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Because this is a 100% online program, we can only accept U.S. residents. For more information about the MS in Leadership Development, please fill out the form below.
The Master of Science in Leadership Development is a 5-semester applied, online master's program designed to:
Our students come from a variety of fields including healthcare, military, business, nonprofit, education, finance, sports and fitness, counseling and wellness, retail, information technology, and more. Whether you are a senior or emerging leader, developing one's leadership capacity and the ability to do so with others is invaluable.
Contact Information
Corey Seemiller, Ph.D., Program Director
corey.seemiller@wright.edu
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75 percent of our 2018-2019 leadership development graduates were employed in Ohio within a year of graduation. (ODJFS Data Match, 2019).
A career consultant is available to you for assistance in helping you connect your degree to your career.
View the Master of Science in Leadership Development program information, degree requirements, and graduation planning strategies in the Academic Catalog.
Leadership Development Program of Study (PDF)
Submit to the Graduate School:
Successfully complete an interview with program faculty.
Questions about the graduate school application? Contact:
The College of Graduate Programs and Honors Studies
Location: 160 University Hall
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.
Phone: 937-775-2976
Fax: 937-775-2453
Email: wsugrad@wright.edu
The Master of Science in Leadership Development (MSLD) will address the principles of individual-based leader development, focusing on processes that build the capacities of groups in organizations. The major goal of the program is to prepare candidates capable of applying knowledge, critical analysis, improvement strategies and research to common challenges encountered in business, community, educational, and non-profit organizations. The program uses the cohort model and admits year-round for only a fall term start.
Yes, the MSLD program is designed for working professionals; therefore, completing two courses each semester for five semesters will be expected. However, students may extend the program by taking 1 course per semester if needed.
A minimum cumulative undergraduate GPA of 2.7 and a GPA of 3.0 or higher on any previous graduate work, if applicable, is required for admission to the MSLD program.
Yes. For admission into the MSLD program, applicants must have three years or equivalent of full-time work experience, as evidenced in the supplemental résumé. Admission will be based on an interview, written goal essay, and supportive letters of recommendation by those who can speak to the applicant's ability to be successful in a graduate program.
Courses are only available online, with a combination of synchronous, hybrid, and asynchronous modalities.
We only admit students for a Fall Semester start.
March 1: Priority Application Deadline
March 2–June 1: Rolling Applications Accepted
June 1: Regular Application Deadline (unfilled slots after June 1 will be made available to Organizational Leadership Combined students on a waiting list)
July 2–August 1: Rolling Applications Accepted
August 1: Final Application Deadline (no applications accepted after this date)
*Anyone submitting an application prior to the March 1 deadline whose financial aid is contingent upon program acceptance may email the program director for an early review.
Because this program is entirely online, international students are not accepted into the program.
Students must complete an applied research project. Students interested in pursuing a thesis may do so instead of completing the research project if interested.
To finish the program, students must successfully complete 30 credit hours of coursework.
Yes, Once you are admitted into the program you will be assigned an advisor.
You have will have a Program of Study (POS) that outlines your course of study once admitted in the program.
You can finish the program in as little as 5 semesters.
If you are a Wright State undergraduate student enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership degree program, and in your final year of undergraduate studies, you can enroll in up to 9 hours of “overlap” courses that count toward both your bachelor’s and master’s degree. You must be exceptionally well-prepared to be admitted to the combined program.
These are the combined master’s degrees available for organizational leadership students:
When admitted to combined programs, you must complete all requirements for both programs. For the Master of Science in Leadership Development, you will complete LDR 7010, 7100, and 7050 during your senior undergraduate year. These courses will be taken in lieu of nine undergraduate elective credits.
You will have both a graduate and an undergraduate transcript. Any courses taken for both degrees will appear on both transcripts. This allows for the calculation of separate GPAs. All relevant rules about GPAs and continued eligibility, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, use these calculations.
At the end of your junior year, you should apply to the Wright State Graduate School. The admission requirements for the combined program are more rigorous than the master’s degree.
Admission requirements for the combined degree include:
Contact the Wright State Office of Financial Aid for questions. Here is tuition and financial aid information about the combined degree program.
You may withdraw from the combined program and continue as a traditional undergraduate student at any time. If you withdraw, you are not able to transfer completed graduate credits to a future graduate degree.
You will be dismissed from the combined program and continue as a traditional undergraduate student if:
If you have questions about the combined degree, contact Dr. Corey Seemiller at corey.seemiller@wright.edu.
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