Generic BS Organizational Leadership Degree Plan[edit]

This is a generic degree plan that applies to Thomas Edison State University for a Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership as of approximately August of 2022. Please make sure that the suggestions are still valid before beginning to follow this plan.

General Education Requirements[edit]

As of 2021, students will be required to have a minimum of 30 RA credits to complete their degree. See the GE Requirements Roadmap for details and suggestions on courses that will fill this requirement.

If you are still in need of RA credits for one reason or another (such as completing the general education requirements before realizing you need RA credits), Waubonsee CC has a number of Psychology courses that should fulfill many of the below requirements.

Leadership Foundations[edit]

12 credits required in this area.

Part A. Organizational Behavior[edit]

3 credits

Course Expected	Recommended Course to Take	Recommended Provider
MAN-311 Organizational Behavior	Organizational Behavior (UL)	Davar Academy
MAN-311 Organizational Behavior	Business 107: Organizational Behavior	Study.com
MAN-311 Organizational Behavior	BUS 307: Leadership and Organizational Behavior (UL)	Study.com

Part B. Foundations of Leadership[edit]

3 credits

Course Expected	Recommended Course to Take	Recommended Provider
LDR-305 Foundations of Leadership	Business 302: Foundations of Leadership (UL)	Study.com

Part C. Leading Organizational Change[edit]

3 credits

Course Expected	Recommended Course to Take	Recommended Provider
LDR-345 Leading Organizational Change	Business 304: Leading Organizational Change (UL)	Study.com

Part D. Communication[edit]

3 credits

Course Expected	Recommended Course to Take	Recommended Provider
MAN-376 Leadership Communication	Business 305: Leadership Communication (UL)	Study.com

Advanced Leadership[edit]

24 credits required in this area.

A. Advanced Leadership[edit]

12 credits required. It's not clear if LL credits will work here. Choose 4 of the following classes:

Course Expected	Recommended Course to Take	Recommended Provider
MAN-415 Change Management	MAN-415 Change Management	TESU
MAN-435 Project Management	Business 311: Project Management (UL)	Study.com
HRM-241 Mentoring/Leadership Development in the Workplace	Business 209: Mentoring & Leadership Development in the Workplace	Study.com
MAN-425 Advanced Organizational Management	MAN-425 Advanced Organizational Management	TESU
MAN-210 Principles of Management	Business 101: Principles of Management or Principles of Management	Study.com or Sophia.org
LDR-422 Leadership in a Global Environment	LDR-422 Leadership in a Global Environment	TESU
LDR-419 Nonprofit Leadership	LDR-419 Nonprofit Leadership	TESU
LDR-324 Leaders in History	LDR-324 Leaders in History	TESU

Note: Sophia.org's Principles of Management is not yet confirmed to meet the above requirements.

B. Adv Leadership[edit]

9 credits required, at least 6 must be UL. It appears that any MAN or LDR courses will fit in this area, so long as they meet the LL/UL requirements.

Course Expected	Recommended Course to Take	Recommended Provider
MAN/LDR course	Google Project Management Certificate (3 LL, 6 UL credits)	Coursera
MAN/LDR course	International Management	Davar Academy
MAN/LDR course	Business 120: International Business	Study.com
MAN/LDR course	Business 308: Globalization & International Management (UL) Duplicates Davar's International Management course	Study.com
MAN/LDR course	Business 321: Small Business Management (UL)	Study.com

The Google Project Management certificate is worth 9 credits at TESU. It is currently presumed to meet the requirements of this section with no additional courses needed. Students who choose to take the Google Project Management certificate should skip Sophia.org's Project Management course because they partially duplicate.

C. Practicum[edit]

3 credits

This is the capstone course for this degree and must be taken with TESU.

Supportive Leadership Courses[edit]

12 credits

A. Economics[edit]

3 credits

Course Expected	Recommended Course to Take	Recommended Provider
Economics	Microeconomics	Sophia.org
Economics	Macroeconomics	Sophia.org

B. Mgrl Communications[edit]

3 credits

Course Expected	Recommended Course to Take	Recommended Provider
MAN-373 Managerial Communications	Managerial Communication (UL)	Davar Academy
MAN-373 Managerial Communications	Business 324: Managerial Communication (UL)	Study.com

C. Org Theory[edit]

3 credits

Course Expected	Recommended Course to Take	Recommended Provider
PSY-360 Organizational Theory	Business 323: Organizational Theory	Study.com

D. Computer Cncpts[edit]

3 credits

Course Expected	Recommended Course to Take	Recommended Provider
Computer Concepts	Introduction to Information Technology	Sophia.org
Computer Concepts	CIS-107 Computer Concepts and Application ePack (as part of a 16-credit term) or TECEP	TESU

Business Electives[edit]

6 credits required. While accounting and finance are preferred for this area, topics can also include: banking, business, computer applications, computer information systems, management, hotel/motel/restaurant management, insurance, marketing, operations management, public administration, real estate, law, and retailing management

Electives[edit]

21 credits required.

See the GE Requirements Roadmap for suggestions.