Leadership Minor
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Program Description
Prepares students to become actively engaged, reflective and effective citizens with a deeper understanding of the complexities, dynamics and interdependencies of life. Students work to develop the specific professional skills many employers say college graduates lack. The Leadership Minor features integrates courses with community activities and co-curricular experiences in a guided pathway that will help you develop the skills necessary to become a true leader and engage with diverse communities. Global Development majors can minor in Leadership. No more than 6 credits can count towards the major and minor for all students.
Minor Requirements
Tier 1: Leadership Essentials (1 to 3 Credits)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select one of the following: | 1-3 | |
AGSCI 1125 | ||
ALS 2000 | ||
ALS 2200 | ||
| Intergroup Dialogue | ||
| Leadership and Career Skills in Food Science | ||
| Organizational Behavior and Leadership Skills | ||
| Managing Talent | ||
| Foundations in Leadership | ||
Tier 2: Required Foundations in Leadership Course
In this course you'll do an in-depth investigation into your personal mastery and the development of your reflective self along with a broad introduction to leadership theories, skills, and practices as they apply to interpersonal influence, conflict resolution, working in teams, leading systems change, and community engagement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| LEAD 3100 | Foundations in Leadership: Skills for Personal and Professional Effectiveness (Fall or Spring) | 3 |
Tier 3: Leadership Electives
Minimum of 6 credits. From the list that follows, complete at least six credits of leadership-related courses that interest you. These courses will help you to deepen your knowledge on specific topics such as organizational behavior, ethics, diversity and inclusion, negotiation, conflict resolution, decision making, sustainability, and communications, and to understand the broad contexts in which leaders operate.
If you use a Tier 3 course for your Tier 1 requirement, keep in mind you will still need to take an additional 6 credits of coursework from the list below to satisfy Tier 3.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Select six credits of the following: | ||
| The Business Case for Diversity and Inclusion | ||
| Management Communication | ||
| Interpersonal Influence and Impact | ||
AEM 3015 | ||
| Negotiation Strategies and Skills | ||
| Organizational Behavior | ||
| Leadership and Management in Sports | ||
| Leadership and Management in Global Environments and Organizations | ||
| Leading People and Effective Communication I | ||
| Leading People and Effective Communication II | ||
| Junior Officer Leadership Experiences I | ||
| Junior Officer Leadership Experiences II | ||
| Advanced Leadership Experiences | ||
ALS 4400 | ||
| Ethics and the Environment | ||
COMM 1180 | ||
| Organizational Communication: Theory and Practice | ||
| Communicating Leadership and Ethics | ||
| Professional Practices and Ethics | ||
| Youth Organizations and Leadership Development | ||
EDUC 3920 | ||
| Leading Dialogue Across Difference: Practicum in Intergroup Relations | ||
ENGRC 3020 | ||
| Creating and Communicating Your Digital Professionalism | ||
| Engineering Presentations and Expert Presence | ||
| Cross-cultural Communications and Ethics in the Workplace | ||
| Independent Study in Engineering Communications | ||
| Engineering Communications | ||
| Communications Consulting for Engineers | ||
| Engineering Student Project Team Leadership | ||
| Eng Leader Skill Clinic: Listening Skills | ||
| Eng Leader Skill Clinic: Positive Team Culture | ||
| Eng Leader Skill Clinic: Inclusive Teams | ||
| Eng Leader Skill Clinic: Difficult Conversations | ||
| Eng Leader Skill Clinic: Giving Feedback | ||
| Eng Leader Skill Clinic: Effective Followership | ||
| Eng Leader Skill Clinic: Receiving Feedback | ||
| Eng Leader Skill Clinic: Leading from Strength | ||
| Time Management for Leaders | ||
| Naturalist Outreach Practicum | ||
| Organizational Behavior and Leadership Skills | ||
| Hotel Leadership Development Program | ||
| Corporate Communication | ||
| Persuasive Business Communication for Hospitality Leaders | ||
| Persuasive and Ethical Communication | ||
| Negotiations in the Hospitality Industry | ||
| Managing Professional Relationships | ||
| Leading and Managing Teams | ||
ILRGL 3057 | ||
| Campus Mediation Practicum | ||
| Ethics at Work | ||
ILRGL 4825 | ||
ILRHR 6451 | ||
| Building Power from Nothing | ||
| Teams and Technology | ||
| Leadership and Ethics | ||
| Training Management and the Warfighting Functions | ||
| Applied Leadership in Small Unit Operations | ||
| The Army Officer | ||
| Company Grade Leadership | ||
| Leadership and Management | ||
| Leadership and Ethics | ||
| Family Enterprise Management and Governance | ||
| Philanthropic Leadership | ||
| Leadership Theory and Practice | ||
| Interpersonal Communications | ||
| Women and Leadership | ||
| Core Leadership Skills for a VUCA World | ||
| Leading Across Differences: Understanding Identity, Dialogue, and Influence | ||
| Managing and Leading in Organizations | ||
| Undergraduate Peer Mentoring and Leadership Development in SIPS | ||
| Moral Psychology in Action | ||
| Women in Leadership and Entrepreneurship in Developing Country Contexts | ||
Tier 4: Experiential Capstone (1 Credit)
In Tier 4, you'll apply the leadership and academic skills and knowledge you've acquired so far through a community engagement experience under the direction of a mentor. This should generally occur after you have completed the requirements for Tiers 1 through 3 but can be completed simultaneously with other Tier 3 requirements. Your experience will include establishing personal development goals, reflecting on challenges you face and feedback you receive, identifying ongoing personal development needs, and reflecting on attitudes and lessons you learned by engaging in the community. You will summarize and reflect on this experience through your ePortfolio (and enrollment in LEAD 4925 Leadership Minor ePortfolio following completion of your capstone).
Capstone Experience
A capstone experience is one in which you are in a position to lead a group of people to accomplish a certain goal over an extended period of time, such as a semester or over the summer. For the Leadership Minor, we ask that you participate in a capstone experience, either as part of a class or of your own design, after most of your leadership coursework is complete. Students completing the Certificate of Engaged Leadership Links to an external site program will complete a capstone experience with an ePortfolio as part of their respective programs.
Examples of appropriate roles in which you can serve in an extended leadership capacity include captain of a sports team, community volunteer, residential life leader, officer in a club, fraternity or sorority, etc. If you are not sure whether an experience you have participated in is sufficient for your capstone requirement, contact Dr. Lawrence Van De Valk, leadership minor advisor.
Tier 4 Requirements Include
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A personal statement of your learning outcomes, leadership philosophy, and principles of community engagement intended for the experience.
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Feedback from peers and others on your performance in the experience based on that statement.
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Your personal reflections on the lessons you've learned.
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Mentorship/coaching to approve, support, and monitor the experience.
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LEAD 4925 Leadership Minor ePortfolio or the equivalent, such as completing an ePortfolio in another course.
In your final semester at Cornell or when you are ready to complete the minor, you will enroll in LEAD 4925 Leadership Minor ePortfolio (1 credit, fall, spring). This requirement involves creating a digital portfolio–also called an ePortfolio–on the Digication platform.
University Graduation Requirements
Requirements for All Students
In order to receive a Cornell degree, a student must satisfy academic and non-academic requirements.
Academic Requirements
A student’s college determines degree requirements such as residency, number of credits, distribution of credits, and grade averages. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the specific major, degree, distribution, college, and graduation requirements for completing their chosen program of study. See the individual requirements listed by each college or school or contact the college registrar’s office for more information.
Non-academic Requirements
Conduct Matters. Students must satisfy any outstanding sanctions, penalties or remedies imposed or agreed to under the Student Code of Conduct (Code) or Policy 6.4. Where a formal complaint under the Code or Policy 6.4 is pending, the University will withhold awarding a degree otherwise earned until the adjudication process set forth in those procedures is complete, including the satisfaction of any sanctions, penalties or remedies imposed.
Financial Obligations. Outstanding financial obligations will not impact the awarding of a degree otherwise earned or a student’s ability to access their official transcript. However, the University may withhold issuing a diploma until any outstanding financial obligations owing to the University are satisfied.
Additional Requirements for Undergraduate Students
The University has two requirements for graduation that must be fulfilled by all undergraduate students: the swim requirement, and completion of two physical education courses. For additional information about fulfilling University Graduation Requirements, see the Physical Education website.
Physical Education
All incoming undergraduate students are required to take two credits (two courses) of Physical Education prior to graduation. It is recommended they complete the two courses during their first year at Cornell. Credit in Physical Education may be earned by participating in courses offered by the Department of Athletics and Physical Education and Cornell Outdoor Education, by being a registered participant on a varsity athletic team, or performing in the marching band.
Students with medical concerns should contact the Office of Student Disability Services.
Swim Requirement
The Faculty Advisory Committee on Athletics and Physical Education has established a basic swimming and water safety competency requirement for all undergraduate students. Normally, the requirement is taken during the Fall Orientation process at Helen Newman Hall or Teagle Hall pools. The requirement consists of the following: jump or step feet-first into the deep end of the pool, float or tread for one minute, turn around in a full circle, swim 25 yards using any stroke(s) of choice without touching the bottom or holding on to the sides (there is no time limit) and exit from the water. Students who do not complete the swim requirement during their first year, during a PE swim class or during orientation subsequent years, will have to pay a $100 fee. Any student who cannot meet this requirement must register for PE 1100 Beginning Swimming as their physical education course before electives can be chosen.
If a student does not pass the swim requirement in their first Beginning Swimming PE class, then the student must take a second Beginning Swimming PE class (PE 1100 or PE 1101). Successful completion of two Beginning Swimming classes (based on attendance requirements) with the instructor's recommendation will fulfill the University's swim requirement.
Students unable to meet the swim requirement because of medical reasons should contact the Office of Student Disability Services. When a waiver is granted by the Faculty Committee on Physical Education, an alternate requirement is imposed. The alternate requirement substitute is set by the Director of Physical Education.