Core Curriculum (Totaling 60 hours)

Areas A-E () – 42 hours

Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Major – 18 semester hours

Lower-division: Any courses in C-F approved by advisor, including, but not limited to ACED 2400 (3 hrs) or CS 1000 (3 hrs) and PSYC 1101 (3 hrs). Course examples are:

ACED 1100 – Introduction to Business . . . 3 hours 
ACED 2000 – Beginning Keyboarding . . . 3 hours (exemption exam available)
ACED 2400 – Computer Technology for the Workplace . . . 3 hours (exemption exam available)
CRJU 1100 – Introduction to Criminal Justice . . . 3 hours
CS 1000 - Introduction to Microcomputers & Applications. . . 3 hours
LEAS 1100 – Introduction to Paralegalism . . . 3 hours
MDIA 2000 – Introduction to Mass Media . . . 3 hours
PSYC 1101 – Introduction to General Psychology . . . 3 hours (CLEP available)
SOCI 1101 – Introduction to Sociology . . . 3 hours (CLEP available)
Foreign Language Course  (Optional)

Major Requirements (Totaling 60 hours)

Major Core for the Organizational Leadership Major - 30 hours

ACED 2050 – Communications for the Workplace . . . 3 hours 
ACED 3400 – Applied Computer Technology . . . 3 hours 
ACED 4820 – Project Management for Technical Professionals . . . 3 hours
ENGL 3010/3030 – Writing for Business/Writing for Legal & Social Sciences . . . 3 hours
POLS 3600 – Introduction to Public Administration  . . . 3 hours
POLS 4610 – Public Personnel Administration . . . 3 hours
POLS 4620 – Public Finance Administration . . . 3 hours
PSYC 3800 – Industrial/Organizational Psychology . . . 3 hours
ORGL 3000 - Reflective Seminar I: Self as Learner. . . 1 hour
ORGL 3050 - Reflective Seminar II: Self in Context. . .1 hour
ORGL 4000 - Reflective Seminar III: Self Transformation, Transforming Self. . .1 hour
ORGL 4690 - Organizational Leadership Capstone. . .3 hours

Guided Electives - 12 hours 

Students will take 12 hours of upper-level Guided Electives decided in consultation with the advisor.

Legal Office Administration

  • ORGL 3220 - Business Entities. . . 3 Hours
  • ORGL 4200 - Family Law. . . 3 Hours
  • ORGL 4210 - Consumer Law. . . 3 Hours
  • ORGL 4220 - Administrative Law. . . 3 Hours
  • ORGL 4230 - The law of Real Property Transaction. . . 3 Hours
  • ORGL 4280 - Healthcare Law. . . 3 Hours

Office Administration & Technology

  • ACED 3150 - Computer Systems for the Office . . . 3 hours
  • ACED 3610 - Web Design & Multimedia . . . 3 hours
  • ACED 4020 - Virtual Office Technology . . . 3 hours
  • ACED 4550 - Health and Safety in the Work Environment . . . 3 hours
  • ACED 4810 - Contemporary Skills for the Workplace . . . 3 hours 

Public Service Administration/Leadership

  • POLS 3610 – Public Administration and Public Policy Formation . . . 3 hours
  • POLS 4600 – Government Organization and Administrative Theory . . . 3 hours
  • POLS 4650 – Intergovernmental Relations . . . 3 hours
  • POLS 4861 - Public Economic Development . . . 3 hours
    • (previously POLS 4860 - Economic Development . . . 3 hours)
  • POLS 4862 - Effective Writing in Public Administration . . . 3 hours
    • (previously POLS 4860 - Effective Writing in the Public Sector)
  • POLS 4863 - Writing and Managing Grants in the Public Sector . . . 3 hours
    • (previously POLS 4860 – Grant Writing for Public Organizations . . . 3 hours)
  • POLS 4864 - Information Management in the Public Sector . . . 3 hours
    • (previously POLS 4860 - Information Management . . . 3 hours)
  • POLS 4865 - Nonprofit Organization Management . . . 3 hours
    • (previously POLS 4860 - Nonprofit Management . . . 3 hours)
  • POLS 4866 - Project Management in the Public Sector . . . 3 hours
    • (previously POLS 4860 - Project Management for PA)
  • POLS 4867 - Public Relations in Public Administration . . . 3 hours
    • (previously POLS 4860 PR for Public Administration)
  • POLS 4868 - Creating and Publishing Public Sector Websites . . . 3 hours
    • (previously POLS 4860 - Web Administration . . . 3 hours)

*Other classes may be offered as special topics with a 4860 course number. These classes will also count in this area.

Spanish for Professionals

  • SPAN 2001 - (if needed) Intermediate Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures. . . 3 hours
  • SPAN 2002 - (if needed) Intermediate Spanish Language and Hispanic Cultures. . . 3 hours
  • SPAN 3012 - Applied Spanish Conversation. . . 3 hours
  • SPAN 3014 - Language, Culture and Advanced Conversation. . . 3 hours
  • *SPAN 4500 - Profession – Related Practicum or Study Abroad. . . 3 hours
  • *SPAN 4501 - Research Project in Spanish for Professionals. . . 3 hours

*Note: Appropriate courses in the student’s major field such as Business, Criminal Justice, Sociology, Social Work, Nursing, or Biology may be substituted.

General Electives - 18 hours 

Students will take 18 hours of General Electives decided in consultation with the advisor.