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OLS Schedules & Textbooks

BS in Organizational Leadership Schedules

OLS Term Calendar: Three Sessions per Year

  • Fall 2026 | August 31—December 20, 2026 (*No Classes: 11/23/2026–11/29/2026)
  • Spring 2027 | January 11—April 25, 2027
  • Summer 2027 | May 3—August 15, 2027
  • Fall 2027 | August 30—December 12, 2027 (*No Classes: 11/22/2027–11/28/2027)

If you are an Organizational Leadership admitted student, contact your program advisor for permission numbers to take classes.

If you are not yet an admitted student, you can still take classes!
Contactorgleadership@csudh.eduor 310-243-3646.To register for a class, call310-243-3741 (Option 1)or log in to.

* All schedules subject to change | Updated 9/17/2026

Online Schedules

Fall 2026 Schedule • 8/31/2026—12/20/2026

Note: Thanksgiving Week Observed • No Classes 11/23/2026–11/29/2026
  • | Ethos of the Liberal Arts and the Role of Work
  • | Seminar in Occupational Leadership
  • | News and Information Literacy
  • | Writing and Speaking Skills for Management
  • | Human Resources Management
  • | Restorative Justice
  • | Administrative Leadership and Behavior
  • | Natural Disasters

Spring 2027 Schedule • 1/11/2027—4/25/2027

  • | Seminar in Occupational Leadership
  • | Speech Skills & Techniques
  • | International Politics
  • | Organizational Communication
  • | Organizational Behavior
  • | Intro to Public Relations

Summer 2027 Schedule • 5/3/2027—8/15/2027

  • | Anthropology of Work
  • | Strategic Communication
  • | Labor in American Society
  • | Managing the Nonprofit
  • | Law of Business Organizations

Fall 2027 Schedule • 8/30/2027—12/12/2027

  • | Ethos of the Liberal Arts and the Role of Work
  • | Seminar in Occupational Leadership
  • | Restorative Justice
  • | Leadership
  • | Business Communication
  • | Human Resource Management
  • | Advertising Media Analysis
  • | Public Personnel Administration

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Textbooks

Fall 2026

OLS 300.55 — Ethos of the Liberal Arts and the Role of Work

  • Pink, Daniel H. (2006). A Whole New Mind. New York: Riverhead Books.
    ISBN: 9781594481710
  • Weston, Anthony. (2008). A 21st Century Ethical Toolbox (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.

OLS 490.55 — Seminar in Occupational Leadership

  • Friedman, Thomas L. (2007). The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century (3rd ed., Release 3.0). ISBN: 9780312425074
  • Collins, Jim. (2001). Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don’t. ISBN: 9780066620992
  • Burnett, Bill & Evans, Dave. (2016). Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life. ISBN: 9781101875322
  • Rath, Tom. (2007). StrengthsFinder 2.0. ISBN: 9781595620156

COM 301. 55 — News and Information Literacy

  • Kovach, B. & Rosenstiel, T. (2021). The Elements of Journalism, (Fully Revised and Updated) 4th ed. New York: Three Rivers Press. ISBN-10: 0593239350; ISBN-13: 978-0593239353
  • McIntyre, L. (2018). Post-Truth. The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series. ISBN: 978-0-26-2535045
  • Seife, C. (2015). Virtual Unreality. New York: Penguin Publishing. ISBN: 978-0-14-312767-3

ENG 352.55 — Writing and Speaking Skills for Management

  • DO NOT PURCHASE: MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED DIGITALLY TO ALL ENROLLED STUDENTS THROUGH CANVAS AND WILL BE BILLED ON YOUR MYCSUDH PORTAL ACCOUNT. SEE FACULTY FOR MORE DETAILS. IF YOU OPT-OUT ON OR BEFORE THE DEADLINE YOU WILL LOSE ACCESS.

HRM 313.55 Human Resources Management

  • DO NOT PURCHASE: MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED DIGITALLY TO ALL ENROLLED STUDENTS THROUGH CANVAS AND WILL BE BILLED ON YOUR MYCSUDH PORTAL ACCOUNT. SEE FACULTY FOR MORE DETAILS. IF YOU OPT-OUT ON OR BEFORE THE DEADLINE YOU WILL LOSE ACCESS.

NCR 391.55 — Restorative Justice

  • Required Textbooks
    • • The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz – can be purchased on Amazon
      • The Little Book of Restorative Justice, Howard Zehr – can be purchased on Amazon
      • The Prison Letters of Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela (readings provided)
  • Required Articles
    • • “I Have a Dream” speech, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (available online)
      Additional readings as provided by the instructor
  • Optional Textbooks
    • • Circle in the Square: Building Community and Repairing Harm in School, Nancy Riestenberg (2012) — suggested, not required
      • Atonement, P & R Publishing — suggested, not required

PUB 301.55 — Administrative Leadership and Behavior

  • DO NOT PURCHASE: MATERIALS WILL BE PROVIDED DIGITALLY TO ALL ENROLLED STUDENTS THROUGH CANVAS AND WILL BE BILLED ON YOUR MYCSUDH PORTAL ACCOUNT. SEE FACULTY FOR MORE DETAILS. IF YOU OPT-OUT ON OR BEFORE THE DEADLINE YOU WILL LOSE ACCESS.

EAR 312.041 — Natural Disasters

  • See faculty for more details

Updated 8/7/2026

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