MASTER’S PROGRAM in STUDENT PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
Name ___________________________________
Student ID# ______________________
Total Hrs Required: 32 hrs (including 6 hrs in Research)
Completed
Course
Course Title
REQUIRED
EDH COURSES
EDH 560
Student Personnel Administration
EDH 564
Student in Higher Education
EDH 571
Internship/Practicum in Student Personnel
Administration (300 hrs total required)
EDH 535
Student Development Theory I
EDH 536
Student Development Theory II
EDH 547
Legal & Ethical Issues in Student Personnel
EDH 565
Intervention Skills for SP Professionals
EDH 605
Disability in Higher Ed & Society
REQUIRED
RESEARCH
COURSES
EDR 410/510
EDR 560
(6 hrs. Required)
SUGGESTED
ELECTIVES
EDH 670
EDH
EDH
EDH
EDH
(3 hrs. Required)
EDH
Intro to Inferential Statistics
General Research Methods in Education
College Teaching
Budgeting in Higher Ed
Supervision & Management in Higher Ed
Assessment in Higher Ed
Global Perspectives: Comparative Systems
in Higher Education (study abroad trip)
Catholic Higher Ed: Admin & Leadership
Any Multicultural Issues Course
Any Higher Education (EDH) Doctorate
Course
Business, Communication, Psychology
courses
Sem Hrs
3
3
1=150 hrs
1=150 hrs
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
3-6
3-6
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
EXIT INTERVIEW
REQUIRED ASSESSMENT
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM is a 3 hr written (computer) exam
EXIT INTERVIEW is a 1 hr oral conversation with student’s committee (3 faculty members)
Program revised 5/07; Sheet revised 7/14
Higher Education Admin & Student Personnel Administration
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
 PhD in Higher Education Administration
 Master’s in Student Personnel Administration
 Online Student Personnel Administration (SPA) Specialty Program
PhD:
30 hrs (9 hrs Research required
12 hrs Dissertation
42 hrs minimum
Master’s: 32 hrs (6 hrs Research required)
No thesis
Online SPA Specialty Program: 18 hrs (may be completed all online)
Master’s:
Required core including 6 hrs research (Stats & Resrch Methods)
PhD: Required core; program developed in consultation with student’s major advisor
PhD: Required core including 9 hrs advanced research, one of which is EDR 697
Research Topics in Higher Education. Must come into program with 6 hrs Stats &
Research Methods (prerequisites)
PhD: 12 hrs Dissertation Research (EDH 699) required
Transfer Courses: 6 hrs Max (must be approved as equivalent SLU course)
RESIDENCY Requirement (EDH 601): 3 semesters no cost/no credit
To substitute for Full time
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
Master’s:
PhD:
Sit for 3- hr departmental comps (select 1 of 2 questions)
Sit for 1-day departmental comps (1 question in morning; select 3 of 6
questions in afternoon)
ORAL EXAM
PhD:
1st 3 chapters of Dissertation (takes 2 hrs)
EXIT INTERVIEW
Master’s:
Program feedback (1 hr with faculty)
PhD DISSERTATION: Public oral defense
Sheet Revised 7/14