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Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies - University College
Major Requirements Credits
Total Credit Hours 123.0
1.) At least 45 credits in the program must be earned at the 300- or 400- level at FSU. Approval to waive this requirement may be made for students pursuing applied/ technical concentration by the BS in Professional Studies (BSPS) Advisory Committee. 2.) Students must earn a C or better in all classes that serve major requirements, to include electives. 3.) Students will receive transfer credits only for courses in which they earned a final grade of C or better; transfer credit will not be awarded for developmental/ remedial courses. 4.) For students who have earned an associate’s degree, a maximum of 60 credits will be applied to the program. These credits will be applied to the core curriculum and the concentration. Additional transfer credits may be awarded with approval from the BSPS Advisory Committee. 5.) Students will develop a concentration in consultation with an advisor to meet the student’s prior experience and professional goals and interests. A concentration will usually fit one of the designs found below. All proposed concentrations must be approved by the BSPS Advisory Committee.  
University College Core Curriculum 45.0
Freshman Seminar/University Studies* 2.0
Select one option from the following: (UNIV 101 And UNIV 102 ) Or UNIV 110  
Critical Thinking** 3.0
PHIL 110  
English Composition*** 6.0
ENGL 110 And ENGL 120  
Speech 3.0
SPEE 200  
Mathematics**** 6.0
MATH 121 Or MATH 123 Or MATH 124 Or MATH 129 Or MATH 130 Or MATH 131 Or MATH 140 Or MATH 142 Or MATH 150  
Natural Sciences***** 8.0
Select one of the following sequences: (CHEM 101 And CHEM 102 ) Or (NSCI 110 And NSCI 120 ) Or (ASTR 111 And ASTR 112 ) Or (BIOL 110 And BIOL 130 ) Or (BIOL 150 And BIOL 160 ) Or (CHEM 141 And CHEM 142) And (CHEM 161 And CHEM 162 ) Or (PHYS 111 And PHYS 112 ) Or (PHYS 121 And PHYS 122 )  
History and Social Sciences 3.0
Select one from the following: ANTH 210 Or CRJC 200 Or ECON 200 Or ECON 211 Or ECON 212 Or GEOG 210 Or GEOG 220 Or HIST 110 Or HIST 120 Or HIST 210 Or HIST 211 Or HIST 212 Or POLI 200 Or POLI 210 Or POLI 220 Or PSYC 210 Or SOCI 210 Or SWRK 220  
Humanities and Fine Arts 3.0
Select one from the following: ART 210 Or ART 211 Or ENGL 211 Or ENGL 212 Or ENGL 220 Or ENGL 223 Or ENGL 240 Or HUMN 211 Or HUMN 212 Or MUSI 210 Or MUSI 225 Or MUSI 260 Or PHIL 210 Or PHIL 212 Or PHIL 220 Or THEA 203  
Physical Education/Health Education 2.0
Select HEED 112 Or two from the following: PEDU 101 to PEDU 141  
University College Restricted Electives 9.0
Select any combination of courses from the following:
History and Social Sciences options above.
Humanities and Fine Arts options above.
6 credits of foreign language sequence.
3 credits of any 100- or 200-level class.

Notes

* UNIV 101-102 required for all first time students; UNIV 110 required for transfer students with fewer than 30 transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.
** PHIL 110 not required for students with 60+ transfer credits. Students do not earn credit if requirement is waived.
*** ENGL 108 and additional credits in ENGL 110-120 may be required based on profile scores.
**** Additional mathematics courses and additional credits in MATH 121-123 may be required based on profile scores.
***** Students are not permitted to complete the combination of BIOL 110 and NSCI 120 to fulfill Natural Science requirements.
 
Program Requirements 78.0
Core Requirements 21.0
PHIL 220 And STAT 202 And ENGL 341 And PHIL 320 And MGMT 490 And two 300- or 400- level courses that promote global awareness.  
Concentration (specific courses chosen by student and faculty advisor to meet personal or professional interest) 42.0
 
Combination:
A combination of two existing majors or majors and minors.  
Thematic:
A set of thematically related courses taken from multiple disciplines.  
Applied/ Technical:
A set of courses chosen to obtain proficiency in applied/ technical skills; restricted electives can also be used to develop this concentration.  
Restricted Electives 15.0
300- and 400- level courses  
 
 
 
 
 
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