Undergraduate College Courses

St. Francis College

Bachelor of Arts in Professional Studies

128 undergraduate credits

Take undergraduate courses individually or apply them to a bachelor's degree program

The UFT Course Program and NYSUT/ELT have collaborated with St. Francis College to present a new program for professional growth, leading to a bachelor’s degree in Professional Studies. Students may take this opportunity, offered on a course-by-course basis, to obtain the skills, discipline and perspective of a liberal arts education.

• Professional Studies students have a variety of opportunities to earn credits for college level-learning undertaken elsewhere, in addition to being able to transfer a significant number of credits from other institutions.
• The program features a seven-course sequence that fulfills the core curriculum required in traditional majors and provides an excellent preparation for career enhancement and/or graduate education. Students have the option of designing, with faculty advisement, their own individualized undergraduate degree programs.
• Faculty advisement is mandatory for all degree-seeking students. No more than 30 undergraduate credits should be completed before contacting the Associate Dean of Professional Studies Dr. Allen Burdowski. To make an appointment, call 1-718-489-5324 or email the college.
• Degree-seeking students are encouraged to complete as many St. Francis College courses as are offered through NYSUT/ELT, at the reduced off-campus rate of $560 per 3-undergraduate credit course, as the college will accept before matriculating.
• After matriculation, students can complete this program of studies at St. Francis College.
• School secretaries may take these courses to fulfill their NYS licensing requirements.
• The Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies is a degree completion program designed especially for working adults and other nontraditional learners. The Professional Studies program provides students with the flexibility to tailor their educational experience to meet both personal and professional objectives. At the same time, the program provides sufficient academic structure to maintain the high standards of a St. Francis College bachelor’s degree.

Program requirements

Bachelor of Science in Professional Studies students are required to complete a minimum of 128 undergraduate credits, broken down as follows:

* Maximum of 12 credits in one department

** Minimum of 64 credits in liberal arts & sciences.

*** Number of free electives varies with the number of liberal arts and sciences courses in area of
concentration.

For a complete description of these requirements, please refer to the St. Francis College Catalog.

Core curriculum courses offered by NYSUT/ELT

• COM 1000 Mass Communication
• HIS 1101 Survey of Western Civilization
• HIS 1201 History of the United States
• IT 101 Computer Tools
• LIT 2000 American Literature
• MAT 103 Foundations of Math
• PSY 1100 General Psychology
• SOC 1000 Principles of Sociology
• WRI 1000 Basic Writing or
  WRI 1100 Writing in the Public Sphere

Elective courses

• CED 410 Introduction to Reading Instruction
• IT 205 Multimedia Design and Technologies

Secretarial courses for licensing

School secretaries can fulfill licensing requirements, work toward differentials and improve their knowledge and skills through the union’s credit-bearing courses designed especially for them.

School secretaries must earn 30 undergraduate credits within five years of getting their licenses to meet NYC Department of Education requirements. Twenty-four credits can be from any college courses, such as those offered through this program. The DOE requires a total of 6 credits in professional studies courses such as OFFICE SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES I and II.

Courses offered for school secretaries

• EDBD 1050 School Records and Accounts (Office Systems and Procedures I) - 3 credits
• EDBD 1060 General Education Elective: The School Secretary (Office Systems and Procedures II) - 3 credits