Emerging Leader Course
Learning to lead yourself is the foundation to success, especially as you begin your college experience.
Application is open for spring 2025
Earn credit in the Emerging Leader Course
As an incoming first-year undergraduate management major, you can apply to join a small credit-bearing course focused on self-leadership.
As an emerging leader, you will:
- Participate in a structured course that helps you uncover the skills, habits and attitudes of self-leadership. With greater self-awareness during your first year, you will be able to apply your strengths and discover ways to grow through your challenges.
- Become a part of a small, meaningful community of peers within the School of Management. Creating a sense of belonging and community enhances your learning experience.
- Earn one-credit when you successfully complete the Emerging Leader course. Your participation in this course experience will help you add value to your future engagement in student organizations, internships and other experiences.
This course is typically offered each fall semester for a select number of first-year management students. Interested students are required to must submit an application. Submitting an application does not guarantee acceptance into the course.
If accepted into the course, you must commit your time and be an engaged participant in this learning experience.
- If you are selected, you will be force-registered in the Emerging Leader course, a one-credit course offered during the first seven weeks of the semester.
To apply, you must be a matriculated first-year undergraduate management major starting in fall 2024.
- First-year management majors who started at UB in fall 2024 are eligible. Transfer students in a management major who started at UB in fall 2024 will be considered, but acceptance may depend on space availability.
- Once selected you are expected to remain in one of the UB School of Management's majors for the fall and spring semester.
- Minimum UB GPA and Major GPA of 2.75 for spring applicants