2016-2017 Department of Professional Studies

Workforce Technology Concentration

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this program.

Fall		Spring
ENGL 1013 Composition I¹	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II¹	3
Science with Lab¹	4	Science with Lab^1,2	4
Social Sciences¹	3	Social Sciences¹	3
Technical Course²	3	Mathematics¹	3
Elective³	3	COMS 2003 Microcomputer Applications	3
TECH 1001 Orientation to the University	1
Total Hours	17	Total Hours	16

Fall		Spring
Communication¹	3	U.S. History/Government¹	3
Fine Arts & Humanities¹	3	Fine Arts & Humanities¹	3
Technical Courses²	3	PS 3013 Professional Studies Seminar	3
BDA 2003 Business Problem Solving	3	BDA 2013 Business Spreadsheet Modeling	3
Elective³	3	Elective³	3
Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

Fall		Spring
PS 3133 Applied Principles of Personnel Management	3	PS 3023 Professional Communications	3
BUAD 3123 Management	3	PS 3143 Applied Professional Research	3
Professional Studies Professional Core Electives⁴	6	MGMT 4073 Special Topics in Management	3
Elective³	3	Elective³	3
Total Hours	15	Total Hours	12

Fall		Spring
PS 3003 Project Design	3	PS 4003 Capstone Project	3
COMS 3053 Implications of Technology on Society	3	Technical Courses²	9
Technical Courses²	6	Elective³	3
Elective³	3
Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
²Technical courses taken as part of an associate degree or from a community college may be transferred into the BPS degree.³At least 40 of the total hours required for graduation must be 3000 - 4000 level courses.
⁴Six hours from the following^:PS 4143 Nonprofit Governance, PS 4243 Planning for Adult Learners, PS 4343 Community Development, PS 4443 Professional Leadership, PS 4543 Workplace Supervision. Students enrolled in the Applied Leadership concentration must take PS 4543 and an upper division elective in order to meet the six (6) hours of electives requirement.