• Related Degrees
• Degree Requirements

This program is designed to provide manufacturing managers and supervisors with the career-building leadership skills they need as they rise in industry and face the challenges of competing in global markets. Emphasis is placed on principles and tools of quality, computer information, management, development of interpersonal and team-performance communication skills, and world-class manufacturing techniques.

Related Degrees

Degree Plan and Description	Printable Degree Plan
AAS - Workforce Leadership	Degree Plan
CP - Workforce Leadership	Degree Plan
TC - Workforce Leadership	Degree Plan

Degree Requirements

(Printable Version with full details)

The prerequisites and corequisites of the degree requirements are subject to change.

FRESHMAN YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
4	WFL 1374 Human Relations & Interpersonal Skills	2
4	WFL 1174 Total Quality Essentials	2
4	WFL 2174 Introduction to Lean Enterprise Systems	2
3	WFL 2993 Workforce Leadership: Special Projects	2
FRESHMAN YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
2	TCHG 1182 Industrial Safety	2
3	WFL 2583 Advanced Team Building	2
3	MATH 1133 Technical Mathematics, MATH 1303 College Math, or MATH 1403 College Algebra
3	WFL 2853 Problem Solving & Decision Making	2
3	English composition requirement	1
1	WFL Elective	2 & 3
SOPHOMORE YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
3	English composition requirement	1
3	Social Sciences requirement	1
1	WFL IT Elective	2 & 3
1	WFL IT Elective	2 & 3
1	WFL IT Elective	2 & 3
6	WFL Electives	2 & 3
SOPHOMORE YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours	Courses	Notes	Grade
12	WFL Electives	2 & 3
3	WFL 2903 Workforce Leadership Capstone	2
Total Hours: 60

The prerequisites and corequisites of the degree requirements are subject to change.

NOTES
1: General Education Core Requirements, see Graduation Requirements section of the catalog. Select one English sequence and one social science course.
2: These courses are used to determine major courses in residency, see Graduation Requirements. Student must maintain a 2.00 cumulative GPA in these courses.
3: WFL Electives, 19 hours: Select from: WFL 2303, 2313, 2403, 2413, 2603, 2611, 2621, 2631, 2641, 2651, 2661, 2671, or 2901. WFL IT elective: select three hours from: WFL 1601, 1611, 1621, or 1631, OR ITA 1003, 1051, 1101, 1201, 1251.

Transfer Course Information

The Arkansas Course Transfer System (ACTS) contains information about the transferability of courses within Arkansas public colleges and universities. Students are guaranteed the transfer of applicable credits and the equitable treatment of the application of credits for the admissions and degree requirements. Courses transferability is not guaranteed for courses listed in ACTS as "No Comparable Courses." Courses with a D grade will not transfer unless an appeal for exception is submitted in writing to the provost prior to the first day of class. ACTS-Arkansas Course Transfer System http://acts.adhe.edu -select Course Transfer. Students may also view the UA Fort Smith Transfer Credit Guide at www.uafortsmith.edu/Transfer/TransferCreditGuide.