Organizational Leadership, BPS
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2025-2026. 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 |
| Quantitative Thought & Logical Reasoning (Q) | ||
| 3 hours of MATH or STAT designated "Q" | 3 | |
| Understanding Humanities-Human Heritage & Cultures (H) | ||
| Courses designated (H) | 6 | |
| Reasoning in the Natural Sciences (N) | ||
| Must include one Laboratory Science (L) course | ||
| Courses designated (N) with one (L) | 7 | |
| Exploring Society & Human Behavior (S) | ||
| Any course designated (S) | 3 | |
| Diversity (D) | ||
| Courses designated (D) | 3 | |
| Global Cultural Competency (G) | ||
| Courses designated (G) | 3 | |
| Additional General Education | ||
| Additional general education credit hours (at least 3 hours) are required to meet the total 40-hour minimum. If courses carry more than one general education designation and can be used to meet multiple minimum general education designation hours above, more than 3 hours of additional general education will be required here to meet the 40-hour minimum. | ||
| Courses designated (Q), (H), (N), (S), (D), (G), or (F). | 3 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
| College/Departmental Requirements | ||
| UNIV 1111 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| CPS 3013 | Inclusive Leadership | 3 |
| CPS 3513 | Experiential Learning & Civic Engagement | 3 |
| CPS 4013 | Case Study in Organizational Leadership | 3 |
| Hours Subtotal | 10 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Select 24 additional hours focusing on an occupational specialization to achieve career goals. | 24 | |
| Major Concentration | ||
| ORGL 3113 | Effective Leadership Communication Skills | 3 |
| ORGL 3613 | Developing Early-Career Leadership Skills | 3 |
| ORGL 4513 | Leadership & Organizational Change | 3 |
| PHIL 3803 | Ethics, Society, and Business (H) | 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 |
| CPS 4213 | Data Driven Decision Making | 3 |
| 6 hours from: | 6 | |
| Technical Writing | ||
| Business and Professional Communication | ||
| Special Topics In Organizational Leadership | ||
| Special Topics in Professional Studies | ||
| Credit for Prior Learning | ||
| Internship in Professional Studies | ||
Other courses in CPS or ORGL or as approved by your advisor. | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 54 | |
| Electives | ||
| Select 16 hours to complete required total for degree. | 16 | |
| Hours Subtotal | ||
| 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 and 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 2031.