Expectations

Our mission is to assist you in better understanding the nature of conflict and the various ways we might prevent, resolve, or reduce the harms associated with conflict—from interpersonal to international. In order to accomplish this together, you should choose which one of our programs you are interested in pursuing and then click on ‘Join Us’ to find our one-page application form.

How to Start: Fill this out and schedule a meeting with the Director as soon as possible to discuss your goals. Giving him your filled out form is the first step, but to qualify for scholarship consideration (scholarships are awarded each spring for the following academic year) you must do more than meet with the Director early in your academic career and fill out this form. You must take the core required classes in conflict management first. Only if you have taken (or are currently taking) these classes, can you be considered part of our community and a candidate for scholarship funds. So meet the Director as soon as possible and take the core classes first.

Substitutions: The Center Director does not approve substitutions for core classes. We will consider substitutions for electives on a case-by-case basis, though we strongly discourage substituting more than one class. Substitutions for electives must be approved by the Director (and for the Minor they must also be approved by the Dean) and the burden is on you to make the case that the proposed course will offer as much educational value and conflict management emphasis as the class listed on the electives list. In the rare event that a core class has not been offered in two consecutive academic years, we will consider substitutions for a core class as well, so it is up to you to plan your schedules early enough to complete the core classes when they are offered. Substituting a class taken at another university for an elective is possible, but discouraged.