Application Deadlines

May, 02

Domestic Students

Summer 2025 Completed Application Due | Classes Start May 5, 2025

Scholarship America and Concordia University Chicago formed a strategic partnership to offer educational resources and benefits to Scholarship America employees. Scholarship America employees can receive a 10% discount off tuition and priority admission status to any graduate or accelerated degree program listed below. This partnership will build the leadership capacity of Scholarship America employees by providing educational programs that offer practical and applicable experiences.

Concordia University Chicago offers adult undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral programs in business, communication, health care, human resources and much more. These programs are geared to the needs of adult learners who want tangible results and may be completed within 14-22 months (depending on the program) through the delivery mode of the student's choice: online, in-class or blended.

Experience the Concordia-Chicago Partnership Advantage

  • Accelerated courses (eight-week terms)
  • $2,000 scholarship
  • Online course delivery
  • Dedicated online academic advisor
  • Priority admission status
  • Generous credit transfer policy—up to 90 credits for undergraduate students, and up to 6 credits for graduate students
  • No graduate entrance exam required for our graduate program

Accelerated Degree Programs

  • AA, Organizational Management
  • BA, Health Care Management
  • BA, Organizational Management
  • BA, Sports and Recreation Management
  • BS, Human Resource Management
  • BS, Kinesiology
  • BS, Public Safety Administration
  • BA to MA, Leadership Studies (Dual Degree)
  • BA to MA, Sports Leadership (Dual Degree)
  • Pathway to MBA (Dual Degree)

Certificates

  • Gerontology
  • Human Resource Management
  • TESOL
  • Women’s and Gender Studies

Endorsements

  • Chief School Business Official
  • ESL
  • ESL and Bilingual
  • Illinois Principal Preparation
  • Illinois Superintendent Licensure
  • School Service Personnel K-12
  • Special Education, LBS1
  • Teacher Leadership
  • Technology Specialist K-12

Master’s Programs in Music

  • Church Music
  • Music

Master's Programs in Theology

  • Religion

Master's Programs in Education

  • Christian Education
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Curriculum and Instruction, ESL
  • Curriculum and Instruction, ESL+Bilingual
  • Differentiated Instruction
  • Differentiated Instruction: Gifted Education
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Early Childhood Special Education
  • Educational Administration
  • ESL with TESOL Graduate Certificate Option
  • Ohio Licensure in Education
  • Principal Preparation Program
  • Reading Education, K-12 Specialist
  • Special Education, LBS1
  • Special Education Leadership
  • TESOL
  • Teacher Leadership
  • Teaching
    • Elementary Education Licensure
    • Secondary Education Licensure
  • Teaching and Learning

Master's Programs in Human Services

  • Clinical Mental Health Counseling
  • Gerontology
  • Grant Writing, Management and Evaluation
  • Human Services
  • Human Services Administration
  • Psychology
  • School Counseling
  • Women’s and Gender Studies

Master’s Programs in Science and Technology

  • Applied Exercise Science
  • Computer Science
  • Education Technology: Leadership
  • Education Technology: Curriculum and Instruction
  • Instructional Design and Technology

Master's Programs in Leadership

  • Leadership
    • Health Care Leadership
    • Higher Education Leadership
    • Organizational Leadership
  • Illinois Principal Preparation
  • Special Education Leadership
  • Sports Leadership
  • Teacher Leadership

MBA

  • MBA

Doctoral Programs

  • Doctorate in Business Administration
  • Leadership, PhD and EdD

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