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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2021-2022 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Applied Studies Major, B.P.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Applied Studies Major, B.P.S.

College of Liberal Arts >> Interdisciplinary Studies 

33 hours

BPS students pursuing the Applied Studies major with a concentration in crime and justice, cybersecurity, early childhood education, health services, organizational leadership, or public service will do so in an accelerated, cohort format. All Applied Studies students will take a set curriculum in order to satisfy degree requirements. The concentrations are designed for students to gain specialized knowledge for practical applications in either the public or private sector.

BPS Degree Requirements

  • All University general admission requirements, academic policies, and academic standards for other baccalaureate degree programs apply to the BPS program.
  • For technical degrees and/or certificates not eligible for transfer credit, Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) Credit may be awarded through a Portfolio Review. The amount of credit awarded will be determined and approved by a PLA Portfolio Review Committee and the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts.

BPS Applied Studies Core (21 hours)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
BCOM 231 - Business Communication

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3

 

BCOM 331 - Corporate & Managerial Communication OR

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered		 Credits: 3
CMST 318 - Conflict Resolution
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Summer		 Credits: 3

 

POLS 351 - Leadership in Bureaucratic Organizations in the United States
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3
PRFS 301 - The Ethics of Global Engagement

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Moral and Ethical Reasoning; Embedded Experience-Global; Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3
PRFS 401 - Teams, Diversity, and Leadership

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Diversity


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Summer		 Credits: 3
PRFS 490 - Professional Studies Internship (3 credits required)
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 1-6
PRFS 498 - Personal and Professional Development

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3

Applied Studies Concentration (12 hours)

Select one of the following concentrations:

Crime and Justice Concentration

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
CRIM 244 - Police & Society
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3
CRIM 234 - Introduction to Corrections
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3
CRIM 301 - Criminal Justice Administration
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3
CRIM 315 - Crime Control Strategies
Term(s) Offered: Fall		 Credits: 3

Cybersecurity Concentration

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
CIS 345 - Information Systems Security and Risk Management
Term(s) Offered: Spring		 Credits: 3
CIS 346 - Cybersecurity Assessment and Network Defense
Term(s) Offered: Spring		 Credits: 3
CIS 349 - Special Topics in Cybersecurity
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered		 Credits: 3
CIS 367 - Data Communications
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3

Note: All BPS students not transferring in an equivalent to CIS 201 will be advised to successfully complete CIS 201 prior to enrolling in CIS 345, CIS 346, CIS 349 or CIS 367.

Early Childhood Education (Non-Licensure)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
EDUC 241 - Early Childhood Education
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3
EDUC 255 - Growth and Development: Infants and Toddlers
Term(s) Offered: Fall		 Credits: 3
EDUC 344 - Family, School, Community Partnerships
Term(s) Offered: Fall		 Credits: 3
EDUC 437 - Classroom Management through Data-based Decision Making
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3

Health Services Concentration

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
HP 211 - The Healthcare Delivery System and Healthcare Policy
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3
HP 377 - Foundations for Health Promotion
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3
HP 498 - Current Concepts in the Health Professions

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3
PH 284 - Public Health
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3

Organizational Leadership Concentration

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
CMST 314 - Organizational Communication
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3
CMST 318 - Conflict Resolution
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Summer		 Credits: 3
CMST 321 - Communication and Workplace Relationships
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Summer		 Credits: 3
CMST 323 - Communicating to Manage and Lead
Term(s) Offered: Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3

Note: Students declaring the Organizational Leadership concentration must take BCOM 331 as the option in the BPS core.

Public Service Concentration

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
POLS 104 - Introduction to Public Administration
Term(s) Offered: Fall		 Credits: 3
ENG 210 - Technical Writing

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3
ENG 319 - Fundamentals of Grant Writing

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3
POLS 363 - Public Organizational Behavior
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered		 Credits: 3
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