Curriculum
Required course work (36 credits)
Note: all courses are taken on campus
- EDPL 6000: Introduction to Educational Inquiry
- EDPL 6100: Introduction to Student Affairs
- EDPL 6130: Introduction to Counseling
- EDPL 6140: Diverse Students on the College Campus
- EDPL 6200: Student Development in Higher Education
- EDPL 6210: Environmental Theory and Assessment in Higher Education
- EDPL 6250: History of Higher Education in the United States
- EDPL 6260: Organizational Theory and Administration in Higher Education
- EDPL 6800: American Law and the Educational Organization
- EDPL 6965: Practicum in Student Affairs Leadership 1
- EDPL 6966: Practicum in Student Affairs Leadership 2
- EDPL 6997: Capstone in Educational Policy and Leadership
The STPA program meets the following graduate professional preparation standards: Council for the Advancement Standards in Higher Education (CAS) & College Student Educators International (ACPA)
Graduate Student Handbook and Forms
Practicum experiences
Practica experiences are a field based experience in which students apply theories learned in their coursework in student affairs or a related area while taking an on-campus seminar. There are two required practica experiences, each requiring 150 hours.