Leadership Graduate Certificate

School of Justice Studies

When you study Leadership at RWU, you aren’t just investing in your communication, negotiation and accountability skills. Our Leadership students go on to create high-performance organizations that use creativity, innovation, and improvisation to adapt to the new challenges of our globalized, technological 21st century world. The dynamic leadership techniques and methods you learn through this program can help any organization succeed.

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Format

Hybrid (Providence)

Synchronous online

Schedule

Evenings meeting every other week

Credits Required

15

Time Commitment

two semesters 

Cost

Spring 2025
$748/credit

Fees

Spring 2025
$160/semester (part-time students)
$145/semester (online students)

Ways to Save

15% discount for first responders, active duty military, and veterans

Apply By

Fall: March 1 (Priority), April 1 (Regular), August 15 (Final)

Spring: November 1 (Priority), December 15 (Regular), January 6 (Final)

Summer: March 1 (Priority), April 1 (Regular), April 15 (Final)

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The Graduate Certificate in Leadership is designed for students interested in exploring principles in leadership through a short course of study. Students earn the certificate after completion of five graduate courses in Leadership. 

The program is designed to prepare students to address the challenges that organizations are likely to face in the globalized, technological world of the 21st Century. Students have the opptotunity to explore the following leadership skills: 

  • Communication skills; conflict resolution and negotiation
  • Management skills; accountability and organizational performance 
  • Inclusive excellence  
  • Strategic leadership
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Applying to the Graduate Certificate Program in Leadership

Applicants must hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university in order to be eligible for Graduate Certificate Admission. Admission requirements including the following items:
  
  1. Online application
  2. Official transcripts for all previous undergraduate and graduate coursework
  3. Letter of intent
Admission into the graduate certificate program will not be granted to those without a complete application including verification of an earned bachelor’s degree. Roger Williams University reserves the right to refuse admission and/or to require undergraduate bridge or prerequisite courses.

The RWU Leadership program is a co-sponsor of the Annual Public Service and Leadership Conference in conjunction with the Master of Public Administration program and RIASPA, the Rhode Island Chapter of the American Society for Public Administration. 

View photos from the 11th Annual Public Service and Leadership Conference held at RWU on May 4, 2022.  

Course Schedules

Fall 2023 MPA and Leadership Course Schedule

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Leadership in Action for Women's Rights

Kelly Nevins, RWU Class of 2015
Leadership Graduate Certificate

Kelly Nevins '15 uses her leadership skills to work toward gender equity through systemic change in Rhode Island.

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Some Employers of our Leadership Graduates

  • Brown University
  • CBS Boston WBZ TV/WSBK TV
  • Citizens Bank
  • College Crusade of Rhode Island
  • Hopkinton (MA) Police
  • Johnson & Wales University
  • United Way of Rhode Island
  • U.S. Navy
  • Women's Fund of Rhode Island

Tuition Discounts for First Responders, Active Duty Military, and Veterans

If you are a first responder (police/fire/EMS), active duty U.S. service member, or a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces, you qualify for a 15 percent tuition discount on graduate programs in the School of Justices Studies.