Prospective Students

SDSU has chosen to make February 1st the required deadline for graduate applications. That means that all students must have completed the CSU mentor application, departmental application, have the transcripts submitted, and completed the GRE by this date to be considered for fall admissions. We will no longer have the flexibility of admitting students at a later date.(The next deadline to register for the GRE is December 12 for a Feb 6th test date. For more information, please check the official GRE website.)

The Masters of Arts in Education with a Concentration in Educational Leadership and a Specialization in Student Affairs in Postsecondary Education curriculum at San Diego State University is designed for practitioners.  The program emphasizes student learning centeredness, integration of the curricular and co- curricular learning paradigms, and analysis, planning, and responsible practice of leaders in a socially just and global environment.

     

The program utilizes leadership theories to educate students in a manner that will allow them to become savvy consumers of research in order to apply ethical evidence-based decision making to promote access, equity, and quality student development and learning.

Through students' coursework and interactions with professional staff and faculty, as well as their peers, students will achieve the following learning outcomes in this program.  Students will be able to:

1. Articulate the theoretical foundation of the student affairs/services profession and its research (College Central Tendency Scholarship; Program Goal 1)

2. Identify integration of student developmental epistemologies with student learning epistemologies and opportunities to apply them (College Central Tendency Uniqueness of Individuals; Program Goal 1)

3. Evaluate how students come into the institution and (i.e,  characteristics and preparation) propose strategies for engagement and retention (College Central Tendency Access to a Quality Public Education; Program Goal 1)

4. Identify and strategically work with varying leadership styles that are prevalent within a postsecondary context (Central College Tendency Diversity; Program Goal 2)

5. Identify one’s own leadership strengths and identify areas in need of further development (College Central Tendency Uniqueness of Individuals; Program Mission)

6. Identify ethical dilemmas in postsecondary leadership and propose multiple solutions (Program Mission)

7. Engage in meaningful outcomes-based assessment of collaboratively designed student learning and development programs and initiatives (College Central Tendency Community of Learners, Scholarship, and Excellence in Teaching; Program Goal 3)

8. Articulate and apply the foundational principles of  diversity, social justice, and internationalization (Central College Tendency Access to a Quality Public Education;  Program Goal 2)

9. Apply research to practice, particularly in their area of specialization and focus (College Central Tendency Scholarship; Program Goal 3)

10. Communicate ideas and concepts effectively in both the written and spoken word (Program Mission)

We invite prospective graduate students to visit our Graduate Access Page, or MyGAP.  Using MyGAP you can build a customized web page containing personalized information about SDSU graduate programs of specific interest to you.  Please click on the icon below to create your own MyGAP website.

                                 

2009 Student Affairs Graduates

        

To visit the San Diego State Student Affairs Homepage, click here!