Course Sequence
The Masters of Arts in Educational Leadership: Specialization in Student Affairs in Postsecondary Education is a 30-unit degree program. The following is a recommended course sequence for the two-year program. Please remember that additional courses may be taken above the 30 units for professional development but only 30 units are applied to the official program. All program requirements are listed in the Graduate Bulletin.
TWO-YEAR COURSE SEQUENCE
First (Fall) Semester
ARP 620 Student Affairs in Higher Education 3
ARP 610 Educational Leadership 3
***ED 690 Methods of Inquiry 3
Second (Spring) Semester
ARP 621 Theoretical Foundations of Student Affairs 3
ARP 747 Educational Leadership in a Diverse Society 3
Third (Fall) Semester
ARP 622 Communication & Group Processes in 3
Student Affairs Leadership
ED 795A Research Seminar (Part 1) 3
ARP 760 Internship in Educational Leadership (optional) 3
or elective selected with consent of faculty
advisor
Fourth (Spring) Semester
ARP 623 Seminar: Critical Leadership Issues in Student 3
Affairs
ED 795B Research Seminar (Part 2) 3
***Can be taken Fall or Spring. Must be taken in the first year for those in the two-year course sequence.
The following is a recommended course sequence for the three-year program. Please remember that additional courses may be taken above the 30 units for professional development but only 30 units are applied to the official program. All program requirements are listed in the Graduate Bulletin.
THREE-YEAR COURSE SEQUENCE
First (Fall) Semester
ARP 620 Student Affairs in Higher Education 3
ARP 610 Educational Leadership 3
Second (Spring) Semester
ARP 621 Theoretical Foundations of Student Affairs 3
ARP 747 Educational Leadership in a Diverse Society 3
Third (Fall) Semester
ARP 622 Communication & Group Processes in 3
Student Affairs Leadership
ARP 760 Internship in Educational Leadership (optional) 3
or elective selected with consent of faculty
advisor
Fourth (Spring) Semester
ARP 623 Seminar: Critical Leadership Issues in Student 3
Affairs
ED 690 Methods of Inquiry 3
Fifth (Fall) Semester
ED 795A Research Seminar (Part 1) 3
Sixth (Spring) Semester
ED 795B Research Seminar (Part 2) 3