• Dean: V. James Garofalo, Ph.D.
• Program Director: Julian Portilla
• Program History: Founded 30 years ago at Woodbury College and then migrated to Champlain College in 2008
• Structure: Flexible to accommodate students carrying full or part-time credit load
• Format: Hybrid, best-of-both-worlds format: Offers the flexibility and efficiency of online learning (24/7 access to instruction and assignment; highly collaborative through discussion, chat and email) with the intensity and depth of our face-to-face residency time.
• Annual Cycle: Five terms per year; courses start in August, October, January, March, and May
• Application Process: Rolling admission, applications accepted year-round; begin in any of the three start terms; August, January or May
• Course Duration: 8-week online terms
• Required Credit Hours: 42 credit hours
  
• Degree Completion Time Frames:
  • Minimum: 16 months (two courses in seven successive 8-week term for 42 credit-hour core program)
  • Maximum: 6 years
• Certificate in Mediation: Read more about our 18-credit certificate in mediation
• Residency Requirement: Three residencies, the first is two weeks long; the second and third are one week each
• Residency Location: Burlington, VT
• Graduate Commencement Ceremony: Annually in May, Champlain College, Burlington, VT
• Accreditation: Champlain College is accredited by the Vermont State Board of Education and by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).
• Admissions: For information or application call toll-free: (866) 282-7259 or apply online
• Online Information Sessions: Hear directly from the program director and an admissions representative as they explain what makes Champlain’s approach so effective
• Admission: For information or application call toll-free: (866) 282-7259 or visit our Mediation Graduate Admission page.

Mediation faculty Jared Ordway has been helping communities in Brazil develop peaceful alternatives for resolving conflict in some of the most violent neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro. His work in these favelas has recently been featured in a Brazilian news story. You can see a clip of Jared teaching locals about restorative justice practices in a recent workshop.