Program Overview

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.

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