Students completing the certificate in Leadership Education, Theory, and Practice will build a strong foundation in leadership theory, with instruction focused on real-world leadership situations and on applying these theories across professional and civic organizations. 

This certificate requires 12 credit hours and may be completed as either a part of a degree program or by enrolling in a certificate-only (non-degree) status. Whether completed as part of a degree or as a stand-alone certificate, students must apply for graduation for the certificate to be officially awarded and recorded on the transcript. 

This program is approved for asynchronous delivery through distance-education technology.

For more information about this certificate, visit the Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications Graduate Certificates website.

This emphasis area consists of 12 semester hours. Inquiries should be addressed to the department’s graduate coordinator.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
ALEC 606	Foundations of Leadership Theory	3
or ALED 340	or Survey of Leadership Theory
Select three of the following:		9
ALEC 607	Youth Leadership Programs
ALEC 608	Leadership of Volunteers
ALEC 609	Learning Organizations
ALEC 616	Facilitation of Leadership Programs
ALEC 617	Leadership in Organizational Culture and Ethics
ALEC 618	Leadership of Teams
ALEC 623	Survey of Evaluation Strategies for Agriculture
or ALEC 625	or Program Evaluation and Organizational Accountability
ALEC 640	Methods of Technological Change
Total Semester Credit Hours		12