BACHELOR OF APPLIED ARTS & SCIENCES
IN ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Note: This is a degree guide only – it does not constitute an official degree plan. Texas A&M-Commerce students are
responsible for filing official degree plans with their department.
GENERAL EDUCATION (42 hours) *
Communication (6 hours)
Mathematics (3 hours)
Life & Physical Sciences (6 hours)
Literature, Philosophy & Culture (3 hours)
American History (6 hours)
Government/Political Science (6 hours)
Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 hours)
Creative Arts (3 hours)
Component Area (6 hours)
ENGL 1301 Composition (ENG 1301)
ENGL 1302 Rhetoric (ENG 1302)
MATH 1332 Contemporary Mathematics (MATH 179)
BIOL 1408 General Biology I (IS 1315)
PHYS 1415 Physical Science I (IS 1317)
PHIL 2306 Introduction to Ethics (PHIL 1301)
HIST 1301 US History I
HIST 1302 US History II
(Sequence: HIST 1301 and HIST 1302)
GOVT 2301 Federal Government
GOVT 2302 Texas Government
(Sequence: PSCI 2301 and PSCI 2302))
PSYC 2301 General Psychology (PSY 2301)
or SOC 1301 Introduction to Sociology
ART 1301 Art Appreciation (ART 1301)
or THE 1310 Introduction to the Theater
SPCH 1321 Business and Professional Speaking (SPC 1321)
Students will choose ONE additional course from the list one
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ELECTIVES (48 hours) *
48 hours of lower division and/or upper level coursework transferred and/or completed at TAMU-C.
APPLIED MAJOR COURSES (30 hours) †
Term 1
ORGL-3311—Issues in Organizational Leadership
Term 2
ORGL 3321—Data-Driven Decision Making I
ORGL 3322—Behavior, Ethics, Leadership I
Term 3
ORGL 3331—Data-Driven Decision Making II
ORGL 3332—Behavior, Ethics, Leadership II
Term 4
ORGL 4341—Management Theory I
ORGL 4343—Organizational Change
Term 5
ORGL 4342—Management Theory II
ORGL 4352—Capstone I
Term 6
ORGL 4361—Capstone II
TOTAL = 120 semester credit hours
*General Education and Professional Development Electives requirements must be completed before students begin
the Applied Major Courses requirements.
†Applied Major Courses must be taken through instruction at Texas A&M University-Commerce.