GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Program name: Master of Arts in Higher Education & Student Development

College: Taylor University

Department: Department of Higher Education & Student Development

Degrees and Emphases: M.A., Higher Education & Student Development

Tuition and Fees: All full time students are guaranteed an assistantship. This assistantship will pay a minimum of $3,000/year. Gross Tuition: $18,900; Net Tuition (all full time students receive assistantship with minimum stipend of $3000): $12,900

Contact Person: Tim Herrmann

Phone: 765-998-5142
Fax: 765-998-4930
e-mail: mahe@taylor.edu

Web Page (URL) address: http://www.taylor.edu/academics/graduate/mahe/

Degree first offered: 2007 (M.A., Higher Education & Student Development)

Typical number of students admitted each year: 15

PROGRAM STATEMENT

This program is designed to help students connect to the best of higher educational research, thought and practice, in order to form a distinctive, personal educational philosophy that will equip them to serve and inspire college students in a manner that helps to nurture growth and fullness in all areas of their personal and professional lives.

PROGRAM MISSION

The graduate program in higher education provides preparation for thoughtful and effective service within diverse higher educational settings. The program employs an engaged instructional methodology to teach, model, and promote whole person education and to cultivate change agents who will provide exemplary higher educational service and leadership.

PROGRAM UNIQUENESS

Students will work closely with faculty who are extremely dedicated and focused on the success of each individual. The assistantships which each student has will provide real life experience in a field directly related to Higher Education and Student Development. This guaranteed assistantship provides the parallel experience that makes this program unique and extremely beneficial.

NATIONAL STANDARDS
Meets ACPA Professional Preparation Commission Standards: YES
Meets CAS Standards: NO
Other/Comments:

APPLICATION AND ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s Degree
MAHE Application form
Narrative Writing sample
Official transcripts from all previous undergraduate and graduate institutions
Three reference forms
$100 Application fee (waived prior to January 15)
Deadline: Rolling Admission

CURRICULUM INFORMATION

Program Required Hours: 36

Program Curriculum:

36 Credit Hours/10 Courses and 2 internship experiences
2 years - 4 terms (fall, spring/fall, spring)
5 Cores

Program Cores

Student Core (9 hours)

College Student Development (3 hours)
Spiritual Formation (3 hours)
Facilitating Student Learning (3 hours)

History and Foundations Core (6 hours)

History and Foundations of Higher Education (3 hours)
Organization, Governance and Culture in Higher Education (3 hours)

Leadership and Administration Core (9 hours)

Leadership and Administration in Higher Education (3 hours)
Program Development in Higher Education (3 hours)
Assessment of Learning in Higher Education (3 hours)

Research and Inquiry Core (6 hours)

Inquiry in Higher Education (3 hours)
Advanced Research/Thesis (3 hours)

Internship Core (6 hours)

Internship 1 (3 hours)
Internship 2 (3 hours)

Is a thesis required? YES

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - Students in student affairs or higher education administration programs (2008-09):

	Total Number	# of Males	# of Females	# of Whites	# of Persons of Color
Total	34	17	17	29	5
	% 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	3%	97%	Full-time (100%), Part-time (varies)

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

Tim Herrmann
Director, M.A. in Higher Education & Student Development
Associate Professor of Higher Education
Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration and Leadership (2005)
Interests: Developmental psychology with an emphasis on involvement theory, college student values, spirituality, and identity formation; Civic engagement; Student learning; Educational assessment

Skip Trudeau
Dean of Student Development
Associate Professor of Higher Education
Ed.D, Indiana University, Higher Education Administration
Interests: Student Leadership Development, Student Faith Development, Higher Education History

Randall Dodge
Associate Vice President for Student Development and Dean of Students
Associate Professor of Higher Education
Ph.D, Indiana University, Higher Education (1997)
Juris Doctorate, Indiana University School of Law (1992)
Interests: Factors that influence commitment, Spiritual Formation, Vocational Calling

Scott Moeschberger
Assistant Professor of Psychology
Ph.D., Ball State University, Counseling Psychology (2006)
Interests: Dissertation - Forgiveness in Northern Ireland: a qualitative approach to building a theoretical model; Eating Disorders/Body Image; Educational Mentoring; Sexual Assault on College Campuses

Scott Gaier
Assistant Professor of Higher Education
Ph.D., Purdue University, Educational Studies w/ concentration in Higher Education Administration (2003)Interests: Academic motivation, Concepts associated with learning, Techniques associated with learning

Todd Ream
Adjunct Professor / Associate Director of the John Wesley Honors College and Assistant Professor of Humanities at Indiana Wesleyan University
Ph.D., Penn State University in Higher Education (2001)
Interests: Historical, Philosophical, and Theological Explorations of Curricular and Co-Curricular Programs

Last modified March 1, 2009
Information submitted by: Kyle Lantz

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