Meridian University
Three Decades of Transformative Graduate Education
Founded over 30 years ago, Meridian University enrolls students globally in its unique hybrid and 100% online graduate degree, certificate, and public programs. The University offers master's and doctoral programs in Psychology, Education and Business with diverse concentrations available within each of these programs. Meridian's integrated, innovative curriculum is designed to be experiential and transformative.Meridian graduates are engaged in varied professional contexts that include coaching, psychotherapy, organizational development, facilitation, social healing, social entrepreneurship, and transformative leadership.The University's facilities include the Los Angeles Campus, Bay Area Center, and additional centers outside of California.Meridian's graduate programs are available in two formats, hybrid and 100% online. This model supports students who are working professionals and balancing other life commitments to move forward towards their personal and professional future.
Business
Business Degree
- MBA in Creative Enterprise
Business Concentrations
- Generative Entrepreneurship
- Transformative Leadership
- Developmental Coaching
- Complexity Management
- Organizational Development
Education
Education Degrees
- MEd in Educational Leadership
- EdD in Organizational Leadership
Education Concentrations
- Collective Trauma and Social Healing
- Expressive and Movement Arts
- Transformative Leadership
- Developmental Coaching
- Health and Wellbeing Coaching
- Transformative Learning
- Organizational Development
- Partnership Systems
Psychology
Psychology Degrees
- MA in Psychology
- MA in Counseling Psychology
- PsyD in Clinical Psychology
- PhD in Psychology
Psychology Concentrations
- Transpersonal Psychology
- Clinical Psychology
- Depth Psychology
- Somatic Psychology
- Collective Trauma and Social Healing
- Expressive and Movement Arts
- Transformative Leadership
- Developmental Coaching
- Health and Wellbeing Coaching
- Transformative Learning
- Yoga and Psychology
- Integral Psychology
- Organizational Development
- Partnership Systems
“Meridian University is a gift to this moment in our history. The rare breadth of the intellectual journeys it offers, and its exquisite attention to the ripening of the whole person, set a stunning example for graduate studies.”
Career Outcomes
Professional Future
Meridian's masters and doctoral degrees are designed to prepare graduates for a professional future in the contexts noted below, with which the concentrations are specifically aligned.- Psychotherapy and Counseling
- Health and Wellbeing Coaching, Developmental Coaching, and Performance Coaching
- Process Facilitation and Team Development
- Organizational Development
- Human Resources
- Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation
- Executive Leadership, Human Resources, and Operations
- Educational and Organizational Leadership
- Teaching: higher education and non-formal learning
- Communities of Practice
- Social and Cultural Innovation
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Meridian's Master's and Doctoral degrees are designed to prepare graduates for a professional future in the contexts noted below, with which the concentrations are specifically aligned.
Concentrations
Business Psychology
The Business Psychology concentration at Meridian is designed for those who seek to redefine the landscape of organizational behavior and leadership through a lens of group facilitation and psychological depth.
Clinical Psychology
The Clinical Psychology concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with the practice of psychotherapy in contexts such as community clinics, private practice, employee assistance programs, and forensic contexts.
Collective Trauma and Social Healing
The Collective Trauma and Social Healing concentration is intended for Master’s and Doctoral students in the Psychology and Education programs who aspire to be social healing practitioners in the context of their professional goals.
Complexity Management
The Complexity Management concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with the practice of strategic and operational management at small, mid, and large scale, across sectors.
Depth Psychology
The Depth Psychology concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as psychotherapy, coaching, depth consultation in organizations, career counseling, teaching.
Developmental Coaching
The Developmental Coaching concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with practice in contexts such as executive coaching, developmental assessment, and management of deliberately developmental organizations.
Expressive and Movement Arts
The Expressive and Movement Arts concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as conventional healthcare settings, coaching practices, employee wellness programs.
Generative Entrepreneurship
The Generative Entrepreneurship concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with developing the capabilities required for launching new entrepreneurial initiatives.
Health and Wellbeing Coaching
The Health and Wellbeing Coaching concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as conventional healthcare settings, coaching practices, and employee wellness programs.
Integral Psychology
The Integral Psychology concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as psychotherapy, coaching, depth consultation in organizations, career counseling, and teaching.
Organizational Development
The Organizational Development concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with the practice of organizational leadership and development in various institutional domains, like: Business, Non-profits (NGOs); and government including sectors such as education, law, and the arts.
Somatic Psychology
The Somatic Psychology concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as somatic education, psychotherapy practice, Health and Wellbeing Coaching, employee wellness programs. The approach to learning somatic psychology at Meridian University is rooted in the transformative learning paradigm at the heart of Meridian’s programs, with a particular emphasis on embodied approaches to teaching and learning.
Transformative Innovation
The Transformative Innovation concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with the development of next practices that drive systemic change, social impact, and sustainable value creation.
Transformative Leadership
The Transformative Leadership concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with practice in contexts such as executive coaching, developmental assessment, and management of deliberately developmental organizations.
Transformative Learning
The Transformative Learning concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as education, organizational leadership, and adult education.
Transpersonal Psychology
The Transpersonal Psychology concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as psychotherapy, coaching, consultation to organizations, career counseling, teaching.
Yoga and Psychology
The Yoga and Psychology concentration is intended for master’s and doctoral students in the Graduate School of Psychology who wish to have more expertise on the relationship between Yoga and Psychology in the context of their professional goals. The concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as yoga therapy, yoga teaching, psychotherapy practice, somatic education, and somatic research.
- The Business Psychology concentration at Meridian is designed for those who seek to redefine the landscape of organizational behavior and leadership through a lens of group facilitation and psychological depth.
- The Clinical Psychology concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with the practice of psychotherapy in contexts such as community clinics, private practice, employee assistance programs, and forensic contexts.
- The Collective Trauma and Social Healing concentration is intended for Master’s and Doctoral students in the Psychology and Education programs who aspire to be social healing practitioners in the context of their professional goals.
- The Complexity Management concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with the practice of strategic and operational management at small, mid, and large scale, across sectors.
- The Depth Psychology concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as psychotherapy, coaching, depth consultation in organizations, career counseling, teaching.
- The Developmental Coaching concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with practice in contexts such as executive coaching, developmental assessment, and management of deliberately developmental organizations.
- The Expressive and Movement Arts concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as conventional healthcare settings, coaching practices, employee wellness programs.
- The Generative Entrepreneurship concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with developing the capabilities required for launching new entrepreneurial initiatives.
- The Health and Wellbeing Coaching concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as conventional healthcare settings, coaching practices, and employee wellness programs.
- The Integral Psychology concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as psychotherapy, coaching, depth consultation in organizations, career counseling, and teaching.
- The Organizational Development concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with the practice of organizational leadership and development in various institutional domains, like: Business, Non-profits (NGOs); and government including sectors such as education, law, and the arts.
- The Somatic Psychology concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as somatic education, psychotherapy practice, Health and Wellbeing Coaching, employee wellness programs. The approach to learning somatic psychology at Meridian University is rooted in the transformative learning paradigm at the heart of Meridian’s programs, with a particular emphasis on embodied approaches to teaching and learning.
- The Transformative Innovation concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with the development of next practices that drive systemic change, social impact, and sustainable value creation.
- The Transformative Leadership concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with practice in contexts such as executive coaching, developmental assessment, and management of deliberately developmental organizations.
- The Transformative Learning concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as education, organizational leadership, and adult education.
- The Transpersonal Psychology concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as psychotherapy, coaching, consultation to organizations, career counseling, teaching.
- The Yoga and Psychology concentration is intended for master’s and doctoral students in the Graduate School of Psychology who wish to have more expertise on the relationship between Yoga and Psychology in the context of their professional goals. The concentration emphasizes coursework aligned with professional practice in contexts such as yoga therapy, yoga teaching, psychotherapy practice, somatic education, and somatic research.
“The combination of theory, a learning cohort, and faculty who embody the teachings, created an environment in which I transformed my capacity to experience life and to practice my vocation.”
Curriculum
Academic Structure
Meridian's academic structure gives students the flexibility to navigate the University's curricular architecture in ways that match their passions, professional goals, and other life commitments.
The structure is designed to serve a diverse student body, who live around the globe, have varied cultural and clinical visions for their careers, and are at different stages in their professional journey.
Students enroll in a degree program, can elect a concentration, and register for one or multiple courses each quarter. In addition to core courses for the specific degree program and anchor courses that represent the Transformative Learning intent of Meridian's curriculum, students select elective courses that align with their Meridian concentration, background, and career path.
Flexible Delivery
Learning Formats
Online Format
The online learning format allows students to complete 100% of their degree requirements remotely from anywhere in the world. Grounded in a distinctive faculty-led model, Meridian's dynamic online learning platform provides maximum flexibility while maintaining high levels of engagement.
Hybrid Format
Meridian's hybrid learning format integrates online courses with in-person classes at the Los Angeles Campus. This format combines an innovative online learning approach with face-to-face engagement with faculty, staff, and peers while offering access to co-working spaces and campus resources.
Accreditation and Financial Aid
Meridian University is a degree-granting higher education institution accredited by WASC Senior College & University Commission (WSCUC). As an institutional accreditor, WSCUC is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. WSCUC is also the institutional accreditor of the University of California, Berkeley, UCLA, and Stanford University.
Meridian is approved by the U.S. Department of Education for participation in the Federal Student Aid programs as well as by the U.S. Department of Veteran’s Affairs for the training of veterans and other eligible persons.
The University is approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide form I-20 to eligible international students, enabling travel to and stay in the United States.
Meridian offers institutional financial aid to qualified international students.
In-Person and Hybrid Learning
The Los Angeles Campus is the primary location for in-person and hybrid courses at Meridian University. Students have the opportunity to engage face-to-face with faculty and peers while also benefiting from the flexibility of online coursework.
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