Department of Professional Studies

Industrial/Organizational Psychology 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 Lab¹	4
Social Sciences¹	3	Social Sciences¹	3
Technical Course²	3	Mathematics¹	3
PSY 2003 General Psychology	3	PSY 2023 Consumer Psychology	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 Course²	3	PS 3013 Professional Studies Seminar	3
Elective³	6	PSY 3063 Developmental Psychology I	3
		Elective³	3
Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

Fall		Spring
PS 3133 Applied Principles of Personnel Management	3	PS 3023 Professional Communications	3
PSY 3163 Developmental Psychology II	3	PS 3143 Applied Professional Research	3
Professional Studies Professional Core Electives⁴	6	Elective³	6
Elective³	3
Total Hours	15	Total Hours	12

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 Adult Learners in Organizations, PS 4343 Community Development, PS 4443 Professional Leadership, PS 4543 Workplace Supervision, PS 4643 Organizational Globalization and Diversity, PS 4743 Organizational Change. Students enrolled in the Applied Leadership concentration must take PS 4543 Workplace Supervision and an upper division elective in order to meet the six (6) hours of electives requirement.