The University Studies-Leadership (USAL LED) degree is an interdisciplinary program requiring the completion of 120 semester credit hours with a concentration and two university approved minors. The University Studies Degree format was created to provide the student the flexibility to combine areas of study that are of special interest. In the leadership studies concentration, students learn theories and models of the leadership process and they use analysis and evaluation to synthesize multiple leadership theories. This interdisciplinary program allows students to customize their higher education experience to their future career goals.  The student, with support from an USAL LED advisor, will choose minors to assist them in creating a degree plan that will allow students to gain the knowledge and skills required for their chosen career path.

Course List

Code	Title	Semester Credit Hours
ALED 202	Introduction to Leadership	3
ALED 301	Personal Leadership Education	3
ALED 340	Survey of Leadership Theory	3
ALED 424	Applied Ethics in Leadership	3
ALED 440	Leading Change	3
ALED 481	Seminar	3
POLS 206 & POLS 207	American National Government and State and Local Government	6
Agricultural leadership and development 1		6
Select from the following:
ALEC 300-499
ALEC 300-499
American history		6
Communication		6
Creative arts		3
Language, philosophy and culture		3
Life and physical sciences		9
Mathematics		6
Social and behavioral sciences		3
Minor 1 2		15-18
Minor 2 2		15-18
General electives		18-24
Total Semester Credit Hours		120

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Before registering as a junior, each student must develop a degree program in consultation with the departmental advisor.

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The total number of hours between Minor 1, Minor 2 and general electives must be 54 hours. Courses counting in other areas of the degree plan and toward a minor cannot count toward the 54 total hours. One of the two minors must be completed in a college outside of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Must meet with an advisor to determine correct hours.

Students are required to make a C or better for each of their courses in the major coursework. 

At least 36 credits must be 300- and 400-level courses.

The Graduation requirements include a requirement for three hours of international and cultural diversity courses and three hours of cultural discourse courses. A course satisfying a Core category, a college/department requirement, or a free elective can be used to satisfy this requirement. See academic advisor.