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Masters in Public Policy & Administration

California Lutheran University (United States) · 60 W Olsen Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360, United States

California Lutheran University (CLU, Cal Lutheran, or Cal Lu) is a private university in Thousand Oaks, California. It was founded in 1959 and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, but is nonsectarian. It opened in 1960 as California Lutheran College and was California's first four-year liberal arts college and the first four-year private college in Ventura County. It changed its name to California Lutheran University on January 1, 1986.

It is located on a 290-acre (120 ha) campus, 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Los Angeles. It offers degrees at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels, as well as post-master's and post-bachelor's certificates. CLU offers 36 majors and 34 minors. The university is based in Thousand Oaks, with additional locations in Woodland Hills (Los Angeles), Westlake Village, Oxnard, Santa Maria, and Berkeley.

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Program Details:

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Basic Info

Institute

School of Management

Degree

Masters

Duration

1.5 years

STEM Designated

Yes

Program

Public Policy & Administration

Expense

Living Expenses

USD 33600

Tuition Fee (Domestic)

USD 21700

Tuition Fee (International)

USD 21700

Eligibility

Minimum/ Avg Score

Undergrad GPA

3

Duolingo

120

TOEFL

88

IELTS

6.5

PTE

58

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Deadlines:

Deadline Website

Intake Deadline 1

15 Jul, 2025

(August-2025)

Document Required:

  • Credential Evaluation

    Common Document

    For International Only : Students must submit an official transcript evaluation including GPA equivalence and course-by-course listing, done by a NACES member company. CLU recommends two providers who have offered our applicants a streamlined process for obtaining an evaluation. These are IEE and The Evaluation Company (formerly SpanTran).

  • Degree Certificate

    Common Document

    Bachelor's degree

  • Degree Transcript

    Common Document

    The transcripts should be from a regionally accredited college or university. They should include verification of your bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

  • Letter of Recommendation (LOR)

    University Specific

    The letters should be from academic or professional references.

  • Personal Statement

    University Specific

    Your personal statement should address why you want to obtain a master’s degree from Cal Lutheran. Specify examples of leadership, discuss career goals and provide any other pertinent information that will assist us in selecting persons who can most benefit from and contribute to the graduate program.

  • Test Score Report

    Common Document

    IELTS/TOEFL/PTE/Duolingo

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