Table of Contents Antioch University Los Angeles General Catalog 2013-2014 ............................................................................................................................................. 5 About Antioch University ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Mission Statement ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Statement on Antioch University's Policy of Freedom of Inquiry and of Academic Freedom ...................................................................................... 6 Governance ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Administration and Leadership ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Antioch University Los Angeles ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Administration ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8 Educational Objectives .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Departments and Offices .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 9 Accreditation and Licensure .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 12 General Admissions ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Special Admission Issues ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 International Student Admission ................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 General Application Process ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Admission Decisions ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Undergraduate Program Admissions ................................................................................................................................................................................. 18 Admission to the Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies Program .................................................................................................................................. 18 Graduate Program Admissions .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Admission to the Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology (MAP) and Psychology (MPIC) Programs ........................................................................... 21 Admission to the Master of Arts in Nonprofit Management (MANM) ......................................................................................................................... 21 Admission to the Master of Arts in Organizational Management (MAOM) Program .................................................................................................. 22 Admission to the Master of Arts in Education/Teacher Credentialing (MAE/TC) Program ........................................................................................ 22 Admission to the Master of Arts in Education, Leadership and Change (MAEx) Program ........................................................................................ 23 Admission to the Master of Arts in Urban Sustainability (USMA) and Urban Sustainability Certificate Programs ...................................................... 23 Admission to the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFA) Program ................................................................................................................ 24 Admission to the Teacher Credentialing (TC) Program ............................................................................................................................................. 24 Certificate/Non-Degree Program Admissions .................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Admission to the Certificate in Conflict and Non Conflict Related Trauma Studies ................................................................................................... 26 Admission to the Certificate in Applied Community Psychology Program ................................................................................................................. 26 Admission to the Post MFA Certificate in Teaching of Creative Writing Program ..................................................................................................... 27 Admission to the Certificate in LGBT Affirmative Psychology Program ..................................................................................................................... 27 Undergraduate Program .................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies (BA) .................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Graduate Programs ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 45 Education Department ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 45 Master of Arts in Education with Leadership and Change Emphasis (MAEx) ..................................................................................................... 48 Master of Arts in Education/Teacher Credentialing (MAE/TC) ............................................................................................................................ 49 Teaching Credentialing (TC) ................................................................................................................................................................................ 55 Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology (MAP) .............................................................................................................................................................. 59 Master of Arts in Psychology with Individualized Concentration (MPIC) .................................................................................................................... 72 Master of Arts in Nonprofit Management (MANM) ..................................................................................................................................................... 75 Master of Arts in Organizational Management (MAOM) ............................................................................................................................................ 75 Master of Arts in Urban Sustainability (USMA) .......................................................................................................................................................... 79 Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing (MFA) ........................................................................................................................................................... 83 Fast Track and Advanced Standing .................................................................................................................................................................................. 91 BA-Education Department Advanced Standing .......................................................................................................................................................... 91 BA-MAOM Advanced Standing ..................................................................................................................................................................................