The Bachelor of Professional Studies degree requires 120 hours:

  • MA 120 or higher is required to earn a Bachelor of Science.
  • The degree requires 120 credit hours and an overall minimum 2.0 GPA.
  • 36 credit hours must be taken at the 300 or 400 level; 6 credit hours must be taken at the 400 level. 
  • 12 of the last 18 hours must be completed at UAH, with an overall 25% of coursework taken at UAH.
  • No more than 60 credit hours from a 2-year college can be applied toward a UAH degree.
  • A minimum grade of C is required for PRO 498 and PRO 499. 

Charger Foundations (General Education Requirements) 

Area I: Freshman Composition3-6
EH 101
COLLEGE WRITING I
or EH 101S
 COLLEGE WRITING I W/STUDIO
EH 102
COLLEGE WRITING II
EH 103
ACCELERATED COLLEGE WRITING
EH 105
HONORS ENGLISH SEMINAR
Area II: Humanities and Fine Arts*12
Fine Arts3
ARH 100
ART HISTORY SURVEY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ART HISTORY SURVEY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN
ARH 103
ART HISTORY SURVEY: WORLD ART
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122
THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Literature3-6
EH 207
READINGS IN LITERATURE & CULTURE I
EH 208
READINGS IN LITERATURE & CULTURE II
EH 241
LITERATURE WITHOUT BORDERS
EH 242
MYTHOLOGY
EH 243
PROTEST LITERATURE
EH 244
HEROES &/OR MONSTERS
EH 245
LOVE &/OR ROMANCE
EH 246
SPECULATIVE REALITIES
Humanities and Fine Arts3-6
CM 113
Intro to Rhetorical Communication
WLC 101S
INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: SPANISH
or WLC 101A
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
or WLC 101F
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:FRENCH
or WLC 101G
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:GERMAN
or WLC 101J
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:JAPANESE
or WLC 101R
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG I:RUSSIAN
WLC 102S
INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
or WLC 102A
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
or WLC 102F
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
or WLC 102G
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 102J
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:JAPANESE
or WLC 102R
 INTRO FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
WLC 201S
INTERM FOREIGN LANG:SPANISH
or WLC 201A
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG I: ARABIC
or WLC 201F
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:FRENCH
or WLC 201G
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:GERMAN
or WLC 201J
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG: JAPANESE
or WLC 201R
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG:RUSSIAN
WLC 202S
INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:SPANISH
or WLC 202A
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II: ARABIC
or WLC 202F
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:FRENCH
or WLC 202G
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:GERMAN
or WLC 202J
 INTERM FORGN LANG II:JAPANESE
or WLC 202R
 INTERM FOREIGN LANG II:RUSSIAN
WLC 204
INTERNATIONAL CINEMA
PHL 101
INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY
PHL 102
INTRODUCTION TO ETHICS
PHL 103
INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC
PHL 150
TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES
WGS 200
INTRODUCTION TO WOMEN'S, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY STUDIES
AMS 229
ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL WORLDS
ARH 100
ART HISTORY SURVEY: ANCIENT TO MEDIEVAL
ARH 101
ART HISTORY SURVEY: RENAISSANCE TO MODERN
ARH 103
ART HISTORY SURVEY: WORLD ART
ARS 160
DRAWING: FOUNDATIONS
TH 122
THEATRE APPRECIATION
TH 123
INTRO TO FILM STUDIES
MU 100
INTRO TO MUSIC LITERATURE
Area III: Mathematics and Sciences11-12
Mathematics3-4
MA 105
NATURE OF MATHEMATICS
MA 107
ALGEBRA WITH APPLICATIONS
MA 110
FINITE MATHEMATICS
MA 112
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA
MA 113
PRECALCULUS TRIGONOMETRY
MA 115
PRECALCULUS ALGEBRA & TRIG
MA 120
MATH PROFESSIONAL APPLICATIONS
MA 171
CALCULUS A
MA 181
INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICS
Natural Sciences (Lab)8
AST 100
SURVEY OF ASTRONOMY
AST 106
EXPLORING THE COSMOS I
AST 107
EXPLORING THE COSMOS II
BYS 109
FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOLOGY
BYS 119
& BYS 121
PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY
and LABORATORY
BYS 120
& BYS 122
ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY
and ORGANISMAL BIOLOGY LAB
BYS 215
HUMAN ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I
CH 101
& CH 105
INTRO TO CHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
CH 121
& CH 125
GENERAL CHEMISTRY I
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY I
CH 123
& CH 126
GENERAL CHEMISTRY II
and GENERAL CHEMISTRY LABORATORY II
CH 151
& CH 105
GENERAL, ORGANIC, BIOCHEMISTRY
and INTRO CHEMISTRY LAB
PH 100
CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS
PH 101
GENERAL PHYSICS I
PH 102
GENERAL PHYSICS II
PH 111
& PH 114
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS I
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I
PH 112
& PH 115
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS II
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB II
PH 113
& PH 116
GENERAL PHYSICS WITH CALCULUS III
and GENERAL PHYSICS LAB III
Area IV: History and Social and Behavioral Sciences*12
History3-6
HY 103
WORLD HISTORY TO 1500
HY 104
WORLD HISTORY SINCE 1500
HY 221
UNITED STATES TO 1877
HY 222
UNITED STATES SINCE 1877
Social and Behavioral Sciences6-9
AES 105
WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY
AES 110
PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
ECN 142
PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS
ECN 143
PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS
GS 200
GLOBAL SYSTEMS AND CULTURES
PSC 101
INTRODUCTION TO AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
PSC 102
INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS
PSC 260
INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
PY 101
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY I
PY 201
LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT
SOC 100
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
SOC 103
INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINOLOGY

*Take either 1 EH (Area II) + 2 HY (Area IV) <OR> 2 EH (Area II) + 1 HY (Area IV). Take no more than six hours in a single discipline in Area II or Area IV.

Area V: Pre-Professional

WLC 101, 102, 103, or 201
Students must complete one of the following:
FYE 101
CHARGER SUCCESS
AHS 300
CAREER PREPARATION & PLANNING
PRO 301
FOUNDATIONS ADULT LEARNING
Total Hours in Area V4
1

PRO 301 is required for students with less than 60 hours credit and/or those who have not been enrolled in higher education for an extended period. MUST enroll during the first semester. 

Professional Studies Major Courses
Interdisciplinary Core (All students must complete these courses)

PRO 320INTERDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVES & CRITICAL THINKING3
EH 340ACADEMIC WRITING3
PRO 498INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH METHODS & APPLICATIONS3
PRO 499CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE: RESEARCH THESIS/PROJECT3

Interdisciplinary Concentrations (Students must select one of the following concentrations)  

Leadership and Organizational Studies (pending approval)18
MGT 301MANAGING ORGANIZATIONS3
One of the following:
MGT 361
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
MGT 410
LEADERSHIP, PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT, & ORGANIZATIONS
12 additional hours of related coursework, with at least 6 hours at the 300+ level
Technology, Science and Society Concentration18
PHL 150TECHNOLOGY, SCIENCE & HUMAN VALUES3
15 additional hours of coursework, with at least 12 hours at the 300+ level, from the following areas:
6-9 additional hours of coursework related to Science, Engineering, and/or Technology
6-9 additional hours of coursework related to Arts, Humanities and Social & Behavioral Science and Business
General Studies Concentration18
Field of Study Focus - 18 hours of approved coursework in a designated field of study, with at least 12 hours at the 300+ level

Additional Coursework (All students must complete the following as part of the B.A. in Professional Studies)

Minor Coursework18-21
Electives23-30

Engineering Technology Concentration Requirements are listed here.