Advisor: Margo McIntire, VA program coordinator; Mary Jensen, PA program director
Degree: Bachelor of Science
Semester Hours: 71 (32 EMU Core + 39 program courses)
Admission Requirements: To be considered for admission to the accelerated LOM degree completion program, a student must satisfy the following requirements:
- A minimum of 48 SH of transferable credit from accredited colleges or universities.
- A cumulative GPA of 2.0 or above.
- Current employment or involvement with an organization which enhances the learning outcomes of the program.
- Twenty-three years of age. This requirement is waived for Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology transfer students in Lancaster.
- A satisfactory writing sample.
- Classes are held one night each week for approximately 15 months focusing on leadership and organizational management. In Harrisonburg, VA, the program is available in three formats: as a hybrid program with approximately one-third of the class sessions are held online using a combination of synchronous and asynchronous technologies, fully online in a synchronous format, and face-to-face at Lord Fairfax Community College in Middletown, VA. In Lancaster, PA, all coursework is delivered in a face-to-face format.
- Course content is focused on practical application to the occupation of the student.
- The program capitalizes on the experiences and skills of the adult student and in some cases, offers credit for previous professional and life experiences.
- Students are admitted as part of a "cohort group" which participates in the entire series of courses together.
Leadership and Organizational Management Major
The major in leadership and organizational management, an interdisciplinary curriculum leading to a bachelor of science degree, provides expertise in leadership, human dynamics, and organizational management for business and public administration. This interdisciplinary program takes a systems approach to the problems, principles and practices of management and leadership incorporating conceptual and theoretical knowledge. The curriculum is organized into thirteen sequential courses. Students must achieve a grade of C- or better in each course. See the LOM program policy handbook for graduation requirements.
EMU Core Requirements (32 SH)
CHRISTIAN FAITH
- Anabaptist Biblical Perspectives (included in program) - 3
COMMUNICATION
- College Writing - 3
- Speech - 2
- Writing Intensive designates (included in program) - 2 courses
CROSS-CULTURAL LEARNING
- Cross-cultural designates (included in program) - 6
CRITICAL THINKING
- Statistics - 3
- Natural Sciences - 3
- Social and Behavioral Sciences - 3
- Creative Arts - 3
- History or Literature - 3
- Senior Seminar (included in program) - 3
Additional Courses (38 SH)
*Courses marked with a hashtag fulfill EMU Core requirements included in the 32 SH total above.
- #BIST 390 Biblical Perspectives - 3
- #CCSSC 440 Cross-Cultural Perspectives - 3
- LOM 320 Leadership Development - 3
- LOM 350 Organizational Behavior - 3
- LOM 360 Groups and Individuals in the Organization - 3
- LOM 380 Team Dynamics - 3
- #LOM 405 Organizational Research - 3
- LOM 410 Human Resource Management - 3
- LOM 415 Action Planning in Organizations - 1
- LOM 420 Leadership Theory - 3
- LOM 430 Leadership Practice - 3
- #LOM 440 Global Trends in Economic Justice - 3
- #LOM 460 Application of Research Project (ARP) - 2
- #SRSEM 460 Business Ethics - 3