SPCS General Education Requirements

The School of Continuing and Professional Studies currently offers the Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies (in the fields of Human Resource Management, Information Technology Management, Information Security, and Paralegal Studies) and the Bachelor of Liberal Arts. The general education requirements are different for these degree programs.

BSPS General Education Requirements

The general education requirement for these degrees require 30 semester hours in:

1. Common Seminar (6 semester hours): Two required courses (see description below)
2. Areas of Study (24 semester hours):  At least one 3-hour course from each of the following areas: History, Literature, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Cultural Studies, MATH 103U Finite Mathematics (or higher), and the Arts

BLA General Education Requirements

The general education requirement for these degrees require 30 semester hours in:

1. Common Seminar (6 semester hours): Two required courses (see description below)
2. Areas of Study (18 semester hours): At least one 3-hour course from each of the following areas: History, Literature, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Cultural Studies, MATH 103U Finite Mathematics (or higher), and the Arts
3. Language and Cultural Studies (6 semester hours): Two required courses (see description below)

Common Seminar

The Common Seminar is a two-semester course: ADED 301 U and 302U Knowledge Management: Seminar Across the Disciplines (I and II)

• ADED 301U develops advanced reading, writing, and research techniques, using a variety of disciplinary approaches. It will require students to read a range of primary and scholarly texts related to the content of the course, synthesizing them in assignments of varying medium, length, and purpose. It will also require them to locate, evaluate, and incorporate a wide range of research sources. Explicit writing instruction will be central to the course.
• ADED 302U builds upon the skills developed in ADED 301U, culminating with a significant research project. It will require students to read a range of primary and scholarly texts related to the content of the course, synthesizing them in assignments of varying medium, length, and purpose - including a research-driven essay and presentation. Explicit research instruction will be central to the course.

Language and Cultural Studies

The Language and Cultural Studies requirement involves a two-semester course: IDST 304 U and 305U Understanding Culture and Language (I and II). The course is designed to offer students an examination of the importance of language as the most critical component of a peoples' common culture and the key to understanding it. In the context of our pluralistic American society and the rapid globalization taking place in today's world such understanding of the relationship between language and the perspectives, practices, and products of cultures is increasingly important politically, economically, and socially.