Degree Planning - Leadership Minor
The minor in leadership studies is an excellent addition to the Baylor experience. We have had graduates from 62 different majors on campus coming from nearly every division (Arts and Sciences, Business School, Robbins, etc…). And it doesn’t usually mean extra semesters of work—82% of Leadership minor graduates still graduated within 4 years.
To help guide you through degree planning in conversation with your advisors, we have provided some of the typical pathways students have taken through the courses in the minor.
LEAD, LLC Students
Students who live in the LEAD, LLC have a head start on completing the leadership minor as a result of taking LDS 1301 in their first semester. See the rest of the potential degree plan below.
First Year
- Fall: Intro to Leadership (LDS 1301)
- Spring: Leadership and Vocation (LDS 2301)
Sophomore
- Fall: Elective (3 hours)
- Spring:
Junior
- Fall: Upper-level Elective in your major (3 hours)
- Spring: Upper-level Elective (3 hours)
Senior
- Fall:
- Spring: Advanced Leadership Capstone (LDS 4398)
Student Life Leaders
Student leaders who are required to take a leadership class to be a Community Leader (CL) or a Line Camp leader also have a head start on the leadership minor. See the rest of a potential degree plan below:
First Year
- Fall:
- Spring: LDS 3307 – Leadership and Student Thriving (3 hours) OR LDS 3V01 - Christian Leadership Res Community (2 hours). These count toward upper-level elective hours
Sophomore
- Fall: Intro to Leadership (LDS 1301)
- Spring: Leadership and Vocation (LDS 2301)
Junior
- Fall: Elective (3 hours)
- Spring: Upper-level Elective (3 hours)
Senior
- Fall: Upper-level elective in your major
- Spring: Advanced Leadership Capstone (LDS 4398)
Leadership
Many students add the leadership minor once they hear about it around campus! Here are three potential degree plans, depending on when you can begin coursework in the minor.
Starting Mid-First Year
First Year
- Fall:
- Spring: Intro to Leadership (LDS 1301)
Sophomore
- Fall: Elective (3 hours)
- Spring: Leadership and Vocation (LDS 2301)
Junior
- Fall: Upper-level Elective in your major (3 hours)
- Spring: Upper-level Elective (3 hours)
Senior
- Fall: Advanced Leadership Capstone (LDS 4398)
- Spring:
Starting Sophomore Year
Sophomore
- Fall: Intro to Leadership (LDS 1301)
- Spring: Leadership and Vocation (LDS 2301)
Junior
- Fall: Elective (3 hours)
- Spring: Upper-level Elective (3 hours)
Senior
- Fall: Upper-level Elective in your major (3 hours)
- Spring: Advanced Leadership Capstone (LDS 4398)
Starting Mid Sophomore Year
Sophomore
- Fall: Elective (3 hours)
- Spring: Intro to Leadership (LDS 1301)
Junior
- Fall: Upper-level Elective in your major (3 hours)
- Spring: Leadership and Vocation (LDS 2301)
Senior
- Fall: Upper-level Elective (3 hours)
- Spring: Advanced Leadership Capstone (LDS 4398)