Required Credit Hours/Tuition and Fees
- 42
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Curriculum: MSEd in Higher Education and Student Affairs - Traditional Option
Required Courses (27 hours)
- (3) HESA 504 - Foundations of Higher Education
- (3) HESA 524 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Student Affairs
- (3) HESA 564 - The Community College*
- (3) HESA 574 - Introduction to Student Affairs
- (3) HESA 503 - Research Methods in Higher Education
- (3) HESA 506 - Assessment and Evaluation in Student Affairs
- (3) HESA 514 - College Student Learning and Development
- (3) HESA 516 - Leadership Theory and Practice in Higher Education
- (3) HESA 522 - Diversity in Higher Education
*HESA 564 may be replaced by an approved elective
Research Project (6 hours)
- (6) HESA 594 - Final Research Project
The student will select three faculty members to serve as the committee for the research project.
Practicum (6 hours)
- (6) HESA554 - Practicum and Professional Development
All students must complete a maximum of six credits of HESA 554 Practicum. The practicum involves a minimum of 150 hours of supervised field work (3 credit hours). During the last semester of the program, students will take a professional development capstone (3 credit hours).
Exceptions may be made for students who have been employed previously in higher education and student affairs for at least six months. Such students may substitute an additional elective in place of the HESA 554 practicum.
Electives (3 hours)
- (3) HESA 563 - Special Topics
- (3) HESA 583 - Organization and Administration of Higher Education
To view the curriculum for the MSEd in higher education and student affairs with a specialization in athletics, visit the athletics specialization page.
Retention Policy
Academic achievement appropriate for students in the higher education and student affairs program is demonstrated through satisfactory completion of coursework, defined as obtaining a course grade of A or B. The following retention policy applies specifically to all graduate courses within the program curriculum including approved elective coursework:
- Students who obtain a course grade of D or F in the program are withdrawn from the HESA graduate program without the option of repeating the course.
- Students may only earn one course grade of C and remain enrolled in the HESA graduate program. A student earning a C will have suspended enrollment until a retention plan is created and signed by the student and the program director. If a second course grade of C is earned, students will no longer be allowed to progress in the HESA graduate program, regardless of the cumulative GPA. Repeating a course in which there is originally a grade of C does not eliminate the original course grade of C from being applied toward this exclusion policy.
- Per SIUE Graduate School policy, all students must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher to graduate.
