Organizational Leadership (B.S.)

General Education Requirements: Credits 33

General Education Requirements   

OL Core and Major Courses: Credits 30

• OLS 25200 - Human Relations in Organizations Cr. 3.
• OLS 26800 - Elements of Law Cr. 3.
• OLS 27400 - Applied Leadership Cr. 3.
• OLS 37500 - Training Methods Cr. 3.
• OLS 37600 - Human Resources Issues Cr. 3.
• OLS 38400 - Leadership Process Cr. 3.
• OLS 45400 - Gender and Diversity in Management Cr. 3.
• OLS 47400 - Conference Leadership Cr. 3.
• OLS 47500 - Human Resource Development Cr. 3.
• OLS 48500 - Leadership for Team Development Cr. 3.

Technical Support Requirements: Credits 21

• BUS 20000 - Foundations Of Accounting Cr. 3.  or
• BUS 20100 - Principles of Financial Accounting Cr. 3.

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• ECON 20000 - Fundamentals of Economics Cr. 3.  or
• ECON 20101 - Introduction to Microeconomics Cr. 3.

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• ENGL 23301 - Intermediate Expository Writing Cr. 3.

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• OLS 28000 - Computer Applications for Supervisors Cr. 3.

Concentration Credits: See list below for credits required

In consultation with Purdue Fort Wayne academic departments, OL has compiled interdisciplinary career concentrations such as:

Training & Development (18)
Human Resource Management (18)
Environmental Health and Safety (18)
Health Services (19)
Hotel, Restaurant, Tourism Management (18)
Service Industry (18)
Legal Studies (18)
Physical Therapy (19)
Pre-Med (31)

A minor may be substituted for the concentration. See the OL academic advisor for additional information.

All concentration or minor courses must be completed with a C- or higher.

Unrestricted Electives: Credits 9

Special Academic Regulations for Organizational Leadership Degree Programs

Transfer students and students planning to change their major to organizational leadership must have a GPA of 2.00 or higher to be admitted into the program.  To graduate with an OL B.S. degree students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above and a major GPA of 2.5 or above.  The major GPA consists of all required and elective courses prefixed with OLS.

OLS, business, and technical courses taken more than 10 years ago will not count towards your degree requirements.

Students receiving credit for cooperative education experience can use these credits as unrestricted electives only. If you complete three (3) credits in OL cooperative education, you may use these to fulfill one of your OL electives.

If you have not registered for degree-applicable courses as a Purdue Fort Wayne OL major for two consecutive semesters (excluding summer), you must satisfy the degree requirements specified in the Purdue Fort Wayne catalog that includes your year of re-entry.

Note

Lists of specific courses required for each career concentration are available online and at the OL office (Neff 288). Other options for filling this requirement include using a Purdue Fort Wayne-recognized minor as a basis for your concentration area or designing a concentration that reflects your own career goals. If the minor you select includes courses that overlap with OL required courses (for example, Psychology, Communication, or Business), additional courses in the minor content area will be required to fulfill the 18 credit hours in the declared minor. Your proposal for an alternative concentration and a formal plan of study must be accepted by an OL faculty advisor and approved by the OL Curriculum Committee. If your plan is approved, it will become a formal part of your degree requirements.

Total: Credits 120

Student Responsibility

You are responsible for satisfying the graduation requirements specified for your selected program.  Thus, it is essential that you develop a thorough understanding of the required courses, academic policies and procedures governing your academic career.  All requests for exceptions to specific requirements must be made in writing and may be granted only by written approval from the appropriate chair or dean.