Concentrations at Meridian do not affect a student’s graduation requirements, standards of assessments, or any other formal aspect of their degree completion framework.Concentrations serve to shape a student’s topical and professional focus in the following ways:
- Establishes a subject area for student projects such as in-class assignments, capstone project, and doctoral projects.
- Focuses a student’s fieldwork/internship (if applicable to their degree program)
- Provides a framework in which the student can effectively select elective courses, without restricting or prescribing specific elective courses.
- Enables academic advisers to better support each student’s professional goals by sharing relevant resources and guidance.