Overview

MASTER OF SCIENCE

  • Learn how college students develop as individuals and within a socio-cultural context, including the context of higher education.
  • Develop professional skills through practice via two 200-hour supervised internship and an optional 200-hour elective internship.
  • Learn about issues, trends, and challenges in higher education as well as how to implement and assess effective programs.

 

Two daytime required courses; most courses late afternoon/evening; some online options

 

Full-time or part-time

 

Complete in as fast as 2 years full-time

 

Internships at Nazareth or other campuses

Program is Ideal For

  • Recent graduates with limited work experience and career changers who need experience and relevant coursework for a successful career in higher education.

Curriculum Examples

  • Student Development in Socio-Cultural Context
  • Student Affairs Organization
  • Student Development in College
  • Internships I, II, and III
  • Career Planning and Development (elective)
  • Social Work Practice and Cultural Diversity (elective)

Value of Your Degree

  • Graduates of the HESAA program are employed at colleges such as Syracuse University, Vassar College, University of Rochester, University of Tennessee Knoxville, Rochester Institute of Technology, and Nazareth University.
  • Develop the skills you need to begin (or advance) a professional career in higher education settings such as admissions, student success, career services, civic engagement, enrollment management, financial aid, first-year programming, registrar, residential life, student services, student affairs, student development, and student engagement.

Making Grad School Affordable

Grants, scholarships, veterans benefits, partner benefits, loans, and undergraduate loan forgiveness are options for paying for this grad degree.

Affordability

Student's Perspective

"Nazareth is a campus that makes you feel at home. Colleagues recognize that the students who are part of the HESAA program will soon join them in the field and they welcome us and treat us as members of their staff from the beginning; that's what makes this program strong.

The G.A. work, along with an internship and networking, led me to be hired full-time in the Center for International Education after completing the first year of HESAA."

Christina Luther '17G

What to Expect

  • A wide variety of internship opportunities at Nazareth, University of Rochester, Rochester Institute of Technology, SUNY Geneseo, and Monroe Community College offices, including student success, admissions, disabilities services, residential life, international student support, student conduct, diversity and multicultural programs, and athletics.
  • Preference is given to full-time students, but some part-time study is possible.
  • Learning is grounded in rigorous psychological theory about student development and assessment. Program aligns with American College Personnel Association and National Association of Student Personnel Administrators standards.
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