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The Academic Certificate in Leadership Studies
The Corps of Cadets may be best known for preparing students for commissions in the military, but more than 50 percent of cadets choose to pursue an Academic Certificate in Leadership Studies and do not join the military.
Cadets who want to pursue non-military careers -whether in the private sector or in public service -can declare themselves Academic Certificate in Leadership candidates after their second year in the Corps of Cadets.
A complete personal and professional development experience
Cadets in the Academic Certificate in Leadership Studies program stay with their units through their entire time in the Corps, share the personal growth and fellowship that only the Corps of Cadets can offer, and enroll in a curriculum of leadership study and practice available exclusively to members of the Corps of Cadets.
The Corps of Cadets guides students through four stages of leadership -from followership, to direct leadership of self and others, to indirect leadership of other leaders, to executive leadership of entire organizations. Combined with the immersion experience of the Corps of Cadets, the Academic Certificate in Leadership Studies program gives every cadet the most complete personal and professional development experience available.
Past recipients are employed by Fortune 500 companies, various non-profit organizations and in all military branches.
Follow the links below for more information about the Academic Certificate in Leadership Studies:
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