The mission of the BS&L Department is to educate cadets in the leader-development, social, psychological, and management sciences in preparation for careers as commissioned leaders of character, inspiring in them the values of Duty, Honor, Country.
The Department's vision is to be the world's preeminent academic department focused on leader development.
BS&L offers four majors: Engineering Psychology, Management, Psychology (track options: Applied, Organizational), and Sociology.
BS&L's interdisciplinary minor that consists of humanities and social science courses.
The West Point Leadership Center develops and inspires preeminent leaders through three lines of effort: Character and Leadership Development, Diversity and Inclusive Leadership, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
BS&L offers a variety of international and domestic summer enrichment internship programs for cadets.
Eligible cadets may choose to join an international honor society in psychology (Psi Chi) or sociology (Alpha Kappa Delta), or the National Leadership Honor Society (Omicron Delta Kappa).
Colonel Everett Spain, is a Professor of Management and Head of the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership at West Point. He also serves as a senior advisor to the Army Talent Management Task Force’s Command Assessment Program.
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West Point, New York 10996-1905
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Phone: 845-938-3707
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