Professional Studies, B.A.S.

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The NWC Professional Studies Program provides students with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to become successful managers and leaders in their area of technical specialization. The program focuses on enhancing student skills in communication, management, marketing, and organizational leadership, while providing opportunities for students to apply those skills in practical ways that provide for educational and career mobility. Please see the Professional Studies Student Handbook for more information.

General Education Requirements: 32-34 credits

General Education Requirements (32-34 Semester Hours)
Category	Course Options	Hours
FYS	Any First Year Seminar (FYS) Course	1-3
CM	ENGL 1010 and any additional Communication (CM) Course	6
GOV	Any Government (GOV) Course	3
QR	Any Quantitative Reasoning (QR) Course	3
PNW	Any Physical/Natural World (PNW) Course	4
HC	Any 2 Human Condition (HC) Course	6
CR	Any Creativity (CR) Course	3
Other	Any 2 additional courses from GOV, CM, QR, PNW, HC, or CR not used elsewhere to meet general education requirements.	6
Total		32-34

Core Requirement Term Sequence

Term 1

CMAP 1200 - Computer Information Systems (3) MR
COMM 3010 - Business and Professional Communication (3) MR
MGT 3110 - Business Ethics (3) MR
PROF 3000 - Discovering/Utilizing Information and Ideas (3) MR
PROF 3110 - Personal Finance (3) MR

Total Credits: 15

Term 2

ACCT 2010 - Principles of Accounting I (3) MR
COMM 3190 - Cross-Cultural Communication (3) MR
ENGL 4010 - Technical Writing in the Professions (3) MR
MKT 3210 - Introduction to Marketing (3) MR
MGT 3210 - Management and Organization (3) MR

Total Credits: 15

Term 3

MGT 3410 - Human Resources Management (3) MR
PROF 4117 - Community Leadership (3) MR
PROF 4350 - Problem Solving in Organizations (3) MR
PROF 4985 - Seminar: Development in Community Leadership (3) MR
GE 0000 - General Elective /Specialization (3) GE

Total Credits: 15

Term 4

PROF 4500 - Risk Analysis (3) MR
PROF 4600 - Developing Organizational Leadership (3) MR
GE 0000 - General Elective /Specialization (9) GE

Total Credits: 15

Area of Specialization: 24 credits

A minimum of 24 semester hours within an area of specialization to be determined in conjuction with the Professional Studies program director/advisor.

Open Electives: 14-16 credits

Minimum credits required for degree= 120 credits

Course Type Key

FYS=First Year Seminar* GOV=U.S. and Wyoming Constitutions* CM=Communications* QR=Quantitative Reasoning* PNW=Physical and Natural World* HC=Human Condition* CTY=Creativity* MR=Major Requirement ME=Major Elective GE=General Elective

*General Education Requirements

FYS 0000 First Year Seminar

GOV 0000 U.S. and Wyoming Constitutions

CM 0000 Communication

QR 0000 Quantitative Reasoning

PNW 0000 Physical and Natural World

HC 0000 Human Condition

CTY 0000 Creativity

The General Education courses and General Elective courses listed in the above sequence are recommended courses to fullfill the degree. Any changes to these courses should be discussed with an adivsor.

**Remedial education courses may result in additional semesters of study.