B.S.: UNIVERSITY STUDIES-LEADERSHIP (USAL-LED)
CATALOG: FALL 2014
Student Name:
UIN:
Date:
LEADERSHIP AREA OF CONCENTRATION (26 HRS)
ALEC 201—Foundations of ALEC
ALED 202—Intro to Leadership Philosophy
ALED 301—Personal Leadership Education
ALED 340-C—Survey of Leadership Theory
ALED 440-W—Leading Change
2
3
3
3
3
ALED 424 – Applied Ethics in Leadership
ALED 481—Senior Seminar (taken last semester)
ALED Upper Level Elective 
ALED Upper Level Elective 
3
3
3
3
***ALL classes for Area of Concentration & Minors must have a grade of a “C” or better***
MINOR #1:
MINOR #2:
GENERAL ELECTIVES (16-22 HRS)
UNIVERSITY CORE CURRICULUM (UCC) (42 HRS)
COMMUNICATION (6 hrs)
CREATIVE ARTS (3 hrs)
UCC Elective*
3
UCC Elective*
3
UCC Elective *
3
SOCIAL & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (3 hrs)
MATHEMATICS (6 hrs)
UCC Elective*
3
UCC Elective *
3
AMERICAN HISTORY (6 hrs)
UCC Elective *
3
UCC Elective *
3
LIFE & PHYSICAL SCIENCES (9 hrs)
UCC Elective *
3
UCC Elective*
3
POLITICAL SCIENCE (6 hrs)
UCC Elective*
3
POLS 206 – American National Govt
3
UCC Elective*
3
POLS 207 – State and Local Govt
3
LANGUAGE, PHILSOPHY, & CULTURE (3 hrs)
UCC Elective*
3
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
International & Cultural Diversity
International & Cultural Diversity
3
3
21 Hours of 300-400 Level Courses in ALED
 300-400 Level Required
2 terms of college foreign
language or 2 years of high school
36 Hours of 300-400 Level Courses at TAMU
* See Catalog for University Core Curriculum (UCC) Requirements
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY * COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE & LIFE SCIENCES
*DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION, & COMMUNICATIONS
High Impact
Experience
120 Total Degree Hours
USAL-LED DEGREE PLAN INFORMATION
UPPER LEVEL LEADERSHIP ELECTIVES (MUST BE COMPLETED WITH A ‘C’ OR BETTER)
ALED
313—Culture Theory, Orientation, & Adaptation
341—Team Learning
342—Learning Organizations
343—Human Resource Management in AGLS
344—Leadership of Volunteers
350—Global Agricultural Issues
400—Public Leadership Development (Application Only)
401—Adv. Professional Leadership Develop. (Application Only)
422—Cultural Pluralism in Agriculture
426—Leading & Training Adult Learners
439—Ag. Extension Philosophy & Land-Grant Mission
441—Agricultural Extension Organization & Methods
442—Professional Communications in AGLS
ALEC
380—Workshop in ALEC: National FFA Study Away
412—Tech-Enhanced Instructional Design for Agriculture
450—Global Social Justice Issues in Agriculture
MINORS
• All courses for the minor must be completed with a ‘C’ or better
• All upper level courses for a minor must be completed at TAMU
• Be in communication with your minor-granting department
o Some courses offered only once an academic year
• If you ever want to substitute a course in one of your minors, you need to speak to that minor
department’s academic advisor
If they approve of a substitution, provide that approval from the minor advisor in writing to your USAL
Advisor (email, form)
TAMU Minors (http://registrar.tamu.edu/forms/UniversityApprovedMinors.pdf)
GENERAL ELECTIVES
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Are any course you take that is not being used somewhere else on the degree plan (except ICD)
Help ensure that the degree adds up to 120 credit hours
Number of electives required is determined by choice of minors, if any course double counts and
is different for each student
UNIVERSITY CORE CURRICULUM
For all UCC (University Core Curriculum) requirements and electives, use the current Texas A&M University Catalog
available at http://catalog.tamu.edu.
MATH REQUIREMENTS
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Select 3 – 6 hours from MATH 131 – 467, EXECPT MATH 150, 365 – 366
Up to 3 hours can be PHIL 240, 341, or 342
Most common: MATH 141, 142, PHIL 240
May NOT take a combination of MATH 166 & 141
Contact the University Studies-Leadership Advisor at 979-862-3001 to learn about how to apply or visit our website:
Alec.tamu.edu – Academics – University Studies – Prospective Students
http://alec.tamu.edu/ALECHome/Academics/UndergraduateMajors/UniversityStudiesUSALLED/ProspectiveStudents.aspx
Updated 5/2014