Degree Programs OverviewMeridian University offers a program unique in its ability to bring cognitive and experiential learning together. The depth and breadth of the studies, the consummate teaching, the rich community of learners make this a school that prepares the student to be a true social artist as well as a profoundly realized human being.
– Jean Houston, Author of Search for the Beloved
Academic Programs Overview
Meridian University offers Bachelor's Completion and Graduate Degree programs that educate students to engage the professions of Psychology, Business, Education, and the Arts in creative and transformative ways. These degree programs provide a cumulative, emergent, and integrated curriculum, empowering the student’s transformation both personally and professionally.
Bachelor’s Completion Program
• B.A. in Liberal Studies
Business Program
• MBA in Creative Enterprise
Arts Program
• MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts
Education Program
• M.Ed. in Educational Leadership
• Ed.D. in Organizational Leadership
Psychology Program
• M.A. in Psychology
• M.A. in Counseling Psychology
• Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology
• Ph.D. in Psychology
Concentration options within the Ph.D. in Psychology
- Art Therapy
- Creative Arts Therapy
- Somatic Psychology
- Cultural Leadership
- Business Psychology
- Health Psychology
Learning Formats
Meridian offers its Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral programs in three formats:
1) Weekend Learning Format
2) Online Learning Format
3) Evening Learning Format
The Weekend, Online, and Evening learning formats support the transformative learning intent of the curriculum while providing adult learners, who have significant commitments to family and/or employment, with the opportunity to complete their graduate coursework within a reasonable time frame.
Students who choose the Weekend learning format meet in residence for one weekend per month (Friday through Sunday) during the Fall and Spring quarters (six weekends per year). Additionally, students meet for one-week sessions during the Winter and Summer quarters, respectively.
The Online learning format combines online learning with two week-long residential sessions each calendar year. This combination of learning online and learning in residence offers the student the opportunity to complete Meridian's degree programs by traveling to the San Francisco Bay Area twice per academic year, one week in the Winter and one week in the Summer.
In the Evening learning format at Meridian University, courses meet during two evenings each week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This format supports adult learners who may have significant work and/or family commitments during the daytime hours.