Hours: 48
Thesis: None

The Master of Education degree program in Student Affairs (Administration) is designed to prepare students for professional careers in student affairs in institutions of higher education. Such careers are typically found in one or more of the following areas: admissions, athletics, career services, financial aid, housing and residence life, international student affairs, commuter services, intramurals and recreational sports, judicial services, minority affairs, orientation services, registration and records, student activities, student services, and women’s affairs. The program combines experiences that are practical, specialized, and individual with those that are broad and theoretical. Research skills and an understanding of the relevant literature for the discipline are a part of the program.

This is a forty-eight (48) semester hour program, which requires a comprehensive examination for degree completion. Admission requires the Graduate Record Examination, an interview, and an autobiography. Applicants are notified of the date of the interview after other general admission requirements have been completed. All courses are three semester hours unless otherwise stated. All students accepted into this program must complete all requirements within eight (8) calendar years.

Professional credits students who intend to apply for admission to this program are limited to THREE courses prior to admission.

COU 592 Internship in Student Affairs I — This is a fifteen-week internship which combines a fifteen hour per week campus on-the-job experience in student affairs (under the direct supervision of a site supervisor) and a three-hour, fifteen-week seminar with a professor. During the semester, students will share information on the functions, services, and issues of each office, its role within the institution, and relevant professional literature with each other. Students will develop and share personal internship goals, implementation strategies, and a project which relates developmental theory to the internship experience. Students can select from several student affairs sites at Kutztown University and several other area colleges and universities. Paid graduate assistantship sites may be utilized with permission from the student affairs program coordinator. PREREQUISITE: CPY 580.

COU 593 Internship in Student Affairs II — This is a fifteen-week internship which combines a fifteen hour per week campus on-the-job experience in student affairs (under the direct supervision of a site supervisor) and a three-hour, fifteen-week seminar with a professor. During the semester, students will share information on the functions, services, and issues of each office, its role within the institution, and relevant professional literature with each other. Students will develop and share personal internship goals, implementation strategies, and a project which relates developmental theory to the internship experience. Students can select from several student affairs sites at Kutztown University and several other area college and universities. Paid graduate assistantship sites may be utilized with permission from the student affairs program coordinator. PREREQUISITE: COU 592.

The faculty members of the Department of Counseling and Human Services reserves the right to terminate the training or supervision of any candidate who shows himself/herself incapable of achieving an acceptable standard of personal and/or professional behavior. This standard also applies to candidates for admission.

NOTE: Upon admission, all students are given a copy of the Department Student Evaluation Policy. A copy of this policy is also on file in the Department Office.

COU 592 Internship in Student Affairs I
COU 593 Internship in Student Affairs II

These are fifteen-week internship experiences that combine a fifteen-hour per week campus on-the-job experience in student affairs (under the direct supervision of a site supervisor) and a three-hour fifteen-week course seminar. These internships occur in two consecutive semesters (Fall/Spring) and are scheduled during the final semesters.

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The Master of Education Degree in Student Affairs in Higher Education (Administration) Program Guide