2018-19 Academic Catalog

Nov 21, 2024

2018-19 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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 GPA of 2.0 required for graduation
Certain courses may only be available at one campus location

PNW General Education Core (30 Credits Minimum)

English Composition (6 Credits): ENGL 10400 - English Composition I and ENGL 22000 - Technical Report Writing
Speech Communication (3 Credits): COM 11400 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication
Quantitative Reasoning (6 Credits): MA 14700 - Algebra And Trigonometry For Technology and 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
Humanities (3 Credits): PHIL 32400 - Ethics For The Professions
Social Sciences (3 Credits): Select from the Social Sciences Core list
First-Year Experience (FYE) (3 Credit): OLS 16300 - Fundamentals Of Self-Leadership

Major Core (45 Credits)

Other Required Courses (45 Credits)

Career Specialization Elective (15 Credits)

A concentration of five (5) job-related courses from the same subject area

Natural Science Elective with Lab (3 Credits)

Any science course with a laboratory component (i.e. Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Geoscience, Earth Science)

Communication Elective (3 Credits)

Choose one (1) course from:

Free Electives (6 Credits)

Choose any two (2) 10000 level courses or higher, except MA 11500 .

OLS Elective (3 Credits)

Choose one (1) OLS course

Technical Elective (3 Credits)

Choose any course from a College of Technology program with the approval of the OLS Program Academic Advisor

Total 120 Credits Required

Degree Map

Requirements

Minimum Grade and Grade Point Average (GPA): 2.0 GPA

Experiential Learning (EL): One EL course required. EL courses are noted by (e) next to the course title.

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.

Courses that are only offered on one campus will be noted by an (H) for Hammond, or (W) for Westville.

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

Semester 1 (15 Credits)

Semester 2 (15 Credits)

Semester 3 (15 Credits)

OLS 37400 - Supervisory Management - (H) Fall Only
OLS 38400 - Leadership Process - (H) Fall Only
OLS 37500 - Training Methods (H)
Any Gen Ed Natural Science with Lab (See Note 1)
SOC 38200 - Introduction To Statistics In Sociology

Semester 4 (15 Credits)

ECON 21000 - Principles Of Economics
OLS 35000 - Creativity In Business And Industry (H)
OLS 27200 - Job Evaluation - (H) Spring Only
Career Specialization Elective (See Note 2)
Natural Science Elective with Lab (See Note 1)

Semester 5 (15 Credits)

OLS 37600 - Human Resource Issues - (H) Fall Only
OLS 45400 - Gender And Diversity In Management (H)
Career Specialization Elective (See Note 2)
Career Specialization Elective (See Note 2)
Any Gen Ed Social Science (See Note 3)

Semester 6 (15 Credits)

PHIL 32400 - Ethics For The Professions
OLS 37800 - Labor And Management Relations - (H) Spring Only
OLS 47700 - Conflict Management - (H) Spring Only
Career Specialization Elective (See Note 2)
Communication Elective (See Note 4)

Semester 7 (16 Credits)

OLS 38600 - Leadership For Organizational Change And Innovation (H)
OLS 47400 - Conference Leadership (H)
OLS 46800 - Personnel Law - (H) Fall Only
OLS 49300 - Senior Project - Phase I (H)
Career Specialization Elective (See Note 2)
Free Elective (See Note 5)

Semester 8 (14 Credits)

OLS 49700 - Senior Project (H)
ENGL 42000 - Business Writing
Any OLS course (H)
Technical Elective (See Note 6)
Free Elective (See Note 5)

Additional Information and Guidelines

Note 1: Natural Science with Lab Elective - Any science course with a laboratory component (i.e. Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Geoscience, Earth Science).

Note 2: Career Specialization Elective - A concentration of job-related courses from the same subject area.

Note 3: Social Science Elective - Any course in Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, or Economics that meets the General Education Core requirement.

Note 4: Communication Elective - Choose 1 course from COM 31400, COM 32200, COM 32500, or COM 43900.

Note 5: Free Elective – Choose any 10000-level course or higher except MA 11500.

Note 6: 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, check out “What Can I Do With this Major?”

For Financial Aid eligibility, click here. Annual FAFSA filing deadline is March 10. Financial Aid recipients are required to complete 30 credits per calendar year to stay eligible for the standard financial aid award.

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.