Los Angeles Campus
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.
“I’ve gone to a couple of the transformative learning labs, and just to sit in a room with people who really listen and really care … it’s such a gift. It’s everything that I always felt education could be.”
Degree Programs
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.View all degree programs
Learning Formats
Hybrid vs. Online: What's the difference?
Hybrid Format
Learning Style: In-Person and OnlineIdeal For: Students seeking in-person connectionCommunity Engagement: Deepened through in-person gatheringsImmersive Experiences: Yes
Online Format
Learning Style: 100% Online with asynchronous and live videoIdeal For: Students needing full geographic flexibilityCommunity Engagement: Built through virtual learning platform engagementImmersive Experiences: Limited to online experiencesCustomize 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 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.
“It feels very personal. It feels like I got to choose … and personalize a graduate program for myself, exactly what I wanted to do.”
Admissions
Admissions Overview
- Bachelor's degree (any field)
- Online application*
- Personal statement
- Two letters of recommendation
- Official transcripts
- Interview via Zoom (after application review)
Financial Aid
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.
