Bachelor of Professional Studies
CHOOSE Concentration A or B below:
Course Requirements
A. Organizational Leadership
BPS 460 | Seminar in Organizational Leadership | 4 | Fall, Spring |
COMM 333 | Intercultural Communication | 4 | As needed. |
COMM 454 | Organizational Communication | 4 | Annually. |
ECON 200 | Introduction to Economics | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
MGT 201W | Foundations of Management | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
MGT 306 | Management of a Diverse Workforce | 4 | Fal.. |
MGT 320 | Human Resource Management | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
MGT 322 | Organizational Behavior | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
MGT 341W | Business, Government, and Society | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| Total Credit Hours: | 36 | |
B. Social Services
BPS 461 | Seminar in Social Services | 4 | Fall, Spring |
COMM 333 | Intercultural Communication | 4 | As needed. |
HPE 410 | Managing Stress and Mental/Emotional Health | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
NPST 300 | Institute in Nonprofit Studies | 4 | Fall. |
NPST 301 | Financial Management for Nonprofits | 3 | Spring. |
NPST 402 | Staff and Volunteer Management for Nonprofits | 3 | Fall. |
NPST 404 | Communications and Resource Development for Nonprofits | 3 | Spring. |
SWRK 325 | Diversity and Oppression II | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
SWRK 326W | Generalist Social Work Practice | 4 | Fall, Spring. |
SPED 461/SPED 561 | Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders | 3 | Fall |
| Total Credit Hours: | 35 | |
General Education Requirements
The college has a 40-credit General Education program which is required for all undergraduate programs. The Bachelor of Professional Studies is the only degree program with an approved alternate general education program. It includes several courses BPS students may have completed in prior college work and will not need to repeat. Other courses have been selected that will satisfy General Education outcomes as well as program requirements in both concentrations.
Introduction to BPS
BPS 100 | Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Portfolio Development | 2 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| Total Credit Hours: | 2 | |
Professional Writing
FYW 100 | Introduction to Academic Writing | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
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ENGL 230W | Workplace Writing | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
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ENGL 231W | Multimodal Writing | 4 | Alternate years. |
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ENGL 232W | Public and Community Writing | 4 | Alternate years. |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8 | |
Quantitative Skills
MATH 139 | Contemporary Topics in Mathematics | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 | |
or any mathematics course numbered 177 or higher.
Arts and Humanities
PHIL 206 plus one 100-level or higher course in art, dance, film, English (literature), history, modern languages, music or theatre.
PHIL 206 | Ethics | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6-7 | |
Science/AQSR
PSCI 250 | Topic: Science as a Way of Knowing | 4 | As needed. |
| Total Credit Hours: | 4 | |
Social & Behavioral Sciences
SOC 208 | The Sociology of Race and Ethnicity | 4 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
SOC 306 | Work and Organizations | 4 | As needed. |
| Total Credit Hours: | 8 | |
NOTE: Students in Organizational Leadership may count
ECON 200 and students in Social Sciences may count
SWRK 325 towards four of the remaining general education credits. This leaves 3-4 additional credits to fulfill the BPS general education requirement. Prior earned college credit will be evaluated to determine which (if any) of the above or those additional credits 3-4 credits may be counted. If not, the student will have to take an additional Gen Ed prior to graduation. GEND 200 can be offered in the 7-week format and will be among the recommended choices for additional Gen Ed credit if needed.