NYLT Leadership Academy & West Virginia University

Our partnership with

West Virginia University

The NYLT Leadership Academy has long been a program for premier leaders in the Boy Scouts of America, and has focused on the fundamental skills of instruction and evaluation as a way to build strong leaders and teachers. Through our partnership with West Virginia University the NYLT Leadership Academy deepens its roots in delivering an academically rigorously leadership development program for youth across the United States.

NEW! The NYLT Leadership Academy & West Virginia University are excited to announce, Leadership Academy II—a 2 credit college level course that delves deeper into leadership and builds on the foundations of the 1 credit college level prerequisite course.   Scouts that have completed NYLT Leadership Academy with WVU one credit course are eligible to complete another week at the NYLT Leadership Academy and earn 2 additional college credits.

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Additional$25 per course

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Up to 3 total college credits

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Additional work outside weeks at Academy to earn credits

Here’s the

Sequence

First attend NYLT in your home council.

Then attend the NYLT Leadership Academy and optionally include 1 college credit

Finally attend Leadership Academy II for 2 additional college credits (separate course week)

You’re registered for

NYLT Leadership Academy

and ready to get college credit.

Are you interested in engaging with Leadership Academy while earning one college credit, transferrable to institutions across the country? Signing up for the Leadership Academy/West Virginia partnership course is a guaranteed way to make sure you maximize your leadership learning this summer. Students enrolled in the course will have to do up to 4 hours of pre-work and post-work, as well as write reflections and complete short written assignments throughout their time at the Leadership Academy. They will meet with their instructor online and receive feedback on their leadership learning. This program is open to rising Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors in high school.

In order to apply to receive college credit for taking the NYLT Leadership Academy through West Virginia University, you must meet the following requirements:

  • Be a high school or home-schooled Sophomore, Junior or Senior during the semester when the desired course is offered.
    • Home-schooled students must submit their academic transcripts.
  • Hold a 3.0 GPA or higher.
  • Obtain parent/guardian permission (their signature is required on the Enrollment Authorization Form.)

Steps to register for college credit

Step 1:  Go to: https://www.access.wvu.edu/apply

Step 2:  Follow the steps outlined on that page.  The course details are as follows:

Title: Youth Leadership Experience
Subject: ORGL
Course: 200
CRN #: 52066
Component: Lecture
Parts of Term: Summer 2024 – 2nd Six-Week Term
Instructor: Leitermann, Samuel Laird
Credits: 1
Campus: WVU Courses (Morgantown Campuses)
Section Attributes: Asynchronous, High School Access
Dates: 06/24/2024 – 08/02/2024

Step 3:  Make sure to “Claim Your Account” following the steps on the page above.

Step 4:   Buy the book.

Step 5:  Be on the lookout for an email from Sam Leitermann-Long with course details about a week before your course date.

The deadline for application for college credit (Step 1 & Step 2) is June 17, 2024.

Please Note: Senior students who are officially graduating from high school (whether in May or June) would not be eligible to obtain college credit for attending the NYLT Leadership Academy program during the Summer months before they become undergraduate freshman.

You’ll need the following information in order to fill out your application:

Leadership Academy I

1 credit

Prerequisite: NYLT at home Council

CRN: 52066

Course Title: Youth Leadership Experience

Course Number: ORGL 200

Component: Lecture

Parts of Term: Summer 2024 – 2nd Six-Week Term

Instructor: Leitermann, Samuel Laird

Campus: WVU Courses (Morgantown Campus)

Section Attributes: Asynchronous, High School Access

Dates: 06/24/2024 – 08/02/2024

Leadership Academy II

2 credits

Prerequisite: Leadership Academy I

CRN:  52767

Course Title: SPTP: Leadership Academy 2

Course Number: 293B

The course will be online.

Questions?

Email us at wvu@nylt-leadershipacademy.org

For 15 years the NYLT Leadership Academy has been the premier course developing youth as outstanding leadership instructors and leaders of their home council NYLT courses. Now we are expanding the role of the Leadership Academy by making the course available to all NYLT graduates who want to become high level leaders and teachers of leadership. Our partnership with West Virginia University adds academic rigor to the time-proven methodology of Scouting resulting in an unequaled leadership learning experience. Like other advanced placement high school courses, youth can earn college credit. This is a unique experience that should not be missed, sign up your youth today! – Gary Schroeder, Chair, NYLT Leadership Academy

4 Locations. 4 Weeks.

Save the Dates!

2025 Confirmed Dates & Locations will be posted soon.
Price: $650 per week
($50 discount if registered before May 15, 2025)

California
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Sacramento, CA

June 29 - July 5, 2025
NorCal Adventure Area
West Virginia
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West Virginia

June 22-28, 2025
Summit Bechtel Reserve
Washington, DC
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Washington, DC

July 6-12, 2025
Washington, DC
New Mexico
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Philmont Scout Ranch

July 13-19, 2025
Philmont Scout Ranch

Registration will open by November 15, 2024!

Get the

Textbook

The textbook for both college credit courses is the Student Leadership Challenge by James Kouzes and Barry Posner. In the book Kouzes and Posner apply their extensive research and expertise to demonstrate that anyone can be a leader, regardless of age or experience. They challenge high school and undergraduate college students to examine their own leadership actions and aspirations. In this book, you’ll learn from first-hand leadership stories from young leaders like yourself around the world, helping you to deeply explore and understand The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership®: model the way, inspire a shared vision, challenge the process, enable others to act and encourage the heart.

You’ve got questions…

We’ve got answers.

Do I need to take NYLT Leadership Academy and the 1-credit Leadership Academy 1 course before taking Leadership Academy II?

Yes, NYLT Leadership Academy and the 1-credit college level course Leadership Academy I are required prerequisites to participate in Leadership Academy II.

What’s the difference between the 1-credit and 2-credit college level courses?

The 1-credit college course focuses on teaching leadership and early chapters in “The Student Leadership Challenge” textbook.  During Leadership Academy II scouts will dive deeper into leadership exploration and apply what they’ve learned from the textbook into practice.

Do I need to pay extra for the college credit courses?

Yes.  Each of the 1-credit Leadership Academy I and 2-credit Leadership Academy II courses require an additional $25 fee and application through West Virginia University. For more information on how to apply, click here.

When can I take the 1-credit and 2-credit college courses?

The 1-credit college credit course can be completed at any of the NYLT Leadership Academy course locations.

For each of the college credit courses, Scouts will just need to pay an additional $25 fee and submit an application to West Virginia University’s High School Access program.

Can I take 1-credit and 2-credit courses at the same time?

Unfortunately, both of these courses are unique experiences and cannot happen concurrently. Leadership Academy I is a prerequisite to take Leadership Academy II.

Is the course in person or online?

All of our courses take place in person.

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About the NYLT Leadership Academy:

NYLT Leadership Academy is a world class youth-leadership training program offered by the Boy Scouts of America that provides Scouts with the opportunity to grow and develop their leadership and leadership teaching skills. The NYLT Leadership Academy is intended to serve as a life changing discovery about leading yourself and learning to be highly effective leading others.  Courses are offered each summer in multiple locations across the United States.  For more information visit:  NYLT-LeadershipAcademy.org.

About West Virginia University:  

WVU is a family of distinctive campuses united by a single mission. From the groundbreaking research of our flagship in Morgantown to the career-oriented programs of WVU Potomac State in Keyser to the technology-intensive programs at WVU Tech in Beckley — we are leveraging our talents and resources to create a better future for West Virginia and the World. Learn more about the WVU Organizational Leadership Degree program at business.wvu.edu/org-leadership

Our Mission

It is the mission of the NYLT Leadership Academy to provide each council with the opportunity to participate in an effective, world class youth leadership training program. The Leadership Academy’s goal is to develop a staff dedicated to infecting each participant with an enthusiastic force of learning that will instill in them a growth experience that will last a lifetime. This goal will be accomplished through the establishment of a special place where learning and mutual respect are fostered within the ideals of the Scout Oath and Law.

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