Professional Studies

Major Requirements

Professional Studies

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Lawrence Center Rm. 222

West Chester University
West Chester, PA 19383
610-436-3548
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Professor Bruce Norris, Faculty Academic Advisor
bnorris@wcupa.edu

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Major Requirements

Breadth/Distributive Requirements (15 credits)

Science
- Select one course, 3 credits
- Prefixes include: BIO, CHE, CSC, CST, CSW, ESS, ENV, IND, MAT PHY, SCB, SCE, SCI
Behavioral and Social Science
- Select one course, 3 credits
- Prefixes include: ANT, ECO, EDP, GEO, PAX, PSC, PSY, SOC, WOS
Humanities
- Select one course, 3 credits
- Prefixes include: AMS, CLS, COM, CRW, ENG, HIS, JRN, LIT, PHI, WRH or any prefix within the Languages and Cultures department, including culture cluster courses
Additional Distributives
- Select two courses, 6 credits
- Prefixes may include those found above in Science, Behavioral and Social Science and Humanities or those with Arts Prefixes: ARH, ART, DAN, FLM, MHL, MTC, MUE, THA

Please note: courses taken to fulfill the major Breadth/Distributive Requirement may NOT be used to meet minor requirements. Those courses are used elsewhere. In addition, these courses may NOT be used to complete General Education requirements (exception may be the diversity requirement: consult your academic advisor on this issue).

Major Electives, 57 credits total (typically)

Upper Level: Students must complete at least 30 credits at the 300 or 400 level. These may include courses taken to fulfill one of the required academic minors.

Students must complete additional credits, usually 27, at any level of study 100-400 to bring the total adjusted credit count to at least 120. These may include courses taken to fulfill one of the required academic minors.

All course selections should be made with consultation with the student’s major and minor academic advisors.

Internships

At the present time, Professional Studies students who wish to pursue internship credits must do so through their academic minors. Internships are not a requirement for the Professional Studies major. However, they may be a requirement for a minor and/or be used as elective credits. Of course, internships may be pursued that do not have credits associated with them. Please discuss any internship ideas and questions with the Program Director.