Organizational Leadership and Supervision, BS

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About the Program

With a major in Organizational Leadership and Supervision, you will focus on leadership and innovation to develop skills as a leader for national and global technology enterprises. The broad curricula will help you learn how to lead in a variety of scenarios, from innovative technology organizations to global teams and organizational change. You will also take courses to understand how policies and law affect technology innovation and influence global technology and organizational leadership.

Many of our graduates pursue careers as corporate presidents and/or CEO’s, project managers, production supervisors, project scheduler, human resource specialists, business administrators, and talent acquisition supervisors once they have finished their degrees.

The Organizational Leadership and Supervision Bachelor of Science program is accredited by the Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org. This ensures that the program is independently reviewed and meets the quality expectation for that profession.

Degree Requirements

120 Credit Hours
Minimum grade of C- required for all prescribed courses; Minimum GPA of 2.0 required for graduation
Certain courses may only be available at one campus location

PNW General Education Core (30 Credits)

English Composition (6 Credits):
- ENGL 10400 - English Composition I
- ENGL 42000 - Business Writing
Speech Communication (3 Credits): COM 11400 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication
Quantitative Reasoning (6 Credits):
- MA 14700 - Algebra And Trigonometry For Technology
- STAT 13000 - Statistics And Contemporary Life
Natural Sciences (3 Credits): Select one with Lab from the Natural Sciences Core list
Technology (3 Credits): CIS 20400 - Introduction To Computer Based Systems or ITS 11000 Web Systems Technology
Humanities (3 Credits): PHIL 32400 - Ethics For The Professions
Social Sciences (3 Credits): OLS 25200 - Human Relations In Organizations
First-Year Experience (FYE) (3 Credit): OLS 16300 - Fundamentals Of Self-Leadership

Major Core (90 Credits)

ECON 21000 - Principles Of Economics
ENGL 22000 - Technical Report Writing or Gen Ed Elective
OLS 13100 - Introduction To Safety And Health Management
OLS 24200 - Fundamentals Of Ergonomics
OLS 30000 - Safety And Health For Engineering Technologies or CEMT 34101 - Construction Operations *
OLS 33400 - Fire Protection or Professional Selective*
OLS 33600 - Fundamentals Of Risk Assessment And Management
OLS 33700 - Introduction To Emergency Management or CEMT 45000 - Construction Scheduling *
OLS 34100 - Fundamentals Of Environmental Health or CEMT 34201 - Construction Costs And Bidding *
OLS 35000 - Creativity In Business And Industry
OLS 37500 - Training Methods or Professional Selective*
OLS 37600 - Human Resource Issues or CEMT 34400 - Construction Inspection *
OLS 38600 - Leadership For Organizational Change
OLS 41500 - Introduction To Environmental Management or CEMT 44500 - Construction Management I *
OLS 42100 - Psychology And Sociology Of Safety or CEMT 34000 - Fundamentals Of Construction Safety *
OLS 43000 - Environmental Health And Safety Management
OLS 45400 - Gender And Diversity In Management
OLS 46800 - Personnel Law
OLS 47400 - Conference Leadership
OLS 49300 - Senior Project - Phase I or CEMT 48900 - Senior Project Survey *
OLS 49700 - Senior Project or CEMT 49000 - Senior Project *
PSY 12000 - Elementary Psychology
SOC 38200 - Introduction To Statistics In Sociology
Lab Science Elective or Professional Selective*
Free Elective or Professional Selective*
Free Elective or Technical Elective*
Free Electives (12 Credits)

*Courses recommended for building trade students coming into the program

Civics Literacy Proficiency

The Civics Literacy Proficiency activities are designed to develop civic knowledge of Purdue Northwest students in an effort to graduate a more informed citizenry.

Students will complete the Proficiency by passing a test of civic knowledge, and completing one of three paths:

Attending six approved civics-related events and completing an assessment for each; or
Completing 12 podcasts created by the Purdue Center for C-SPAN Scholarship and Engagement that use C-SPAN material and completing an assessment for each; or
Earning a passing grade for one of the approved courses (or transferring in approved AP or departmental credit in lieu of taking a course)

For more information visit the Civics Literacy Proficiency website.

Total 120 Credits Required

Degree Map

Requirements

Minimum Grade and Grade Point Average (GPA): Minimum grade of C- required for all prescribed courses; Minimum GPA of 2.0 required for graduation

Experiential Learning (EL): One EL course required, select from the Experiential Learning course list

General Education Core: General Education notations can be found within the course description. Please click on a course to see if it meets a Gen Ed requirement.

Milestone Courses noted by (m) next to the course title have been identified as being critical to your success in this field of study.

Please see the Additional Information and Guidelines section below for more information.

Semester 1 (15 Credits)

Semester 2 (15 Credits)

Semester 3 (15 Credits)

ECON 21000 - Principles Of Economics
OLS 30000 - Safety And Health For Engineering Technologies (m) or CEMT 34101 - Construction Operations *
OLS 37500 - Training Methods or Professional Selective* (See Note 4)
SOC 38200 - Introduction To Statistics In Sociology
Natural Science with Lab - select from Gen Ed Core List (See Note 1)

Semester 4 (15 Credits)

OLS 24200 - Fundamentals Of Ergonomics
OLS 35000 - Creativity In Business And Industry (m)
Free Elective (See Note 2) or Technical Elective* (See Note 5)
Free Elective (See Note 2)
Lab Science Elective (See Note 1) or Professional Selective* (See Note 4)

Semester 5 (15 Credits)

OLS 33400 - Fire Protection or Professional Selective* (See Note 4)
OLS 33600 - Fundamentals Of Risk Assessment And Management
OLS 42100 - Psychology And Sociology Of Safety or CEMT 34000 - Fundamentals Of Construction Safety *
OLS 45400 - Gender And Diversity In Management (m)
Free Elective (See Note 2)

Semester 6 (15 Credits)

Semester 7 (16 Credits)

OLS 33700 - Introduction To Emergency Management or CEMT 45000 - Construction Scheduling *
OLS 41500 - Introduction To Environmental Management or CEMT 44500 - Construction Management I *
OLS 47400 - Conference Leadership
OLS 49300 - Senior Project - Phase I or CEMT 48900 - Senior Project Survey *
Free Elective (See Note 2) or Professional Selective* (See Note 4)
Free Elective (See Note 2) or Professional Selective* (See Note 4)

Semester 8 (14 Credits)

ENGL 42000 - Business Writing
OLS 43000 - Environmental Health And Safety Management
OLS 46800 - Personnel Law
OLS 49700 - Senior Project or CEMT 49000 - Senior Project *
Free Elective (See Note 2)

Additional Information and Guidelines

*courses are recommended for building trade students coming into the program.

Note 1: Lab Science Elective - any science course with a lab within the official Purdue University Northwest course catalog or an equivalent course taken at other high educational institution.

Note 2: Free Elective - any course listed within the official Purdue University Northwest course catalog or approved by the Purdue Northwest Faculty Senate that is not a required course in this plan of study. This also include transfer credits approved by full-time OLS faculty.

Note 3: General Education Elective - any course listed within the official Purdue University Northwest course general education catalog or approved by the Purdue Northwest Faculty Senate that is not a required course in this plan of study.

Note 4: Professional Selective - A concentration of job-related courses from the same subject area.

Note 5: Technical Elective - Any course from a College of Technology program and approved by the OLS Program Academic Advisor.

Resources

The 8 semester plan of study is a recommended sequence of classes designed to show how this program can be completed within four years.

Visit the 15 to Finish website for information and resources.

For career information, click here to visit the Careers and Employment Trends page.

For Financial Aid eligibility, click here. See Important Dates and Deadlines for annual FAFSA filing deadlines and Indiana state aid deadlines. State Financial Aid recipients are required to complete 30 credits per calendar year to maintain eligibility for the 21st Century Scholars award and the On-time Frank O’Bannon grant.

Financial Guarantee: If you follow the degree map and find a course unavailable, you may be able to take the course for free in a future semester. Certain exclusions apply.