PROGRAM STATEMENT
The Department of Educational Leadership of the Neag School of Education, in cooperation with the Division of Student Affairs at the University of Connecticut offers a Master of Arts in Higher Education and Student Affairs. This program is designed to prepare students for a variety of student affairs positions in post-secondary institutions.

PROGRAM MISSION
The UConn HESA master's program is a reflective, practitioner based educational experience. Graduates of this program experience a learning environment that combines traditional instruction with graduate assistantships and practicum experiences. This curriculum facilitates opportunities for mastery of fundamental skills that enable…
• College Student Needs and Development
(Student development theory and research, application of theory and research, demographic trend need analysis)
•Student Learning Initiatives
(Teaching college students, developing new programs/services, leadership development)
•Multicultural Educational Environments
(Diversity issues in academia, inter-/intra-group dynamics, organizational impact, appreciating differences)
•History and Foundations of Higher Education
(Historical context of the student affairs profession, institutional culture, the academic mission of higher education)
•Resource Utilization and Management
(Human resources, budgeting/financial management, use of information technologies, strategic planning)
•Problem-Solving Abilities
(Processing conflict, responding to crisis situations, communicating effectively, coping with ambiguity and change)
•Research Strategies and Program Assessment
(Interpretation and application of quantitative/qualitative research techniques, on-going process improvement, quality assurance)

PROGRAM UNIQUENESS
Not provided.

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

APPLICATION AND ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

Master's Application GPA: 3.0 Entrance Exams: none 3 Letters of recommendation Interview HESA graduate assistantship (see web-site for details) Personal statement Bachelors Degree Deadline – January 28, 2004 Resume

CURRICULUM INFORMATION

Program Required Hours: Master's -  42 credit hours

 

Master's Curriculum Semester 1 Assessment, Evaluation, and Research in Student Affairs I The College Student College Student Development: Programs and Services Semester 2 Assessment, Evaluation, and Research in Student Affairs II Structured Group Interventions in Student Affairs Leading Toward a Multicultural Educational Environment Practicum in Higher Education Is a thesis required? No.

Semester 3 Resource Management Issues in Student Affairs Leadership Challenges in Higher Education Practicum in Higher Education Elective Semester 4 Seminar in Higher Education The Law, Ethics and Decision-Making in Student Affairs Elective

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	31	10	21	24	7
	% 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	12	88	88% Due to the recent restructuring of the program, in coming years 100% of full-time HESA students will have a graduate assistantship See web-site for details)

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

Dr. Sue Saunders, Ph.D. Program coordinator for the master’s program 100%
Dr. Sandy Bell Ph.D., adult learning in education and work settings, and research design and methodology; 50%
Dr. Julie Bell-Elkins, Ed.D., multicultural educational environments, alcohol and other drugs, leadership challenges; 15%
Dr. Cynthia Jones, Ed.D., higher education administration, college student development, 15%
Dr. Jennifer Lease, Ph.D., group interventions, college student development; 15%
Dr. Sam Miller, Ph.D., higher education administration, resource management issues; 15%
Dr. John Saddlemire, Ed.D., college student development, higher education foundation, small college experience; 15%

Last modified 06/03/2005
Information submitted by: Chad Austein

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