Organizational Leadership

Subsequent Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Degree Requirements
72 semester hours

Subsequent degrees are for students who have completed a bachelor's degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university. Please contact your SSA before beginning any Subsequent Degree coursework.

Each degree candidate must show transfer credit for, or meet the requirements listed below and any necessary prerequisites. The following degree requirements are from the current Franklin University Academic Bulletin.

General Education Core (16 hours)

• COMM 320 - Business and Professional Communication (4)
• COMP 106 - Introduction to Spreadsheets (1)
• COMP 108 - Introduction to Databases (1)
• ECON 220 - Introduction to Macroeconomics (4)
• MATH 215* - Statistical Concepts (4)
• PF 321** - Learning Strategies (2)

*Students also must meet the University algebra competency requirement.
**PF 321 must be taken prior to the first BLF course, or it may be taken concurrently with the
  first 15-week BLF course.

Business Core (28 hours)

• ACCT 215 - Financial Accounting (4)
• ACCT 225 - Managerial Accounting (4)
• BSAD 220 - Business Law (4)
• BSAD 312 - Management Theory and Practices (4)
• ECON 210 - Introduction to Microeconomics (4)
• FINA 301 - Principles of Finance (4)
• MKTG 300 - Marketing (4)

Major Area (28 hours)

• BSAD 325 - Organizational Behavior (4)
• OLM 352 - Management and Leadership: A Continuum (4)
• OLM 435 - Perspectives on Leadership (4)
• OLM 470 - Leadership: Philosophies for Leading (4)
• OLM 495 - Leadership: Capstone (4)
• Major Area Electives (8)*
  *Select 8 hours from the Major Area Electives listed in the Bachelor of Science degree section for this major. 

The Subsequent Bachelor of Science degree is open to those who have a baccalaureate degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university. Each candidate for a subsequent degree must successfully complete in residence at Franklin University a minimum of 30 credit hours of 200 level courses or above, of which a minimum of 16 credit hours must be in major area courses at the 300 or 400 level. If the student is a previous Franklin bachelor of science degree graduate, the 30 credits must be earned after the first Franklin B.S. degree was awarded. If the required courses for a subsequent degree total less than 30 credit hours, the student may take Free Elective courses to achieve residency.

A minimum GPA of 2.25 is required in the major area, and each major area course must be completed with a grade of "C" or better to count toward degree requirements. Computer Literacy is a General Education prerequisite. Students with computer experience will have the option of completing a free placement exam to waive this prerequisite.

Business Principles (BSAD 110) is a Business Core prerequisite. Transfer students with the equivalent of four business courses are not required to take Business Principles.

The Organizational Leadership Program also offers an Associate of Science Degree, Bachelor of Science Degree, Minor and Joint Programs of Study: B.S., Organizational Leadership/MBA.