University of LaVerne Master of Science in Leadership Management
2021 – 2022
Advising Information
College of the Canyons and
University of La Verne
The University of La Verne’s Master of Science in Leadership and Management (MSLM)
curriculum is designed to educate effective future leaders for all types of organizations.
The program provides students with the experience needed to apply theory to real-world
applications, and graduates leave with both the ability to apply organizational leadership
theory and the problem-solving skills needed to manage an organization.
La Verne’s MSLM consists of 33 semester hours (36 for students without an undergraduate
degree in a management-related field), with 12 devoted to a concentration. Classes
prepare professional leaders and managers to successfully address the challenges and
complexity of 21st-century organizational life.
Admissions Requirements
- Application: Apply online at www.laverne.edu/apply. Application fee is $50. (If you attend an info session, the fee is waived.) Application deadlines: one week prior to the start of each term
- Financial Aid: Submit the FAFSA online www.fafsa.gov
- Bachelor’s degree from a regionally-accredited college or university
- A preferred GPA of 2.75 in the last 60 semester hours of undergraduate work. Some applicants with lower GPAs may be admitted with stipulations
- Two positive letters of recommendation.
- Personal statement, outlining goals for graduate study
- Current résumé
Contact Information
Deanna Williams
dwilliams4@laverne.edu
(661) 288-4434
Sam Ketenjian
University Center, Ste.203
sketenjian@laverne.edu
(661) 362-5876
Financial Aid
1(800) 649-0160 ULV School Code: 001216
Please send official transcripts to:
UNIVERSITY OF LAVERNE
ROC Admissions
1950 Third Street
La Verne, CA 91750
Term 2020 - 2021
Duration 1 1/2 to 2 years
Costs Graduate Tuition: $885 per unit Academic Service Fee: $30 per class Application Fee:
$50 (waived if you attend an Information Session)
Format Accelerated 8 week semesters; 5 semesters per year; classes meet one evening per week.
Option to take 1 or 2 courses/semester. 1 course = half-time, 2 courses = full-time
Units 33 units OR 36 units for students without bachelor’s degree in management-related
field
| Foundation Courses (0-3 units) Students who earned an undergraduate degree in a management field within the past seven years could be exempt from taking MGMT 500 | Units |
| MGMT 500 Management: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| Required Core Courses (5 courses/15 units) | Units |
| MGMT 520 Leadership: Theory and Practice | 3 |
| MGMT 521 Ethics and Decision-Making | 3 |
| MGMT 522 Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MGMT 523 Organizational Theory and Design* (also counts toward the concentration) | 3 |
| MGMT 569 Conflict Management and Organizational Change | 3 |
| Research and Culminating Activity (2 courses/6 units) | Units |
| MGMT 586 Organizational Research 1 | 3 |
| MGMT 596 Graduate Seminar | 3 |
| Electives or Concentration in Organizational Development (4 courses/12 units) | Units |
| MGMT 525 Management of Diversity | 3 |
| MGMT 559 Seminar in Organizational Development | 3 |
| MGMT 582 Managing Groups and Teams | 3 |
| MGMT 523 Organizational Theory and Design* (see above) | 3 |
| Additional Elective Outside of Concentration (1 course/3 units) | Units |
| BUS 584 Managerial Negotiations | 3 |
| BUS 588 Power and Politics | 3 |
| Other BUS/MGMT 400-500 Level Course-Approval required by an Academic Advisor |