During the completion of one’s academic core, each student wishing to obtain this level of certification must participate in a minimum of 15 seminar hours of additional training. While the focus of these 15 hours is intended for specific skill and competency development, students may complete these hours in a variety of ways. These include:

• Attending numerous Presidential Luncheon sessions offered by the CAL
• Attending the MasterMind series offered by the CAL
• Attending the Executive Lecture Series offered by the School of Business
• Attending any number of workshops/seminars offered by the CAL
• Any external workshop or skill-based program that meets the student’s needs

Within each of the certification offerings the training hours are intended to serve the specific skill/competency needs of each student, based upon the feedback they received in their initial 360-degree assessment. With this in mind, each student should work closely with his or her personal coach/mentor to choose a path that is best suited to his or her leadership development needs.

In addition to these two phases of developmental activity, each participant at this certification level is required to pursue a total of 30 hours of leadership experience. Like the options above, these hours can be fulfilled by participating in any number of leadership capacities on or off campus. These might include:

• Student Government
• UV Clubs
• UV Leaders
• Service Learning
• Student Alumni Association
• Or many other leadership experience projects that are approved by the CAL

Note: There are any number of leadership opportunities on or off campus. It is expected that each student participates in either a direct or indirect leadership position when serving in these capacities.

During the completion of one’s academic core, each student wishing to obtain the Leadership certification With Distinction must participate in a minimum of 30 hours of additional training. While the focus of these 30 hours is intended for specific skill and competency development, students may complete these hours in a variety of ways as described above.

The training hours within each certification level are intended to serve the specific skill/competency needs of each student, based upon the feedback they received in their initial 360 assessment. With this in mind, each student should work closely with his or her personal coach to choose a path that meets his or her leadership development needs.

In addition to these two phases, each participant is required to pursue a total of 45 hours of leadership experience as described in the first level Leadership certification.

The final requirement of the Leadership certification With Distinction includes the interview and report of three prominent leaders in one’s chosen field. A five-page paper describing the lessons learned from these individuals follows this. This and all other completed projects will be part of one’s final portfolio review, completing the requirements for this level.

During the completion of one’s academic core, each student wishing to obtain the Leadership certification with High Distinction must participate in a minimum of 45 hours of additional training as described in the other certification levels. In addition to these two phases of developmental activity, each participant is required to pursue a total of 60 hours of leadership experience as described above.

The final requirement of the executive level certification includes the interview and report of five prominent leaders in one’s chosen field. A seven-page paper describing the lessons learned from these individuals follows this. This as well as all other projects completed will be part of one’s final portfolio review. This completes the requirement of the Leadership certification With High Distinction.