PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

Outreach and Continuing Education Department
Somsen Hall, Room 109 (507-457-5080)
Jenny Lamberson (Advisor)

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.

B.A. MAJOR PROFESSIONAL STUDIES: LEADERSHIP OPTION (PSLE)
48 S.H. upper-division courses (300- and 400-level)

This program allows students to focus their major coursework in one or more areas of leadership knowledge and skills. Students may declare up to two minors within the requirements of this major. The Leadership Option requires that students complete 48 credits of upper-division coursework of which 21 credits must be selected from the following list of approved core electives that pertain to various aspects of leadership.

REQUIRED COURSES (21 S.H.)
Select 21 S.H. from the following:
BUED 350 Quality of Work Life (3)
BUED 360 Interpersonal Business Relations (3)
BUED 412 Team Building (1-3)
BUSA 326 Business and the Future (3)
CE 432 Stress Management (3)
CMST 366 Organizational Communication (3)
CMST 371 Discussion and Small Group Dynamics (3)
CMST 387 Interpersonal Communication (3)
MGMT 325 Organizational Dynamics (3)
MIS 362 Management Information Systems (3)
MKTG 300 Principles of Marketing (3)
MCOM 340 Public Relations Cases
OM 334 Operations Management
OM 464 Project Management
PS 399 Internship (3-6)
PSY 305 Theories of Personality
PSY 325 Social Psychology
PSY 330 Psychology and the Law
PSY 425 Organizational Psychology
SOC 423 Race Relations and Minority Groups
SOC 425 Social Change and Social Movements
SOC 437 Sociology of Organizations

ELECTIVES
27 credits of upper-division courses (300- or 400-level)

REQUIREMENTS FOR PSGE AND PSLE MAJORS
For a checklist of the University's graduation requirements, see page 23. For the Professional Studies majors/minor, students must:
• Complete the standard 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.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS (PS)
399 - Internship (3-6 S.H.)
Internship for Professional Studies majors who have completed a minimum of 64 credit hours including at least 21 hours of upper-division credits. May be taken for grade or pass/no credit. Prerequisite: Departmental approval.

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 Introduction to Psychological Science (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.)
# BUSA 220 Business Statistics (3)
MKTG 300 Principles of Marketing (3)
BUSA 301 Business Law I (3)
MGMT 315 Principles of Management (3) OR
# 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)