Leadership & Organizational Studies Major
Leadership and Organizational Studies, B.A.
Drawing on the experience and instruction of outstanding faculty from various leadership backgrounds, this degree prepares students to lead in the private, public, and non-profit sectors. This accelerated program offers a flexible, convenient, and highly supportive online format to assist students in reaching their goal of degree completion and career advancement.
Degree requirements for the Leadership & Organizational Studies major are as follows:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| University Core | ||
| Behavioral/Social Science Electives | 9 | |
| BUS 204 | Financial Wellness | 1 |
| ENG 114 | Critical Reading and Response | 3 |
| ENG 124 | Research and Writing in the Disciplines | 3 |
| or ENG 134 | Literary Genres | |
| Humanities Electives | 9 | |
| Mathematics Elective | 3 | |
| Science Electives (lab required) | 7 | |
| WEL 100 | Empowered as Learners and Leaders | 3 |
| or WEL 220 | Empowered as Learners and Leaders | |
| WEL 350 | Strategies for Career and Personal Growth | 2 |
| Major Requirements | ||
| BUS 120 | Business in Society | 3 |
| BUS 241 | Introduction to Project Management | 3 |
| or BUS 334 | Operations Management | |
| BUS 308 | Communicating in Business | 3 |
| or CIT 300 | Communicating for Leadership | |
| Career Electives 1 | 6 | |
| COM 111 | Fundamentals of Computing Technology | 3 |
| LOS 315 | Organizational Behavior and Leadership | 3 |
| LOS 325 | Leadership and Management in a Global World | 3 |
| LOS 350 | Organizational Budgeting and Finance | 3 |
| LOS 400 | Ethical Leadership | 3 |
| LOS 430 | Leading Organizational Change | 3 |
| General Electives | ||
| General Electives | 47 | |
| Total Credits Required | 120 | |
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Students may fulfill this requirement by taking 6 credits from the following selections: BUS 241 Introduction to Project Management, BUS 245 Social Media Marketing for Business with Professional Certification, BUS 328 Introduction to Business Analytics, BUS 334 Operations Management, INT 280 Career Academy Professional Certificate, ACC 207 Career Academy: Intuit Academy Bookkeeping Professional Cert, BUS 213 Career Academy: HRCI Human Resource Associate, BUS 211 Career Academy: Google Project Management - Part I / BUS 311 Career Academy: Google Project Management - Part II, BUS 212 Career Academy: Google Data Analytics - Part I / BUS 312 Career Academy: Google Data Analytics - Part II, BUS 317 Career Academy: Google Digital Mark eting & E-Commerce - Part I / BUS 318 Career Academy: Google Digital Mark eting & E-Commerce - Part II, BUS 498 Business Internship, BUS 499 Business Internship, WEL 440 Leadership in Practice.