Organizational Management in Leadership, A.A. to M.S.

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99 Credit Hours

The AA to Master’s program accelerates your earned Associate of Arts degree DIRECTLY to a Master of Science in Leadership.

Qualified AA graduates (minimum 3.0 GPA) will take the required PBA General Education courses during their first semester in the program. Students will then take all eleven courses required for the B.S. in Organizational Management (ORM) as well as GREL 4003 Christian Values & Biblical Faith . Students will then move directly into the Master of Science in Leadership (LDR) courses, bypassing any additional elective requirements.

Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA in order to remain in the AA to Master’s Program.

All courses must be taken in sequence. Please see the Sample Degree Plan at the bottom of the page for the proper course sequence.

PBA Required Foundational Courses - 12 Credit Hours

GBUS 2813 - American Free Enterprise 3 Credit Hours
GCIS 1103 - Introduction to Technology I 3 Credit Hours
GREL 1013 - Exploring the Bible 3 Credit Hours
ORM 1003 - Leadership for Academic Success 3 Credit Hours (Should be taken in the first subterm of study)

Required Major Courses - 47 Credit Hours

Required major courses must be taken in sequence. Please see the sample Degree Plan below for proper sequencing.

ORM 3014 - Group and Organizational Behavior 4 Credit Hours
ORM 3054 - Business English 4 Credit Hours
ORM 3144 - Organizational Management 4 Credit Hours
ORM 3154 - Organizational Leadership 4 Credit Hours
ORM 3224 - Career Assessment & Planning 4 Credit Hours
ORM 3284 - Mediating Organizational Conflict 4 Credit Hours
ORM 4044 - Global Management 4 Credit Hours
ORM 4064 - Effective Interpersonal Relationships 4 Credit Hours
ORM 4074 - Budget and Analysis 4 Credit Hours
ORM 4184 - Human Resource Management 4 Credit Hours
ORM 4294 - Values: Personal and Social 4 Credit Hours
GREL 4003 - Christian Values & Biblical Faith 3 Credit Hours (Should be taken during the final semester of undergraduate study)

Required Graduate Courses - 40 Credit Hours

LDR 5004 - Organizational Behavior and Group Formation 4 Credit Hours
LDR 5014 - Foundations of Leadership Development 4 Credit Hours
LDR 5034 - Needs Assessment and Performance Analysis 4 Credit Hours
LDR 5044 - Leadership in the Multicultural Environment 4 Credit Hours
LDR 5054 - Strategic Thinking and Planning 4 Credit Hours
LDR 5064 - Leading Organizational Change 4 Credit Hours
LDR 5074 - Coaching and Consulting for Organizations 4 Credit Hours
LDR 5094 - Action Research Project 4 Credit Hours
LDR 5104 - Critical Thinking and Formation of Value Systems 4 Credit Hours
LDR 5114 - Ethics in Leading 4 Credit Hours

Sample Degree Plan

Associate of Arts to Master of Science in Leadership Program Degree Plan