Coordinating Organizations Pathway

The Coordinating Organization Pathway focuses on the skill of systems analysis to promote group and institutional effectiveness.  Significant outcomes in society, for good or ill, are created by groups of people working in institutional structures, making this skill a prerequisite for making a difference in one’s profession and community. Coordinating Organization prepares students for leadership in settings where outcomes depend on coordination by teaching students how organizations function and how to manage institutional constraints. Through the courses in this Pathway, students learn the ability to see complex systems clearly and respond decisively whether leading in government, the private sector, or in nonprofits.

Majors restrict Pathway Certificates to encourage a breadth of skills-development beyond their program. A Coordinating Organizations Pathway Certificate may be earned within a major as a second certificate for students in the following majors:
Accounting (BS)
Business Administration (BS)
Criminal Justice (BS)
Criminology (BA)
Finance (BS)
Management (BS)
Marketing (BS)
Nursing (BS)
Political Science (BS)
Small Business Administration (APB)
Sports Management (BS)