Leadership for Personal and Social Impact, Certificate of Proficiency

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Program Description

The Leadership for Personal and Social Impact certificate provides an academic setting where students gain theoretical and practical skills with principles of self-awareness and improvement that can immediately transform personal success and performance. As students learn and apply these principles and skills they will also be provided with and create their own engaging experiences to become more active contributors and stewards across a wide range of professional, volunteer, public, and private settings in their current and future local, regional, national, and international communities. Students from any academic major or minor are encouraged to enroll in and complete this certificate.

Program Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours		16
Discipline Core Requirements		16 Credits
SLSS 1200	The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People	3
SLSS 2500	Leader--Strengths-Based Leader/Coach	3
SLSS 3200	Leader--Teacher and Mentor	3
SLSS 4050G	Leader--Global Contributor	3
SLSS 4800	Leader Capstone--Lifelong Change Agent	4

Graduation Requirements

1. Complete 16 credits of course work.  
2. Earn a minimum 2.5 GPA in all certificate course work with no grades lower than a C-.  
3. Residency hours -- Minimum of 4 credits required through course attendance at UVU.

Graduation Plan

This graduation plan is a sample plan and is intended to be a guide. Your specific plan may differ based on your Math and English placement and/or transfer credits applied. You are encouraged to meet with an advisor and set up an individualized graduation plan in Wolverine Track.

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
Semester 1		Credit Hours
SLSS 1200	The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People	3
SLSS 2500	Leader--Strengths-Based Leader/Coach	3
	Credit Hours	6
Semester 2
SLSS 3200	Leader--Teacher and Mentor	3
SLSS 4050G	Leader--Global Contributor	3
SLSS 4800	Leader Capstone--Lifelong Change Agent	4
	Credit Hours	10
	Total Credit Hours	16

An online graduation plan offers students a flexible yet structured approach to their academic journey. While this sample serves as a general guideline, individual plans may differ based on Math and English placement scores. Meeting with an academic advisor is strongly recommended to customize plans and ensure all graduation requirements are met.

Courses marked with an asterisk (*) are Certified Online Courses, meeting UVU’s high standards for quality and accessibility.

Plan of Study Grid

First Year
Semester 1		Credit Hours
SLSS 1200	The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People *	3
SLSS 2500	Leader--Strengths-Based Leader/Coach *	3
	Credit Hours	6
Semester 2
SLSS 3200	Leader--Teacher and Mentor *	3
SLSS 4050G	Leader--Global Contributor *	3
SLSS 4800	Leader Capstone--Lifelong Change Agent *	4
	Credit Hours	10
	Total Credit Hours	16

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Identify personal strengths and ways to use them to coach self and others to increased performance.
2. Build interdependence by investing in mutually supportive relationships, while helping others to do the same.
3. Take personal responsibility by accepting their primary roles in determining the outcomes and experiences in their lives.
4. Develop an increasingly inclusive mindset that leads to increased quantity and quality of contributions in the community (i.e., local, regional, national and/or international).
5. Enhance their ability to accomplish tasks by successfully navigating varying hierarchical relationships within and across organizations.