Leadership Development
Leadership Development Associate of Applied Science Degree
Program Code: 10-196-1
For more information: wctc.edu/leadership-development
This program is designed for new leaders and people aspiring to move into a leadership position. Leaders will gain additional skills to measure and improve quality, think critically, solve problems, organize and build work team relationships, and develop and maximize human resources.
The minimum required course grades and program grade point average (GPA) for students under this catalog are:
Core Courses = C
General Studies Courses = C
Program GPA = 2.0
Build your degree along a career pathway. Start with a couple of courses or an entry-level credential to enter the job market in your area of interest, then continue with higher credentials on your educational path for job advancement and higher wages.
Career Pathway
Related Certificates that can be earned along the way.
Program Outcomes
- Utilize quality strategies and tactics.
- Apply effective leadership skills.
- Apply Human Resource policies & procedures.
- Perform supervisory management functions to achieve organizational objectives.
Critical Life Skills
To help our students prepare for success in a workplace and society that is increasingly global, multi-cultural, and collaborative, all students are given opportunities to develop and demonstrate Critical Life Skills, both in and out of the classroom. The following Critical Life Skills are learning outcomes for WCTC students.
- Communication: Demonstrate appropriate communication.
- Critical Thinking/Problem Solving: Demonstrate critical thinking skills to analyze situations and solve problems.
- Relationships: Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills.
- Self-management: Demonstrate responsible and respectful behavior.
Listed below are the required courses for the program. To view the recommended sequence for taking courses click on the plan of study tab(s) above. Work with your Academic Advisor to design a program plan!
View your Program Matrix to find out when each course will be offered (term and time of day).
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| 106-162 | Introduction to Microsoft Word | 1 |
Approved Substitute: 106-110 | ||
| 106-163 | Intro to Microsoft Excel | 1 |
Approved Substitute: 106-110 | ||
| 106-166 | Business Presentation Software | 1 |
Approved Substitute: 106-110 | ||
| 196-123 | Leading Change | 3 |
| 196-124 | Applications in Leadership | 3 |
| 196-125 | Management of Customer Service | 3 |
| 196-130 | Safety Management | 3 |
| 196-135 | Project Management | 3 |
| 196-136 | Risk Management | 3 |
| 196-140 | Managing People | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 196-191 | ||
| 196-142 | Federal Labor Law | 3 |
| 196-165 | Employee Train and Develop | 3 |
| 196-180 | Organizational Development | 3 |
| 196-190 | Leadership Development | 3 |
| 196-193 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| 623-170 | Intro to Continuous Improvment | 3 |
| General Studies | ||
| 801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 801-223 | ||
| 801-196 | Oral/Interpersonal Comm | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 801-198 | ||
| 804-123 | Math w Business Apps | 3 |
| 809-195 | Economics | 3 |
| 809-196 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| 809-199 | Psychology of Human Relations | 3 |
Approved Substitute: 809-198 | ||
| Total Credits | 60 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Term 1 | Credits | |
| 196-140 | Managing People | 3 |
| 801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-130 | Safety Management | 3 |
| 623-170 | Intro to Continuous Improvment | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter Interim | ||
| 106-162 | Introduction to Microsoft Word | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-190 | Leadership Development | 3 |
| 804-123 | Math w Business Apps | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-123 | Leading Change | 3 |
| 196-165 | Employee Train and Develop | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Summer Interim | ||
| 106-166 | Business Presentation Software | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 196-135 | Project Management | 3 |
| 801-196 | Oral/Interpersonal Comm | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-125 | Management of Customer Service | 3 |
| 196-136 | Risk Management | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-193 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| 809-195 | Economics | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter Interim | ||
| 106-163 | Intro to Microsoft Excel | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-142 | Federal Labor Law | 3 |
| 809-196 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-124 | Applications in Leadership | 3 |
| 196-180 | Organizational Development | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Summer Term | ||
| 809-199 | Psychology of Human Relations | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summer Term | Credits | |
| 196-125 | Management of Customer Service | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-193 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Winter Interim | ||
| 106-162 | Introduction to Microsoft Word | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-140 | Managing People | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-165 | Employee Train and Develop | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Summer Term | ||
| 106-163 | Intro to Microsoft Excel | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 804-123 | Math w Business Apps | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 623-170 | Intro to Continuous Improvment | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Winter Interim | ||
| 106-166 | Business Presentation Software | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-190 | Leadership Development | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-124 | Applications in Leadership | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Summer Term | ||
| 196-135 | Project Management | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-136 | Risk Management | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 809-195 | Economics | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-142 | Federal Labor Law | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-123 | Leading Change | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Summer Term | ||
| 196-130 | Safety Management | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 809-199 | Psychology of Human Relations | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 809-196 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 801-196 | Oral/Interpersonal Comm | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-180 | Organizational Development | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spring Term 1 | Credits | |
| 623-170 | Intro to Continuous Improvment | 3 |
| 801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-123 | Leading Change | 3 |
| 196-165 | Employee Train and Develop | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 106-162 | Introduction to Microsoft Word This course will run 4 weeks. | 1 |
| 196-135 | Project Management | 3 |
| Credits | 4 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-125 | Management of Customer Service | 3 |
| 196-140 | Managing People | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-130 | Safety Management | 3 |
| 196-193 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter Interim | ||
| 106-163 | Intro to Microsoft Excel | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-142 | Federal Labor Law | 3 |
| 196-190 | Leadership Development | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-180 | Organizational Development | 3 |
| 196-124 | Applications in Leadership | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer Interim | ||
| 106-166 | Business Presentation Software | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 801-196 | Oral/Interpersonal Comm | 3 |
| 809-196 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| 809-195 | Economics | 3 |
| Credits | 9 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-136 | Risk Management | 3 |
| 804-123 | Math w Business Apps | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 809-199 | Psychology of Human Relations | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spring Term 1 | Credits | |
| 801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-193 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 106-162 | Introduction to Microsoft Word This course will run 4 weeks. | 1 |
| 106-163 | Intro to Microsoft Excel This course will run 4 weeks. | 1 |
| Credits | 2 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-140 | Managing People | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 623-170 | Intro to Continuous Improvment | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-136 | Risk Management | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-165 | Employee Train and Develop | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 809-196 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-125 | Management of Customer Service | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 809-195 | Economics | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-190 | Leadership Development | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-124 | Applications in Leadership | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 106-166 | Business Presentation Software This course will run 4 weeks. | 1 |
| 196-135 | Project Management | 3 |
| Credits | 4 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-123 | Leading Change | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-130 | Safety Management | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-142 | Federal Labor Law | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-180 | Organizational Development | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 804-123 | Math w Business Apps | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 801-196 | Oral/Interpersonal Comm | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 809-199 | Psychology of Human Relations | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Term 1 | Credits | |
| 196-193 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| 801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-123 | Leading Change | 3 |
| 196-190 | Leadership Development | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter Interim | ||
| 106-162 | Introduction to Microsoft Word | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-140 | Managing People | 3 |
| 623-170 | Intro to Continuous Improvment | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-124 | Applications in Leadership | 3 |
| 196-164 | Recruitment and Staffing | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Summer Interim | ||
| 196-128 | Wellness & Benefit Plans | 3 |
| 106-163 | Intro to Microsoft Excel | 1 |
| Credits | 4 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 809-172 | Intro to Diversity Studies | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-127 | Compensation and Benefits | 3 |
| 196-129 | Human Resource Technology | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-130 | Safety Management | 3 |
| 196-165 | Employee Train and Develop | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter Interim | ||
| 809-195 | Economics | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-125 | Management of Customer Service | 3 |
| 196-135 | Project Management | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-180 | Organizational Development | 3 |
| 801-196 | Oral/Interpersonal Comm | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Summer Interim | ||
| 106-166 | Business Presentation Software | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 804-123 | Math w Business Apps | 3 |
| 809-199 | Psychology of Human Relations | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-142 | Federal Labor Law | 3 |
| 196-136 | Risk Management | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-196 | Human Resources Capstone | 3 |
| 809-196 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 78 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spring Term 1 | Credits | |
| 196-190 | Leadership Development | 3 |
| 801-136 | English Composition 1 | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-164 | Recruitment and Staffing | 3 |
| 196-193 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer Interim | ||
| 106-162 | Introduction to Microsoft Word | 1 |
| 106-163 | Intro to Microsoft Excel | 1 |
| Credits | 2 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 196-125 | Management of Customer Service | 3 |
| 801-196 | Oral/Interpersonal Comm | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-123 | Leading Change | 3 |
| 196-127 | Compensation and Benefits | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-128 | Wellness & Benefit Plans | 3 |
| 623-170 | Intro to Continuous Improvment | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-140 | Managing People | 3 |
| 196-142 | Federal Labor Law | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-124 | Applications in Leadership | 3 |
| Credits | 3 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 809-172 | Intro to Diversity Studies | 3 |
| 804-123 | Math w Business Apps | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 1 | ||
| 196-129 | Human Resource Technology | 3 |
| 196-136 | Risk Management | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| 196-130 | Safety Management | 3 |
| 196-165 | Employee Train and Develop | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Winter Interim | ||
| 106-166 | Business Presentation Software | 1 |
| Credits | 1 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| 196-135 | Project Management | 3 |
| 809-199 | Psychology of Human Relations | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring Term 2 | ||
| 196-180 | Organizational Development | 3 |
| 196-196 | Human Resources Capstone | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer Term | ||
| 809-195 | Economics | 3 |
| 809-196 | Intro to Sociology | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 78 | |