B.A. Degree with a Major in Organizational Leadership

Seamless Transition to Your B.A.

Buena Vista University Graduate & Professional Studies is exclusively for students seeking to complete degrees begun elsewhere. We facilitate the smooth transfer of credits from Iowa Lakes Community College. This advising guide is effective for students entering BVU in the 2011-12 academic year. As course and degree requirements change, students are encouraged to consult with BVU personnel.

Iowa Lakes Community College has a full articulation agreement with Buena Vista University. Students who have completed an approved associate's degree at ILCC can seamlessly move on to complete a bachelor's degree through BVU locations at Emmetsburg, Estherville, Spencer or Spirit Lake.

Organizational Leadership Core:
ACCT 310 - Accounting for Managers**......................................ACC 131 Principles of Accounting I and ACC 132 Principles of Accounting II
COMM 350 - Organizational Communication Theory & Practice
COMM 355 - Conflict Management
COMM 370 - Leadership Communication
COMM 374 - Interviewing
MGMT 306 - Principles of Management...........................................................MGT 101 - Principles of Management
MGMT 315 - Business Law I..............................................................................BUS 183 - Business Law I
MGMT 380 - Social Responsibility of Business
MRKT 306 - Principles of Marketing..................................................................MKT 110 Principles of Marketing
**ACCT 310 contains both financial and managerial accounting topics. This requirement can be met by having completed both ACCT 205 and ACCT 206, or equivalents.

Select either an Emphasis in Human Services or Business

Emphasis in Human Services:
SCWK 350 - Social Welfare Programs & Policies
SOCI 301 - Human Services in Rural Communities
SOCI 380 - Methods of Social Research I

3 courses from:
PSYC 329 - Psychology of Gender
PSYC 364 - Industrial Psychology
SCWK 351 - Aging in American Society
SCWK 352 - Child Welfare
SCWK 353 - Social Intervention w/ Families
SOCI 302 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior
SOCI 361 - Racism & Sexism in American Life

Emphasis in Business:
MGMT 320 - Human Resource Management.........................................................MGT 170 Human Resource Management
MGMT 410 - Organization Theory
MRKT 340 - Business Marketing

3 courses from:
MGMT 375 - Entrepreneurship/Small Business
MGMT 420 - Advanced Human Resource Management
MGMT 465 - Production & Operations Management
MRKT 355 - Consumer Behavior
MRKT 415 - Sales Management
PSYC 364 - Industrial Psychology

Students must earn a minimum of 12 credit hours at the 300/400 level in their major from Buena Vista University. All transcripts will be evaluated on an individual basis. If questions should arise, please contact the following: 

Emmetsburg Site at 800.861.8981 or 3200 College Drive, PO Box 452, Emmetsburg, Iowa 50536
Estherville Site at 800.650.4346 or 300 S. 18th Street, PO Box 135, Estherville, Iowa  51334
Spencer Site at 800.798.8090 or 1900 N. Grand Avenue, PO Box 245, Spencer, Iowa  51301
Spirit Lake Site at 800.670.5582 or 2008 Hill Avenue, PO Box 24, Spirit Lake, Iowa  51360