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learning formats. These flexible formats allow mid-career working adults and those unable
to attend the on-campus program, to study in a creative, rigorous, and structured fashion.
Students enrolled in the online program participate in Residential Institutes on the main
campus twice per year, as well as online Web-based courses.
Students may enroll full or part time, taking three to nine credit hours per term. Students
who attend full-time can expect to complete the program in 10 months. Part-time students
will complete the program in 19 months. Summer attendance is mandatory.
Degree Plans
Below is a sample of a degree plan for a full-time student who begins their studies in the
fall term. Degree plans will be modified based on a student’s enrollment date and pace of
study. To complete the requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Peace Studies,
students must take 12 credits of electives (4 courses) approved by the department as
Peace Studies curriculum.
Degree Plan: 24 credits hours
Fall (August)
Winter (January)
Summer (May)
Year 1
CARM 5000: Foundations and
Development of Conflict Resolution
CARM 6120: Culture and Conflict
CARM 6170: Violence Prevention
and Intervention
CARM 5020: Theories and
Philosophies of Conflict and
Peace
Elective #1
Elective #2
Elective #3
Elective #4
Graduation and
Celebration
Graduate Certificate in College Student Personnel Administration
Our programs in College Student Personnel Administration (CSPA) prepare students for
many professions related to Student Affairs in college, university, and community settings.
We focus on training Student Affairs professionals who take a humanistic, learner-centered
approach in their work as change agents within the university and the larger society.
The program explores important topics in the field of Student Affairs such as conflict
resolution, diversity, student development, student services, judicial affairs,
administration, on-campus and campus life, Greek affairs, peer counseling, and crisis
intervention, to name a few. Students examine the current trends and historical
approaches in higher education, as well as future needs for effective student affairs
practices in the 21
st
century.
The Graduate Certificate appropriate for those who seek graduate training in CSPA, as well
as those who have already earned a degree in their professional field but would benefit
from academic training in the applications of college student personnel administration to
their current professions.
The programs in CSPA seek to: 1) apply an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the
field of Student Affairs; 2) provide an opportunity for student to engage in significant
study and practice within the field; and 3) prepare students for professional positions in
the field of Student Affairs.
