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Graduate Admission and Certificate Programs

Seaver College is the flagship liberal arts college within the Pepperdine University family of schools. The college offers master's degree programs and a post-baccalaureate certificate program for scholars seeking growth and mastery within their disciplines.

Definition

The individual seeking admission to a graduate or post-baccalaureate certificate program at Seaver College is expected to have completed a bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university prior to the time of graduate matriculation. Individuals who have attended colleges which are not regionally accredited will receive advanced standing only as approved by the appropriate academic division. Only those applicants who show substantial promise of successfully completing the graduate course of study for which they apply are accepted.

Seaver Graduate Programs and Application Deadlines

Graduate program applications will be available each year on October 1st. It is best to apply well in advance of the initial term for which the applicant plans to enroll. Completed files will be processed and evaluated by the Graduate Admission Committee. Full consideration cannot be assured to applicants who fail to meet the application deadlines. 

 Nutritional Science Certificate Program - Individualized Supervised Practice Pathway (NSCP-ISPP)

Certificate Offered

Nutritional Science Certificate Program - Individualized Supervised Practice Pathway (NSCP-ISPP)

Program Description

ISPP program details:

Pepperdine University offers a 9-month standalone ISPP program to complete your required
supervised hours. If you have already earned a master’s degree and hold a DPD verification
statement from either your bachelor's or master’s degree, this program is for you!

If you also require a Master’s degree, Pepperdine offers a MS in Nutrition and Health Science
that can be completed at the same time as the ISPP. 

Master’s of Science (MS) degree in Nutrition and Health Science

Program details:

The MS in Nutrition and Health Science prepares students to apply scientific knowledge and
principles in the application of human nutrition across diverse populations. Graduates of the MS
program will be mentored in research resulting in an original thesis and prepared for a career in
nutrition and dietetics, healthcare or community nutrition.

The 33-unit program includes specialized coursework in clinical nutrition, public health,
communication and leadership, cultural cuisine, counseling and education, advanced metabolism
and obesity and weight management.

The MS in Nutrition and Health Science can be completed alongside the supervised practice
hours, with the ability to begin both programs at the same time if you have already earned a DPD
verification.

Nutritional Science Certificate Application Deadlines

Priority Deadline April 15
Final Deadline Rolling admission until July 15

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 Religion

Degrees Offered

Master of Arts in Religion

Master of Science in Ministry

Master of Divinity

Joint Master of Divinity and the Juris Doctorate

Program Description

Three graduate curricula emphasizing academic rigor and inquiry, in preparation for Christian ministry or further graduate study.

Units

  • Master of Arts in Religion - 34 units
  • Master of Science in Ministry - 36 units
  • Master of Divinity - 66 units (+ 3 courses in Greek, and 3 courses in Hebrew)

Religion Application Deadlines

Fall Term Spring Term
Application Deadline: March 31 Application Deadline: October 31

The GRE is optional for the Religion programs.

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 Screen and Television Writing

Degree Offered

Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Screen and Television

Program Description

Pepperdine's MFA in writing for screen and television prepares students to pursue vocations as screenwriters as well as to become cultural leaders in the entertainment industry. Hollywood professionals nurture, train, and support students in writing workshops and in courses that examine the storyteller in conversation with contemporary culture. We take a values-centered approach to education and work to strengthen student lives in purpose, service, and leadership.

Other Pepperdine Graduate Degree Offerings

 Graziadio Business School

Pepperdine's Graziadio School provides a broad spectrum of programs designed for individuals at every level of professional development, from those just beginning their careers to senior executives. It offers both master's degrees and a bachelor's degree for full and part time students. The Graziadio School can prepare you to succeed in a world expanding exponentially with new opportunities.

Graziadio Business School website

 Graduate School of Education and Psychology

The Graduate School of Education and Psychology (GSEP) at Pepperdine University offers wonderful opportunities to pursue an advanced degree. If you love scholarly work and want to make a difference in the world, then graduate education is for you. If you want to be engaged and focused in sustained work, and at the same, time develop personal relationships with faculty and other students, then GSEP is for you.

Graduate School of Education and Psychology website

 Caruso Caruso School of Law

The sustaining principle of Pepperdine's law school is quite simple: lawyers treat their clients the way their law professors treated them. Although our faculty is composed of outstanding classroom teachers, the greatest impact on your life and career will not be what you learn in the classroom. Rather, the impact will be what you learn from conversations in your professors' offices, how they greet you in the hallways, what you feel after talking with a professor about a personal struggle or family tragedy affecting your studies, and the fact that they know you as a person, not a faceless student. Pepperdine graduates are trained to treat their future clients with respect and kindness. They are trained to give advice that recognizes all issues facing the client, not just the technical, legal ones. Using the traditional name for our profession, Pepperdine lawyers are "counselors at law."

Caruso School of Law website

 School of Public Policy

Whatever one's political views, those who shape public policy today are confronted by challenges of unprecedented magnitude. In no field is there a greater need for the moral, ethical, and spiritual paradigm that the founding mission and enduring philosophy of Pepperdine University's School of Public Policy encourages. Pepperdine's strong focus on the student at the heart of the educational enterprise is especially fitted to nurture the next generation of policy leaders dedicated to making a profound difference.

School of Public Policy website

Contact Us

 Graduate Program Contacts

Seaver College Graduate Programs Office

Pepperdine University
Thornton Administrative Center, 3rd Floor
24255 Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, CA 90263-4280

Assistant Dean: Dana Dudley  
Phone: 310.506.4280

Program Manager: Leslie Seah
Phone: 310.506.6079

Graduate Programs Directors & Coordinators

Nutritional Science Certificate Program

Religion  

Screen and Television Writing 

For additional information, see our Frequently Asked Questions.

Seaver Graduate Programs Mission Statement

The Seaver College graduate programs are committed to the sharpening of the mind, the ennobling of the heart, the broadening of the vision and the cultivation of civilized and fruitful discourse within a Christian worldview. The programs are devoted to a relentless search for truth in an atmosphere of freedom of inquiry: to think, to create, to question, to doubt, to believe, and to affirm.

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