Overview
In today’s increasingly competitive global market, a graduate degree in leadership can provide the push you need to rise to the next level of career growth. As businesses struggle to cope with a changing work force and new technologies, the need to develop leaders who possess the knowledge and skills that will ensure future success becomes more acute.
This nontraditional Master of Arts in Leadership and Organizational Studies (MLOS) Program, designed for those with experience and professional skills, provides the hands-on opportunities and comprehensive knowledge that distinguishes true leaders.
The Center for Adult and Professional Studies (CAPS) is now offering the MLOS Program in a specially designed online version. Read more about MLOS Online in the details sections.
Benefits and Distinctives
This program, designed for the adult learner, emphasizes convenience, practicality, and relevance.
- Students gain the competitive edge with a master’s degree rooted in business practices and organizational principles that are immediately applicable in all professional environments.
- Professors use students’ experiences as the foundation upon which theory and practice are tested.
- Major theoretical concepts are integrated throughout the courses.
- Students take classes in cohorts of 18-24 people who complete the coursework together.
CAPS Accreditation
A degree from Azusa Pacific University is respected and recognized internationally. The university holds accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), a nationally recognized accreditation agency. Additionally, several Adult and Professional Studies degree programs hold accreditation from agencies within their respective fields. Please visit the program websites for further details.
University Reputation
Azusa Pacific University held its place for the second year in the most prestigious category of the U.S.News & World Report’s America’s Best Colleges 2009, ranking in the third tier of the national category. Additionally, for the first time, APU ranked ninth among the best up-and-coming national universities. Previously, APU was ranked in the top 25 schools within the Western Universities-Master’s category, enjoying prominent placement and recognition for outstanding first-year and service-learning programs.
According to Diverse Issues in Higher Education magazine, APU ranked number 6 in the nation in awarding the most master’s degrees to Hispanics. In addition, The Princeton Review included APU as 1 of 120 colleges in the 2009 Best in the West category.
