The focus of the master's degree College Student Personnel Program is upon the knowledge, values, attitudes, and skills needed for the entry-level professional. These tasks are primarily direct services to students and are educational and developmental in nature. The master's degree is a two-year program that follows national standards for professional preparation.
The focus of the doctoral program is to prepare professionals for student personnel positions at the vice-presidential, dean, assistant/associate vice-presidential, or director level, or to prepare college faculty to teach in graduate-level programs in student personnel.
520 Introduction to College Student Services (4)
Introduction to field of student personnel including history and
development of profession, roles, and functions of student personnel
professionals, and an overview of student personnel services.
Pearson, Young, staff; F; Y.
521 College Student Development: Theory with Practice
(4)
Prereq: 520. Provides an understanding of college student development
theories and how they are applied in student affairs.
Pearson, Young; W.
522 College Campus/Student Environment: From Theory to Practice
(4)
Prereq: 520. Provides an understanding of college environment
theories and their application.
Pearson, Young; Sp.
544A Student Activities/Unions (2)
Prereq: 520. Study of college unions, theories related to the student
activities profession, campus programming, Greek life, leadership
development, and student organizations. Future trends, professional
organizations and standards, and several models of college unions and
student activities are included.
Staff; W.
544B Student Behavior and Judiciaries (2)
Prereq: 520. Focuses on functions, conceptual bases, ethical
concerns, research, and applications in judiciaries.
Staff; Sp.
544CResidence Life/Housing (2)
Prereq: 520. Provides the opportunity to develop knowledge about the
college student personnel specialty area of housing/residence
life.
Staff; W.
544D College Career Services (2)
Prereq: 520. Focuses on the field of career planning and placement
and its role and function as one component of college student
personnel services. Includes a perspective on how and why the field
developed, current practice, current and historical issues, legal and
ethical issues, and the future outlook.
Staff; F.
544E Admissions and Financial Aid (2)
Prereq: 520. Study of the professional principles of good practice,
management, and conduct of the admissions and financial aid functions
in higher education.
Staff; Sp.
544F Orientation/Advising/Developmental Education (2)
Prereq: 520. Explores the philosophical base, organizational
patterns, management styles and practices, and evaluation methods
used in the areas of orientation, academic advising, and devel-
opmental education in higher education.
Staff; Sp.
544G International Student Services: Advising and
Administration (2)
Prereq: 520. Focuses on the rationale for foreign student services,
the functions and services performed, and the relationship of foreign
student services to institutions of higher education and
international education.
Staff; W.
544H Health and Wellness Programming and College Counseling
Centers (2)
Prereq: 520. A study of the principles, functions, and practices of
health education and wellness programs and college counseling
centers, their organization, administration, and role in college
student personnel services.
Staff; F.
544J Adult Students and Services (2)
Prereq: 520. An overview of the college student personnel specialty
area of adult and continuing higher education. Academic and student
service programs specifically designed for adult learners are
examined.
Staff; W.
544K Two-Year College Student Personnel (2)
Prereq: 520. The study of the application of student personnel
practices in the two-year college setting.
Staff; Sp; D.
544L Computer Applications in Student Personnel (2)
Prereq: 520. Provides student personnel students with a working
knowledge of computer applications in the student personnel
profession. Students master skills necessary to understand the use of
computers in their field and to use the computer as a tool.
Staff; F.
603 Practicum in Student Personnel (3-5)
Must be taken 3 times for total of 12 hrs. Supervised experiences in
student personnel offices of the university or of neighboring
educational institutions.
Young, staff; F, W, Sp.
620 Administration and Organization of Student Affairs Programs
(4)
Prereq: 522, EDAD 601. Relates theories and practices of leader-ship,
decision making, organization, and administration to student
personnel programming in higher education.
Young; W.
622 Readings and Research in Student Personnel (1-12)
Survey, analysis, interpretation, and synthesis of professional
literature on college student personnel. Independent, directed
research project in area of college student personnel.
Young; F, W, Sp.
720 College Student Personnel: Theories and Research
(4)
Introduction of college student personnel field including history,
development of the profession, and roles, functions, and issues in
the profession.
Young; F; Y.
721 College Student Development: Theories and Research
(4)
In-depth study of the major theories of college student development
which are used in college student personnel. Emphasis on
understanding and critiquing the theories and related research.
Pearson, Young; F.
722 College Student-Environmental Interactions (4)
Prereq: advanced standing. Explores several person-environmental
theories, emphasizes assessment of environment for purposes of
changing environment to foster student development.
Pearson, Young; W.
743 Advanced Seminar in Student Personnel: Current Issues (2,
max 8)
Seminar format concerned with specific professional issue each
quarter such as legal issues or professional development; research
and guests used extensively.
Young; F, W, Sp.
803 Advanced Practicum in College Student Personnel
(3-6)
Doctoral-level practicum and seminar providing in-depth experiences
in selected student affairs offices on various campuses.
Young, staff; F, W, Sp, Su.
820 College Student Personnel Administration and Organization
Theories and Research (4)
Study of selected theories of administration, organization, and
leadership with specific application to student personnel operations
in higher education.
Young; Sp.
890 Advanced Readings and Research in College Student Personnel
(2-6)
Independent studies and specialized projects for doctoral
students.
Young; F, W, Sp, Su.
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