Undergrad degrees

• The Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Leadership provides students with comprehensive, specialized instruction in the application of leadership concepts highly sought after by employers across a variety of career paths and settings.

• The Bachelor of Applied Science is designed to provide students who have earned an Associate of Applied Science degree a seamless transition to a bachelor's degree. This stackable education sequence enhances academic qualifications and increases potential career mobility.

• The Bachelor of Professional Studies is a degree completion track for students with 90+ earned hours in need of an accelerated path to graduation. The concentrated curriculum is designed to enhance workplaces skills such as planning, problem solving, communication, and teamwork.

graduate degree

• The Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership and Learning is an innovative, fully online, 30 credit hour graduate degree program with a focus on organizational development, leadership, and project management. Graduates are prepared for leadership roles in diverse settings.

Certificate Programs

12 Credit-Hour Undergraduate

• Nonprofit Leadership
• Project Management
• Training & Organizational Development
• Workplace Supervision

15 Credit-Hour Undergraduate

• Professional Leadership

12 Credit-Hour Graduate

• Organizational Development and Learning

Vision

To offer innovative, workforce-relevant credentials that prepare individuals to lead effective organizations in a dynamic world.

Mission

The Organizational Studies program believes education is the gateway to professional and personal goal fulfillment. We provide accessible, flexible, and high-quality learning opportunities in an engaging, supportive environment. We empower individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to face complex organizational challenges, develop leadership capacity in self and others, and drive meaningful change in organizations and communities. Through innovative, experiential learning experiences, we support lifelong learning and career advancement for individuals from diverse personal and professional backgrounds.

We're the department for you if you're seeking:

• Undergraduate Level Certificates & Degrees
• Graduate Level Certificates & Degrees 
• Accelerated degree pathways 
• Human interaction and connection
• Professors with real-world experience
• Highly flexible programming
• 100% online programs

Credit for Prior Learning (CPL)

Earn college credit for learning that has occured outside of the classroom through work and life experience.

Prior learning relates to various forms of learning that occur outside of the traditional college classroom. Recognizing that learning takes place on the job, in the military, and in numerous other situations, the evaluation of prior learning for college credit is meant to reduce both the cost of earning a degree and the time to graduation.

Graduate Credit for Advanced Military Training

Arkansas Tech University recognizes the valuable skills and knowledge acquired through military education. The Arkansas Tech Graduate College allows participating graduate programs to apply transfer credit for advanced military training documented on a Joint Services Transcript (JST) to a maximum of 50% of the coursework required for a graduate degree. Credit hour acceptance will vary across programs due to accreditation standards, curriculum alignment, program requirements, and relevancy of training to the academic program. Prospective students will work with individual graduate program directors to determine the amount of credit awarded toward a graduate degree. Interested students should contact the ATU Graduate College to initiative a review of their JST.

CONTACT US

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Phone: (479) 964-3212 | Email: os@atu.edu