2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Professional Studies Minor

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Minor Requirements: 21 Credit Hours

Required Core Courses: 6 Credit Hours

BADM 202 - Business Communications Credits: 3 hours
PLAN 300 - Professional Success Strategies Credits: 3 hours

Certification Credit Courses: 15 Credit Hours

Students must complete 15 credit hours via certification credit through courses with built-in certifications, completion of an undergraduate certificate program, and/or professional studies-approved courses (Current course listing and certification crosswalks are provided on the Professional Studies webpage).

Note: Nine (9) of the certification credit hours must be at the 300 or 400 level.

Certificate Programs:

Athletic Management Certificate

Business Systems Management Certificate

Crisis Prevention and Intervention Certificate

Digital Marketing Certificate

Entrepreneurship Certificate

Esports Coaching Certificate

Esports Management Certificate

Financial Analytics Certificate

Health Psychology Certificate

Integrated Marketing Communication Certificate

Small Business Management Certificate

Sport Psychology Certificate

Sports Marketing Certificate

Worship Ministry Certificate

Courses with Built-In Certifications:

BADM 333 - Business Analytics Credits: 3 hours
BADM 334 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3 hours
BADM 430 - Advertising Credits: 3 hours
BADM 433 - Services Marketing Credits: 3 hours
BADM 435 - Consumer Behavior Credits: 3 hours
BADM 451 - Marketing Communications and Public Relations Credits: 3 hours
BADM 455 - Market Research Credits: 3 hours
COMM 334 - Social Media Credits: 3 hours
BADM 431 - Entrepreneurship Credits: 3 hours
COMM 141 - Fundamentals of Advertising and PR Credits: 3 hours
COMM 242 - Audience Insight Credits: 3 hours
COMM 343 - Creative Strategy Credits: 3 hours
COMM 363 - Advanced Video Production Credits: 3 hours
COMM 430 - Communication Capstone Credits: 3 hours
COMM 444 - PR Campaigns Credits: 3 hours

Courses that are Professional Studies-Approved:

BADM 331 - Principles of Management Credits: 3 hours
BADM 339 - Principles of Human Resources Management Credits: 3 hours
BADM 203 - Personal Finance Credits: 3 hours
COMM 130 - Interpersonal Communication Credits: 3 hours
COMM 230 - Introduction to Public Speaking Credits: 3 hours
ENGL 133 - Technical Writing Credits: 3 hours
ITSC 431 - Legal and Ethics Credits: 3 hours
ITSS 130 - Application Software Credits: 3 hours
ITSS 230 - Fundamentals of Databases Credits: 3 hours
ITSS 232 - Web Design Credits: 3 hours
POLS 233 - American National Government Credits: 3 hours
LEGL 239 - Legal Writing Credits: 3 hour
PSYC 338 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology Credits: 3 hours
SPAN 134 - Spanish for Public Service Credits: 3 hours

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