The Professional Development Certificate offered by the School of Liberal Arts and Transitional Studies provide an incentive for Blue Ridge students to enhance their experience by participating in a series of educational courses in a specialized area. Along with core courses for each specialized certificate is a balanced curriculum with coursework in communication and life skills, critical and analytical thinking, and social awareness. The coursework is essential to prepare students seeking to expand their management competencies.

The Professional Development Certificate verifies a student's successful completion of a variety of general education courses. The certificate is designed to be completed in one year of full-time enrollment at Blue Ridge CTC. Ideally, the Certificate is awarded at the halfway point on the path to an associate’s degree.

 

Curriculum for a Certificate in Professional Development
General Education Core	15
Concentration	17
Total Credit Hours Required	32

 

General Education Core	Credit Hours
CAS 110 Understanding Computers OR CAS 111 Information Literacy	3
COMM 202 Fundamentals of Speech	3
ENGL 101 Written English	3
MATH 100+ Any Math 100 or above	3
SOCI 203 General Sociology	3
Subtotal Credit Hours Required	15

CHOOSE A CONCENTRATION:

General Education Concentration	Credit Hours
CAHS 100+ Science 100 or above	4
CGEN 100 Freshmen Experience	3
PSCI 100+ Political Science 100 or above	3
Free Electives (100 or above)	7
Subtotal Credit Hours Required	17

OR

Public Relations Concentration	Credit Hours
BUSN 105 Business Communications	3
BUSN 215 Human Relations & Management	3
PSCI 100 Intro to Political Ideology	3
PSCI 101 American Federal Government	3
Free Electives (100 or above)	8
Subtotal Credit Hours Required	17

OR

Social Science Concentration	Credit Hours
HIST 101+ Any History 101 or above	3
PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy	3
PSYC 203 Introduction to Psychology	3
Free Electives (100 or above)	8
Subtotal Credit Hours Required	17

2011-2012 Catalog