Certificate in Community and Organizational Leadership Studies
The certificate in Community and Organizational Leadership Studies (COLS) provides students with leadership skills necessary to affect positive change in community, nonprofit, or public sectors.
Admission to the certificate program in community and organizational leadership studies requires the following: Admission to the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (if not pursuing another degree program, see bulletin for admission requirements) OR current enrollment in any IU Indianapolis undergraduate degree program.
The certificate in COLS requires satisfactory completion of the following: Student must complete a total of 18 credit hours, with at least a 2.0 GPA in all required coursework toward the certificate. At least 9 credit hours must be taken on the IU Indianapolis campus. Transfer credit, including eligible leadership credit for prior learning (military transcripts, industry certifications) may be used to fulfill up to 6 of the 18 credit hours. During their final term of enrollment, students must also apply to have the minor conferred with their degree by completing the O'Neill Graduation Application.
Curriculum (6 courses/18 credit hours)
Complete the following courses (12 credit hours):
- SPEA-V 203 The Call of Public Service (3 cr.)
- SPEA-L 377 Foundations of Leadership (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 412 Leadership and Ethics (3 cr.)
- SPEA-L 477 Leadership Applications (3 cr.)
Select one or more of the following organizational understanding electives:
- SPEA–V 263 Public Management (3 cr.)
- SPEA–V 362 Nonprofit Management and Leadership (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 366 Managing Behavior in Organizations (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 367 Project Planning and Management (3 cr.)
- SPEA-V 373 Human Resource Management in Public Organizations (3 cr.)
- SPEA–L 384 Human Relations (3 cr.)
- SPEA–L 385 Leadership: Quality and Productivity (3 cr.)
- SPEA-L 482 Leading through Change (3 cr.)
- SPEA-L 484 Foundations of Human Resource Development (3 cr.)
- BUS–Z 302 Managing & Behavior in Organizations
- COMM–C 380 Organizational Communication
- SWK–S 423 Organizational Theory and Practice
- PSY–B 358 Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology
- PSY–B 366 Concepts and Applications in Organizational Psychology
Select one or more of the following community understanding electives:
- SPEA–V 264 Community Structures and Policy
- SPEA–V 365 Challenges in Social Policy
- SPEA–L 382 Political Action and Civic Engagement
- AMST–A 200 Comparative American Identities
- COMM–C 484 Intercultural Communication
- POLS–Y 280 Leadership, Civil Society and Public Policy
- SOC–R 100 Introduction to Sociology
- SOC–R 121 Social Problems
- PSY–B 370 Social Psychology
- SWK–S 102 Understanding Diversity in a Pluralistic Society
- A maximum of 6 hours of credit from another institution may be applied toward this certificate. Credit work for this certificate may be taken on any campus of Indiana University.
- The O'Neill double counting policy allows O'Neill students to double count courses between any combination of O'Neill majors, minors, and certificates.
- O'Neill students cannot earn a certificate in the same area as their major/concentration.
- Students must apply for graduation, during the last semester of certificate coursework, to be awarded the certificate.
- In order for the certificate to be awarded, the student must be in good academic standing. O'Neill Good Standing requires:a cumulative 2.0 GPA.
- Please see an O'Neill Academic Advisor with any questions. To make an appointment with an advisor, call O'Neill Student Services at 317-274-4656, complete the online request form or stop by BS 3025.
