Articulation

BA in Organizational Leadership

Transfer Agreement between NKU and KCTCS (includes Gateway)

The minimum requirements to earn the NKU Online Organizational Leadership degree that a student must complete are:

1. 48 semester hours of general education courses — Kentucky General Education Transfer Frameworks block;

2. 35 semester hours (minimum) of any collegiate-level credit — may include additional general education or elective credit); and

3. 45 semester hours of upper-level courses required for the major — 300 level or above.

KCTCS General Education/ Kentucky General Education Course Requirements - Total 48 semester hours (See General Education Requirements in KCTCS Catalog)
Writing/Accessing Information (6 semester hours) REQUIRED: ENG 101 and ENG 102 or ENG 105 Students who complete ENG 105 must take an additional 3 hours from the general education core area.
Oral Communication (3 semester hours) REQUIRED: COM 181
Heritage/Humanities (6 semester hours) REQUIRED: One course in Humanities and one course in Heritage. RECOMMENDED: HIS 108 or HIS 109
Social Interaction (9 semester hours) REQUIRED: PSY 100 or PY 110. Two disciplines must be represented and be different than those in Humanities, Heritage or Foreign Language. RECOMMENDED: ECO 201 and ECO 202
Science (6 semester hours) At least one of the science courses must have a lab.
Mathematics (3 semester hours) REQUIRED: Course must be College Algebra or a higher level MA course. RECOMMENDED: STA 291
	Track I*	Track II**
Heritage/Humanities See list of approved general education requirements in KCTCS catalog.	3 semester hours	None
Heritage/Humanities or Social See list of approved general education requirements in KCTCS catalog.	3 semester hours	None
Science or Mathematics See list of approved general education requirements in KCTCS catalog.	3 semester hours	9 semester hours
Computer Literacy (3 semester hours) RECOMMENDED: CIS 100 or CS 101, See list of approved general education requirements in KCTCS catalog.	3 semester hours	3 semester hours
Additional general education course from any area See list of approved general education requirements in KCTCS catalog.	3 semester hours	3 semester hours

Additional Electives - Total 35 semester hours

Additional hours may include general education courses (not included in KCTCS General Education/ Kentucky General Education Course Requirements listed above), technical and support components, and/or any other collegiate-level credit earned from an accredited institution.

NKU Organizational Leadership Major Requirements - Total 45 semester hours

PROFESSIONAL ENVIRONMENT COMPONENT (9 semester hours)

(IET 305) Human Relations in Business and Industry

(PSY 340) Social Psychology / PREREQ: PSY 100 or PY 110

(PSY 344) Industrial / Organizational Psychology / PREREQ: PSY 100 or PY 110

COMMUNICATIONS COMPONENT (12 semester hours)

(ENG 340) Business Writing / PREREQ: ENG 102 or ENG 105

(SPE 303) Organizational Communication / PREREQ: COM 181

(OST 310) Intercultural Business Communications / PREREQ: Junior status or consent

(OST 330) The Internet: Concepts/ Techniques for Work in Tech Related Fields / PREREQ: Junior status

LEADERSHIP COMPONENT (12 semester hours)

(IET 308) Leadership in the Quality Environment / PREREQ: IET 305

(IET 315) Personnel Management / PREREQ: IET 308 or consent

(IET 395) Total Quality Teamwork / PREREQ: IET 308

(LDR 480) Organizational Leadership Capstone / PREREQ: IET 395 and Senior status

AREA OF CONCENTRATION (12 semester hours)

There is an online concentration in Web Development (below) or with advisor approval students may design their own concentration outside of business using 300-400 level coursework.

(IET 340) Web Dev: Basic Concepts and Practices

(IET 342) Web Dev: Advanced Concepts and Practices

(IET 440) Web Dev: E-Learning Systems

(IET 442) Web Dev: Practicum

BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

· Minimum of 128 semester hours earned, 25% must be NKU coursework

· 45 semester hours of student’s total program must be 300-400 level courses

· Students with an AAS degree must complete the required 48 semester hours in the General Education Block to receive Full Certification in General Education.

· Courses taken as Pass/Fail must be elective in nature and cannot be applicable to specific general education, major, minor or area of concentration requirements. Only 12 hours of pass/fail credits may count toward graduation.