Leadership (M.S.)

The Master of Science in Leadership (MSLD) is designed to meet the needs of professionals in every industry who want to enhance their leadership skills while also gaining a deeper perspective of organizational management.

Degree Requirements

Minimum Credit Requirement: 30 credits
Minimum GPA: 3.0

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Graduate credit is only granted for courses completed with a grade of B-­ or higher.

Please review the Accelerated Masters qualifications, requirements, and academic policy.

Recommended MSLD Accelerated Option (4+1):

Undergraduate Senior year (12 credits)
Four 800-level courses:
LD 820 Cultivating Your Leadership Capabilities
LD 804 Leading Teams
LD 810 Change Management and Communication
MGMT 805 Organizational Behavior

Matriculation year term one (6 credits)
Two 800-level courses

Matriculation year term two (6 credits)
Two 800-level courses.

Matriculation year term semester (6 credits)
IDIS 805 Evidence-Based Decision-Making
LD 850 Leadership Integrative Capstone
 

The Leadership M.S. is approved to be taken on an accelerated basis in articulation with the following undergraduate programs:

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will have the opportunity to:

• Assess and enrich their capacity to lead in today’s environment;
• Identify the components of leadership practice and present ways to implement them;
• Evaluate organizational relationships and their ability to contribute to organizational effectiveness;
• Assess their ethical framework in the context of an effective leadership model;
• Augment their ability to lead people and teams to excellence in projects and organizational settings;
• Develop theoretically-grounded plans to manage change and actualize vision within organizations.

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Deadlines

Applications must be completed by the following deadlines in order to be reviewed for admission:

• Fall: Rolling Admissions. Final Deadline October 24
• Spring: Rolling Admissions. Final Deadline March 20
• Summer: Rolling Admissions. Final Deadline May 23
• Special: N/A

Application Fee: Application fee waived for CPS Online applicants.

Campus: Online

New England Regional: No

Accelerated Masters: Yes (for more details see the accelerated masters information page)

New Hampshire Residents

Students claiming in-state residency must also submit a Proof of Residence Form. This form is not required to complete your application, but you will need to submit it after you are offered admission, or you will not be able to register for classes.

Transcripts

If you attended UNH or Granite State College (GSC) after September 1, 1991, and have indicated so on your online application, we will retrieve your transcript internally; this includes UNH-Durham, UNH-Manchester, UNH Non-Degree work and GSC. 

If you did not attend UNH, or attended prior to September 1, 1991, then you must upload a copy (PDF) of your transcript in the application form. International transcripts must be translated into English.

If admitted, you must then request an official transcript be sent directly to our office from the Registrar's Office of each college/university attended. We accept transcripts both electronically and in hard copy:

• Electronic Transcripts: Please have your institution send the transcript directly to grad.school@unh.edu. Please note that we can only accept copies sent directly from the institution.
• Paper Transcripts: Please send hard copies of transcripts to: UNH Graduate School, Thompson Hall- 105 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824. You may request transcripts be sent to us directly from the institution or you may send them yourself as long as they remain sealed in the original university envelope.

Transcripts from all previous post-secondary institutions must be submitted and applicants must disclose any previous academic or disciplinary sanctions that resulted in their temporary or permanent separation from a previous post-secondary institution. If it is found that previous academic or disciplinary separations were not disclosed, applicants may face denial and admitted students may face dismissal from their academic program.

Letters of Recommendation: 2 Required

Recommendation letters submitted by relatives or friends, as well as letters older than one year, will not be accepted.

Resume

A current resume is required with your submitted application.

Personal Statement/Essay Questions

Prepare a brief but careful statement regarding:

1. Reasons you wish to do graduate work in this field, including your immediate and long-range objectives.
2. Your specific research or professional interest and experiences in this field.

International Applicants

Prospective international students are required to submit TOEFL, IELTS, or equivalent examination scores. English Language Exams may be waived if English is your first language. If you wish to request a waiver, then please visit our Test Scores webpage for more information.