AZUZA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY MASTER'S PROGRAM
GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION
Program name: Master of Education in College Student Affairs College: School of Education and Behavioral Studies Department: Department of College Student Affairs and Leadership Studies Degrees and Emphases: M.Ed. - Administration and Student Development Tuition and Fees: |
Contact Person: Dr. Sharyn Slavin Miller Phone: (626) 815-5485 Web Page (URL) address: http://www.apu.edu/educabs/csa/masters/csa/ Degree first offered: 1973 Typical number of students admitted each year: 55 |
PROGRAM STATEMENT
The focus of the field of colleges student affairs(CSA) is students -- serving, supporting, and challenging them in
the out-of-classroom environment, and helping them maximize the educational and developmentalbenefits of their college experience.
The skills and special training ofcollege student affairs professionals offer three invaluable contributions:
The program is offered in two formats. The first is traditional, designed as a two-year residential program for students attending
graduate school fulltime. (Students in this program who are employed three-quarters time or more are encouraged to complete the program
in three years instead of two.) The second format is a summer track for working professionals who are already employed in the field of
college student affairs. Students pursuing this option attend intensive class sessions during two-week periods in the summers, followed by
year-long study projects, to be completed individually. The summer track requires three years for completion. Graduates from these programs
choose from many career options including residence life, career development, campus ministries, admissions, special student services,
counseling and testing, academic support services, student financial services, and records.
The field of CSA is multidisciplinary, fusing information, theories, and approaches gained from education, human relations, counseling,
psychology, sociology, business administration, and human organization anddevelopment. The basic processes involved in the CSA Program are
assessment of student and institutional needs; the development of reasoned goals to address identified needs; and the implementation of
programs, policies, and services to accomplish such goals. More specifically, students in APU's College Student Affairs Program develop
their competence in quality programming and assessment, counseling and personal development, budgeting and fiscal management, legal and
ethical issues, effective campus and community relationships, managing conflict and crisis as educational leaders, in multicultural awareness,
knowledge and skills in the various forms of technology. The program encourages the integration of a Christian world view with curriculum
and strives to develop leaders who have a well-defined moral, ethical, and spiritual compass. The field-based nature of the program enables
students to become actively engaged in professional roles while pursuing their graduate degree. This praxis component is essential in
developing leaders who understand the connections between theory and practice.
PROGRAM MISSION
The graduate program in College Student Affairs at Azusa Pacific University exists for the purpose of preparing
individuals to become student affairs educators whose special interest is college students and the environments which affect their
development as whole persons and as scholar-students.
Fundamentally, the focus of the student affairs profession is students --that they be appropriately served, aided, supported,
and challenged in the college or university environment so that they are better able to maximize the educational and developmental
benefits of their higher education experience. College student affairs stands as a multidisciplinary field -- fusing information,
theories, and approaches gained from such fields as education, human resources, counseling, psychology, sociology, business
administration, theology, and human and organization development. Its basic processes involve the assessment of student and
institutional needs, the development of reasoned goals to address identified needs, and the implementation of programs, policies,
and services to accomplish such goals. The uniqueness of the College Student Affairs graduate program at Azusa Pacific University
is that it seeks to accomplish this mission within the context of a Christian world view.
PROGRAM UNIQUENESS
Azusa Pacific University's CSA program is competency based. Our program is designed to develop and strengthen student competence in twelve specified areas of student affairs practice. Graduates demonstrate their competence in these areas through a portfolio development process and capstone colloquium at the conclusion of the program. Our Summer Track for Working Professionals provides graduate education for fully employed student affairs professionals through intensive summer sessions.
NATIONAL STANDARDSAPPLICATION AND ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
CURRICULUM INFORMATION
Program Curriculum:
Required Courses
Is a thesis required? No
STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - Students in student affairs or higher education administration programs (2003-2004):
| Total | 105 | 35 | 70 | 81 | 24 |
| Total | 5 | 95 | 64 | ||
PROGRAM FACULTY (Faculty members with areas of specialization and percentage of time devoted to the program.)
Pam Christian, Ph.D., Adjunct faculty -- diversity issues in higher education, designing learning experiences, adult development theory
John Hoffman, Ph.D., Adjunct faculty-- diversity issues in higher education, history of college student affairs, and program evaluation
Grace Kim, Ph.D., Adjunct faculty -- counseling
Fran Newman, Ed.D., Adjunct faculty -- administration and foundations of higher education
Last modified
June 2, 2005
Information submitted by: Sharon Slavin Miller
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