Applied Studies

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.

You will learn how to:

• Identify basic communication theories and apply them to personal and professional settings
• Improve quality and effectiveness of business writing and practice collaborative production of documents
• Communicate effectively, work productively with others, and successfully advocate, influence, and move an agenda forward within an organization
• Describe the basic components of an organization’s control structure, the role of accounting in an organization, and the role of the financial statement analysis in an organization’s performance
• Analyze the relationship between organizational theory and design, differentiating between structure and culture
• Leverage an organization’s power structure to promote change and performance
• Identify how people lead, assess personal leadership skills, and perform as the leader of a group where disagreement and conflict are present

Applied Studies majors take their degree in multiple directions.The degree is most applicable to those eager to take advantage of prior academic credit to reduce their time to completion in order to increase their earning potential. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, full-time wage and salary workers holding a bachelor’s degree capture median weekly earnings 39% greater than their peers who hold some college credit but no degree.

SPCS students enrolled in the Applied Studies degree program receive instruction, guidance, and support from dedicated SCPS faculty members. Some are full-time academics and accomplished scholars in their fields, while others are seasoned industry practitioners who have their hands on the pulse of today’s market needs and the skills necessary to propel career success. View Directory

Prospective students can take advantage of SCPS’s rolling application process and apply immediately. Alongside an application, SCPS requires official transcripts from all prior institutions you attended.

Accepted students can begin their pursuit of their BA in Applied Studies degree during any of the 5 sessions throughout the academic year. To complete the degree program, students must complete 120 credit hours, which includes 27 credit hours in the Applied Studies major.

Each student's remaining hours toward Core, mission specific requirements, and general elective requirements will vary depending on transfer credit. 

Major courses are offered in 8-week sessions in an online format with evening and Saturday morning meeting times. Other courses necessary to complete the degree are also fully online, which may include both synchronous and asynchronous components with either evening or Saturday morning meetings.