Department of Professional Studies

Applied Leadership Concentration

Curriculum

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

•  Freshman

  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
  TECH 1001 Orientation to the University	1	Mathematics1	3
  Technical Course2	3	Elective3	3
  Elective3	3
  Total Hours	17	Total Hours	16

•  Sophomore

  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	BUAD 3123 Management	3
  		Elective3	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	15

•  Junior

  Fall		Spring
  PS 3133 Applied Principles of Personnel Management	3	PS 3023 Professional Communications	3
  BUAD 3143 Marketing	3	PS 3143 Applied Professional Research	3
  PS 4343 Community Development	3	Elective3	6
  PS 4543 Workplace Supervision	3
  Professional Studies Professional Core4	3
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	12

•  Senior

  Fall		Spring
  PS 3003 Project Design	3	PS 4003 Capstone Project	3
  PS 4143 Nonprofit Governance	3	PS 4243 Adult Learning in Organizations	3
  PS 4443 Professional Leadership	3	Technical Courses2	9
  Technical Courses2	6
  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.
⁴Three hours from the following: PS 4643 Occupational Globalization and Diversity or PS 4743 Organizational Change.