Location:

Erie, United States

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Master

Specialty:

Education Leadership & Administration

Program Overview

Program Description:

We are all familiar with the changing landscape of today’s working world: fast-paced, change-filled, globalized and diverse. Leaders are now faced with the challenge of being more sensitive, flexible and adaptable to the demands and expectations of stakeholders. Because of these changes, many organizations have abandoned the traditional top- down hierarchical management structures to more “organic” and fluid forms. Leadership development through the Organizational Leadership (OL) program helps students adapt to this new paradigm better than most M.B.A. programs because of the nature of the courses offered. The OL program empowers its students with leadership skills that prepares them to create vision, direction and alignment within an organization in order to achieve shared objectives. Mercyhurst's 33-credit graduate program is designed to meet the needs and schedules of working professionals who currently hold leadership positions or are aspiring to achieve leadership roles in organizations. The program challenges students to synthesize contemporary scholarship with insights from our service-oriented, ethically based heritage. We aim to inspire and equip our students to become exemplary leaders in service to others. Concentrations: - Accounting - Entrepreneurship - Higher Education Administration - Human Resources - Nonprofit Management - Sports Leadership - Sustainability

Format:

Hybrid

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

Mercyhurst University is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The graduate program in Organizational Leadership is accredited by IACBE (The International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education.

Financial Aid:

Yes

Requirements:

-An undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 overall, with at least 3.0 in their major field. (Some programs have established higher requirements.) -An undergraduate degree in the area of intended graduate study or in an approved, related field. -Academic, scholarship and leadership potential as evidenced by three positive recommendations from supervisors or faculty. -A personal statement outlining in narrative form the candidate’s career path, career aspirations and professional interests. - Satisfactory scores from the Miller Analogies Test or the Graduate Record Exam as required by each program. -A completed application form, which can be found online. -A professional resume or curriculum vitae.

International Requirements:

Students must submit official, notarized scores from the T.O.E.F.L. (Test of English as a Foreign Language) exam as part of their admission application. Minimum score requirements are 550 for the paper-based exam, 213 for the computer-based exam, and 79-80 for the Internet-based exam. International students must also provide Mercyhurst with assurance that they possess adequate financial support for the period of graduate studies. This documentation must be provided through submission of an affidavit of financial support. An I-20 form will not be issued until the affidavit of financial support is received and accepted. All documents and credentials submitted must be translated into English. Mercyhurst recommends that international students contact World Evaluation Services (WES), the foremost organization that specializes in transcript and credential evaluation, to provide such translations.