College Counseling and Student Development (M.S.)

Do you have a passion for college student development? Are you committed to social justice? Do you want to hone your helping skills to facilitate college students’ learning, growth, and success?

The College Counseling and Student Development (CCSD) master’s program prepares graduates for future careers in student affairs by providing essential knowledge, skills, and experiential education that pairs theory and practice.

Program Requirements Department of Community Psychology, Counseling and Family Therapy Graduate Assistantships

Program Highlights

• Emphasizes integration of helping skills, college student development theory, and social justice
• Small classes and cohort model facilitate close relationships between students and faculty
• Block scheduling, limiting classes to 2-3 days per week
• Multiple experiential education opportunities including first-year individual helping skills practicum at St. Cloud State, year-long individualized internship (on or off campus), and opportunities for education abroad
• No work experience or GRE admission requirement
• Graduate Assistantships available, offering valuable student affairs experience (plus stipend and tuition waiver)

Program Distinctions

• 96% of CCSD graduates find work in a related field within one year of program completion
• Opportunities for short-term and semester-long internship in Alnwick Castle in England and Nelson Mandela University in South Africa (among others)
• Curriculum is aligned with the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education guidelines for master’s level student affairs preparation programs as well as the ACPA and NASPA Professional Competency Areas for Student Affairs Educators
• Students participate in state, regional, and national conferences and professional associations

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College Counseling & Student Development M.S. Program at SCSU School of Graduate Studies St. Cloud State University