present an overview of the program and explain the admission process. Each information session lasts approximately one hour.
No RSVP is needed. Attendance is highly recommended for all applicants.
Information Session Dates
July 25, 2019
August 19, 2019
October 7, 2019
November 4, 2019
December 2, 2019
6 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Drop-In Advising
For advising please visit
Kirkland Campus
West Building, W207
during regular drop-in hours.
Or call (425) 739-8300 to schedule an appointment with an advisor.
