Interdisciplinary Certificate in Leadership & Service

Requirements

The certificate requires 18 hours of course work and is easy to get if planned early. Many of the courses fit major requirements or core. Students can take courses from many colleges and departments throughout the university — psychology, sociology, political science, speech communication, etc.

Students and their adviser have the flexibility to design a plan of work that targets your particular interests and developmental needs. Self assessment, portfolio development and continuous evaluation will develop skills and help to apply them in different settings.

REQUIRED CURRICULUM

Total Semester Hours Required: 18

Required Core

6 hours

Foundation Course (3 hours):

ALDR 3900 - Leadership and Service: A foundation course in theory and philosophy of basic concepts applied throughout the certificate program. (formerly ALDR 2900)

Applied Project - Choose one course (3 hours):

ALDR 4000 - Directed Project in Leadership (3 hours)
ALDR 3910 - Internship in Leadership (3 hours)
EDMS/EDEC 5060 - Academic Service Learning (3 hours)

Elective Courses

12 hours required

Area A - Elective Courses:
Choose 6-12 hours from among the courses below. All 12 hours may be taken from among these electives. However, 1-6 hours may be selected from Area B courses.

Agricultural Communications
AGCM 1200 - Introduction to Agricultural Communications (3 hours)
Agricultural Economics
AAEC 3400 - Introduction to Agricultural Policy (3 hours)
AAEC 3980 - Introduction to Agribusiness Management (3 hours)
AAEC 4250 / EHSC 4250 - Environmental and Public Health Law (3 hours)
AAEC 4930 - Environmental Law and Government Regulation (3 hours)
AAEC 4960 - International Agricultural Trade Policy (3 hours)
AAEC 4980 - Agribusiness Management (3 hours)
Agricultural Leadership
ALDR 4500 - Advanced Leadership Theory and Process (3 hours)
ALDR 4710 - International Agricultural Development (3 hours)
ALDR 4600 - Global Seminar (3 hours)
Air Force ROTC - Aerospace Studies
AIRS 3001 - Defense Management and Administration (3 hours)
AIRS 3002 - Defense Management and Administration (3 hours)
Psychology
PSYC 2101 - Psychology of Adjustment (3 hours)
PSYC 2150 / AFAM 2150 - Understanding Cultural Diversity (3 hours)
PSYC 3300 - Social and Personality Development (3 hours)
PSYC 4200 - Social Psychology (3 hours)
PSYC 4230 - Psychology of the Workplace (4 hours)
PSYC 4500 - Psychology of Prejudice (3 hours)
Political Science
POLS 3000 - Introduction to Political Theory (3 hours)
Recreation and Leisure Studies
RLST 2800 - Programming in Leisure Services (3 hours)
RLST 4870 - Organization and Administration in Leisure Services (3 hours)
RLST 5340 - Advanced Administrative Practice in Leisure Services (3 hours)
RLST/FORS 5400+L - Park and Ecotourism Management (3 hours)
Sociology
SOCI 2730 - Social Interaction (3 hours)
SOCI 3730 - Social Psychology (3 hours)
SOCI 3850 - Sociology of Occupations (3 hours)
Speech Communications
SPCM 1500 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (3 hours)
SPCM 2300 - Business and Professional Communication (3 hours)
SPCM 2510 - Introduction to Small Group Communication (3 hours)
SPCM 4310 - Communication Strategies in Government (3 hours)
SPCM 4320 - Communication Strategies in Political Campaigns (3 hours)
SPCM 4510 - Nonverbal Communication (3 hours)
SPCM 4520 - Persuasion (3 hours)
SPCM 4800 - Intercultural Communication (3 hours)
Counseling and Human Development
ECHD 3010 - Helping Strategies (1-3 hours)

Area B - Optional Discipline-Based Electives:
Certain majors may be interested in this area. Students are not required to take courses in this Area B. It is an option for students in certain college or programs. You may choose 3-6 hours from Area B course selection in addition to the required courses from Area A course selection.
*Maximum 6 hours can be taken from Area B. Students are not required to take courses in this category if all 12 hours are chosen from those listed under Area A.*

Certain courses within a student's major or other discipline-based academic service learning courses may be applied to the certificate when their content includes leadership and/or service process skills and experiences. The following courses have been identified thus far:

Animal and Dairy Sciences
ADSC 3180 - 3180L - Meats Judging (2 hours)
ADSC 3210 - 3210L - Livestock Evaluation and Selection (2 hours)
ADSC 3230 - 3230L - Light Horse Evaluation (2 hours)
ADSC 3260 - 3260L - Dairy Cattle Evaluation (2 hours)
Foods and Nutrition
FDNS 4540 - Public Health Dietetics (3 hours)
FDNS 5800 - Practicum in Dietetics (3 hours)
Food Science and Technology
FDST 4010 - 4010L - Processing Methods (4 hours)
FDST 4110 - 4110L - Food Packaging (2 hours)
FDST 4250 - 4250L - New Product Development (3 hours)
Forest Resources
FORS 4730 - Senior Project in Forest Resources (4 hours)*
Housing and Consumer Economics
HACE 3010 - Directed Study in Housing and Consumer Economics (1-6 hours)*

* Requires approval by instructor based on nature of individual project.

Note: We will be adding courses to this section as we become aware of relevant courses. Many faculty are also revising courses to include leadership or service components that may contribute to the Certificate.

Entrance Requirements