Leadership | Bachelor of Arts: Organizational Leadership
Program Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | 34 | |
| Bachelor of Arts Language Requirement | 10 | |
| Organizational Leadership Core Requirements | 27 | |
| Directed Electives | 9 | |
| Cognate | 6 | |
| Open Electives 1 | 34 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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Open electives are the credit hours required to reach a minimum of 120 total hours and 45 upper division hours. The number listed assumes all courses are completed at FHSU as listed. This number may vary if students transfer courses, or have individual substitutions allowed. Students should speak with their advisor if either situation applies to determine if the number will vary, and to ensure they enroll in a minimum of 45 upper division hours.
Students entering within 1 year of high school graduation will take UNIV 101 Freshman Seminar and may apply that hour in the open elective category.
Program Requirements
General Education
All undergraduate degrees require completion of the Kansas Systemwide General Education.
Courses identified with GE on this page may satisfy a general education requirement in addition to the identified degree requirement. Students who apply a degree requirement to satisfy a general education requirement will typically add an equal number of hours to the university elective category. This flexibility may allow you to complete a minor or certificate within the 120 hour degree. Transfer students are especially encouraged to select these courses in completing General Education requirements to maximize the likelihood of completing the degree with 120 credit hours.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | 34-35 | |
Effective in Fall 2025 the math pathway course identified below is required for this degree.
The General Education Math Pathways course identified for this major is MATH 101 Contemporary Mathematics . All students pursuing this degree program will be required to complete this course or the corequisite support course. Students who place into a higher level math course may be able to satisfy this requirement; consult with your Academic Advisor for additional information.
Placement measures for MATH 101 Contemporary Mathematics include:
- Math ACT: 19 or higher OR
- Math SAT: 510 or higher OR
- ALEKS PPL: 30 or higher OR
- Accuplacer QAS: 255 or higher OR
- HS GPA and Course Grade: 3.00 cumulative GPA (unweighted) and C- or higher in Second Semester Algebra 2 or Integrated Math 3 OR
- Institutional Measure
Students who do not meet any of the placement measures listed above will need to register for the corequisite support course: MATH 100 Contemporary Mathematics with Review
BA Language Requirement
All FHSU students pursuing a BA degree are required to take two consecutive non-English language classes. These classes total 10 hours at FHSU. Courses accepted in transfer must be a minimum of 8 credit hours and determined to be equivalent to the FHSU sequence or additional credit hours must be taken. Students taking beginning Spanish or French classes may be able to apply the first class to the Arts and Humanities area of the general education requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts Language Requirement | 10 | |
The Organizational Leadership Major requires 27 credit hours of core courses and nine credit hours of major electives. In addition, students must complete an additional 12 credit hours of cognate requirements.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Organizational Leadership Core Requirements | ||
| LDRS 300 | Introduction to Leadership Concepts | 3 |
| LDRS 302 | Introduction to Leadership Behavior | 3 |
| LDRS 306 | Leadership and Team Dynamics | 3 |
| LDRS 310 | Field Work in Leadership Studies | 3 |
| LDRS 450 | Advanced Leadership Behaviors | 3 |
| LDRS 493 | Capstone in Leadership Studies III | 3 |
| LDRS 640 | Principles of Civic Leadership | 3 |
| LDRS 650 | Principles of Organizational Leadership | 3 |
| LDRS 670 | Leadership and Personal Development | 3 |
| Directed Electives 1 | ||
| Select at least nine credit hours from the following: | 9 | |
| Foundations of Leadership in Society | ||
| Issues in Leadership | ||
| Discovering Leadership GE | ||
| Advanced Leadership Seminar I | ||
| Advanced Leadership Seminar II | ||
| Global Challenges GE | ||
| Women and Leadership | ||
| Topics in Leadership Studies | ||
| Seminar in Organizational Leadership | ||
| Readings in Leadership Studies | ||
| Global Leadership | ||
| Applied Management Skills | ||
| Introduction to Military Leadership | ||
| Cognate Requirements | ||
| IDS 401 | Ethical Issues in the Professions and Business | 3 |
| or PHIL 340 | Ethics | |
| Select one course from the following: | 3 | |
| Social Justice: Action and Policy GE | ||
| Diversity in the United States | ||
| Current Political Issues GE | ||
| Diversity in the United States GE | ||
| Total Hours | 42 | |
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Students can register for the three courses listed below in the remaining nine credit hours. With special permission from an advisor, some major elective courses may be substituted for other related courses.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts Degree Language Requirement | ||
| Two consecutive semesters of a non-English Language | ||
| All bachelor degrees require: | ||
| GPA of 2.0 on FHSU courses & 2.0 on all coursework (Higher program requirements prevail over the 2.0 when set) | ||
| A minimum of 30 hours earned from FHSU with a grade of D, C, B, or A | ||
| Successful completion of an upper division Writing and Information Literacy course (Most majors contain a course designated) | ||
| A minimum of 45 hours of recognized upper division credit | ||
| A minimum of 120 hours of recognized college credit | ||
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I | 3 |
| COMM 100 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 |
| LDRS 200 | Discovering Leadership | 3 |
| SGE030 - Math Statistics Discipline Area | 3 | |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| UNIV 101 | Freshman Seminar | 1 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| ENG 102 | English Composition II | 3 |
| SGE070 - Institutionally Designated Area: Personal and Professional Development | 3 | |
| LDRS 300 | Introduction to Leadership Concepts | 3 |
| SGE040 - Natural Physical Science Discipline Area | 4 | |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| SGE060 - Arts Humanities Discipline Area | 3 | |
| SGE050 - Social Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area | 3 | |
| SGE070 - Institutionally Designated Area: Critical Thinking | 3 | |
| LDRS 302 | Introduction to Leadership Behavior | 3 |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| MATH 250 | Elements of Statistics | 3 |
| LDRS 306 | Leadership and Team Dynamics | 3 |
| SGE060 - Arts Humanities Discipline Area | 3 | |
| SGE050 - Social Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area | 3 | |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| IDS 350 | Diversity in the United States | 3 |
| LDRS 450 | Advanced Leadership Behaviors | 3 |
| LDRS 310 | Field Work in Leadership Studies | 3 |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| Directed Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCT 203 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| LDRS 670 | Leadership and Personal Development | 3 |
| MLNG 225 | Beginning Spanish I | 5 |
| Open Electives | 1 | |
| Directed Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| LDRS 640 | Principles of Civic Leadership | 3 |
| MLNG 226 | Beginning Spanish II | 5 |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| Open Electives | 1 | |
| PHIL 340 | Ethics | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| LDRS 650 | Principles of Organizational Leadership | 3 |
| LDRS 493 | Capstone in Leadership Studies III | 3 |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| Open Electives | 1 | |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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