Build a better future. Start at Capella University.

As an accredited online university, Capella University provides a high-caliber educational experience that moves you forward toward achieving your dreams and fulfilling your aspirations. We offer distance learning programs that fit your schedule.

Business

Gain the expertise to lead and manage in today's global environment
Capella University's business and management specializations are relevant to key professions, enabling students to take practical solutions directly from courses into the workplace. Bachelor's, MS, MBA, PhD and DBA degrees are offered. Specializations include:

• Business Administration
• Management and Leadership
• Leadership
• Accounting
• Finance
• Marketing
• Project Management
• Information Technology Management
• Global Operations and Supply Chain Management
• Strategy Innovation

MBA students at Capella have access to Professional Effectiveness CoachingSM, allowing them to work with a professional coach to develop more effective leadership skills. And in Capella's Combined BS/MBA option, you could start earning master's level credit during your bachelor's program, saving you time and money. Several of Capella's key business and management specializations are designed to meet specific standards set by leading professional organizations such as PMI®.

Criminal Justice

Are you ready to become a leader in criminal justice? Start at Capella.
Capella University's criminal justice specializations can give you the skills you need to succeed in your public safety career, whether youre just starting out or youre an experienced professional. Capella is one of very few online universities to offer BS, MS, and PhD specializations in Criminal Justice. Capella is one of only a few schools to have an educational alliance with the FBI, and has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the National Security Agency and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Capella's public safety degree programs are recognized by Quality Matters, a faculty-centered peer review process designed to certify the quality of online courses and online components.

Counseling

Further your counseling career with an advanced degree
Capella University currently offers 3 CACREP-accredited master's programs: Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, and School Counseling. CACREP accreditation is your assurance that these Capella programs have been evaluated and meet the rigorous standards set by the mental health counseling profession.

Capella also has a variety of additional counseling and behavioral sciences program offerings:

• Addiction Counseling
• Counselor Education & Supervision
• Counseling Psychology
• Career Counseling
• Studies in Human Behavior
• Social and Community Services

Education

Master's and doctoral programs for working educators
Capella University offers a variety of specializations designed to enhance your expertise and career potential in K-12 or higher education.

Specializations for K-12 professionals include:

• Early Childhood Education
• English Language Learning and Teaching
• Leadership in Educational Administration
• Reading and Literacy
• School Counseling
• Special Education Leadership
• Special Education Teaching
• School Psychology

Capella's higher education specializations include:

• Educational Psychology
• Enrollment Management
• Instructional Design for Online Learning
• IT Education, Leadership for Higher Education
• Management Education, Nursing Education
• Postsecondary and Adult Education
• Training and Performance Improvement
• EdD specialization in Educational Leadership and Management

Health Care

Get the skills to be a leader in health care
Capella University's full portfolio of health care specializations are designed to give you the skills required to meet changing needs, both now and in the future. Your studies can help you have a greater impact in your work, as our programs are designed around current industry practices, trends, and knowledge. You will also have access to expert faculty - professionals who have real-world experience as well as academic credentials.

Capella offers a broad portfolio of health care offerings, including:

• Health Care Administration
• Health Care Management
• Nurse Educator
• Nurse Educator Bridge
• Health Informatics
• Gerontology
• Health Information Management
• Nursing Education
• Public Health

Higher Education

Move into an advanced teaching or leadership role with a graduate-level degree in higher education
Capella University offers a wide range of graduate degree specializations for education professionals, including a EdD specialization in Educational Leadership & Management that aligns with the competencies for community college leaders developed by the American Association of Community Colleges.

Capella also offers the following MS and PhD specializations for the field of higher education:

• Leadership for Higher Education
• Postsecondary and Adult Education
• Instructional Design for Online Learning
• Nursing Education
• Enrollment Management
• Professional Studies in Education
• Educational Psychology
• IT Education

Human Resources

Further your career in human resources with a degree online
Capella University's degree specialization gives students the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the complex, rewarding field of human resource management and training.
A broad variety of specializations are available, including:

• Legal Studies

K-12 Education

Become a leader in K-12 education
Capella University offers MS, EdS, EdD, and PhD programs for K-12 professionals, along with certificate programs. Capella offers several specializations, which may increase your advancement potential and your ability to influence student achievement. These online graduate degree programs offer relevant curricula that can immediately be applied to your classroom and school.

K-12 specializations at Capella include:

• Early Childhood Education
• Leadership in Educational Administration
• Reading and Literacy
• School Counseling
• School Psychology
• Special Education Leadership
• Special Education Teaching

Nursing

Earn a degree online to take your nursing career to the next level
Capella University's degree programs in nursing are designed to prepare nurses to meet the growing need for leadership, education, and research in the nursing profession. The National League for Nursing recognizes that our Nursing Education specialization aligns with the Core Competencies for Nurse Educators©, using competencies that are integral to the Certified Nurse Educator® (CNE) exam. And unlike many DNP (Doctor of Nursing Practice) programs, Capella's DNP focuses on administrative, organizational, and systems leadership competencies to prepare you for a variety of nursing leadership positions. The DNP curriculum incorporates The Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice established by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).
Capella also offers 2 specializations for an MSN: Nurse Educator and Nurse Educator Bridge. Both incorporate the Essentials of Master's Education for Advanced Practice Nursing established by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, with a focus on nursing education.

Project Management

Take your project management career to the next level–earn a degree online
Capella is a recognized leader in project management education. Choose a bachelor's, master's, or doctoral degree specialization in Project Management with either a business or an IT emphasis. The Project Management Institute (PMI®) Global Accreditation Center (GAC) has accredited Capella's BS-IT, MS-IT, and MBA Project Management specializations.

As a Project Management Institute Registered Education Provider, Capella has been approved by PMI to issue Professional Development Units (PDUs) for more than 25 of its project management courses. This means you can pursue a degree program and receive PDU credits at the same time, or use the approved courses to meet eligibility requirements to take the Project Management Professional (PMP®) exam.

Public Administration

Step up and lead–earn a degree in public administration
Capella University's School of Public Service Leadership and School of Undergraduate Studies offer degree programs that can help you begin or advance your career in public administration and serve the public effectively. Capella is one of the few universities to offer all 3 public administration degree levels–BPA, MPA, and DPA–online.
Students will learn from faculty experts who have academic and professional experience in the public administration field. They bring insights from their backgrounds in regional, national, and international organizations, including the FBI, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Armed Forces, and the World Health Organization.

Public Safety

Strengthen your leadership skills with a specialization in Public Safety
Capella University addresses the growing need for leaders and professionals in public safety by offering BS, MS, and PhD programs. Capella is one of only a few schools to have an educational alliance with the FBI, and has been designated a National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education by the National Security Agency and U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Capella's public safety degree programs are recognized by Quality Matters™, a faculty-centered peer review process designed to certify the quality of online courses and online components.

The broad portfolio of specializations includes:

• Security Management
• Homeland Security
• Criminal Justice
• Emergency Management
• Public Safety Leadership

Psychology

Learn from experts in the field of psychology
Capella University's outcome-based curriculum is designed to give you the skills to meet changing needs in the field of psychology while advancing your career and personal development. Capella offers a BS in Psychology and a broad portfolio of graduate-level psychology specializations:

• Counseling Psychology
• General Psychology
• Child and Adolescent Development
• Clinical Psychology
• Sport Psychology
• Educational Psychology
• School Psychology
• Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• Leadership Coaching Psychology
• Organizational Leader Development
• Evaluation, Research and Measurement

Technology

Prepare yourself for leadership in the growing field of social work
Capella University now offers a Doctor of Social Work (DSW) program, one of very few online DSW degree programs. This professional doctorate is designed around national social work education guidelines, and emphasizes critical thinking, action research, and the incorporation of theoretical knowledge with practical experience. There is also a strong focus on the growing use of technology to expand the reach and effectiveness of social service programs, build awareness of important social issues, and enhance professional development. Capella's DSW program is designed to be completed in 3 years, with all courses taken in sequence, allowing you to learn and build professional relationships with the same cohort of students.

Additional specializations include:

• Software Architecture
• Network Architecture
• General Information Technology
• Health Informatics

Capella University admissions requirements
Admissions requirements vary by program and specialization. International applicants residing outside the United States, Canada, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the Virgin Islands are not eligible for acceptance into programs requiring supervised clinical internships or practica within the Schools of Education, Human Services, and Psychology. Learn more about our 42 PhD, PsyD, DPA, DBA, DSW, DrPH, DHA, EdD, EdS, MS, MSN, MPA, MPH, MHA, MBA, BS, and BPA degree programs and 132 specializations by talking to one of our enrollment counselors at 1.888.227.3552.

Capella University's Accreditation
Capella University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA), www.ncahlc.org.

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Leading the Way for Quality Online Education
In 2000, Capella University became the first online academic institution to become a charter participant of the Academic Quality Improvement Program (AQIP) of the NCA. AQIP participants commit to a program of continuous quality improvement (CQI) similar to initiatives practiced in other industries.

AQIP provides an alternative model of accreditation maintenance with The Higher Learning Commission. Instead of the traditional 10-year review cycle, AQIP participants adhere to an ongoing annual review regimen. By participating in AQIP, Capella is required to analyze its operational processes and measure outcomes within each of nine different quality criteria, and to set ambitious performance goals, such as converting all its courses to an outcomes/competency-based model.

What Types of Accreditation are Available?
Regional accreditation agencies accredit public and private, non-profit and for-profit, and undergraduate and graduate institutions in the United States. Capella University has this type of accreditation.

Specialized and professional accrediting organizations accredit specific programs or schools such as law and business schools, or programs in educational administration and teacher education. For example, the American Counseling Association's Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) has accredited Capella's mental health counseling and marital, couple and family counseling/therapy specializations in the School of Human Services.

National accrediting bodies accredit a wide variety of institutions, most frequently single-purpose institutions (e.g., flight schools), private career institutions, and religiously-affiliated colleges and universities.