Leadership Coaching Certificate

Leadership Coaching course requirements

• OD 642 - Introduction to Leadership Coaching (3)
• OD 643 - Personal Coaching: Self as Coach (3)
• OD 644 - Leadership Coaching Skills (3)
• OD 645 - Leadership Coaching as an OD Intervention (3)

Admission Requirements for Business Certificate Program

Please see the Admissions  page of this catalog. In addition to those requirements, applicants must also meet the following requirements:

• College level math course with a minimum grade of “C”;
• a Master’s Degree from an accredited institution in any discipline; or
• an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution in any discipline with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or greater for their last 60 hours of academic work.

Provisional admission may be granted to undergraduate students who have graduated from an accredited institution but do not meet the minimum GPA criteria. In order to gain full admission, they must receive a grade of “B” or better on all courses marked with ** in their respective certificate programs.

Outcomes

In addition to the general degree requirements stated earlier in this university catalog, Master of Science degree in Organizational Development students will be expected to meet the following educational outcomes:

1. Apply OD interventions at individual, group, and organizational levels to influence change in organizations. 
2. Demonstrate an understanding of how to use each phase of the Action Research Model. 
3. Utilize OD principles, theories, and concepts in organization design and transformation. 
4. Influence organizations to high performance by applying appropriate interventions. 
5. Incorporate OD principles and values when working with clients. 

Assessment

Summative outcomes for the Master of Science degree in Organizational Development (OD) are assessed in the Applied Research Project capstone course (OD 695 ) in which students apply the concepts, theories, and research from earlier classes in the program to a real-life project with an organization or business. Students present the results of their projects to the clients from that organization in both oral and written format. The clients for the project will assess the project based upon the above criteria. In addition, professionals in the management field and faculty in the program will assess the written portion of the final reports. The summative assessment occurs yearly.