SDSU Leadership Minor Curriculum
Recommended Course Sequence
- Two Years (transfer students)
- Three Year
- Four Year
The minor in Leadership consists of 15 units. You take two 3-credit courses from the Science of Leadership Category, three 1-unit courses in the Art of Leadership category, and select two 6-credit electives from the list of approved credits found below.
Two Courses on the Science of Leadership
(6 Credits)
- LEAD 205: Exploring Leadership (3 units)
- LEAD 405: Capstone: Enacting Leadership (3 units)
Three Courses on the Art of Leadership
(3 Credits)
- LEAD 307: Field Lab in Leadership – Community Service (1 unit)
- LEAD 250: Field Lab in Leadership – Campus Leadership Experience (1 unit)
- LEAD 404: Field Lab in Leadership – Internship (1 unit)
Completion of Two Courses from Approved Electives
(6 Credits needed from the following courses):
- BA 350: Management and Organizational Behavior (Pre-Req for MGT 475)
- COMM 307: Communication in Professional Settings
- COMM 371: Intercultural Communication
- COMM 485: Communicating Leadership
- COMM 492: Persuasion
- ISCOR 324: Politics of Global Resistance and Solidarity
- MGT 475: Leadership in Organizations (BA 350 Pre-Req needed)
- PHIL 0329: Social Ethics
- PHIL 0332: Environmental Ethics
- PHIL 0340: Morality of War and Peace
- P A 0330: Public Personnel Administration
- P A 0340: Administrative Behavior
- P A 0480: Leadership and Public Sector
For more information on the Leadership Minor email: [email protected].
Recommended Course Sequence
TWO YEARS (transfer students)
Courses:
LEAD 205: Exploring Leadership (3 units)
LEAD 307: Field Lab in Leadership: Service Learning (1 unit)
Pre-requisite: Students must have completed 15 units of undergraduate coursework at the university prior to enrollment in LEAD 207
Courses:
LEAD 250: Field Lab in Leadership: Campus Leadership Experience (1 unit)
Pre-requisites: (1) Students must have completed LEAD 205
(2) Concurrent enrollment in LEAD 250 and LEAD 205 requires the approval of the program
coordinator
Elective Leadership Course (3 units)
Courses:
LEAD 404: Field Lab in Leadership: Internship (1 unit)
Pre-requisite: Students must have completed LEAD 205 and LEAD 307
Elective Leadership Course (3 units)
Courses:
LEAD 405: Capstone: Enacting Leadership (1 unit)
Pre-requisite: Students must have completed LEAD 205, LEAD 307, and LEAD 250
THREE YEAR
Courses:
LEAD 205: Exploring Leadership (3 units)
Courses:
LEAD 307: Field Lab in Leadership: Service Learning (1 unit)
Pre-requisite: Students must have completed 15 units of undergraduate coursework at the university prior to enrollment in LEAD 307
Courses:
LEAD 250: Field Lab in Leadership: Campus Leadership Experience (1 unit)
Pre-requisites:
(1) Students must have completed ARP 205
(2) Concurrent enrollment in ARP 403 and ARP 205 requires the approval of the program coordinator
Elective Leadership Course (3 units)
Courses:
LEAD 404: Field Lab in Leadership: Internship (1 unit)
Pre-requisite: Students must have completed ARP 205 and ARP 207
Courses:
Elective Leadership Course (3 units)
Courses:
LEAD 405: Capstone: Enacting Leadership (1 unit)
Pre-requisite: Students must have completed ARP 205, ARP 207, and ARP 403
FOUR YEAR
Courses:
LEAD 205: Exploring Leadership (3 units)
Courses:
LEAD 307: Field Lab in Leadership: Service Learning (1 unit)
Pre-requisite: Students must have completed 15 units of undergraduate coursework at the university prior to enrollment in LEAD 307
Courses:
LEAD 250: Field Lab in Leadership: Campus Leadership Experience (1 unit)
Pre-requisites: (1)Students must have completed ARP 205
(2)Concurrent enrollment in LEAD 250 and ARP 205 requires the approval of the program
coordinator
Courses:
Elective Leadership Course (3 units)
Courses:
LEAD 404: Field Lab in Leadership: Internship (1 unit)
Pre-requisite: Students must have completed LEAD 205 and LEAD 307
Courses:
Elective Leadership Course (3 units) ***
Courses:
Elective Leadership Course (3 units) ***
Courses:
LEAD 405: Capstone: Enacting Leadership (1 unit)
Pre-requisite: Students must have completed LEAD 205, LEAD 307, and LEAD 250
For more information on the Leadership Minor email: [email protected].
I’m Interested! How do I declare the Leadership Minor?
Students interested in pursuing the Leadership Minor should enroll in the first required course entitled ARP 205: Exploring Leadership. Next, obtain and complete a Declaration of Minor form available at the Registrar’s Office Student Services West, Room 1641 and deliver it to the Leadership Minor Advisor, Dr. Lisa Gates. You may drop the form off ARPE Office Suite in Education and Business Administration (EBA) 246. From there, your form will be signed and submitted on your behalf to the Registrar’s Office for processing. Once your form has been processed, it will show up in Web Portal.
Questions?
Students can contact Dr. Lisa Gates, the Leadership Minor Advisor, at [email protected] with questions.
