PROGRAM STATEMENT
The Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology offers master’s and doctoral  degrees in College Student Personnel.  The programs are designed to prepare professionals for positions in postsecondary settings in student affairs.  Through theory to practice, the program prepares knowledgeable professionals in the area of college student development and administration.  CSP students are required to pursue a sequence of study that permits well-balanced preparation in theory, research, and field experiences. 

PROGRAM MISSION
The philosophical orientation of the College Student Personnel program provides students with knowledge of current roles and functions of college student personnel professionals as well as a historical perspective of the field's development. The program emphasizes preparation of prospective student service professionals who are proficient in assessing and promoting growth and development of adult students in postsecondary settings.

The faculty and staff of the Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology endeavor to cultivate exemplary professional practitioners and scholars in counseling, counseling psychology and college student development. The purpose of our department is to advance the knowledge base in the fields and to serve our diverse communities by drawing on our expertise in human development across the life span.

PROGRAM UNIQUENESS
The program offers a diverse set of institutional types for required internship experiences including community college, metropolitan research, and private religiously affiliated universities.  In addition, students in the CSP program are very active in the College Personnel Administrators of Kentucky (CPAK) organization with many historically serving on the executive board.

NATIONAL STANDARDS
Meets ACPA Professional Preparation Commission Standards: YES
Meets CAS Standards: YES
Other/Comments:

APPLICATION AND ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

Master's Application GPA: 2.75 GRE: 800 Verbal & Quantitative 2 letters of recommendation Deadline: October 1 for Spring & March 1 for Summer &Fall; June 15 if spaces remain available for Fall

Doctorate Application GPA: 3.5 GRE: Verbal & Quantitative 3 letters of recommendation Work experience: Recommended Deadline: October 1 for Spring & January 15 for priority consideration for financial assistance for Fall; applications submitted until April 15 will be considered if positions remain available.

CURRICULUM INFORMATION

Program Required Hours: Master's - 45 credit hours Ed.S. - 30 credit hours beyond master's Doctorate -  93 credit hours beyond the bachelor's

 

Master's Curriculum ECPY 660 Introduction to Student Personnel Work ECPY 661 Theories of College Student Development ECPY 662 Student Affairs Programs, Policies, Practices ECPY 664 College Student Subcultures ECPY 629 Theories & Techniques of Counseling &         Psychotherapy ECPY 650 Group Process and Practice ECPY 663 Multicultural and Diversity Issues ECPY 670 Career Counseling ECPY 681 Internship in College Student Personnel (2) ECPY 695 Capstone Seminar ECPY 761 Program Development and Evaluation ELFH 600 Introduction to Research Methods & Statistics ELFH 682 Organization and Administration of Higher Education Institutions 3 hours of electives   Is a thesis required? No, but students may opt to write a thesis.

Doctorate Curriculum Required Courses Counseling Core (6 hours) Theories and Techniques of Counseling & Psychotherapy Group Process and Practice Foundations (9 hours) Theories of College Student Development Multicultural Issues + one additional course chosen with advisor Internship/Practicum (9 hours) Internship in College Student Personnel Services (2 courses @ 3 hours = 6) Doctoral Internship (3 hours) Note: with appropriate previous experience one or more ECPY 681 internships may replaced with other courses Professional Specialty (including electives minimum 39 hours) Intro to College Student Personnel Student Affairs Programs, Practices, & Policies College Student Subcultures Capstone Seminar in College Student Personnel (or advisor approved alternative, if appropriate) Organization & Administration of Higher Educational Institutions Doctoral Seminar +7 additional courses (21 hours) chosen in concert with advisor and program committee with consideration to the students background, interests, and professional goals Research/Statistics (minimum of 30 hours) Introduction to Research and Statistics Applied Statistics + 1 additional advisor approved research course Supervised Research (or advisor approved alternative research course) Dissertation Seminar Program Development & Evaluation Dissertation Research (12 hours) TOTAL = minimum of 93 hours

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - Students in student affairs or higher education administration programs  (2003-2004):

	Total Number	# of Males	# of Females	# of Whites	# of Persons of Color
Master's	35	14	21	25	10
Doctoral	16	4	12	8	8
	% 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)
Master's	29	71	95
Doctoral	81	19	95

PROGRAM FACULTY - Faculty members with areas of specialization and percentage of time devoted to the program.

Dr. Michael Cuyjet, student affairs; 50%
Dr. Amy Hirschy, student affairs; 100%
Dr. Bridget Pregliasco, student affairs; 100%
Dr. Linda Shapiro, career development; 100%
Dr. Claudia Beeny, adjunct, student affairs, 25%
Dr. Fred Rhodes, adjunct, student affairs; 25%
Dr. Gale Rhodes, adjunct, student affairs, 25%

Last modified 03/29/2007
Information submitted by: Michael Cuyjet

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