EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA MASTER'S PROGRAM

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Program name:
      1) Student Affairs Practice
      2) College Counseling

College: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Department: Professional Studies

Degrees and Emphases:
       M.A. Counseling: Student Affairs Practice
       M.A. Counseling: College Counseling

Tuition and Fees: http://departments.edinboro.edu/graduatestudies/admissions/tuition.html

Contact Persons:
Dr. Sue Norton
325 Butterfield Hall

Phone: (814) 732-2260
Fax: (814) 732-2233
e-mail: scnorton@edinboro.edu

Web Page (URL) address: http://departments.edinboro.edu/education/professionalstudies/counselingprogram.html

Degree first offered: M.A.

Typical number of students admitted each year: 10-15

PROGRAM STATEMENT

The Student Affairs Practice program is designed to prepare individuals for a career in higher education. As such, it provides instruction in the following areas: Foundations of Student Affairs, Contextual Dimensions of Student Affairs and Knowledge and Skill Requirements for Student Affairs Professionals.

PROGRAM MISSION

The students and faculty of the Student Affairs Practice Program at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania are a diverse community of learners collaboratively engaged in research, scholarship, leadership, and service. Faculty are committed to providing developmentally sound academic and field experiences to educate student affairs professionals to be effective leader-practitioners in a pluralistic society. Our mission is to prepare professionals who embody ethical behavior, provide services to enhance the development and well being of college students, and actively contribute to the wider community.

PROGRAM UNIQUENESS

2 Programs: one College Counseling emphasis, one Student Affairs Practice emphasis

NATIONAL STANDARDS
Meets ACPA Professional Preparation Commission Standards: YES
Meets CAS Standards: YES
Other/Comments: CACREP Accredited

APPLICATION AND ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor's Degree Required.
Submit: For additional information and/or online application: http://departments.edinboro.edu/graduatestudies/index.html

CURRICULUM INFORMATION

Program Required Hours: 60

Program Curriculum:

Is a thesis required? Optional

 

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - Students in student affairs or higher education administration programs  (2005-2006):

 
Total Number
# of Males
# of Females
# of Whites
# of Persons of Color
Total 25 11 14 22 3
 
# of part-time students
# of full-time students
# of students enrolled in the program who also hold some form of financial assistance (graduate assistantship, fellowship, tuition waiver, scholarship)
Total 5 20 15

PROGRAM FACULTY (Name, title, typical number of coursed taught annually, interests)

Dr. Sue Saunders, Ph.D. Program coordinator for the master’s program 100%

Name Title Number of Courses Taught Interests
Dr. Sue Norton Program Head, Professor 5 courses plus internships MBTI, college student development, assessment, systemic change, diversity issues.
Dr. Salene Cowher Professor 6 courses plus internships Ego development, gender issues, program development, individual counseling, psychotherapy, rural issues, conflict resolution, dreamwork in counseling and psychotherapy
Dr. Gary Connell Associate Professor 6 courses plus internships Symbolic experiential family therapy, childhood disorders, and techniques of change in therapy.
Dr. Susan Packard Associate Professor 6 courses plus internships Rehabilitation counseling, community-based mental health counseling, addictions treatment, integration of rehabilitation counseling with work in the corrections field, and the professional development of counselor education students
Dr. Tammy Mitten Associate Professor 6 courses plus internships Symbolic experiential family therapy, childhood mood disorders, qualitative methodology, and the process of change in therapy
Dr. Shon Smith Associate Professor 6 courses plus internships Multi-cultural competencies training, dual populations (mental health/ substance abuse), forensic population adolescence, domestic violence batterers programs



Last modified October 3, 2007
Information submitted by: Dr. Sue Norton

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