Example, All degree programs in Law (this mission statement applies across all graduate
degree programs in the school)
(from Loyola Marymount University)
The mission of Loyola Law School is legal education within the context of Loyola Marymount
University and its goals as a Catholic Institution in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions. In
carrying out this mission, it is the particular responsibility of Loyola Law School to:
● Achieve and maintain excellence in the instruction of law and promote legal scholarship
and research in the context of academic freedom;
● Seek to educate men and women who will be leaders of both the legal profession and
society, demonstrating in their practice of law and public service the highest standards of
personal integrity, professional ethics and a deep concern for social justice;
● Act at all times as an institution in a manner consistent with those values.
● The Law School should be distinguished by its concern for social justice. It should
continue its efforts to provide opportunities for legal education to the poor, the
underprivileged, women and minorities. Loyola Law School has a long-standing
commitment to diversity and adheres to and supports all legal requirements for
non-discrimination and equal opportunity in all of its programs. As a Jesuit-related
institution, the Law School recognizes its moral and ethical obligation to provide
opportunities for a quality legal education to qualified applicants of diverse backgrounds,
interests and professional objectives.
Example, MS in Industrial & Systems Engineering
(from San Jose State University)
The Mission of the Industrial and Systems Engineering program (ISE) is to serve society, with
emphasis on the manufacturing and service sectors by:
● Providing undergraduate and graduate industrial and systems engineering education
that prepares students to effectively apply engineering knowledge to the evaluation,
design, and operation of complex industrial, service, and governmental systems
comprised of people, equipment, and supplies through the application of modeling,
measurement, and economic methods.
● Contributing to the enrichment of the profession and to the development of knowledge
through faculty leadership, scholarship and professional practice.
● Meeting the needs of working professionals for continuing education in the fields of
operations research, advanced statistical data analysis and modeling, ergonomics and
human factors, supply chain engineering, lean six sigma and related topics.