Leadership and Organizational Management

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VA Program Coordinator: Margo McIntire
PA Program Coordinator: Mary Jensen
Director of Aviation: John Sibole

Eastern Mennonite University recognizes that the traditional delivery format does not always accommodate the educational needs of adults. The accelerated Leadership and Organizational Management (LOM) degree completion program is designed to fit the lives of people who are busy with professional and/or family commitments. The accelerated program, tailored for a mature, interactive learning style, has the following features:

  • Classes are held one night each week for approximately 15 months focusing on leadership and organizational management. In Harrisonburg, VA, approximately one-third of the class sessions are held online using a combination of synchronous and asynchronous technologies. 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.

A more traditional 4-year LOM with Aviation concentration is available at the EMU Lancaster location. For admission and coursework requirements for the LOM with Aviation concentration, see the major. For students in this program, the LOM courses are not offered in the sequence described below.

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.

Students in the LOM degree program complete the following:

EMU Core Requirements

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 and Literature - 3
  • Senior Seminar (included in program) - 3

TOTAL - 32

Major in Leadership and Organizational Management

The major in Leadership and Organizational Management, an interdisciplinary curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Science (BS) 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.