Program requirements

The certificate requires 15 credit hours. Some of these courses may already be part of your major, while others will be courses taken to enhance your program of study. Four core courses are required:

• LEAD 200 - Foundations of Leadership of Society Credits: 1-3
• LEAD 212 - Introduction to Leadership Concepts Credits: 2-3 (The 3-hour version of LEAD 212 is required.)
• LEAD 213 - Applied Leadership Skills Credits: 3
• LEAD 350 - Culture and Context in Leadership Credits: 3
• LEAD 405 - Leadership in Practice Credits: 3
• LEAD 450 - Capstone in Leadership Credits: 3

Additional Requirements

You must earn 3 additional credit hours to complete the certificate from the following list of courses:

• AERO 310 - Officer Leadership Studies 3A Credits: 3
• AERO 311 - Officer Leadership Studies 3B Credits: 3
• AGEC 318 - Food and Agribusiness Management Credits: 3
• AGEC 599 - Food and Agribusiness Management Strategies Credits: 3
• AGEC 610 - Current Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Issues Credits: 3
• AMETH 160 - Introduction to American Ethnic Studies Credits: 3
• AMETH 560 - Topics in American Ethnic Studies Credits: 3
• ANTH 513 - Immigrant America Credits: 3
• ARCH 753 - Foundations of Practice Credits: 3
• ARCH 765 - Advanced Problems in Architecture Credits: 1-18
• ASI 422 - Livestock Sales Management Credits: 0-1
• ASI 595 - Current Issues in Animal Science Credits: 3
• CNRES 531 - Interpersonal Conflict Resolution Credits: 3
• CNRES 532 - Conflict Resolution across Cultures & Contexts Credits: 3
• COMM 311 - Business and Professional Speaking Credits: 3
• COMM 320 - Theories of Human Communication Credits: 3
• COMM 321 - Advanced Public Speaking Credits: 3
• COMM 323 - Nonverbal Communication Credits: 3
• COMM 325 - Argumentation and Debate Credits: 3
• COMM 326 - Group Communication Credits: 3
• COMM 425 - Organizational Communication Credits: 3
• COMM 434 - Rhetoric and Social Movements Credits: 3
• COMM 480 - Intercultural Communication Credits: 3
• COMM 525 - Argumentation Theory Credits: 3
• COMM 535 - Communication and Leadership Credits: 3
• COMM 545 - Communication in Democracy Credits: 3
• DEN 325 - Engineering Professionalism and Decision Making Credits: 1
• DEN 450 - Impact of Technology on Society Credits: 3
• ECON 640 - Industrial Organization and Public Policy Credits: 3
• EDCEP 311 - Interaction and Guidance for the Paraprofessional Credits: 3
• EDCI 315 - Educational Psychology Credits: 3
• EDSEC 525 - Interpersonal Relations in the Schools Credits: 1
• GENAG 450 - Citizenship and Ethics in Agriculture Credits: 3
• GWSS 105 - Introduction to Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies Credits: 3
• HDFS 301 - Interpersonal Skills for Helping Professionals Credits: 3
• IHS 310 - Foundations of Integrative Human Sciences Credits: 3
• IMSE 501 - Industrial Management Credits: 3
• LAR 298 - Ethics and Environmental Dilemmas Credits: 3
• LEAD 213 - Applied Leadership Skills Credits: 3
• LEAD 251 - Honors Leadership I Credits: 3
• LEAD 312 - Peer Leader Practicum Credits: 0-3
• LEAD 320 - Theories of Leadership Credits: 3
• LEAD 420 - Theories of Nonprofit Leadership Credits: 3
• LEAD 430 - Women and Leadership Credits: 3
• LEAD 499 - Nonprofit Organization Internship Credits: 3
• MANGT 520 - Organizational Behavior Credits: 3
• MANGT 550 - Organizational Training and Development Credits: 3
• MANGT 595 - Strategic Management Credits: 3
• MANGT 596 - Business Ethics and Corporate Citizenship Credits: 3
• MC 720 - Ethics in Mass Communications Credits: 3
• MSCI 200 - Self/Team Development Credits: 1-18
• MSCI 301 - Leading Small Military Organizations I Credits: 1-18
• MSCI 302 - Leading Small Military Organizations II Credits: 1-18
• MSCI 401 - Leadership Challenges and Objective-Setting Credits: 1-18
• PHILO 115 - Introduction to Philosophy of Religion Credits: 3
• PHILO 130 - Introduction to Moral Philosophy Credits: 3
• PHILO 135 - Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy Credits: 3
• PHILO 160 - Introduction to Philosophy of Law Credits: 3
• PHILO 185 - Engineering Ethics Credits: 3
• PHILO 330 - Moral Philosophy Credits: 3
• PHILO 365 - Medical Ethics Credits: 3
• PHILO 380 - Philosophy and Race Credits: 3
• PHILO 390 - Business Ethics Credits: 3
• PHILO 525 - Social-Political Philosophy Credits: 3
• PHILO 665 - Philosophy of Economics Credits: 3
• PLAN 115 - Introduction to Regional and Community Planning Credits: 3
• POLSC 343 - American Foreign Policy Credits: 3
• POLSC 377 - Introduction to Public Policy Credits: 3
• POLSC 545 - The Politics of Developing Nations Credits: 3
• POLSC 606 - Gender and Politics Credits: 3
• POLSC 661 - Ancient and Medieval Political Thought Credits: 3
• POLSC 663 - Early Modern Political Thought Credits: 3
• POLSC 711 - Administrative Ethics Credits: 3
• POLSC 735 - Public Organization Theory Credits: 3
• POLSC 754 - The Professional Diplomat and Foreign Policy Formulation Credits: 3
• PSYCH 520 - Life Span Personality Development Credits: 3
• PSYCH 560 - Personnel Psychology Credits: 3
• PSYCH 563 - Gender Issues in the Workplace Credits: 3
• PSYCH 564 - Psychology of the Workplace Credits: 3
• PMC 690 - Parks and Recreation Administration Credits: 4
• SOCIO 510 - Social Welfare as a Social Institution Credits: 3
• SOCIO 670 - Diversity and Social Interaction in the Workplace Credits: 3
• SOCWK 510 - Social Welfare as a Social Institution Credits: 3
• THTRE 265 - Fundamentals of Improvisation I, II Credits: 3
• THTRE 664 - Creative Drama Credits: 3
• THTRE 673 - Theatre for Conflict Resolution Credits: 3

Total Hours Required: 15