Organizational Leadership, BPS
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.0
Total Hours: 120
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| English Composition | ||
| See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
| ENGL 1213 | Composition II | 3 |
| or ENGL 1413 | Critical Analysis and Writing II | |
| American History & Government | ||
| HIST 1103 | Survey of American History | 3 |
| or HIST 1483 | American History to 1865 (H) | |
| or HIST 1493 | American History Since 1865 (DH) | |
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| Analytical & Quantitative Thought (A) | ||
| 3 hours of MATH or STAT designated "A" | 3 | |
| Humanities (H) | ||
| Courses designated (H) | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences (N) | ||
| Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course | ||
| Courses designated (N) with one (L) | 7 | |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (S) | ||
| Any course designated (S) | 3 | |
| Additional General Education | ||
| Select 9 hours additional general education courses outside of Spears School of Business | 9 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
| Diversity (D) & International Dimension (I) | ||
| May be completed in any part of the degree plan | ||
| At least one Diversity (D) course | ||
| At least one International Dimension (I) course | ||
| College/Departmental Requirements | ||
| CPS 3013 | Inclusive Leadership | 3 |
| CPS 3513 | Experiential Learning & Civic Engagement | 3 |
| CPS 4013 | Case Study in Organizational Leadership | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 9 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Select 24 additional hours focusing on an occupational specialization to achieve career goals (Maximum of 18 of these hours can be from Spears School of Business). | 24 | |
| Major Concentration | ||
| MGMT 3013 | Fundamentals of Management (S) | 3 |
| MGMT 4073 | Management and Ethical Leadership | 3 |
| SPCH 4763 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
| CPSY 4443 | Cultural Diversity in Professional Life (D) | 3 |
| EPSY 3063 | Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Creative Processes | 3 |
| BADM 3113 | Practical Business and Interpersonal Skills | 3 |
| CPS 4213 | Data Driven Decision Making | 3 |
| MGMT 4713 | Negotiation Essentials | 3 |
| ENGL 3323 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| SPCH 3723 | Business and Professional Communication | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 54 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 17 hours to complete required total for degree (courses must be outside of Spears School of Business). | 17 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 17 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 or 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2030.