Certificate in Organizational Leadership

Organizational Leadership Certificate Overview

The Organizational Leadership Certificate program, taught in conjunction with Arizona State University, is designed for Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen who are interested in becoming better enlisted leaders. This program helps you accomplish this by developing your skills and knowledge to solve problems, communicate effectively, assess programs, manage resources, and use emerging technologies.
This provides you with a professionally-relevant certificate that helps set you apart as an enlisted leader in organizational leadership.

Organizational Leadership Certificate Partner Institution

The Certificate in Organizational Leadership program is completed through Arizona State University, who is the degree grantor for this program. Arizona State University was selected for this program because of their military friendliness, quality education program, expertise in the field, established pathway to a four-year degree program with little to no loss of credit, and established flag officer advisory council with retired flag officers from each of the armed services, including the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.

Serving nearly 11,000 active-duty members, veterans, Guard, Reserves and military dependents, Arizona State University is committed to educating military-affiliated students while advancing defense research for the betterment and security of our nation. ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves. ASU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Organizational Leadership Certificate Program Description

Organizational Leadership prepares students to become leaders in organizations by developing the skills and knowledge needed to solve problems, communicate effectively, assess programs, manage resources, and use emerging technologies.

Organizational Leadership Certificate Program Requirements

To be eligible for this program, you must meet the following criteria:

Active duty enlisted Sailor, Marine, Coast Guardsman, or Coast Guard Reservist
High school diploma or equivalent

Organizational Leadership Certificate Program Plan

Organizational Leadership Certificate
OGL200	Introduction to Organizational Leadership	3 Credits
OGL220	Behavioral Dynamics in Organizations	3 Credits
OGL260	Resource Allocation in Organizations	3 Credits
OGL300	Theory and Practice of Leadership	3 Credits
OGL345	Organizational Ethics	3 Credits
OGL355	Leading Organizational Innovation and Change	3 Credits
OGL 381	Organizational Leadership Capstone	3 Credits

Total: 21 Credits

Organizational Leadership Certificate Math Intensity

Low

Organizational Leadership Certificate Learning Environment

All of the courses for the Organizational Leadership Certificate are offered online and asynchronously, both via the USNCC for the Naval Studies Certificate courses and through Arizona State University for the rest of the program. This means that, as long as you have access to the internet, you are able to take these courses on your schedule, wherever you are in the world. Whether you are stationed on a ship in Norfolk, conducting field exercises in Okinawa, patrolling in a cutter the coasts of Alaska, or providing security or logistical support out of Bahrain, you are able to use your off-duty hours to further your education through the USNCC. Since these courses are offered asynchronously, this means you will not be required to log on to specific meetings at specific times throughout the week. You will be assigned due dates for your assignments; as long as you can post by those deadlines, you will meet attendance requirements.

Organizational Leadership Certificate Ideal Rating/MOS Candidates

While there is no requirement at this time to be a part of any rating or MOS community, this program was designed primarily with the following community in mind:

Navy
Any	The Organizational Leadership Certificate is a general program that is designed to help any maritime service member improve their leadership and critical thinking skill sets.
Marine Corps
Any	The Organizational Leadership Certificate is a general program that is designed to help any maritime service member improve their leadership and critical thinking skill sets.
Coast Guard
Any	The Organizational Leadership Certificate is a general program that is designed to help any maritime service member improve their leadership and critical thinking skill sets.

Organizational Leadership Certificate Educational Pathways

The Organizational Leadership Certificate is the professional concentration core for the Associate of Arts in Organizational Leadership program, which is offered in conjunction with Arizona State University. For more information on the Organizational Leadership associate degree and follow on Bachelor level degrees, click here.

Organizational Leadership Certificate Career Opportunities

In addition to improving your capabilities as an enlisted leader in the core career fields listed above, the Associate of Arts in Organizational Leadership program also sets you up for success in the following career fields after you finish your service in the military, whether it is after four years or 34 years:
Graduates possess skills and knowledge they need for leadership positions in a wide range of organizations, such as business, government, health care administration, nonprofit agencies and the service industry. Graduates may pursue a variety of careers, such as: account manager, community relations manager, director of training, diversity specialist, executive assistant, knowledge manager, organization development consultant, performance evaluation specialist, project manager, supervisor.