Program Admission

Each applicant must submit an application to the University Graduate School that includes:  

1. Official transcripts for all prior undergraduate and graduate courses. 

2. Personal statement that addresses the following items:

• Your background and experience related to higher education and student affairs
• Your career aspirations, particularly how this degree relates to your professional goals and intentions 
• An overview of why you are pursuing a master’s in Student Affairs Adminstration generally and from the Higher and Adult Edcuation program at the UofM specifically 

3. Professional resume

4. Three letters of recommendation, including one preferably from a former or current instructor 

Deadline for submission of all application material for the MS Student Personnel concentration is April 1 for fall semester, and November 1 for spring semester 

All graduate students must comply with the general requirements of the Graduate School (see Admission Regulations, Academic Regulations, and Minimum Graduate Degree Requirements) as well as the program requirements of the degree being pursued.

Program Requirements

A minimum of 36 semester hours is required of all students to obtain the master’s degree.

The following policies in the Department of Leadership are exceptions to the policies of the Graduate School:

• A maximum of six (6) hours of transfer credit can be counted toward the concentration in School Administration and Supervision.