ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY CURRICULUM FOR THE BPS DEGREE (Public Relations)

Student Name: Trustyn Niceley Student T#: 7045321 Date: 7/1/2020

Student email: tniceley@atu.edu Student Phone #: (405) 319-2734 Completed by: DL
**THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL DOCUMENT USED AS AN ADVISING GUIDE**

GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES 35 HRS Completed REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL CORE 24 HRS Completed

ENGLISH 6 HRS Professional Studies Seminar PS 3013 x

Composition I - ENGL1013* ENGL 1013 x Professional Communication PS 3023 x
Composition II - ENGL1023* ENGL 1023 x Applied Principles of Personnel Management PS 3133 x
Applied Professional Research PS 3143 x
Project Design (Prerequisite: Successful completion of PS 3143 ) PS 3003 x
LAB SCIENCE 8 HRS Capstone Project (Prerequisite: Successful completion of PS 3003) PS 4003
Professional Studies Upper-Division Elective PS 4XXX x
Professional Studies Upper-Division Elective PS 4XXX x

CONCENTRATION AREA FOR 18 HRS

PUBLIC RELATIONS
FINE ARTS and HUMANITIES 6 HRS
Experiencing Art - ARTA1003* ART 2123 Interviewing Principles and Practices SPH 3033 x
Intro. to Music - MUSC1003* MUS 2003 Persuasive Theory and Audience Analysis SPH 4153 x
Intro. to Theatre - DRAM1003* TH 2273 Public Relations Principles JOUR 3173 x
Introduction to Film ENGL 2173 Community Journalism JOUR 4033 x
Introduction to Film JOUR 2173 Group Communication SPH 3073 x
Intro. to World Literature - ENGL2113* ENGL 2003 x Computer Mediated Communication JOUR 4083 x
Intro. to American Literature - ENGL2653* ENGL 2013
Intro. to Philosophy - PHIL1103* PHIL 2003 x GENERAL ELECTIVES
(balance required to reach 120 total hours, including 40 hours upper division)
Adult Learning in Organizations PS 4243
SPEECH COMMUNICATION 3 HRS Industrial Psychology PSY 3093 x
Intro. to Speech Comm. - SPCH1003* SPH 1003 x Business Ethics MGMT 3123 x
Public Speaking SPH 2003 Business Problem Solving BDA 2003 x
Business and Professional Speaking SPH 2173 Legal Environment of Business BLAW 2003 x
Operations Management MGMT 3103 x
Principles of Economics ECON 2103 x
US HISTORY OR GOVERNMENT 3 HRS Principles of Economics II ECON 2203 x
US History I - HIST2113* HIST 2003 Quantitative Business Analysis MATH 2223 x
US History II - HIST2123* HIST 2013 x Art of War and Business MGMT 4073 x
**Survey of American History HIST 1903 Strategy and Leadership MGMT 4213 x
American Government - PLSC2003* POLS 2003 Business Information Systems BUAD 2003 x
**May not be taken for credit after completion of HIST 2003 or HIST 2013 Professional Leadership PS 4443 x

SOCIAL SCIENCES 6 HRS

World Civilization I - HIST1113* HIST 1503 x 1000/2000 = LOWER DIVISION 3000/4000 = UPPER DIVISION
World Civilization II - HIST1123* HIST 1513
US History I - HIST2113* HIST 2003 NOTES
US History II - HIST2123* HIST 2013 x
**Survey of American History HIST 1903
American Government - PLSC2003* POLS 2003
Principles of Economics I - ECON2103* ECON 2003
Principles of Economics II - ECON2203* ECON 2013
Introductory Sociology - SCOI1013* SOC 1003
General Psychology - PSYC1103* PSY 2003
Introduction of Anthropology - ANTH1013* ANTH 1213
Cultural Anthropology - ANTH2013* ANTH 2003 Earned Hours 114
Regional Geography of the World - GEOG2103* GEOG 2013 Hours Remaining 6
American Studies AMST 2003 Completed 40 Hours of Upper Division Courses YES
**May not be taken for credit after completion of HIST 2003 or HIST 2013 Completed 30 Hours at ATU YES

COLOR CODING KEY

MATHEMATICS 3 HRS Green - currently enrolled spring semester
College Algebra - MATH1103* MATH 1113 x Yellow - currently enrolled summer/fall semesters
College Mathematics - MATH1003* MATH 1003 Blue - remaining requirements for degree
Any higher level Math course may be used for Gen Ed purposes
*Denotes Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) Course