Online Degree Program
Curriculum
The two-year curriculum is as follows (new students start the program in mid-May)::
- Summer 1 (begins in May)
- SAA 701 Student Affairs & Technology
- SAA 704 Interpersonal Leadership
- Fall 1
- SAA 702 Student Development Theory
- SAA 708 Diversity in Higher Education
- Spring 1
- SAA 705 History of Higher Education
- SAA 740 Organizational Theory & Behavior
- Summer 2
- SAA 730 Legal Issues in Student Affairs
- SAA 710 Administration in Higher Education
- Fall 2
- SAA 761 Applied Research
- SAA 780 Applied Project I
- Spring 2
- SAA 780 Applied Project II
- SAA 790 Capstone
- SAA 781 Internship -- can be taken either Fall 2 or Spring 2
Each course is worth 3 credits and the total program is 39 credits. Students may request a " waiver" for SDA 781 if they have worked in a student affairs position in a higher education setting for a minimum of one year (or equivalent).
Students that opt for the three-year plan (part-time) would take the 1st year course sequence over the course of the first two years and then complete their 2nd year sequence in their final (third) year of the program. Students who go even more part-time or out-of-sequence would simply take longer to complete the program. Course descriptions can be found in the UW-L Graduate Catalog.