Application Criteria

To apply for admission to the Organizational and Professional Development program, a student must:

1.   Have earned a minimum of 30 credit hours from an accredited institution;
2.   Have earned a cumulative GPA of at least 2.50 or higher;

Students that do not meet these admission requirements, but meet EIU’s general transfer admission requirements will have their application reviewed by the OPD coordinator. Following this review, students may be required to participate in a pre-entry interview or submit a new application for consideration at a later time.

General Education Requirements

• Humanities and Fine Arts. Credits: 9
• Language. Credits: 9
• Mathematics. Credits: 3
• Scientific Awareness. Credits: 7
• Senior Seminar. Credits: 3
• Social and Behavioral Sciences. Credits: 9

Major

Semester Hours Required for OPD Major: 12 semester hours

Areas of Concentration

Students may also select an area of concentration consisting of courses taken in addition to the General Requirements and Major Requirements. Each concentration is planned to supplement the student’s professional goals or personal interests and must be done in consultation with the student’s advisor. The two areas of concentration and the recommended electives for each are:

Training/Development Concentration

Nine semester hours from the list below.

• OPD 4800 - Strategies and Processes of Teaching and Training. Credits: 3
• OPD 4845 - Improvement in Organizations. Credits: 3
• OPD 4855 - Web-Based Training and Instruction. Credits: 3
• OPD 4860 - Facilitating Learning and Project Groups. Credits: 3
• OPD 4890 - Accelerated Learning and Training. Credits: 3
• MGT 3450 - Human Resource Management. Credits: 3
• MIS 3515 - Information Presentation. Credits: 3

Supervision/Leadership Concentration

Nine semester hours from the list below.

• AET 4943 - Manufacturing Management. Credits: 3
• BUS 3500 - Management Information Systems. Credits: 3
• OPD 4815 - Conflict in Organizations. Credits: 3
• OPD 4820 - Change Strategies in Organizations. Credits: 3
• OPD 4825 - Ethical Behavior in Organizations. Credits: 3
• OPD 4870 - Coaching and Mentoring for Critical Thinking in the Workplace. Credits: 3
• OPD 4880 - Productive Work Teams. Credits: 3
• MIS 3530 - Business Web Site Design. Credits: 3

Footnotes:

*Of the 120 semester hours required to complete the degree, at least 25 semester hours of courses from EIU must be included.

**OPD majors must maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 within the OPD Major. Calculation of the major GPA is based on all courses taken through Eastern Illinois University with the prefix OPD or approved as major courses for the BS in Organizational and Professional Development.