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Dec 05, 2025
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Undergraduate Catalog | 2025-2026
Professional Studies, B.S.
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The multi/interdisciplinary major in Professional Studies is intentionally designed to allow transfer and returning students to build on past educational and professional experiences and work with faculty and professional staff to grow knowledge and skills needed to secure employment in a desired field. Students complete a plan of study that includes a core of applied professional skills, an exploration of human social relationships and institutions, a professional competency series, and culminates in a capstone project.
All program-level Admissions and Progression Requirements are in addition to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Admission Requirements .
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Admission Requirements
Transfers See University Admission Requirements The Professional Studies degree is available to transfer students and returning degree-seeking UNC Charlotte undergraduate students. Prospective students interested in the Professional Studies degree should have at least 60 transferable credit hours. A maximum of 64 credit hours from two-year institutions is allowed. See Academic Policy for details. Transfer students with an Associate degree that does not meet the General Education exemption will have their prior coursework evaluated upon application and may qualify for admission directly to the Professional Studies degree or the Professional Studies pre-major. Prospective and newly admitted students will consult with the Office of Adult Students and Extended Services (OASES) for advising. Students who do not have 60 transferable credit hours but otherwise meet the criteria for admission will be admitted to UNC Charlotte as a pre-major where they will work with an OASES advisor to secure admission to the Professional Studies program. In addition to the online application and required fee, official transcripts from every college attended, and an official high school transcript, the following requirements apply: - Applicants must present an overall 2.0 grade point average according to calculations performed by the Undergraduate Admissions office.
- Internationally‐educated students must have their foreign credentials translated and evaluated by an accredited credential evaluation service. Transfer applicants must have a “course by course report” completed by the service, and they must present the equivalent of a high school diploma in addition to college‐transferable coursework.
- Applicants must be in good standing and eligible to return to the last institution attended.
Currently Enrolled Students - Declaration of Major: Students must have a 2.0 cumulative GPA and have completed at least 60 earned credit hours. The final grades of the prerequisite courses must be posted on their transcript.
- Submit the Professional Studies Major Application to request the Professional Studies major.
General Education Courses (31-32 credit hours)
For details on required courses, refer to the General Education Program . Total hours to satisfy General Education Requirements may vary as some general education requirements may be double-counted in the major with departmental approval. Please see your advisor for information. Major Core Courses (18 credit hours)
Sociology Courses (6 credit hours)
Courses may not be double counted as focus area courses. Professional Studies Courses (12 credit hours)
Courses used to satisfy professional competency may not be double counted as a focus area course. Professional Competency Courses (9 credit hours)
Nine credit hours must be completed in any course with a PROS prefix within any of the Professional Competencies. No more than 6 credit hours of special topics (PROS 3000 ) may be used to satisfy professional competency and may not be double counted as an elective. Project Management Series
Leadership Essentials Series
Human Resource Management Series
Capstone Course (3 credit hours)
Area Courses or Optional Minor (12 credit hours)
Complete at least twelve credit hours from approved course list or optional minor. Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward the area. A minor may be substituted for the twelve credit hours. Appropriate courses may be substituted with advisor approval. Area Courses (12 credit hours)
Anthropology
Select from the following: Architecture Studies
ARCH 2xxx - 4xxx Art: Graphic Design
ARTG 2xxx - 4xxx Business Information Systems
INFO 2xxx - 4xxx Capitalism Studies
Select from the following: Civil and Environmental Engineering
CEGR 2xxx - 4xxx Civil/Environmental Engineering Tech
ETCE 1xxx - 4xxx
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward ETCE area courses. Communication Studies
Select from the following: Computing and Information Systems
ITSC 1xxx - 4xxx
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward ITSC area courses. Computer Science
ITCS 1xxx - 4xxx
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward ITCS area courses. Construction Management
CMET 1xxx - 4xxx
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward CMET area courses. Criminal Justice
Select from the following: Data Science
DTSC 1xxx - 4xxx
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward DTSC area courses. Economics
ECON 1xxx - 4xxx
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward ECON area courses. Education - Learning, Design, Tech
ELDT 4xxx Electrical and Computer Engineering
ECGR 2xxx - 4xxx Electrical Engineering Technology
ELET 1xxx - 4xxx
or ETEE 1xxx - 4xxx
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward ELET or ETEE area courses. Energy and Electromechanical Systems
ENER 4xxx Engineering
ENGR 1xxx - 4xxx
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward ENGR area courses. Engineering Technology
ETGR 1xxx - 4xxx
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward ETGR area courses. English
Select from the following: Entrepreneurship
ENTR 3xxx Film Studies
Select from the following: Fire Safety Engineering Technology
ETFS 1xxx - 4xxx
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward ETFS area courses. Geography
GEOG 1xxx - 4xxx
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward GEOG area courses. Gerontology
Select from the following: Health and Medical Humanities
HHUM 2xxx - 4xxx Health Systems Management
HSMT 2xxx - 4xxx Industrial Engineering Technology
ETIN 3xxx - 4xxx International Studies
Select from the following: Journalism
JOUR 2xxx - 4xxx Legal Studies
LEGL 1xxx - 4xxx
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward LEGL area courses. Management
MGMT 3xxx - 4xxx Manufacturing Engineering Technology
ETMF 3xxx Marketing
MKTG 3xxx - 4xxx Mathematics
MATH 1xxx - 4xxx
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward MATH area courses. Mechanical Engineering
MEGR 1xxx - 4xxx
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward MEGR area courses. Mechanical Engineering Technology
ETME 1xxx - 4xxx
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward ETME area courses. Military Science
MSCI 1xxx - 4xxx
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward MSCI area courses. Operations and Supply Chain Management
OPER 3xxx Operations Research
OPRS 3xxx - 4xxx Philosophy
Select from the following: Physics
PHYS 1xxx - 4xxx
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward PHYS area courses. Political Science and Public Administration
Select from the following: Professional Studies
PROS 3xxx
PROS courses cannot double count as major core courses. Students taking a PROS course from this area must select different courses outside the 6 hours of PROS major core courses. Psychology
Select from the following: Public Health Sciences
HLTH 2xxx - 4xxx Social Work
Select from the following: Sociology
Select from the following: Software and Information Systems
ITIS 1xxx - 4xxx
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward ITIS area courses. Statistics
STAT 1xxx - 4xxx
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward STAT area courses. Systems Engineering
SEGR 2xxx - 4xxx Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies
WRDS 1xxx - 4xxx
Only three credit hours from the 1000-level may be counted toward WRDS area courses. Optional Minor
Select any minor approved in consultation with advisor. Unrestricted Elective Courses (0-30 credit hours)
As needed to complete the total degree credit hours. Degree Total = 120 Credit Hours
Progression Requirements
A GPA of 2.0 in the major is required for graduation, as well as grades of C or above in all courses. |
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