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Student Affairs in Higher Education

Welcome

The certificate program is designed primarily for:

  • Student affairs personnel already in the field, who may or may not have an advanced degree, but do not have professional educational preparation in student affairs and
  • Those with an advanced degree who may not yet be employed in the field, but aspire to be.

Certificate learning objectives

Shaped by faculty and practicing student affairs professionals, the certificate program aims to prepare professionals who:

  • Are knowledgeable about student learning and development,
  • Are committed to meeting the needs of diverse learners,
  • Collaborate with faculty and other campus colleagues to shape support services and campus environments that enhance student learning and development.
  • Support professional decisions by applying research findings and theoretical frameworks to local contexts,
  • Continually strive to improve practice through assessment of student outcomes

Certificate curriculum (18 credits total)

Core courses (12 credits, required)

  • ELP 525 Student Services in Higher Education (4)
  • ELP 526 Facilitating Student Success ( 4)
  • ELP 527 Legal Issues in Higher Education (4)

Elective (4 credits, selected from ELP 511-599):

  • ELP 520 Developmental Perspective of Adult Learning (4)
  • ELP 521 Adult Learning (4)
  • ELP 541 The Community College (4)
  • ELP 528 Leadership in Postsecondary Education (4)
  • ELP 538 Contemporary Issues in Postsecondary Education (4)

Or select another ELP course in consultation with advisor

Culminating experience (2 credits)

  • ELP 506 Self-Directed Learning Experience (2)

For information about the PACE Master's degree, please visit www.pdx.edu/elp/pace-mams-program-study.

 

Length of Program
Intended time to complete: 3 terms

Cost of Program
Tuition & Fees: $6,919
Books & supplies: $500
Estimated room & board: $10,065
Other required fees: $730
Total estimated cost: $8,149 program + $10,065 estimated room and board

Employment
Jobs related to this program
Education Administrators, Postsecondary: 11-9033
Education Administrators, All Other: 11-9039