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2006-2007 EIU Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2006-2007 EIU Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]


Career & Organizational Studies

Career & Organizational Studies



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(BS)

The Career and Organizational Studies Program offers a bachelor of science degree with a major in Career and Organizational Studies. This program is designed specifically for adults with significant employment experience and allows them to pursue a bachelor’s degree on a part-time basis. Academic credit for college level learning from prior occupational experiences is available through preparation and assessment of a portfolio.**

General Requirements


  • Humanities and Fine Arts. Credits: 9
  • Language. Credits: 9
  • Mathematics. Credits: 3
  • Scientific Awareness. Credits: 7
  • Senior Seminar. Credits: 3
  • Social and Behavioral Sciences. Credits: 9

Major


Major Requirements


  • Technical Specialization. Credits: 20
  • Prior Occupational Learning. Credits: 1-30
    (see footnote * )

Areas of Concentration


Students may also select an area of concentration consisting of courses taken in addition to the General Requirements and Major Requirements. Each concentration is planned to supplement the student’s professional goals or personal interests and must be done in consultation with the student’s advisor. The two areas of concentration and the recommended electives for each are as follows:

Training/Development Concentration


Nine semester hours from the following list of courses. Courses must be taken from at least two different departments.

(* 3 semester hour limit)

Supervision/Leadership Concentration


Nine semester hours from the following list of courses. Courses must be taken from at least two different departments.

(* 3 semester hour limit)

Footnotes:


* Credit may be granted via Career and Organizational Studies 3200 or other course numbers within the particular academic department via preparation and submission of a portfolio which explicitly describes college-level learning based on prior occupational experiences.

** Of the 120 semester hours required to complete the degree, at least 25 sem. hrs. of courses from EIU must be included.

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