Program Formats

Lindenwood University strives to make quality higher education accessible to traditional and nontraditional students. Graduate academic programs are offered in three distinct formats: the semester calendar, the quarter calendar, employed by the School of Accelerated Degree Programs, and the 5-term calendar, employed by the School of Business and Entrepreneurship for all graduate business programs and by the Department of Human Services for the Master of Public Administration. Graduate degree courses in education, counseling, human performance, communications, art, nonprofit administration, and theatre are held on a semester basis, with some classes meeting in the evenings