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Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2025-2026 Undergraduate Bulletin Program: Applied Studies Major, B.P.S. Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Applied Studies Major, B.P.S.

College of Liberal Arts >> Professional Studies department 

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 world languages and cultures 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
ENG 317 - Technical Writing

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Writing


Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring		 Credits: 3
POLS 351 - Public Leadership
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 302 - Professional Exploration and Preparedness
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer		 Credits: 3
PRFS 401 - Teams, Diversity, and Leadership

USI Core 39: Embedded Experience-Diversity


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

Cybersecurity Concentration

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
CIS 345 - Information Systems Security and Risk Management
Term(s) Offered: Fall, 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

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-Social Inquiry; Social Science-BS; Embedded Experience-Diversity


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

 

GERO 215 - Introduction to Global Aging and Health Care  OR

USI Core 39: Ways of Knowing-World Languages and Culture; Embedded Experience-Global


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

Organizational Leadership Concentration

Select 4 courses:

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
CMST 314 - Organizational Communication
Term(s) Offered: Summer, Fall		 Credits: 3
CMST 318 - Conflict Resolution
Term(s) Offered: Summer		 Credits: 3
CMST 321 - Communication and Workplace Relationships
Term(s) Offered: Spring		 Credits: 3
CMST 323 - Communicating to Manage and Lead
Term(s) Offered: Spring		 Credits: 3
ENG 326 - Professional Writing for Leaders
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered		 Credits: 3
POLS 323 - Public and Nonprofit Personnel Administration
Term(s) Offered: Every other year		 Credits: 3
POLS 363 - Public Organizational Behavior
Term(s) Offered: Irregularly offered		 Credits: 3

World Languages and Cultures Concentration

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
WLC 365 - Introduction to Applied Linguistics
Term(s) Offered: Fall		 Credits: 3
WLC 422 - Cultural Awareness Training
Term(s) Offered: Spring		 Credits: 3
WLC 423 - Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages / TESOL Certificate
Term(s) Offered: Summer		 Credits: 6
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