2021-2022 Catalog

Bachelor of Professional Studies

CHOOSE Concentration A or B below:

Course Requirements

A. Organizational Leadership

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
BPS 460Seminar in Organizational Leadership

4

Fall, Spring
COMM 333Intercultural Communication

4

As needed.
COMM 454Organizational Communication

4

Annually.
ECON 200Introduction to Economics

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
MGT 201WFoundations of Management

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
MGT 306Management of a Diverse Workforce

4

Fal..
MGT 320Human Resource Management

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
MGT 322Organizational Behavior

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
MGT 341WBusiness, Government, and Society

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
Total Credit Hours:36

B. Social Services

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
BPS 461Seminar in Social Services

4

Fall, Spring
COMM 333Intercultural Communication

4

As needed.
HPE 410Managing Stress and Mental/Emotional Health

3

Fall, Spring.
NPST 300Institute in Nonprofit Studies

4

Fall.
NPST 301Financial Management for Nonprofits

3

Spring.
NPST 402Staff and Volunteer Management for Nonprofits

3

Fall.
NPST 404Communications and Resource Development for Nonprofits

3

Spring.
SWRK 325Diversity and Oppression II

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
SWRK 326WGeneralist Social Work Practice

4

Fall, Spring.
SPED 461/SPED 561Understanding 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

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
BPS 100Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Portfolio Development

2

Fall, Spring, Summer.
Total Credit Hours:2

Professional Writing

 
CourseTitleCreditsOffered
FYW 100Introduction to Academic Writing

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
 

-And-

 

ENGL 230WWorkplace Writing

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
-Or-

ENGL 231WMultimodal Writing

4

Alternate years.
-Or-

ENGL 232WPublic and Community Writing

4

Alternate years.
Total Credit Hours:8

Quantitative Skills

 
CourseTitleCreditsOffered
MATH 139Contemporary 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.
CourseTitleCreditsOffered
PHIL 206Ethics

3

Fall, Spring, Summer.
Total Credit Hours:6-7
 

Science/AQSR

 
CourseTitleCreditsOffered
PSCI 250Topic: Science as a Way of Knowing

4

As needed.
Total Credit Hours:4

Social & Behavioral Sciences

 
CourseTitleCreditsOffered
SOC 208The Sociology of Race and Ethnicity

4

Fall, Spring, Summer.
SOC 306Work 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.