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BAAS Organizational Leadership

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Program Description

The Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences in Organizational Leadership prepares individuals to lead in an increasingly diverse, technological, and global society. The degree emphasizes practical workplace competencies that meet current and future challenges. The coursework focuses on real-world applications related to team building, ethical decision making, enhancing communication skills, critical thinking, and refining people skills.

The program provides a career-ladder for students who have completed an associate degree and who wish to continue their education at the bachelor's degree level. Initial concentration areas include Public Service, Business & Industry, and Technology. Each bachelor's degree pathway in Organizational Leadership has been tailored to enhance career trajectories and advancement opportunities of students in these fields.

Advisors will review each student's academic record to determine the student has completed the necessary preparation for admissions into their chosen degree program. In addition to the 60 SCH required for the associate of applied science degree, all students will be required to complete the institution's lower division core curriculum as well as 30 SCH of upper division organizational leadership courses to earn the bachelor's degree.

Degree

Bachelor Applied Arts & Scienc

CIP Code

52.0213

Program Requirements

Prerequisites: Completion of an A.A.S. degree or equivalent with a minimum 2.5 college level GPA, plus completion of ENGL 1301, ENGL 1302 or ENGL 2311, a speech course, and a college level mathematics course.

Semester One Fall

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

ORGL 4341

Leadership Theory I

3

ORGL 3322

Behavior, Ethics and Leadership I

3

Sub-Total Credits

6

Semester Two Spring

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

ORGL 4342

Leadership Theory II

3

ORGL 3323

Leading High-Performance Teams

3

Sub-Total Credits

6

Semester Three Summer

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

ORGL 3321

Data Driven Decision Making

3

Sub-Total Credits

3

Fourth Semester Fall

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

ORGL 3332

Behavior, Ethics, and Leadership II

3

ORGL 3324

Leadership, Conflict, and Negotiation

3

Sub-Total Credits

6

Fifth Semester Spring

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

ORGL 4343

Leading Change

3

ORGL 4352

Capstone I

3

Sub-Total Credits

6

Sixth Semester Summer

Course Number

Course Title

Credits

ORGL 4361

Capstone II

3

Sub-Total Credits

3

Total Program Credits: 120 (includes 60 credits from prerequisite A.A.S. degree + 30 credits upper-division coursework)