The Bachelor of Science in Community and Organizational Leadership (COLS) will help you develop practical leadership skills, organizational and community understanding, and specialized knowledge to step into supervisory or leadership roles in public, private, nonprofit, and community organizations. The COLS B.S. degree requires 120 credit hours in five main areas: I. IU Indianapolis Common Core, II. O’Neill School requirements, III. COLS Major Core requirements, IV. COLS elective requirements.
I. IU Indianapolis College Core (30 Credits)
- Core Communication (6 cr.)
- Analytical Reasoning (MATH-M 118 or higher, SPEA-K 300)
- Life/Physical Sciences (6 cr.)
- Cultural Understanding (3 cr.); Arts&Humanities (3-6 cr.)
- Social Sciences (3-6 cr.).
II. O'Neill School Required Courses (12-18 Credits)
- SPEA-V 101 First Year or Transition Seminar (2 cr.)
- ENG-W 231 Professional Writing or BUS-X 204 Business Communication (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 252 Career Development and Planning (2-3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 367 Project Planning and Management (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 380 Internship (0-6 cr.)
- SPEA-V 473 Management, Leadership, and Policy Capstone (3 cr.)
III. Community and Organizational Leadership Studies Core Requirements (28 cr. with a C-or higher grade in each)
- SPEA-L 121 Introduction to Organizational Leadership (1 cr.)
- SPEA-V 203 The Call to Public Service: History, Philosophy, Values, and Outcomes (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 373 Human Resource Management in Public Organizations (3 cr.) or BUS-Z 340 Introduction to Human Resource Management (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 377 Foundations of Leadership (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 412 Leadership and Ethics (3 cr.)
- SEA-V 443 Managing Workforce Diversity (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 477 Leadership Applications (3 cr.)
IV. Community and Organizational Leadership Studies Elective Requirements (50-56 cr.)
- Organizational Understanding (9 cr.)
- Community Understanding (9 cr.)
- Leadership Skills (18 cr.)
- Specialty Focus Area (15 cr.)
- Open Electives (0-6 cr.)