Program Overview
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The Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies BSPS degree is a 120-credit program that enables students to maximize transfer credits completed at accredited institutions and complete a bachelor’s degree without sacrificing any professional and personal obligations. Students benefit from a concentration in interdisciplinary knowledge that is designed to make them successful within any vocation. In addition to taking online courses, students can earn credit for what they already know through prior learning assessment PLA.
The program offers both required and elective courses to satisfy students’ individual learning interests. Course work provides a solid grounding in relevant academic theory, applied practice, and policymaking. Students complete course work in a prescribed order culminating with a Capstone project. The program is attractive to professionals who possess a two- year degree and those looking for a business or management program where transfer credits can be applied.
Degree Requirements
- Some courses listed as applicable toward the professional career track may also be applicable toward general education or other degree requirements. If a course is used toward another degree requirement, it WILL NOT apply toward this area.
- A minimum of 18 credits must be taken at the 300/400 level.
Credit Distribution
Courses in the General Education Requirements are listed as a guide. Other courses may satisfy the areas and can be viewed on our website under General Education Courses.
I. General Education Requirements (60 Credits)
A. Intellectual and Practical Skills (15 Credits)
B. Civic and Global Leadership (9 Credits)
| SOC-322 | Cultural Diversity in the United States | 3 |
| ETH-230 | Ethics in the Digital Age | 3 |
| POS-110 | American Government | 3 |
C. Knowledge of Human Cultures (9 Credits)
| HIS-114 | American History II | 3 |
| LIB-342 | Online Obsessions: Determining and Dealing with Digital Dependency | 3 |
| PHI-130 | Introduction to Critical Reasoning | 3 |
D. Understanding the Physical and Natural World (8-10 Credits)
For all TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Understanding of the Physical and Natural World.
E. Mathematics (3 Credits)
F. General Education Electives (14-16 Credits)
For all TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to General Education Electives – Select from any course listed in A, B, C, D or E.
To identify which of these courses is Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC), go to Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Courses
II. Professional Career Track (30 Credits)
Select 10 courses from the following areas:
Leadership
| LDR-305 | Foundations of Leadership | 3 |
| MAN-376 | Leadership Communication | 3 |
| LDR-345 | Leading Organizational Change | 3 |
| PHI-384 | Ethics and the Business Professional | 3 |
| PSY-363 | Industrial Psychology | 3 |
Supervision
| MAR-310 | Principles of Sales | 3 |
| MAR-201 | Introduction to Marketing | 3 |
| NEG-401 | Negotiations and Conflict Management | 3 |
| SOC-322 | Cultural Diversity in the United States | 3 |
| APS-302 | Customer Service a Practical Approach | 3 |
Communication
| COM-330 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COM-335 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| MAN-376 | Leadership Communication | 3 |
| MAN-373 | Managerial Communications | 3 |
| MAR-306 | Creating and Implementing the Electronic Enterprise | 3 |
Organizational
| LDR-422 | Leadership in a Global Environment | 3 |
| MAN-372 | International Management | 3 |
| MAR-441 | Marketing with Digital and Social Media | 3 |
| PSY-360 | Organizational Theory | 3 |
| MAN-415 | Change Management | 3 |
III. Undergraduate Certificate (18 Credits)
Select one: By choosing one area, you will receive a professional certificate
Marketing, Human Resources Management, Finance, General Management, Organizational Leadership
For TESU course options, please contact an Advisor.
IV. Capstone
| BPS-495 | Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies Capstone | 3 |
V. Electives (9 Credits)
For TESU course options, go to Elective Courses.
Total Credit Hours: 120