Leadership Adult Learner Degree Completion (BA)

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This degree completion major is for adult learners who have already completed 64 semester hours of credit. It is designed for students looking to integrate the skills, knowledge, and values of a broad academic program and apply them to the challenges of the workplace. Students will learn, integrate and apply a range of perspectives and decision-making models as they strive to advance their careers. Students will learn that success in the workplace and in their personal lives depends on their ability to create and apply solutions based on their thinking across academic disciplines.

Minimum required credit hours: 120
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GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (37-40 hrs)

Integrative and Experiential Core

TYS 2003 - The Emerging Leader
Integrative Studies (INST)
- One course chosen from the INST 3000 - Interdisciplinary Seminar level.
Senior Year Experience (SYE)

Discipline-Based Skills Development

Mathematics
Lifetime Fitness and Wellness Series (LFW)
Skills Development
- Select 6 hours from any INST or Skills Development Options
  - Oral/Written Communication
  - Language Proficiency
  - Laboratory and Experimental Design

Writing Intensive

See
General Education Requirements
for specifics.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (33-34 hrs)

Leadership Courses

RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT LEADERSHIP ADULT LEARNER

In order to graduate from any university a student should take a significant portion of the hours for his or her program of study from that university, take a significant proportion of hours in the major from that university, and take a significant proportion of the “signature elements” of that university’s general education requirements.

At Otterbein, at least 52 credit hours of coursework must be taken in Otterbein classes. MATH 0900 cannot be used to help fulfill this requirement. Of these hours:

at least 5 credit hours (any level) must be taken in each minor, and
at least one INST 2XXX thread course, INST 3XXX, and an SYE course must be taken at Otterbein.

REQUIRED TOTAL HOURS FOR DEGREE (120)

If the coursework taken to fulfill the General Education Requirements and the requirements in your major do not equal 120 credit hours, select a sufficient number of electives to achieve that total.

MINIMUM GPA

A GPA of 2.0 overall as well as in the major must be achieved.

APPLICATION FOR DEGREE

A prospective graduate must complete an Application for Degree with the Office of the Registrar one term prior to the term in which the degree is to be completed.

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