General Information

Claremont Lincoln University is accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC).

CLU's accreditation status statement can be viewed on the WSCUC website.

The WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) is one of seven institutional accrediting agencies formerly known as “regional” accreditors. Institutional accreditation serves to assure the educational community, parents, students, employers, policymakers, and the public that an accredited institution has met high standards of quality and effectiveness. Students attending accredited institutions may be eligible to apply for U.S. federal financial aid. Accreditation also helps ensure that credits and degrees are generally recognized for purposes of transfer, admission to other institutions, and employment.

The overriding purpose of WSCUC accreditation is to assure stakeholders that a WSCUC accredited institution has been rigorously evaluated and that it meets or exceeds the criteria required to maintain accreditation. In addition, the accreditation process is designed to build a culture of evidence, promote a commitment to institutional improvement, validate institutional integrity, and provide feedback that improves the accreditation process itself.

Mission Statement

The mission of Claremont Lincoln University is to be a place where students learn how to treat others as they would like to be treated. Students learn the skills necessary to understand differences among religions, governments, other organizations, and individuals; how to respect those differences; and how to cooperate and collaborate with those of different viewpoints to resolve problems between them peacefully without violence. Our students will integrate self-knowledge with critical perspectives and contemporary skills to create sustainable social change – how to implement the Golden Rule. Claremont Lincoln University embeds the Golden Rule in the Claremont Core® which teaches the skills of mindfulness, dialogue, collaboration, and change. Adopted by the Board of Directors on October 14, 2016.

Vision Statement

The vision of Claremont Lincoln University is a world that lives by the Golden Rule; a world in which disputes between those that have conflicting views are addressed peacefully without violence.

The Claremont Core®

To support the mission and vision of the University, the Claremont Core® was developed. There is no doubt that today’s leadership challenges require the ability to navigate multi-faceted social, moral, religious, economic, and geographic divides with deep structural and historical roots. Across all master’s programs, Claremont Lincoln University students gain a deep knowledge of the guiding principles for understanding, cooperation, and collaboration among all people. The degree awarded to each student is a validation of their preparation to lead solutions for the complex, dynamic world in which we live. All students engage in the Claremont Core®, a sequence of four domains dedicated to Mindfulness, Dialogue, Collaboration, and Change. The Claremont Core® takes students through a process of self-awareness and steadily evolves towards engagement with others and society at large.

All programs are supported by the four domains that make up the Claremont Core®: Mindfulness, Dialogue, Collaboration, and Change. These transferable skills and resources support leadership and facilitation capacities that accentuate students’ professional work. Students become familiar with aspects of mindfulness and dialogue that will undergird their work. Concepts of collaboration and change leadership are also introduced, and students begin the process of locating their work in a community where positive social change can be facilitated. CLU’s research methodology and signature assignments are grounded in the Claremont Core® and support the transferable leadership skills that will differentiate leaders in the 21st century who need to foster progress through exchanging ideas, building relationships, and using information effectively. Often universities have been reluctant to teach these “process” skills because they are difficult to teach and to measure. At Claremont Lincoln University, the curricula design both teaches and measures these skills which sets our programs – and graduates – apart.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Claremont Lincoln University embraces diversity in its student body, faculty, and staff and views this as a critical component of the tenets of the Claremont Core®. Further, CLU strives to engage students, faculty, and staff in an optimally inclusive learning environment leading to the sense and confidence of belonging for all, and anchored in the mission of the University. We hold ourselves accountable to the active pursuit of diversity and intentional, meaningful inclusion as integral to demonstrate equitable experiences and outcomes for all CLU students, staff, and faculty.

CLU does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, gender transition status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, or service in the armed services, including protected veterans, or any other characteristic protected by law, in the administration of its educational programs, recruitment, activities, policies, or employment. Additionally, the University prohibits harassment based on the above-protected characteristics of a student, applicant, alumnus, faculty, employee, vendor, contractor, or any other person participating in any educational program or otherwise associated with the University.

The University complies with federal and state equal opportunity laws and regulations and finds harassment and discrimination to be antithetical to the University’s mission, values, and educational goals.

Beyond our commitment to nondiscrimination and an environment free of harassment, CLU works proactively to invite the many and varied contributions of all faculty and staff as we support all students to bring their authentic selves to their educational experience. We understand that diversity is representation of difference, inclusion is embracing diverse representation and that all voices are valued, and equity requires us to build and maintain strategies to ensure access and opportunity regardless of any trait or characteristic.

Institutional Learning Outcomes

By the end of a program, a learner will be able to:

Student Achievement

Learning at CLU

Claremont Lincoln University is a graduate university that provides innovative educational offerings with a global view. Students develop the capacity for leadership for positive change across all social and industry sectors. In this interconnected age, our students are able to engage in dialogue and collaboration across cultural, ideological, faith and economic mindsets. We achieve our mission within the following areas of advanced inquiry and practice: the foundational Claremont Core® (Mindfulness, Dialogue, Collaboration, and Change); our six Socially Conscious® Master’s programs, including eight Organizational Leadership concentrations; and our graduate certificates.

Credit Hour Policy

Claremont Lincoln University's Credit Hour Policy is consistent with the U.S. Department of Education's credit hour policy. A 3-unit course includes work that reasonably approximates:

Degree programs and courses undergo comprehensive annual assessments by an interactive assembly of Academic Administrators, CLU Teaching Faculty, and external field practitioners. Courses are developed to be consistent with master’s level student learning, time to degree completion, and policy on required credit hours. The CLU Institutional Program Review Process includes annual evaluation of curriculum, learning outcomes, and credit hour policy. Curriculum for each course, once approved, is set and teaching faculty cannot make changes. Therefore, consistency in curriculum is preserved. To maintain required credit hours for each course, a comprehensive credit hour mapping for activities is completed.

Transfer Policy

* For transfer policy regarding the M.A. in Organizational Leadership Professional Studies concentration, see the program page.

Sexual Misconduct (Title IX)

“No person in the Unites States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.”

-Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. §1681 et.seq.) Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 protects individuals from sex discrimination in educational programs and activities at institutions that receive federal financial assistance. Claremont Lincoln University is committed to providing an environment free from discrimination on the basis of sex. Sexual harassment, which includes sexual violence, is a type of sex discrimination and is prohibited under Title IX and by the University. The University encourages any student or employee who thinks they have been subjected to sex discrimination or sexual harassment, including sexual violence, by another student, member of the faculty or staff, campus visitor or contractor, to immediately report the incident to the Title IX Coordinator whose information is listed below.

CLU does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender identity, gender transition status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, or service in the armed services, including protected veterans, or any other characteristic protected by law, in the administration of its educational programs, recruitment, activities, policies, or employment. Additionally, the University prohibits harassment based on the above-protected characteristics of a student, applicant, alumnus, faculty, employee, vendor, contractor, or any other person participating in any educational program or otherwise associated with the University.

The University complies with federal and state equal opportunity laws and regulations and finds harassment and discrimination to be antithetical to the University’s mission, values, and educational goals.

Beyond our commitment to nondiscrimination and an environment free of harassment, CLU works proactively to invite the many and varied contributions of all faculty and staff as we support all students to bring their authentic selves to their educational experience. We understand that diversity is representation of difference, inclusion is embracing diverse representation and that all voices are valued, and equity requires us to build and maintain strategies to ensure access and opportunity regardless of any trait or characteristic.