Applied Professional Studies, General, B.I.S.

B.I.S. In Applied Professional Studies

The Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies in Applied Professional Studies prepares graduates with core competencies necessary for successful careers in for‑profit business. Combined with solid training in communication and writing skills, these competencies include basic understandings of economics, finance, statistics, decision sciences, management, and marketing. Beyond these core competencies, students may craft a specialization to fit their future career goals or choose to receive training in one of five areas of specialization: Advertising, Allied Health Leadership, Economic Development, Financial Administration, or Office Administration.

Similar to other majors within the Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies Degree program, the BIS in Applied Professional Studies is intended for those interested in obtaining a highly relevant and practical degree that provides advancement opportunities in their current employment, and for those who are starting or interested in changing their professional careers. The program of study for the BIS in Applied Professional Studies consists of four components: General Education Requirements (44 hours); Core Requirements (24 hours), Track Requirements (15 hours), and Electives* (37 hours).

Major in Applied Professional Studies

General Education: 44 Sem. Hrs.

See General Education Program  for available options in each category.

• ENG 1050. Composition I (3 credits)
• ENG 1060. Composition II (3 credits)
• Fine Art (3 credits)
• Literature (3 credits)
• History (3 credits)
• Philosophy and Religion (3 credits)
• Social Sciences (9 credits)
• Natural Science (6 credits)
• Mathematics (3 credits)
• Physical Education (2 credits)
• General Education Electives (6 credits)

Major-Specific General Education Requirements

Please note that many majors have specific general education requirements.  Please see a faculty advisor in your department if you need further clarification. You will be required to take the following courses to meet your general education and applied professional studies requirements including:

• ECN 2030. Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
• MAT 1070. College Algebra (3 credits)
• MAT 2100. Introduction to Statistics (3 credits)
• SOC 1020. Introduction to Sociology (3 credits)

Core Requirements: 24 Sem. Hrs.

• DSC 2090. Spreadsheet and Database Management (3 credits)
• ECN 2020. Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)

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• ENG 3580. Professional Writing (3 credits) or
• MGT 3030. Business Communications (3 credits)

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• FIN 2400. Foundations of Finance (for Non-Business Majors) (3 credits)
• MGT 3060. Organization and Management (3 credits)
• MKT 3120. Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
• SOC 3000. Sociological Writing/Rhetoric (3 credits)
• SOC 4250. Organizations in Society (3 credits)

Track: 15 Sem. Hrs.

General Track:

15 hours from the following list of courses without other specific Track; at least 9 hours must be at the 3000-4000 level.  Only 12 hours taken from this list may be courses that have ACC, BLAW, BUS, ECN, FIN, MGT, or MKT prefixes.  No more than 6 of the 15 hours may come from any single academic discipline.

Students who take a course marked with a double asterisk (**) must also take additional prerequisites, which will add credit hours to their program.

• ACC 2270. Fundamentals of Financial Accounting and Reporting (3 credits)
• ACC 2280. Accounting Tools for Managerial Decisions (3 credits)
• BLAW 2150. Legal and Ethical Issues in the Business Environment (3 credits)
• BUS 2000. Introduction to Business (3 credits)
• **  ECN 3010. Managerial Economics (3 credits)
• ECN 3070. Internet Economics (3 credits)
• ECN 3080. Environmental Economics (3 credits)
• **  ECN 3300. Public Finance (3 credits)
• ECN 3500. Survey of Ethics in Economics and Finance (3 credits)
• ECN 3740. Health Economics (3 credits)
• ECN 4020. Industrial Organization (3 credits)
• ECN 4070. Labor Economics (3 credits)
• ECN 4080. Development Economics (3 credits)
• ENV 4100. Environmental Laws and Regulations (3 credits)
• FIN 3000. Finance for Small and Entrepreneurial Businesses (3 credits)
• **  FIN 3100. Business Finance (3 credits)
• **  FIN 4100. Financial Management (3 credits)
• MGT 3010. Organizational Crisis Management (3 credits)
• MGT 3030. Business Communications (3 credits)
• MGT 3090. Organizational Leadership (3 credits)
• MGT 3150. International Management (3 credits)
• MGT 4010. Fundamentals of Project Management (3 credits)
• MGT 4070. Organization Theory (3 credits)
• MGT 4080. Human Resource Management (3 credits)
• MGT 4100. Small Business Management (3 credits)
• MGT 4300. Business Ethics and Social Responsibility (3 credits)
• MGT 4310. Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility (3 credits)
• MKT 3130. International Marketing (3 credits)
• MKT 3200. Consumer Behavior (3 credits)
• MKT 4050. Retail Management (3 credits)
• MKT 4200. Personal Selling and Sales Management (3 credits)
• MKT 4300. Integrated Marketing Communications (3 credits)
• MKT 4800. Marketing Strategy (3 credits)
• MCM 2100. Introduction to Mass Communication (3 credits)
• MCM 2400. Writing for the Media (3 credits)
• MCM 3600. Media and Society (3 credits)
• PHI 2040. Introduction to Ethics (3 credits)
• PHI 4430. Business Ethics (3 credits)
• PRE 2200. Introduction to Public Relations (3 credits)
• PRE 3500. Organizational Communication (3 credits)
• PSY 2160. Social Psychology (3 credits)
• PSY 2700. Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3 credits)
• PSY 3160. Psychology of Leadership (3 credits)
• SOC 3130. The Community (3 credits)
• SOC 3180. Community Development (3 credits)
• SOC 3540. Gender and Society (3 credits)
• SOC 4400. Conflict Management (3 credits)
• SOC 4620. Sociological Social Psychology (3 credits)

Electives*: 37 Sem. Hrs.

*Students entering the BIS Program with an Associate of Applied Science or Associate of Applied Arts degree from a two-year institution recognized by an accepted institutional accreditor may receive up to 30 hours of transfer credit towards Electives upon verification of such degree.  Accepted institutional accreditors include but are not limited to the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Higher Learning Commission (HLC), Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE), Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), and WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).  Other US Department of Education recognized national accreditors which are not listed above may also be considered acceptable.

Total: 120 Sem. Hrs.