UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA - LINCOLN MASTER'S PROGRAM

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Program name:
M.A. in Student Affairs Administration
M.Ed. in Student Affairs Administration

College:  College of Education and Human Sciences

Department:  Educational Administration

Degrees and Emphases:
M.A.  – Educational Administration with specialization in Student Affairs
M.Ed. – Educational Administration with specialization in Student Affairs

Tuition and Fees:
http://www.unl.edu/scholfa/

*Please contact the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
at (402) 472-3755 for more information about stipends for assistantships.

Contact Persons:

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
106 Canfield Administration Building
P.O. Box 880423
Lincoln, NE 68588-0423
Phone: (402)472-3755
Fax: (402)472-8189
Email: bwright-chollet1@unl.edu

Dr. Larry Dlugosh, Chairperson, Department of Educational Administration
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
141 Teachers College
P.O. Box 880360
Lincoln, NE 68588-0360
Phone: (402)472-3726
Email: ldlugosh1@unl.edu

Dr. Juan N. Franco, Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
106 Canfield Administration Building
P.O. Box 880423
Lincoln, NE 68588-0423

Dr. James Griesen, Professor, Educational Administration
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
125 Teachers College
P.O. Box 880360
Lincoln, NE 68588-0360

Web Page (URL) addresses:
http://stuafs.unl.edu/gradprog.html
http://cehs.unl.edu/edad/

Degree first offered: 1993

Typical number of students admitted each year: 5-6

PROGRAM STATEMENT

The M.A./M.Ed. program in Student Affairs is a unique preparation program for student affairs professionals with a high emphasis on active learning.  Outstanding students are recruited from across the country for the program, which integrates theory and practice with the goal of developing scholar-practitioners in the student affairs field.  Students go through the program with their admissions cohort, and strong group interactions have been a hallmark of the program.  The program brings together student affairs professionals and faculty from the departments of Educational Administration and Educational Psychology.

PROGRAM MISSION

Incorporated above

PROGRAM UNIQUENESS

The assistantships offered through the M.A./M.Ed. program set it apart from other graduate programs in student affairs and make it highly attractive to students from across the country who are interested in careers in this area.  All students enrolled in the program will be required to complete at least three paid graduate assistantships.  These assistantships will be either an academic year or a semester in length, and students are encouraged to acquire experiences in three different areas: student life, academic services, and auxiliary enterprises. The assistantships will be designed to provide the student with an in-depth view of the administrative process in a student affairs division, and to meet the student's educational and career objectives. Students will be required to attend a week-long orientation at the beginning of the program.

NATIONAL STANDARDS
Meets ACPA Professional Preparation Commission Standards: YES
 Meets CAS Standards: Not provided.
Other/Comments:

APPLICATION AND ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

CURRICULUM INFORMATION

Program Required Hours: 45 credit hours

Program Curriculum:

Educational Administration Core (18 hours selected from the following):

Supporting or Cognate Areas (6 hours selected from the following):
Assistantship (10 hours required- 2 hours each semester):
*Graduate assistants are required to attend weekly seminars that are designed to tie together their assistantship experiences and classroom learning. These seminars give the students opportunities to interact with faculty members and student affairs professionals in a variety of settings. The seminars typically include speakers on topics of interest to the students, discussion of assistantship experiences, reflective thinking, discussion about career paths and goals, and other items of importance to the group.

Seminar (5 hours required- 1 hour each semester)

Electives (minimum of 6 credit hours required- may include six thesis hours for M.A. degree candidates)

Is a thesis required? M.A. yes; M.Ed. No, option II paper

 

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - Students in student affairs or higher education administration programs (2005-2006):

Total Number
# of Males
# of Females
# of Whites
# of Persons of Color
Total 12 4 8 11 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)
Total
0 100 100

PROGRAM FACULTY (Name, title, typical number of coursed taught annully, interests)

Name Title Number of Courses Taught Interests
Brent Cejda, Ph.D.  
6
 Community College and Instructional Leadership
Larry Dlugosh, Ph.D.  
2
 Change Management and Community Relations
James Griesen, Ph.D.  
6
 Student Affairs Administration and Leadership in Higher Education
Richard Hoover Ph.D  
6
 Student Affairs
Ron Joekel Ed.D.  
6
 strategic planning and leadership
Barbara Y. LaCost Ph.D.  
1
 Finance and Research
Sheldon Stick Ph.D.  
6
 Politics and history of higher education
Donald F. Uerling Ph.D.  
1
 Law

 


Last modified October 04 2007
Information submitted by: Katie Kerr and Jennifer Jonas

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