PROGRAM STATEMENT
Texas State’s College Student Affairs Emphasis is located within the Department of Educational Administration and Psychological Services. Course work is completed in the area of counseling while specialization is gained in College Student Affairs. The 46-hour M.Ed. Degree is conferred in Counseling and Guidance with an emphasis in Student Affairs and includes two internships in one of the many departments within the Texas State Student Affairs Division.

Throughout the program, students are encouraged to interact with Texas State Student Affairs professionals and also to apply for graduate assistantships in one or more of the following departments: Admissions, Career Services, Alcohol & Drug Resource Center, Greek Affairs, Mentoring, Multicultural Student Affairs, Campus Recreation, Residence life, LBJ Student Center and Vice President for Student Affairs.

PROGRAM MISSION
Not provided.

PROGRAM UNIQUENESS
The Texas State Student Affairs program offers a strong counseling core with a good student affairs core that is taught mainly by practitioners from the Student Affairs Division. The Vice President for Student Affairs teaches two courses in the core sequence and is the program advisor. Many graduate assistantships are available to student affairs majors.

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

APPLICATION AND ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

Master's Application GPA: 3.0 in last 60 hours of undergraduate work GRE: GRE 900 (combined verbal and quantitative) 3 letters of recommendation Deadline - April 15th for Fall; October 15th for Spring

CURRICULUM INFORMATION

Program Required Hours: Master's - 46 credit hours

 

Master's Curriculum Developmental Issues in Counseling Children, Adolescents and Adults Introduction to Community Counseling Basic Communication and Interviewing Skills Higher Education and Student Affairs I Counseling Diverse Populations or Seminar in Multi-Cultural Relations Counseling and Personality: Current Theories Counseling and Personality Theories Pre-Practicum Is a thesis required? No.

Governance and Legal Issues in Higher Education Higher Education and Student Affairs II The American College Student Program Development and Evaluation Dynamics and Process in Group Counseling Group Counseling Practicum Internship-Student Affairs I Career Counseling Internship-Student Affairs II Electives - 3 hours

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - Students in student affairs or higher education administration programs  (2003-2004):

	Total Number	# of Males	# of Females	# of Whites	# of Persons of Color
Master's	28	9	19	19	9
	% 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	50

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

Christopher Brown, Ph.D., counseling; 100%
Michael Ray Carns, Ph.D., counseling; 100%
Stan Carpenter, Ph.D., counseling, 100%
Colleen Connolly, Ph.D., counseling; 100%
Thelma Duffy, Ph.D., counseling; 100%
John L. Garcia, Ed.D., counseling; 100%
John H. Garrison, Ph.D., student affairs; 12%
Linda Homeyer, Ph.D., counseling; 100%
Stella Kerl, Ph.D., counseling; 100%
Pam Moore, Ph.D., counseling, 25%
JoLynne Reynolds, Ph.D., Specialties -- counseling; 100%
Eric Schmidt, Ph.D., counseling; 100%
JoAnne Smith, Ph.D., student affairs; 25%
James D Studer, Ph.D., student affairs; 25%
Carl Van Wyatt, Ph.D., counseling, 25%

Last modified 06/03/2005
Information submitted by: Kate Robbins

Directory Main Page  ● Alphabetical Listing ● Geographical Listing ● Contact Directory Editors ● Other Career Information ● Directory Sponsor Website

© 2003 ACPA Professional Preparation Commission. Disclaimer.