PROGRAM STATEMENT
The Higher Education Programs, College of Education and Human Development at the University of Maine offers a Doctor of Education in Higher Educational Leadership designed for the practicing professional in colleges and universities and a Master of Education in Student Development in Higher Education with concentrations in educational leadership, counselor education, women’s studies and adult education. These programs are designed to prepare or enhance skills of students for a variety of student affairs positions in post-secondary institutions.

Student Affairs is a field designed to prepare professionals to work in higher education with the skills, knowledge and attitude to promote and enhance the learning and development of college students. Student affairs units provide a variety of services that may include orientation, administration, registration, financial aid, residence life, recreation activities, student development, career placement, advising, learning support activities, Greek organizations, student activities, student programming, multicultural programming, GLBT programming, counseling and other related services.

PROGRAM MISSION
The student affairs concentration is designed to provide doctoral level students with both a rigorous academic background and a comprehensive experiential background. This is accomplished by a combination of classroom learning and practical experience via the practicum and internship assignments. in addition, there is a practical research component designed to provide for an application of research skills and student affairs theory to everyday student affairs problems.

PROGRAM UNIQUENESS
Our programs strive to provide a grounding in the dynamics of diversity and the role of technology in contemporary higher education as foundations to the entire curriculum.

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

Master's Application Baccalaureate degree GPA: 3.0 or better Either GRE or MAT scores required 3 Letters of recommendation Statement of purpose integrated in graduate school application Rolling deadline with preference for those before January 15th for financial aid consideration

Doctorate Application Masters degree with GPA of 3.0 or better GRE scores 3 Letters of recommendation Personal Interview with Program Faculty Leadership portfolio with current resume, writing samples, and case analysis demonstrating strong writing skills, an understanding of the higher ed context, and likelihood of professional success Successful professional work experience in higher education Rolling deadline with preference for those before April 1st.

CURRICULUM INFORMATION

Program Required Hours: Master's -  39 credit hours Doctorate -  90 post-baccalaureate credit hours

 

Master's Curriculum Student Development Core (21 hours required) Developmental Theory in Higher Education* Impact of College on Students* Seminar in Higher Education Issues* Seminar in Higher Education in the U.S.* Higher Education Internship (3/3)* Capstone Seminar in Student Affairs* Elective Assessment/Research Core (6 hours required) Introduction to Educational Research* Statistical Methods in Education* OPTIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONCENTRATIONS: Educational Leadership (12 hours) sampling of courses Theories of Administration Organizational Behavior in Education Higher Education and the Law* International Comparative Higher Education Dynamics of Change Womens Studies Option (12 hours) sampling of courses Graduate Topics in Women's Studies Advanced Studies in Feminist Theory* Research Methodologies in Women's Studies* Feminist Pedagogy and Women's Studies Practicum Research Seminar in Women's Studies Counseling Option (12 hours) sampling of courses Effective Group Work… Profession of Counseling Established Theories of Counseling Counselor Education Prepracticum Counselor Education Practicum Adult Education Option (12 Hours) sampling of courses Introduction to Adult/Continuing Education Adult Development and Learning Teaching/Learning Process with Adults Community Processes and Ldershp in Ad/CED Is a thesis required? No.

Doctorate Curriculum (1) The Professional Core: a broad, common strand of course work required of all students (18 credit hours) including the following courses: • HED 676/677 Doctoral Seminar in Higher Education (2 semesters) • HED 650 Social Context of Higher Education • HED 652 Dynamics of Change in Higher Education • HED 654 Higher Education Policy and Politics • EDU 690 Topics: E.G. Advanced Leadership Studies (2) Research Foundation: a set of courses to provide expertise in evaluating and conducting research in educational settings (a minimum of 12 credit hours to include • EDG595 Educational Research • EDS521 Statistical Methods in Education * EDS571 Qualitative Research in Education and at least one of the following: • EDS522 Statistical Methods in Education II • EDU690 Advanced Qualitative Research in Education • EDS697 Advanced Statistical Methods in Education (3) Professional specialization: a set of interdisciplinary courses tailored, to the individual professional goals, needs and interests (a minimum of 18 credit hours) (4) An applied internship or field research, and (5) dissertation research structured to solve problems or produce knowledge with direct applicability to higher educational practice (a minimum of 6 credit 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	33	7	26	29	4
Doctoral	17	7	10	16	1
	% 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	30	70	70 (all full-time)
Doctoral	90	10	10 (all full-time)

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

Suzanne E. Estler, Ph.D., colleges and universities as complex organizations, campus environments, legal issues in higher education; diversity, gender and athletics; 100%
Elizabeth J. Allan, Ph.D., campus climate, diversity, gender studies, student development, hazing, qualitative methodogy; 100%

Last modified 06/03/2005
Information submitted by: Elizabeth Allan

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