PROGRAM STATEMENT
The Department of Educational Administration and Counseling in the College of Education, at Southeast Missouri State University offers a Master of Arts degree in Higher Education Administration. The Master’s degree prepares students for entry-level and middle management leadership positions in colleges, universities, community colleges, and other post-secondary settings. The program of studies consists of 21 hours of study in core courses and 15 to 18 hours in one of several tracks: higher education administration, higher education counseling, and higher education athletic administration.

PROGRAM MISSION
The Higher Education Administration program is designed to provide students with both a theoretical background and a practical background. This is accomplished by a combination of classroom learning and administrative experience through the required internship. In addition, students have the option to conduct original research by completing and defending a thesis. Students who do not chose this option will complete a graduate paper designed to explore a problem within the field of higher education administration and take a comprehensive examination at the end of the program.

PROGRAM UNIQUENESS
Not provided.

NATIONAL STANDARDS
Meets ACPA Professional Preparation Commission Standards: YES
Meets CAS Standards:
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APPLICATION AND ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

Master's Application • GPA: 2.75 • a completed application form • a check or credit card for the application fee • successful completion of a Bachelor’s degree at an accredited institution of post-secondary education • transcripts of all previous undergraduate and graduate work • official GRE scores from within the last five years • three letters of recommendation

Deadline: For fall semester start: August 1 For spring semester start: November 21 For summer semester start: May 15

CURRICULUM INFORMATION

Program Required Hours: Master's -  36 credit hours

 

Master's Curriculum Required Core: (21 hours) Foundations of Higher Education I Principles and Practices in Higher Education Theories of Student Development Teaching in Higher Education Internship in Higher Education Methods of Research Introduction to Behavioral Statistics Electives (15 hours) (Students select one of the three following foci and choose electives from those programs: Higher Education Administration, Higher Education Counseling, or Higher Education Athletic Administration) Higher Education Administration Foundations in Higher Education II: Leadership Internship in Higher Education The Community College Legal Issues in Higher Education Introduction to Student Personnel Services Introduction to Adult Education Is a thesis required? No.

Higher Education Counseling Orientation to Counseling Social and Cultural Aspects of Counseling Skills for the Helping Profession Developmental Theories Counseling Practicum Higher Education Athletic Administration Legal Aspect of Physical Activity & Sport Management and Leadership in Sport Organizations Current Topics, Issues, and Trends in Sport Design and Operation of Sport Related Facilities Additional Elective* *Elective could come from courses in other advising tracks depending upon the student’s interests or additional internship hours.

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - Students in student affairs or higher education administration programs  (2002-2003):

	Total Number	# of Males	# of Females	# of Whites	# of Persons of Color
Master's	24	8	16	19	5
	% 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)
Master's	50	50	80

PROGRAM FACULTY - Faculty members with areas of specialization and percentage of time devoted to the program.

Kelvie C. Comer, Ed.D. – gender and academic leadership development, organization and administration in higher education, organizational change in higher education; 100%

Last modified 06/03/2005
Information submitted by: Kelvie Comer

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