1. Advising for the Leadership Studies Minor
Gina Middleton
CSP Candidate
Karen D.Boyd, PhD
Leadership Studies Program Director

2. Leadership StudieS’ vISION and The QEP
To create a 21st century leadership meta-curriculum that increases leaders’ capacity to meet society’s needs
Mission
To foster a community of career ready self- authored personally and socially responsible leaders through experiential education

3. College Attendees are expected to develop leadership skills
NACE – Career Ready Skills
Campus Labs – Project CEO 2018

4. Leadership Studies at UTK Promotes...
Career-Ready, Self-Authored Personally and Socially Responsible Leadership Competencies
Critical Thinking and problem-solving
Oral and Written Communication
Teamwork and Collaboration
Strategic Planning
Personal Behavior
Life-long Development
Civic-Mindedness
Self-Awareness
Intercultural Maturity
…….Through Experiential Leadership Learning and Development

5. What is the Leadership Studies Minor (LSM)?
Coached integrative learning and competency development that compliments and enhances the student’s major thru experiential education.

6. The MetaCurriculum on Most Campuses

7. Leadership Studies Continuum of Experiential Leadership Meta-Curriculum

8. What is the Minor Specifically?
A 12-credit hour curriculum
Honors curriculum requires 13-credit hours
Highlights ethical, intercultural, civic, and communication dimensions of leadership
Heavy focus on self-awareness and self-authorship
Explores leadership concepts and theories, experience in collegiate leadership, and application to post-collegiate settings
Compliments student’s major(s) and other academic leadership programs (majors and minors)

9. Student benefits
Clearly articulated Leadership Statement, Vision, and Career-Ready Skill Set
Capstone Project
self-directed or
faculty-coached
Personalized leadership development plan (60+ hours)
1-1 Leadership Coaching supports student in creating all of the above

10. Who is eligible? Students from all undergraduate majors
Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors may register for ELPS 201, no permissions required (Not Seniors)
Honors Leadership Program (HLP) selection occurs during admission only
Must be registered for ELPS classes to stay in the LLC
Only HLP students can take ELPS 217
2nd Semester Juniors or Seniors can, but…….
This is a scaffolded developmental curriculum with pre/co-requisites
Requires at least 3 consecutive terms (i.e., can’t take all classes in one or two terms)
Complete 201 and 350 before spring Junior year or
Plan to delay graduation to complete the minor

12. coursework 3-Credit Hours – Elective Options
12-Credit Hours – Required Courses
ELPS 201 (3)
ELPS 350 (2)
ELPS 351 (Register for 2)
ELPS 451 (1)
ELPS 452 (1) or an approved faculty- led capstone project course
3-Credit Hours – Elective Options
ALEC 202
ALEC 303
ELPS 211
ELPS 310
Additional ELPS 350 (no more than 6 hours accepted)
ELPS 493
ELPS 495
ENT 410
HEAM 455
PSYC 435
PYED 246
We will consider a petition from the student for a course to be counted as an elective that meets our learning objectives – enhancing ethical, intercultural, communications, or leadership knowledge

13. Courses by semester

14. Graduation requirements (in addition to Coursework)
Complete a capstone project proposal
Enroll in the ELPS 492 OR an approved Faculty-led Capstone project course
Additional Requirements
60-plus hours of Leadership Development Experiences
Senior Capstone Project
Student Leadership Portfolio

15. Declaring the leadership studies minor
Students complete these requirements during ELPS 351 Credit Hour.
Apply to the minor after completing ELPS 201, 350, and 351
Application Packet:
Complete LSM Application
Grade of B or Better in ELPS 201 & 350
Provide a Link to Application Portfolio
Capstone Project Proposal
Personal VVM Statement of Problem
Literature Review Bullets
VVM Strategic Plan
Capstone Strategic Plan
Updated VolLink Service Hours  

16. Keys to successful LSM Advising
Students may take the ELPS 201, 350, and 351 courses without declaring the Leadership Studies minor.
Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors may register for ELPS 201, no permissions required (Not Seniors)
Students can contract for ELPS 207 credit. ELPS 217 is only available to HLP students (right now.)
Pre-and Co-Requisites
and ;
351 is a pre-req ,
/457
Traditional Path to completing the minor
Completed ELPS 201/207 and 350 prior to or during Spring Junior Year
Complete ELPS 351 during Spring the year before Graduation (offered only in Spring)
Capstone and 2 credit hours can be a faculty-led class required by their major (ex. Senior design)
GCM
3 courses can be taken without declaring the minor
Permission is not need for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors to take ELPS 201
Honors by contract is available for ELPS 207.
Pre/co-requisites
Traditional path for completing the minor
The capstone and 2 credit hours can be a faculty-led class required by major

17. Honors Leadership Program FYI’s
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Registration in ELPS 207, 217, 457 requires students to have declared the honors minor. Student can register for these if their banner profile is accurate.
Remember to reattach the LS minor indicator to a student profile if you make changes.
You can add LSM back to the profile if the student is an Honors Leadership Program (HLP) student.
Course Load Concerns
Significantly less annual credit hours after 1st year
Do not conflate LSM-H and HLP requirements
Students can graduate with the LSM-H even if they drop the HLP

18. Future Plans Proposed General Education Course Credit
201/207 – Writing Intensive Course
217 – Applied Oral Course
350 (Academic Sections) – Engaged Inquiry
351 (1)/451(1) /452 (1) Capstone – Engaged Inquiry

19. Questions? Karen D. Boyd, PhD
Leadership Studies Program Director
325 Bailey Education Complex
@utkelps