School of Public Policy and Administration - University of Delaware

Apr 02, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Leadership BS Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
ECON 101 - Introduction to Microeconomics or ECON 100 - Economic Issues and Policies	Cultural Impacts Requirement*
LEAD 100 - Leadership, Integrity and Change	ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing
LEAD 101 - Global Contexts for Leadership	LEAD 209 - Presentation Strategies
LEAD 110 - Perspectives on Leadership (1 cr.)	Multicultural Requirement
Mathematics Requirement*	SOCI 201 - Introduction to Sociology
First Year Seminar (1 cr.)
Credits: 14	Credits: 15
Second Year
ACCT 200 or ACCT 207 or FINC 200	ACCT 352 - Law and Social Issues in Business
COMM 212 - Public Speaking & Professional Presentation	PHIL 105 - Critical Thinking
Ethics, Issues and Contemporary Society Requirement*	STAT 200 - Basic Statistical Practice
LEAD 200 - The Leadership Challenge	UAPP 220 - Citizens, Civility, and Change
Breadth Requirement (1/4)	Breadth Requirement (2/4)
Credits: 15-16	Credits: 15
Third Year
LEAD 341 - Decision-Making and Leadership	BUAD 301 - Introduction to Marketing
LEAD 400 - Leadership for the Common Good	LEAD 300 - Leadership, Creativity, and Innovation
STAT 408 - Statistical Research Methods or SOCI 301 - Introduction to Sociological Research	LEAD 404 - Leadership in Organizations
UAPP 461 - Conflict Resolution Collab Prob Solving	Area of Interest Requirement (1/3)
Breadth Requirement (3/4)	Breadth Requirement (4/4)
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Fourth Year
LEAD 490 - Senior Capstone (DLE)	LEAD 411 - Topics in Leadership Dynamics
Area of Interest Requirement (2/3)	LEAD 495 - Senior Leadership Symposium
Free Elective (1/4)	Area of Interest Requirement (3/3)
Free Elective (2/4)	Additional DLE Requirement (3 cr.)
Free Elective (3/4)	Free Elective (4/4)
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Total Credits: 120

*See program plan for approved courses.

Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit. Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.