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Hybrid Learning in Los Angeles

Meridian’s hybrid learning format integrates in-person classes at the Los Angeles Campus with online coursework. This format combines weekly face-to-face engagement with faculty and peers, paired with coursework completed online throughout the week. The hybrid format also offers coworking access at the Campus and access to campus resources.

In addition to the weekly class, students in a hybrid format course have opportunities to connect and collaborate on campus. This includes practice group, coworking hours, and optional seminars.

Key features include:

  • Face-to-face engagement with faculty, staff, and peers at the Los Angeles Campus.
  • Flexible class schedule that combines online and in-person learning.
  • Access to campus resources, including coworking spaces.
  • Opportunity to also attend Transformative Learning Labs at various locations.

Explore Our Programs

Meridian University offers master's and doctoral programs in Business, Psychology, and Education. The Los Angeles Campus serves as the primary location for in-person and hybrid courses, allowing students to engage face-to-face with faculty and peers while also benefiting from the flexibility of online coursework.

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Hybrid vs. Online: What’s the difference?

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Hybrid Format

Learning Style: In-Person and Online

Ideal For: Students seeking in-person connection

Community Engagement: Deepened through in-person gatherings

Immersive Experiences: Yes

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Online Format

Learning Style: 100% Online with asynchronous and live video

Ideal For: Students needing full geographic flexibility

Community Engagement: Built through virtual learning platform engagement

Immersive Experiences: Limited to online experiences

Customize Your Degree with Specialized Concentrations

Students may choose from a wide range of concentrations to tailor their educational experience:

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 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 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.
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Admissions Overview

  • Bachelor’s degree (any field)
  • Online application*
  • Personal statement
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Official transcripts
  • Interview via Zoom (after application review)

*A non-refundable application fee of $50 USD is required to process your application at the time of submission.

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Tuition and scholarships

  • Tuition per credit: $676
  • Financial aid: Available through U.S. federal student loans
  • Scholarships: Impact Scholarships are awarded based on the student's merit, considering their professional plans aligned with the spirit of the specific scholarship they are applying for.

Ready to experience hybrid learning at Meridian?

Attend an online info session or speak directly with an admissions advisor to learn more about our hybrid programs.

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