Lesley University offers undergraduate and advanced degrees that prepare women and men to become leaders in their world. Discover new methods of collaboration, as learning expands beyond traditional classrooms, creating communities of worldwide learners.
If you are committed to fulfilling a greater purpose for your life and bringing about great change in the world, Lesley University is for you. Our focus on experiential learning, citizenship, and close collaboration between faculty and students results in an action-oriented environment that fosters real change in our students and prepares them to bring about real change in the world. Lesley also has the distinction of being one of the largest providers of graduate education for classroom educators in the U.S.
Lesley's online faculty members are experienced with both face-to-face instruction and online teaching. Their responsibilities go far beyond facilitating learning: they serve multiple roles as teacher-mentors, researchers, consultants, writers, speakers, and community leaders. They are the primary force in promoting the vision and setting the high academic goals that enable us to deliver our online programs with the same quality and standards as our face-to-face education programs.
At Lesley, you will earn your degree from an accredited university that combines creative and thought-provoking online teaching strategies with timely, practical content. Small classes, personal attention, and a great deal of interaction are an important part of our teaching philosophy. These highly interactive courses are primarily asynchronous, so time zones and personal schedules should not interfere with class participation. With a reliable Internet connection, students can conveniently access their classes from anywhere in the world.
Online learning is not just a different format; it is a whole new way of teaching and learning. Online education tools provide more opportunities for communication between students and faculty, including discussion boards, chat, and e-mail. Adding these elements to a course enriches classrooms in ways not possible before the introduction of the Internet. Students will discover new methods of collaboration, as learning expands beyond traditional classrooms, creating communities of worldwide learners.
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Benefit from the collaborative spirit, the faculty-student interaction and the action-oriented learning that you'll experience by pursuing a degree online at Lesley University. All of their programs will introduce you to dynamic, interactive technology tools you can also use in your professional life and you will be taught by faculty who are carefully selected both for their content knowledge and their skill and experience teaching in the online environment. Additionally, all of your classes will actively link theory to practice, and provide you with the skills and knowledge essential for real understanding and career advancement, without wasting your time by teaching irrelevant subject matter. At Lesley University Online you can receive a Bachelor's of Science in Business Management, a Master's in Education or Environmental Studies, a PhD in Educational Studies with a specialty in Adult Learning or a Professional Certificate in a variety of fields. All degree programs are flexible and allow you to work around your responsibilities while helping you accelerate your career at the same time.
Lesley University's mission is to help all students attain the goal of a Lesley University Education by supplying a range of available financial aid options to ease the financial burden on students. Even with the current economic situation, Lesley's Office of Financial Aid remains very vigilant and has been proactive in assuring that both federal and private educational loan options are available to students. There are also a number of federal need-based grants and state grants available as well as private scholarships for those who qualify. Furthermore, Lesley offers easy and flexible payment plans to help make financing as easy and convenient as possible for their. The Financial Aid Office has representatives available over the phone or through e-mail to help get you through the entire process and find a plan that works best for you.