Certificate of Graduate Studies in Leadership

Location: Online

Total Credit Hours: 15

Next Session Start: January 12, 2026

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Featured Courses | Admission Requirements | Tuition

The Certificate of Graduate Studies in Leadership, offered online with no on-campus residency requirement, is a graduate-level certificate designed to enhance your leadership qualities through the application of values-based principles within your organization.

Improve your project management and people skills as you explore organizational communication, conflict resolution, negotiation techniques, the art of coaching and mentoring, and how to motivate teams.
Enjoy an online model designed to build relationships that extend beyond the classroom, providing opportunities for camaraderie, professional networking and academic research.

Please complete the Request Information form on this page to learn more about this program.

Career Opportunities

This certificate may help advance your career in corporate, nonprofit and faith-based organizations by equipping you as an expert in your field.

Featured Courses

Table listing featured courses with course code, name, and credit hours.
Code	Name	Credits
LMOL 601	Foundations of Leadership: History, Theory, Application & Development	3	An understanding of leadership from the wisdom literature from the evolution of leadership/management thought from 1900 to the present. Leadership as a contingent/context-specific application and organizational problems that have leader- follower interaction as a cause.
LMOL 602	Organizational Development: Consulting, Design, Intervention & Evaluation	3	Provides an understanding of organizational structure and organizational life-cycle development. Students learn the role of the leader as an organizational architect. The course examines the role of the Organizational Development (OD) specialist and how leaders intervene in their own organizations, as well as how consultants intervene in other organizations.
LMOL 604	Motivation, Teams, Coaching & Mentoring	3	Explores the psychological contract between leader and follower that takes any of many forms between two people or between the leader and small groups. Students study group formation and group development, as well as the intricacies of coaching, mentoring, and discipling. Students study organizational behavior and explore how OB concepts affect leadership effectiveness.
LMOL 605	Organizational Communication, Conflict Resolution & Negotiation	3	Examines organizational communication, including dyadic, small group, formal and informal communication, as well as the relationship of communication to organizational satisfaction and effectiveness. In addition, students study how communication defers in leader-member exchange and mass-communication of charismatic leader/large group interaction.
LMOL 609	Culminating Experience	3	Synthesizes the knowledge and skills learned throughout this program. This experience may be, but is not limited to, a guided project, (i.e., designing a new organization, analyzing an existing major organizational problem and recommending solutions or developing and testing a seminar), a master’s thesis or a publishable manuscript. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. LMOL 609 is intended to serve as a practical capstone project that provides students the ability to work with the materials they have been assigned in the program and to use the skills they have acquired. Students will need choose a mentor to work with on this project, contact them for their approval, and then, with the help of advising, sign up for their chosen instructor's section of the course.

Students should refer to their catalog or audited degree plan (ADP) for required courses to complete their degree.

Admissions Requirements

2025-26 Semester Check-In Deadlines

All students are expected to check-in for the semester two weeks before the session start date. Students should apply, be accepted, enroll in their first courses, and confirm a plan to pay for their courses prior to this date.

Session	Semester Check-In	Session Start Date
Session A	Friday, August 15	Monday, August 25
Session M	Friday, September 12	Monday, September 22
Session B	Friday, October 17	Monday, October 27
Session C	Wednesday, January 7	Monday, January 12
Session T	Friday, January 30	Monday, February 9
Session D	Friday, March 6	Monday, March 16
Session E	Friday, May 1	Monday, May 11
Session F	Friday, June 12	Monday, June 22

When applying to a Certificate of Graduate Studies program in the School of Business & Leadership, the admissions committee will review your application materials for an admissions decision. Criteria reviewed by the admissions committee include:

Academic achievement
Vision clarity and alignment with program outcomes
Writing quality
Leadership experience

Prerequisites

Certificate of Graduate Studies applicants must:

Hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution or an equivalent degree from a foreign institution, as evaluated by a credential evaluating agency.
Submit all application materials such that they are received by the deadline for the semester to which they are applying. Once the application requirements have been fulfilled, an admissions interview may be requested. Interviews are by invitation only.

Application Requirements

Step 1: Apply to Regent University

Submit your application using the Regent University Online Application.

Note: If you are unable to complete our application due to a disability, please contact our Admissions Office at 757.352.4990 or admissions@regent.edu and an admissions representative will provide reasonable accommodations to assist you in completing the application.

Step 2: Submit Your Unofficial Transcripts

Submit your unofficial transcripts to regent.edu/items.

Upon submitting your application, you will receive an email requesting authorization for Regent University to obtain your official transcripts from your U.S. degree-granting institution. International transcripts must be evaluated by a NACES or NAFSA approved agency.

Step 3: Submit Your Government-Issued ID

To ensure academic integrity, Regent University requires a copy of a government-issued ID. Please submit a scanned copy or photograph of it to regent.edu/items.

Please feel free to contact the Office of Admissions at 757.352.4990 or admissions@regent.edu should you have any further questions about the application process.

Note: All items submitted as part of the application process become the property of Regent University and cannot be returned.

Tuition & Fees

2025-26 Tuition Rates

Certificate	Tuition Cost Per Credit Hour	Total Credits	Tuition Cost for Certificate
Certificate of Graduate Studies in Leadership	$695	15	$10,425
Certificate of Graduate Studies in Marketing	$695	15	$10,425
Certificate of Graduate Studies in Nonprofit Management	$695	12	$8,340
Certificate of Post-Doctoral Studies in Organizational Leadership (CPDS)	$1,020	18	$18,360

Student Fees Per Semester

University Services Fee (Online Students)	$750
Enrollment Deposit	$100
RU Library Course Fee	$50

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*Rates are subject to change at any time.

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“I spent four transformative years pursuing a doctorate in strategic leadership at Regent University School of Business and Leadership in Virginia Beach. This journey provided me with a deep understanding of leadership, combining secular and spiritual viewpoints. My studies into ethical leadership broadened my viewpoint, transformed my approach to leadership and decision-making, and encouraged me to amplify the essence of ethics to leadership.”

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“My mentor is very encouraging, helps me evaluate options after I graduate, and provides perspective, information, and wise options for right now and for the future. The program is very valuable. It helps students have a perspective of what is happening in the real world now. Having a mentor as a guide is key to our success and our decision-making for the future! I very much appreciate my mentor and the mentor program! Thank you.”

Faith Huertas, MBA, 2024 Mentee

“One of the most powerful experiences I had during this mentorship was realizing I wasn’t walking this road alone. The encouragement, the accountability, and the honest conversations gave me fuel to keep pressing forward when old mindsets tried to creep in. I found clarity in my purpose, and being surrounded by others who were just as committed to growth and healing gave me hope and strength. I was provided a referral for future collaboration. I learned to embrace my voice, sharpen my vision, and step more confidently into the calling God placed on my life. Future participants—come with an open heart and expect transformation. It’s more than mentorship—it’s a divine encounter with destiny”

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