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Nov 08, 2024
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Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Professional Studies, B.P.S.
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HEGIS Number: 0506
Curriculum Code: U0200
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The B.P.S. in Profesional Studies
Note that the BPS in Professional Studies is separate from the School of Business. Its courses do not count toward School of Business requirements. The BPS includes 4 required courses (16 credits) that relate to traditional business subjects (Accounting for Professionals, Professional Supervision, Marketing for Professionals, and Financial Systems), and students in the program can take no more than 8 additional credits, as electives, that are considered traditional business subjects.
Professionals and professionalism have come to be the hallmarks of the modern middle class. The BPS in Professional Studies prepares students to operate in this milieu through a set of skills-based classes that cultivate the knowledge and abilities needed to succeed in the white-collar world.
The BPS in Professional Studies requires a total of 120 credits, at least 30 of which must be in the Liberal Arts, 40 taken at Old Westbury, and 45 at the upper-division level. These are divided into three sets of course
Liberal Education Curriculum
Refer to the Liberal Education Curriculum Bulletin for specific requirements. Major Requirements: 40 Credits
1. The Major Core: 36 Credits
2. Elective Course: 4 Credits
Students will take one additional upper division course consistent with their interests and career plans as part of the major. The course may be within or outside the BPS in Professional Studies program, but if outside it must be approved by the student’s advisor.
Elective courses within the BPS in Business and Management program include:
College Electives
Students will take additional courses to bring their total credits to 120.
Grades of D
A maximum of 2 courses with a grade of D, D+, or D- can be counted toward the major. Learning Outcomes of the BPS in Professional Studies.
Students will demonstrate:
- 1. a knowledge of professional communication, supervision, marketing, information technology, accounting, and statistics;
- 2. an understanding of the economic, legal, and financial structures that form the context of professional activity;
- 3. knowledge of a specific area of professional activity; and
- 4. an understanding of professionalism in terms of personal presentation and ethical behavior.
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