Nov 26, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Community and Leadership Development, B.S.


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Community and Leadership Development is an interdisciplinary social science major. It provides students with the knowledge and skills to integrate communications, sociology, journalism, and community development theories and apply them to real-world situations involving local communities and agricultural organizations.

The major focuses on such skills as written and oral communication; strategic problem solving; critical thinking; understanding of group, organizational, and community dynamics; and ethical decision making.

Graduation Requirements

To earn the Bachelor of Science in Community and Leadership Development, the student must earn a minimum of 120 credit hours with at least a 2.0 grade-point average. A minimum of 45 credit hours must be from upper division courses (300 level and above). Remedial courses may not be counted toward the total hours required for the degree.

UK Core Requirements


See the UK Core section of this Catalog for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity


Choose one of the following:

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities


Choose one of the following:

III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences


IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences


Choose one of the following:

V. Composition and Communication I


VI. Composition and Communication II


VII. Quantitative Foundations


IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA


UK Core hours: 30-36


Subtotal: Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 6


Major Core Requirements


Major Electives


Students must choose 12 hours of additional CLD courses in consultation with their advisor. Up to 3 credits as CLD 395 - SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN COMMUNITY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT  or CLD 399 - EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN COMMUNITY & LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT  may be counted as part of these 12 credits.

Subtotal: Major Electives: 12


Specialty Support


Depending on the student’s area of interest in consultation with their advisor, he/she will complete 30 hours in related areas at the 200 level or higher.

Subtotal: Specialty Support: 30


Electives


Electives should be selected by the student to lead to the minimum total of 120 hours required for graduation

Subtotal: Electives: 24


Total Minimum Hours for Program: 120


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