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Conflict Management Certification

The undergraduate Certificate in Conflict Management (CCM) is a professional certification offered through a joint enterprise of Seaver College and the School of Law's Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution. Seaver College, the university's undergraduate college of letters, arts, and sciences enrolls approximately 3,200 students who reflect the highest standards of academic excellence and personal conduct. The Straus Institute is the country's recognized leader in academic education and training in alternative dispute resolution among law schools and here provides a distinctive curriculum combining academic understanding of theory with the practical skills of strategic negotiation, creative problem-solving and effective deal-making. Regardless of academic major, this resume-enhancing certification strongly enables the translation of theory into practice – a useful, lifelong skill set.

The Seaver/Straus Certificate in Conflict Management requires a total of 14–16 units for completion, depending on course selection. Four courses (8 units) are taken at the School of Law from the Straus Institute's core curriculum and the remaining two courses (6 or 8 units) are selected from an approved list of twenty upper-level Seaver College elective courses. Eligibility for the Certificate in Conflict Management program requires the successful completion of 60 units including Psychology 200 or Sociology 200, or equivalent, with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Students must be in good standing. Seaver students enrolled in Straus Institute courses sit these courses with law students and are subject to the same standards and academic policies of the School of Law.

Seaver students in the CCM program cross-register for the law courses in the program through the Straus Institute. The four Straus Institute courses in the CCM program are highly interactive and promote both life and professional skills development. Straus/law courses are most often taught in intensive formats so as to be able to offer two courses in one semester. Courses are offered during the late afternoon and evening times so as to be convenient to Seaver students whose classes are offered most often during the day.

Intakes

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description	IELTS (1.0 -9.0)	TOEFL IBT (0-120)	TOEFL CBT (0-300)	PTE (10-90)
Expert	9	120	297-300	86-90
Very Good	8.5	115-119	280-293	83-86
Very Good	8	110-114	270-280	79-83
Good	7.5	102-109	253-267	73-79
Good	7	94-101	240-253	65-73
Competent	6.5	79-93	213-233	58-65
Competent	6	60-78	170-210	50-58
Modest	5.5	46-59	133-210	43-50
Modest	5	35-45	107-133	36-43
Limited	4	32-34	97-103	30-36
Extremely Limited	< 4	< 31	< 93	< 30

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PSW Opportunity

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Eligibility:
To be eligible for OPT, students must have been enrolled full-time in a US educational institution for at least one academic year and be seeking work related to their major.

Duration:
Students can apply for up to 12 months of OPT, either before they finish their studies (pre-completion) or after graduation (post-completion).

STEM OPT:
Students in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields can apply for an extended OPT period of up to 24 months.

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Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

International first-year applicants must submit proof of English proficiency, which may be demonstrated by one of the following:

SAT I Evidence-Based Reading and Writing of 600 and above
ACT Reading score of 24 and above
TOEFL iBT (or TOEFL iBT Home Edition) score of 85 and above - *Please note that Pepperdine does not accept TOEFL "MyBest Scores"
C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency (Cambridge English: Advanced or Proficiency) of 186 and above
Duolingo English Test score of 120 and above
IELTS (or IELTS Indicator) overall score of 6.5 and above
A "B" or better in a transferable English Composition course (not ESL) at an accredited US college or university
A "C" or better on the UK system AS or A-Level English Exams (not ESL), or Hong Kong system HKALE English Exam
The ELS Language Centers' Master level 112 class with a grade of B or higher
IB 1 English grade result of 5 or better (not ESL)
4 years of study at a high school in which English is the medium of instruction - subject to verification by an admissions counselor

NOTE: All test scores must be taken within 2 years of time of application.

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