PROFESSIONAL STUDIES
Somsen Hall, Room 109 (507-457-5080)
Dennis Martin (Advisor)
Professional Studies Major
Professional Studies Minor
PURPOSE
This program allows students to pursue individualized academic interests and personal/professional goals within the framework of an academically sound Bachelor of Arts degree program. It is an excellent alternative for the mature student who wants to build on past experience and design his or her own degree program for current or future needs. It offers students a great deal of flexibility and allows for intellectual growth in a variety of academic areas.
Professional studies majors are advised by personnel within the Outreach and Continuing Education Department. When declaring the major, students must submit a statement of their goals and objectives for the major; this statement will be reviewed by the advisor and retained in the student's file.
B.A. MAJOR PROFESSIONAL STUDIES: GENERAL OPTION (PSGE) 48 S.H. Upper-Division Courses (300- and 400-level)
This program allows students to create a major utilizing several departments to meet their particular educational goals. Students may declare up to two minors within the requirements of this major.
REQUIREMENTS
For a checklist of the University's graduation requirements, see page 22. For the professional studies majors/minor, students must:
- Complete the standard WSU University Studies program, 48 upper-division credits, and electives to reach a minimum of 128 credits. It is expected that all course prerequisites will be completed.
- Complete all University Studies Flag course requirements.
- Submit a statement of goals and objectives for the major; this statement will be retained in the student's file.
A maximum of 9 credits applying to the major may be taken on a P/NC basis. All other WSU policies apply.
B.A. MINOR - PROFESSIONAL STUDIES (PS) 21 S.H.
This program allows students to create a minor utilizing several departments to meet their particular educational goals or to create a minor from departments in which a minor is not currently available. The credits in the professional studies minor must not duplicate any other courses in the student's program and cannot count any place except in the minor.
REQUIRED COURSES
- 15 semester hours must be upper-division courses (300- and 400-level)
- 6 semester hours may be any level
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Students declaring the professional studies minor must have on file a statement of goals and objectives for the minor.
B.A. MAJOR PROFESSIONAL STUDIES: AVIATION MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT OPTION (PSAM)
Degree program: 128 S.H.; Certification pending: 138 S.H.
(No Minor Required)
Pasteur Hall, Room 114D (507-457-5260)
George Bolon (Advisor)
FACULTY
George Bolon, Professor, Physics; B.S., M.S., Oregon State University; Ph.D., University of Utah; 1968 -
PURPOSE
The Professional Studies Aviation Maintenance Management Option prepares students to manage systems and technicians within the aviation maintenance industry. Graduates with this option can meet the needs of air carriers, the federal government, and corporate and commercial aviation.
This option is open to students who have completed the aviation maintenance program at the Minnesota State College-Southeast Technical (Red Wing); however, other students may petition for admission. Forty credits can be transferred from the technical college and applied toward this option.
There are six aspects to this degree program: (1) University Studies, (2) management core, (3) advanced aviation courses, (4) computer understanding and application, (5) the upper-division electives, and (6) technical college transfer credits, which are limited to 40 credits.
UNIVERSITY STUDIES (47 S.H.)
BASIC SKILLS (12 S.H.)
ARTS AND SCIENCES CORE (23 S.H.)
Humanities (6 S.H.)
Natural Sciences (8 S.H.)
| CHEM |
212 |
Principles of Chemistry (4) |
| PHYS |
201 |
General Physics I (4) |
Social Science (6 S.H.)
| PSY |
210 |
General Psychology (3) |
| ECON |
201 |
Principles of Microeconomics (3) |
Fine and Performing Arts (3 S.H.)
UNITY AND DIVERSITY (12 S.H.)
Critical Analysis (3 S.H.)
Science and Social Policy (3 S.H.)
Global or Multicultural Perspectives (3 S.H.)
Contemporary Citizenship or Democratic Institutions (3 S.H.)
USP Flag Requirements (12 S.H.)
MANAGEMENT (18 S.H.)
| O |
BUSA |
220 |
Business Statistics (3) |
| |
MKTG |
300 |
Principles of Marketing (3) |
| |
BUSA |
301 |
Business Law I (3) |
| |
MGMT |
315 |
Principles of Management (3) -OR- |
| P |
MGMT |
317 |
Management of Human Resources (3) |
| |
OM |
334 |
Production/Operations Management (3) |
| |
MIS |
362 |
Management Information Systems (3) |
AVIATION (12 S.H.)
| PHYS |
200 |
Fundamentals of Aviation (3) |
| PHYS |
205 |
Airspace, Communications and Regulations (1) |
| PHYS |
383 |
Air Traffic Control (3) |
| PHYS |
387 |
Flight Safety (3) |
| PHYS |
388 |
Legislative and Legal Aspects (2) |
COMPUTER APPLICATION (6 S.H.)
| CS |
130 |
Introduction to BASIC Programming (3) -OR- |
| MIS |
312 |
Business Computer Programming (3) |
Any computer science elective and/or
MIS 202 Microcomputers in Business (3)
UPPER-DIVISION ELECTIVES (5 S.H.)
These electives must be approved by AWS faculty advisor.
TECHNICAL COLLEGE TRANSFER (40 S.H.)
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION (10 S.H.)
| STAT |
110 |
Fundamentals of Statistics (3) OR |
| BUSA |
320 |
Intermediate Business Statistics (3) |
| PHYS |
202 |
General Physics II (4) |
| MATH |
140 |
Applied Calculus (3) |
Last Modified: Monday, November 13, 2006 14:55 by Brooke Sherer
