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2022-2023 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Organizational Leadership, BS

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About the Program

With a major in organizational leadership, 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.

The Organizational Leadership major is part of the Organizational Leadership program.  The Organizational Leadership program is accredited by the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering Commission of ATMAE, www.atmae.org.

Organizational Leadership Website

Organizational Leadership Major Change (CODO) Requirements  

Degree Requirements

120 Credits Required

Department/Program Major Courses (54 credits)

Other Departmental Courses (57 Credits)

Electives (9 credits)

University Requirements

University Core Requirements

For a complete listing of University Core Course Selectives, visit the University Senate Website.
  • Human Cultures: Behavioral/Social Science (BSS)
  • Human Cultures: Humanities (HUM)
  • Information Literacy (IL)
  • Oral Communication (OC)
  • Quantitative Reasoning (QR)
  • Science #1 (SCI)
  • Science #2 (SCI)
  • Science, Technology, and Society (STS)
  • Written Communication (WC)

Civics Literacy Proficiency Requirement:

The Civics Literacy Proficiency activities are designed to develop civic knowledge of Purdue 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 these 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.

Prerequisite Information:

For current pre-requisites for courses, click here.

Additional Requirements

Click here for Organizational Leadership Supplemental Information .

Optional Concentration Requirements

Business Intelligence Optional Concentration for Organizational Leadership  

Organizational Design and Transformation Optional Concentration for Organizational Leadership  

Project Management Optional Concentration for Organizational Leadership  

Program Requirements

Fall 1st Year

16 Credits

Spring 1st Year

15 Credits

Fall 2nd Year

15 Credits

Spring 2nd Year

16 Credits

Fall 3rd Year

16 Credits

Spring 3rd Year

15 Credits

Fall 4th Year

15 Credits

Spring 4th Year

12 Credits

Notes

  • 2.0 Graduation GPA required for Bachelor of Science degree.
  • 32 credits of upper division courses (30000 level or higher) must be taken at Purdue University, West Lafayette.
  • OLSV does not allow Pass/No Pass grading for any classes that are required to meet degree requirements. Pass/No Pass grading is allowed for Free Electives only.
  • ANY COURSE TAKEN AT PURDUE CAN BE ATTEMPTED NO MORE THAN THREE TIMES (INCLUSIVE OF W, WF, I AND IF).

Critical Course

The ♦ course is considered critical.

In alignment with the Degree Map Guidance for Indiana’s Public Colleges and Universities, published by the Commission for Higher Education (pursuant to HEA 1348-2013), a Critical Course is identified as “one that a student must be able to pass to persist and succeed in a particular major.  Students who want to be nurses, for example, should know that they are expected to be proficient in courses like biology in order to be successful.  These would be identified by the institutions for each degree program”. 

Disclaimer

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