The Bachelor of Applied Science in Professional Performance degree is designed for students with a strong interest in developing their own skills in entrepreneurship, media and marketing, content and brand creation, “influencing,” web design, personal and business finance, and communication.
The program allows students the opportunity to explore the technical and strategic aspects of self-promotion, entrepreneurship, and creating a personal or professional brand. Students will learn the foundational skills related to critical thinking, communication, leadership, finance, ethics, and career management, which will prepare them for the workforce, while also allowing students the ability to explore the reality of turning their athletic, artistic, or other strengths into a career. Students are required to select a minor as part of the degree requirements.
Consult the Office of Admissions for application deadlines and specific admission requirements.
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Students considering transferring to KU may see how their college-level course work will transfer on the Office of Admissions website.
The BAS in Professional Performance has the following degree requirements in addition to the statewide general education requirements:
- 120 credit hours
- 45 junior/senior credit hours (numbered 300 or above, 30 of which must be taken in residence)
- 15 Professional Performance core credit hours
- 12 Professional Performance elective credit hours
- 3 capstone credit hours
- Successful completion of a minor (consult with your advisor or academic advisor or academic success coach to review and select a minor and specific courses)
The following tables describe the specific courses to fulfill the above requirements.
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| PFS 300 | Introduction to Professional Performance | 3 |
| PFS 400 | Professional Performance Ethics | 3 |
| PFS 410 | Personal Finance and Professional Career Management | 3 |
| PFS 420 | Starting and Managing your Performance Career | 3 |
| 3 |
| Communication in the Workplace | |
| Leadership in Practice | |
| Professionalism and the Workplace | |
| 12 |
| ASLD 311 | Introduction to Deaf Studies | 3 |
| ASLD 312 | Intersectionality and Deaf Communities | 3 |
| ASLD 313 | Social Justice and Allyship with Deaf Communities | 3 |
| ASLD 414 | Historical Foundations of Deaf Education | 3 |
| HSCI 320 | Principles of Nutrition | 3 |
| HSCI 420 | Nutrition Through the Life Cycle | 3 |
| HSCI 421 | Public Health Nutrition | 3 |
| HSCI 422 | Nutrition Assessment | 3 |
| HSCI 340 | Introduction to Public Health | 3 |
| HSCI 440 | Introduction to Epidemiology | 3 |
| HSCI 441 | Population Health | 3 |
| HSCI 445 | Introduction to Environmental Health | 3 |
| COMS 320 | Communication and New Media | 3 |
| COMS 350 | Communication in a Diverse World | 3 |
| COMS 407 | Political Campaigns | 3 |
| COMS 543 | Rhetoric of Sports in America | 3 |
| FMS 310 | History of the Silent Film | 3 |
| FMS 311 | History of the American Sound Film | 3 |
| FMS 355 | Storytelling with Digital Media | 3 |
| FMS 380 | American Popular Culture of: _____ | 3 |
| FMS 410 | US Diversity in Visual Culture | 3 |
| FMS 425 | Ethics in Storytelling | 3 |
| HSES 305 | Methods of Strength Training and Conditioning | 3 |
| HSES 306 | Principles of Personal Training | 3 |
| HSES 307 | Tactical Strength and Conditioning | 3 |
| HSES 331 | Sport and Exercise Nutrition | 3 |
| HSES 350 | Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries | 3 |
| HSES 491 | Foundations of Name, Image, Likeness | 3 |
| HSES 492 | Athlete and Personal Branding | 3 |
| HSES 493 | Content Creation in Sport | 3 |
| MUS 481 | Introduction to Music Recording | 3 |
| MUS 483 | Advanced Music Recording | 3 |
| MUS 485 | Practicum in Audio Recording | 3 |
| MUS 486 | The Business of Music | 3 |
| MUS 487 | Entrepreneurship and Outreach | 3 |
| MUS 488 | Arts Management | 3 |
| PMGT 305 | Foundations of Project Management | 3 |
| PMGT 310 | Project Communications | 3 |
| PMGT 315 | Project Scheduling and Control | 3 |
| PMGT 410 | Managing Project Success | 3 |
| SOC 305 | Principles of Self and Society | 3 |
| SOC 330 | American Society | 3 |
| SOC 332 | The United States in Global Context | 3 |
| SOC 363 | The Sociology of Culture | 3 |
| SOC 364 | Society, Popular Culture, and the Media | 3 |
| PFS 599 | Professional Studies Capstone | 3 |
Graduation GPA: Satisfied with a minimum 2.0 KU GPA and a minimum of a "C" in all Professional Performance Core and Capstone requirements.
