Detailed Advising Notes for Students Admitted to OLS B.S. Program (Effective fall 2013)
Students admitted to IUPUI from the fall of 2013 forward must complete all IUPUI General Education Core
Requirements as part of their undergraduate degree. With the exception of statistics and science, students
admitted to the B.S. in Organizational Leadership and Supervision may select from any approved General
Education Course List to fulfill each competency area. Students should check the preferred list for Analytical
Reasoning – Statistics prior to registering for this degree requirement. Some courses approved for the
General Education Core Curriculum will fulfill the IUPUI requirement, but may not fulfill the statistical
analysis or research methods requirement for OLS. Non-statistical research courses taken from the General
Education Core will apply towards free electives for OLS majors.
IUPUI General Education Core Curriculum [30.0 units]
Beginning in the fall of 2013, students must take 15 credit hours related to Foundational
Intellectual Skills. This includes 6 credits in Core Communication, 3 credits in Cultural
Understanding, and 6 credits in Analytical Reasoning.
Core Communication – Writing Competency
 All students must take either ENG-W 131 or ENG-W 140.
Core Communication – Speaking & Listening Competency
 All students must take COMM-R 110.
For more information about the 6.0 credit hours of IUPUI’s Core Communication Requirements, visit:
http://uc.iupui.edu/UndergraduateEducation/GeneralEducationCurriculum/GeneralEducationCore/Cor
eCommunication.aspx
Cultural Understanding Competency (3.0 units)
 All students must take 3 credits from the Cultural Understanding approved course list.
Analytical Reasoning - Mathematics
 All students must take 3 credits from Analytical Reasoning List A
Analytical Reasoning - Statistics
 OLS majors must take 3 credits of statistics. Analytical Reasoning List B will fulfill the IUPUI
Core Curriculum; however, to also fulfill the OLS BS requirement, select one of the following:
ECON E270
PSY B305
IET 15000
SWK S372
STAT 30100
SOC R359
SPEA K 300
NURS H355
Note: Students with 6 credits of math complete may also select from STAT 11300, COMM R 310, or IET
45400. Students planning to earn the Lean Six Sigma Quality Certificate should take IET 45400 to fulfill
this requirement.
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Beginning in the fall of 2013, students must take 15 credit hours related to Intellectual Breadth
and Adaptiveness. This includes 6 credits in the Life and Physical Sciences, and 9 credits
distributed across the Arts/Humanities and the Social Sciences.
Arts & Humanities Competency
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All students must take a minimum of 3 credits from the Arts & Humanities course list.
Social Science Competency
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All students must take a minimum of 3 credits from the Social Sciences course list.
All students must complete a total of 9 credits in the above two competency areas. Take 3 additional
credits from one the following approved lists:
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Arts & Humanities
Social Sciences
Life & Physical Sciences Competency
All students must complete 6 credit hours of life/physical science electives. For OLS majors, at least 3
credits must be from the list below (physical science courses). The remaining 3.0 credit hours can include
any combination of lecture/lab from the IUPUI General Education Life/Physical Science Core List.
BIOL K 101
CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY I
BIOL K 102
HONORS CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY I
BIOL N 100
CONTEMPORARY BIOLOGY
BIOL N 107
EXPLORING THE WORLD OF ANIMALS
BIOL N 200
BIOLOGY OF WOMEN
CHEM C 100 THE WORLD OF CHEMISTRY
CHEM C 101
ELEMENTARY CHEMISTRY 1
CHEM C 105 PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY 1
CHEM C 110
THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE
GEOL G 107
GEOL G 110
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
GEOG G 107 PHYSICAL SYS OF ENVIRONMENT
GEOL G 115
INTRO TO OCEANOGRAPHY
GEOL G 109
FUNDAMENTALS OF EARTH HISTORY
GEOL G 135
INDIANA GEOLOGY
GEOLG 120
PHYSICAL GEOLOGY LABORATORY
GEOL G 132
ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS
GEOL G 130
SHORT COURSES IN EARTH SCIENCE
PHYS 10000
PHYSICS IN THE MODERN WORLD
ENVIRONMENTAL GEOLOGY
Transfer Student Note: All transfer who completed an A.S. or A.A.S. degree from a Regionally Accredited 2year or 4-year institution and/or returning students should meet with a program-level OLS Advisor to
discuss use of transfer credit towards fulfillment of degree and general education core requirements.
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Organizational Leadership & Supervision (OLS) B.S. Core Curriculum [46.0 units]
OLS B.S. majors must take 28 credits of specific OLS courses and an additional 18 credits of 300/400-level OLS courses to fulfill the 46.0 credit hour Major Core Curriculum. Students seeking a
certificate in Human Resource Management must select electives as indicated below to meet HR
requirements as part of the OLS Elective component of the degree. Students must earn a grade of
C or higher in ALL OLS coursework.
Major Core Requirement OLS B.S. majors must take the following courses in sequence:
100/200-level OLS B.S. Core Requirements
 OLS 10000 Introduction to Organizational Leadership (1 cr.)
 OLS 25200 Human Behavior in Organizations
 OLS 26300 Ethical Decisions in Leadership
 OLS 27400 Applied Leadership
300-level OLS B.S. Core Requirements
 OLS 38300 Human Resource Management
 OLS 32700 Leadership: Global Workforce; Pre-/co-requisite OLS 25200 (OLS majors should
complete all 100-level & 200-level courses before taking the remaining required OLS
classes.
 OLS 37100 Project Management
 OLS 39000 Leadership: Theories & Processes; Pre-/co-requisite OLS 32700
400-level OLS B.S. Core Requirements
 OLS 48700 Leadership Philosophy; Prerequisite OLS 39000
 OLS 49000 Leadership Research Project (Capstone); Pre-/co-requisite OLS 48700
Major Elective Requirement OLS B.S. majors must take an additional 18.0 credit hours of any 300-/400-level OLS course offerings. (OLS
electives can be taken in any order once a student is at sophomore or higher standing):
OLS ELECTIVE OFFERINGS
OLS 33100/HR
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH
OLS 47400
CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP TRAING
OLS 36800/HR
PERSONNEL LAW
OLS 47500
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
OLS 37500/HR
TRAINING METHODS
OLS 47700
CONFLICT MANAGEMENT
OLS 37800/HR
LABOR RELATIONS
OLS 37600
HUMAN RESOURCE ISSUES
OLS 47600/HR
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS PLANNG
OLS 48500
LEADERSHIP FOR TEAM DEVELOPMT
OLS 47900/HR
STAFFING ORGANIZATIONS
OLS 48600
MANAGEMENT OF CHANGE
OLS 37300
CASE STUDIES IN LEADERSHIP
OLS 39900
INDEPENDENT STUDY/UGRD RSCH
OLS 41000
SURVIVAL SKILLS ORGNL CAREERS
OLS 39900
SPECIAL TOPICS/VARIES
OLS 45400
GENDER & DIVERSITY IN MGMT
*OLS 38500
LEADERSHIP QUALITY & PRODUCTIV
OLS 46700
SERVICE LEARNING
†OLS 42300
GO GREEN
*Elective for students who completed a different quality/economy elective/†Student Abroad Course
Important Note: Scheduling of elective courses varies greatly from year to year. Only courses in bold are
offered every academic year (at least once). HR Certificate courses are offered online AND on-campus.
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Related Areas of Study & Other Electives [47.0 units]
OLS B.S. majors are required to complete 24 credit hours in a single or multidisciplinary subject
(technology or other relate area) outside of OLS. Students are encouraged to complete minors or
certificates to focus leadership skills on specific career pathways such as: computer network
security or administration, construction management, motor sports technology, healthcare
systems administration, sports marketing, business, informatics, homeland security, nonprofit
management, or organizational communication (see OLS website for a complete list of approved
concentration areas for leadership students). Students must also complete one quality or economy
course. The balance of degree requirements are distributed through TCM coursework to improve
student communication and progression development and Free Electives for a total minimum of
120.0 units to graduate with a B.S. degree.
Note: Students who have completed an A.S. or A.A.S. degree in an approved technology discipline are not
required to earn additional minors or certificates as part of the OLS B.S. requirements.
Technical or Related Core Requirement OLS B.S. majors must complete 24 credits in an approved area outside of OLS [minors and/or
certificates are strongly encouraged].
Quality, Economics, or Economy Competency –
OLS B.S. majors must select 3 credits from the following approved quality/econ list:
OLS 38500
IET 36400
IET 35000
ECON-E 201 (Micro)
Note: Students pursuing the Lean Six Sigma Quality Certificate should take IET 36400 to fill this requirement.
Written Communication & Professional Development Requirements –
OLS B.S. majors must take 7 credits of technical communication/writing courses/career planning
coursework as follows:
 Take TCM 2200 Technical Report Writing [Course equivalencies for TCM 22000 include
BUS-X 204, ENG-W 132, ENG-W 231, or any other 300-/400-level TCM course except TCM
32000*.]
 Take TCM 2500 Career Planning [course equivalencies include all other career planning
coursework].
 Take TCM 32000 Written Communication in Science & Industry.
Free Electives –
All students at IUPUI must complete a total of 120 college level credits (32 credits must be taken after
admission to the OLS B.S. program – residency requirement). Prerequisite coursework (such as Math
11100 or ENG-W 1 do not count towards the 120 credit requirement).
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Take 10 credits of additional college coursework to bring total eligible units complete to 120.
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