PROGRAM STATEMENT
Masters Program

The primary purpose of the CSAA preparation program is to aid graduate students in acquiring the skills and competencies necessary to apply human development, interpersonal facilitation, group leadership, assessment, and administrative principles to work with college students in higher education organizations. The specific focus of the program is upon student development, which is concerned with students' learning and personal growth while they are in college. Graduates work in such settings as college residence halls, student offices, minority student services, Greek life programs, community service programs, learning assistance centers, new student orientation, and academic advising centers.

Doctoral Program

The Ph.D. Program in Counseling and Student Personnel Services with a specialty in Student affairs Administration is designed primarily to prepare individuals for practice and scholarship in one or more of the following areas:

Student affairs administration
Graduate education of student affairs professionals
Student assessment, outcomes research, and program evaluation in a student affairs context

PROGRAM UNIQUENESS
Master's Program
3 -full-time faculty; 1:12 ratio of students to full-time faculty
Over 30 practicum and internship sites at UGA & other campuses
Summer internships at colleges and universities across the country
Students start first-year program as a cohort
Active involvement of student affairs practitioners as instructors

Doctoral Program
Small size for individual attention
International internship opportunity
Community support through learning community
Advanced specialized study
Students are partners with SAA faculty in research teams

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

APPLICATION AND ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

Master's Application GPA Requirement: 2.75 minimum GRE = 850 minimum; MAT = 44 minimum 3 letters of recommendation Interview Deadline for consideration for assistantships--January 15 M.Ed. deadline is January 15, we continue to review applications until the cohort is filled

Doctorate Application GPA Requirement: 3.00 minimum GRE = 1000 minimum 3 letters of recommendation Interview 2 years of work experience Doctoral admissions: Review of applications begins January 2 and continues until the cohort is filled

CURRICULUM INFORMATION

Program Required Hours: Master's - 48 credit hours Doctorate - 59 credit hours

 

Master's Curriculum Foundations of College Student Affairs Administration Interpersonal Facilitation & Intervention Structured Group Interventions Practicum in College Student Affairs College Student Affairs Interventions Theories of College Student Development Research Methods in Education Cross Cultural Counseling College Student Ecology Administration in College Student Affairs Law and Higher Education Internship in Student Affairs Program Evaluation and Outcomes Assessment Professional Development Seminars Is a thesis required? No.

Doctorate Curriculum Advanced Theories of College Student Development Seminar in Student Affairs Administration Issues in Student Affairs Administration Doctoral Research Seminar Staffing Practices in Student Affairs Leadership and Policy Development in Student Affairs Environmental Assessment and Milieu Management Organization Development and Consultation in Higher Education Dissertation Applied Analysis of Variance Techniques Applied Correlation and Regression Methods in Education Qualitative Research in Education Research Elective Specialization in (a) administration and management, (b) teaching and pedagogy, or (c) measurement, research, and evaluation

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	33	9	24	26	7
Doctoral	24	13	11	20	4
	% 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	97	1	100
Doctoral	54	46	92

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

Dr. Diane L. Cooper, Professor [Ph.D., The University of Iowa] & Coordinator of the College Student Affairs Administration Master’s Program.  Research interests include legal and ethical concerns of student affairs leadership and administration, multicultural issues, mentoring, and interventions with special student populations.
Dr. Laura Dean, Assistant Professor (Ph.D. University of North Carolina-Greensboro).  Research interests include small college environments, the use of standards in student affairs, and college counseling issues. 
Dr. Marrily Dunn, Associate Professor [Ph.D., The Ohio State University].  Research interests include student affairs in higher education, legal issues, and gender issues.
Dr. Richard Mullendore, Professor [Ph.D., Michigan State University] & Coordinator for the College Student Affairs Doctoral Program.  Research interests include living/learning environments in post-secondary education, the preparation of student affairs practitioners and gender issues.
Theodore K. Miller, Professor Emeritus [Ed.D., University of Florida]
Roger B. Winston, Jr., Professor Emeritus [Ph.D., The University of Georgia]

Last modified 10/17/2006
Information submitted by: Merrily S. Dunn

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