Unique Program Features

• Accommodates working professionals schedules
• Accommodates students working together in arms to solve real problems
• Promotes leadership through a common core of leadership and research courses
• Explores theories of leadership, reflecting on practice and solving problems together through the cohort model
• Promotes systems-thinking and inquiry-based problem-solving
• Uses the Internet to bring flexibility and breadth to learning opportunities
• Addresses real-world problems through the dissertation
• Provides individual support for academic writing and the dissertation throughout the program
• Enables candidates to complete coursework and dissertation within 36 months.

A sample course sequence in the program is:

Year 1	Fall		6 units, 2 courses
	Spring		8 units, 3 courses
	Summer		8 units, 3 courses
Year 2	Fall		8 units, 3 courses Comprehensive exams, advancement to candidacy
	Spring		9 units, 3 courses Dissertation Proposal Defense
	Summer		9 units, 2 courses and dissertation (3 units)
Year 3	Fall		6 units, internship (3 units) and dissertation (3 units)
	Spring		3 units dissertation
	Summer		3 units dissertation
			Program Completion

Program fees will be equivalent to those charged by the University of California (UC) system for doctoral study.