Bachelor of Science in Business - Organizational Leadership Major

The Organizational Leadership major focuses on organizational behavior, psychology, and leadership. It is designed for the individual planning to work in an area such as first line supervision, human resource management, team leadership, marketing, or church- or service-related positions which might require more "people skills" and less "financial skills". It should also provide an excellent background for Masters level programs in management and leadership.

Component 1 - General Education Requirements

To help keep your educational experience broad enough to deal with the reality of the real world marketplace, this degree requires that you complete a series of General Education Courses. These courses include:

6 hrs    English Composition I & II
3 hrs    Principles of Speech
3 hrs    Philosophy or Modern Culture & Christianity
2 hrs    Fitness and Wellness
1 hr      P.E. Activity or Varsity Sport
3 hrs    Math
4 hrs    Science
3 hrs    Personal Finance or Marriage & Family
2 hrs    Computer Literacy
3 hrs    History
3 hrs    Psychology or Sociology
6 hrs    Bible Survey Course I & II
3 hrs    Old Testament Course
3 hrs    New Testament Course
4 hrs    Humanities

Component 2-Major Requirements

There are 32 hours of required courses and 9 hours of elective courses, which you can tailor to meet your specific needs and interests.

The required courses for Organizational Leadership are:

SPSY 211 Leadership Development (2)
BUS 235 Computer Applications in Business I (3)
BUS 311 Advanced Professional Communications (3)
SPSY 320 Social Psychology (3)
SPSY 335 Industrial/Organizational Psychology (3)
BUS 351 Principles of Management (3)
BUS 355 Organizational Behavior and Leadership (3)
BUS 356 Human Resource Management (3)
BUS 357 Business Law (3)
BUS 363 Professional Ethics (3)
BUS 450 Studies in Christian Management (3)

The elective courses are (student selects 9 hours):

BUS 120 Basic Accounting (3)
BUS 132 Introduction to Information Processing (3)
SSOC 202 Principles of Sociology (3)
BUS 209 Statistics (3)
EC 261 Macroeconomics
SPSY 310 Research Methods (3)
BUS 352 Principles of Marketing (3)
BUS 354 Management for Not-for-Profits (4)
BUS 371 Small Business Management (3)

Recommended sequence of classes

Freshman Year	Fall E 103 English Comp. BUS 100 Principles of Business BUS 132 Intro to Info Processing History of Western Civ or U.S. History humanities elective Total: 14	3 3 3 3 2	Spring E 104 English Comp. BUS 235 Computer Apps in Bus I SPSY 110 Psychology Bible course Fitness and Wellness PE Activity Total: 14-15	3 3 3 2-3 2 1
Sophomore Year	Fall SPSY 211 Leadership Development M 104 College Algebra humanities elective lab science Bible course Total: 14	2 3 2 4 3	Spring PR 261 Intro to Philosophy C 211 Principles of Speech major elective electives Total: 14	3 3 3 5
Junior Year	Fall BUS 357 Business Law BUS 351 Principles of Management SPSY 335 Industrial/Org Psychology Bible course elective Total: 13-14	3 3 3 2-3 3	Spring SPSY 320 Social Psychology BUS 355 Org Behavior & Leadership major elective electives Total: 13-14	3 3 3 4-5
Senior Year	Fall BUS 311 Advanced Prof Comm Bible course major elective BUS 363 Professional Ethics elective Total: 14-15	3 2-3 3 3 3	Spring BUS 356 HR Management BUS 360 Personal Finance or S 381 Marriage & Family BUS 450 Studies in Christian Mgt. electives Total: 13-14	3 3 3 4-5
	NOTE: during interterms, the student may select electives, business electives, or required courses, as offered.

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