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The B.A. in Applied Studies degree provides a strong foundation in communication and business. The required certificate allows each student to focus on a complimentary discipline preparing them to excel in the professional world. SCPS understands that adult students often wish to take a wide range of courses to meet their professional and personal interests, so we have designed this degree to enhance your current career or establish a new one.

FASTRACK Program Benefits

• Customized format gives you the flexibility to gain new applied and theoretical skills and hone the business skills you already have
• Online, evening, and weekend class formats allow you to pursue your passion for education while balancing work and family life
• FASTRACK courses offered at the Cuneo Mansion & Gardens in Vernon Hills offer blended online and weekend course options
• Honoring the knowledge you’ve gained in your previous experiences, students can work on earning non-traditional credit to up to half the major courses.
• A program grounded in the University Core Curriculum, students develop skills crucial to facing the challenges of contemporary society

Curriculum

The B.A. in Applied Studies comprises 120 credit hours. Courses are offered in an 8 week session format with online, evening, and Saturday morning options.

Major Courses (27 credit hours)

CPST 250 Foundations of Organizations

CPST 243 Microeconomics or CPST 245 Macroeconomics

COMM 175 Introduction to Communication

CPST 310 Accounting Principles and Application

CPST 247 Computer Concepts and Applications

STAT 103 Statistics

Writing Skills, Choose One:

ENGL 310 Advanced Writing

CPST 315 Technical Writing

Communication Skills, Choose One:

COMM 101 Public Speaking and Critical Thinking

COMM 103 Business and Professional Speaking

COMM 200 Communication and New Media

COMM 215 Ethics and Communication

COMM 231 Conflict Management and Communication

COMM 237 Small Group Communication

COMM 277 Organizational Communication

Theoretical Skills, Choose One:

CPST 370 Theories of Leadership

CPST 360 Development and Change in Organization

CPST 340 Principles of Marketing

Courses offered in 8‐week sessions with fully online options, which may include both synchronous and asynchronous meetings, and blended options with either evening or Saturday morning meetings.