Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership

Program Overview

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The Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership (BSOL) degree is a 120-credit program that addresses the educational needs of the corporate, nonprofit, and government sectors and provides working adults an excellent opportunity to understand the roles and personal dynamics required to be an effective organizational leader. The program can be completed entirely online.

The program prepares managers and supervisors as leaders by providing students with the understanding and skills required to lead in modern complex organizations and is the first of its kind offered in New Jersey with a focus on applied organizational leadership for adult learners. The program builds on a broad foundation of liberal arts and business topics and key leadership issues, and enables students to transition easily into the University’s Master of Science in Management program.

Credit Distribution

I. General Education Featured Courses (45 Credits)

TESU Featured Courses are listed as a guide. Other courses may satisfy the areas and can be viewed on our website under General Education Courses.  For more information see About Our General Education Program.  To plan your program please contact an Advisor.

A. Intellectual and Practical Skills (15 Credits)

ENC-101	English Composition I	3
ENC-102	English Composition II	3
COM-209	Public Speaking	3
MAT-121	College Algebra	3
SOS-110	Critical Information Literacy	3

For all TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Intellectual and Practical Skills.

B. Civic and Global Leadership (9 Credits)

SOC-101	Our Changing World An Introduction to Sociology	3
ETH-230	Ethics in the Digital Age	3
POS-110	American Government	3

For additional TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Civic and Global Leadership.

C. Knowledge of Human Cultures (15 Credits)

SOC-210	Marriage and the Family	3
HIS-113	American History I	3
FIL-110	American Cinema	3

Select two featured courses from the list below:

SOC-291	Criminology	3
HIS-114	American History II	3
HIS-121	Introduction to World History I	3
HUM-103	Introduction to the Humanities III: Music	3
PHI-130	Introduction to Critical Reasoning	3

For additional TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Knowledge of Human Cultures.

D. Scientific Knowledge (6 Credits)

EAS-101	General Earth Science	3
COS-101	Introduction to Computers	3

For additional TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Scientific Knowledge.

II. Leadership Foundations (12 Credits)

MAN-311	Organizational Behavior	3
LDR-305	Foundations of Leadership	3
LDR-345	Leading Organizational Change	3
MAN-376	Leadership Communication	3

III. Advanced Leadership: Areas of Specialization (24 Credits)

A. Required Courses (Select four from the following - 12 Credits)

MAN-415	Change Management	3
MAN-435	Project Management	3
MAN-425	Advanced Organizational Management	3
MAN-210	Principles of Management	3
LDR-422	Leadership in a Global Environment	3
LDR-419	Nonprofit Leadership	3
LDR-324	Leaders in History	3

B. Additional advanced leadership and management electives (9 Credits)

     For TESU course options, please contact an Advisor.

C. Leadership Practicum (3 Credits)

LDR-435

Leadership Practicum

3

IV. Supportive Leadership Courses (12 Credits)

ECO-111	Macroeconomics	3
MAN-373	Managerial Communications	3
PSY-360	Organizational Theory	3
CIS-107	Computer Concepts and Applications	3

V. Business Electives (6 Credits)

For TESU course options, please contact an Advisor

VI. Electives (21 Credits)

For TESU course options, go to Elective Courses.

TESU accepts credits in transfer from accredited institutions as well as non-collegiate providers. View information and resources on where you may find additional learning experiences.

Total Credit Hours: 120

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership BSOL program will be able to:

• Business Fundamentals Orientation: Apply key theories, models, and applications within the global business context;
• Analytic and Critical-Thinking Orientation: Demonstrate critical-thinking skills in business related situations;
• Communication Orientation: Demonstrate written and oral skills appropriate for business communication; and 
• Ethics Orientation: Analyze business and organizational situations using ethical approaches to decision making.