All degree candidates must have earned at least a 3.0 grade point average, completed their Applied Research project and student portfolio and be approved for graduation by the Program Director, theDean of The School of Leadership and Business, Graduate Council and Faculty. No course grade lower than a C will be accepted towards graduation in the program.
The candidate must have their application for graduation, all course work completed and the Applied Research Project bySeptember 1 in order to be a fall graduate or byFebruary 1 for a spring graduate. Please click here for the application for graduation.
Required Credit Hours = 36-37 Hours
Course Requirements
Core Requirements
Required = 11 Courses, 35 Hours
- ORL501 Becoming an Effective Leader
- ORL505 Analysis and Research Strategies
- ORL510 Ethical Leadership
- ORL515 Leading High Performance Teams
- ORL520 Organization, Culture, Politics and Communications
- ORL525 Global Leadership: Leading Across Cultures and Distance
- ORL605 Intergenerational Leadership
- ORL610 Leadership, Change and Innovation
- ORL615 Strategic Leadership
- ORL620 Transformational Leadership
- ORL625 Applied Research Project in Leadership
- Or ORL612 Organizational Finance and ORL614 Strategic Communication
Mentor Accountability
Required = 3 Courses, 1 Hour
- ORL601 Leadership Mentor Program (0)
- ORL601 Leadership Mentor Program (0)
- ORL601 Leadership Mentor Program (1)