Offered through the Special Education, Counseling, and Student Affairs graduate program, the Ph.D. in Counseling and Student Development with specialization in Student Affairs in Higher Education requires a minimum of 93 hours of post baccalaureate.
Doctoral degree requirements
A designated core of 15 hours of graduate credit, typically a part of the master’s degree in college student personnel work, is required. These courses may be part of a master’s degree or must be completed in addition to the doctoral course work. These courses include the following:
Preliminary examination. Candidates must successfully complete completion of all segments of a monitored, written examination of at least 12 hours over all areas of the program of study.
