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College Student Personnel

CSP Curriculum

College Student Personnel students attending class The following courses comprise the required academic core of the Master's Degree Program. In combination with the required experiential core (which includes your interntship) and appropriate electives, they constitute a curriculum of 45 semester hours. For information about the Adult Learner Focus component of the CSP curriculum, visit the ALF page.

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To see a list of CSP course descriptions, go to BGSU Course Descriptions.
To see Fall 2009 CSP classes and registration info, go to The Schedule of Classes - CSP.
To search current and recent past term class schedules (by department, title, day, time...) go to http://webapps.bgsu.edu/classes/search.php.

*Required Courses (27 credit hours, see below)**
CSP 6010: Foundations and Functions of College Student Personnel (3)	History, philosophy, and goals of student affairs units in colleges and universities. Emphasis on practitioner roles and responsibilities.
CSP 6020: Theory and Assessment of College Student Development (3)	Examination of theories describing patterns of growth and development during the college years. Implications for the design of educational practice on the college campus.
CSP 6030: Theory and Assessment of Educational Environments (3)	Application of environmental theory to the assessment of human environments. Special emphasis on the study of select campus environments and their influence on students.
CSP 6040: Educational Outcomes of American Colleges and Universities (3)	Examination of the impact of post-secondary educational institutions on students; exploration of barriers to student development and role of student affairs in reducing these barriers and increasing the beneficial impact.
CSP 6800: Multicultural Competence in Student Affairs (3)	Develops the awareness, knowledge, and skills necessary to be a multiculturally competent student affairs practitioner. Emphasis is on practitioner responsibilities, challenges, and opportunities for creating and sustaining multiculturally affirming campus communities.
CSP 6050: Capstone Seminar in College Student Personnel (3)	This seminar is designed to promote the integration of the core curriculum and practitioner experiences of the master's degree program in College Student Personnel and to prepare students for their transition to professional positions within student affairs upon graduation.
CSP 6890: Supervised/Advanced Supervised Field Experience in College Student Personnel (3, 3, 3)	Students must be engaged in supervised field experience in appropriate areas of College Student Personnel. Participation in regularly scheduled seminars dealing with analysis of issues in higher education is required.

The next two courses serve as basic tools of inquiry for the master's program. Students are advised to complete both courses as early as possible during the program, especially those planning to complete a thesis. Individuals with a sufficient undergraduate preparation in statistics may consider testing out of EDFI 6410 (consult with your adviser).

EDFI 6410: Statistics in Education (3)	Statistics as tools in education and research, descriptive statistics, transformation of scores, sampling and probability, linear correlation and regression, introduction to statistical inference and basic tests of significance.
EDFI 6420: Research in Education (3)	Identification and evaluation of research problems, research designs, use of library resources, data gathering and writing research reports.

* The Adult Learner Focus Component: Students who are admitted to the Adult Learner Focus degree option must complete an additional 6 credit hours of required courses. Click here for ALF course descriptions.

Elective Courses (6-15 credit hours)
CSP 6970: Practicum in College Student Personnel (1-4)	Many students in the CSP program choose an additional academic experience known as a practicum. A practicum experience typically lasts one semester and students receive 1-4 semester credits. A practicum experience is an excellent opportunity for students to gain training in another facet of student affairs and broaden skills or understanding of other campuses or offices. Below are examples of recent internships and practicum experience areas: * Housing and residential programs * International programs * Academic advising * Multicultural affairs * Off-campus student services * First-year experience programs * Continuing education * Judicial affairs * Student life * Greek life * Prevention & wellness programs * Honors program * Career services * Student activities * Academic department intern * Fund raising & alumni affairs Click here for more information about experiential learning.
Departmental Electives	The following departmental courses are available to serve as one source of electives in fulfilling the 45 semester hours required for completion of the master's degree (consult the Graduate Catalog for course descriptions): CSP 6200: A Developmental Perspective on the Adult Learner (3) CSP 6220: Student Services and the Adult Learner (3) CSP 6300: Issues in College Student Personnel (3) CSP 6320: Basic Documents in College Student Personnel (3)* CSP 6340: The Adult Learner in Higher Education (3)* CSP 6350: Moral and Ethical Development of College Students (3)* CSP 6360: Intervention Strategies for Promoting Student Development (3)* CSP 6400: Organizational Strategies in Student Affairs (3)* CSP 6450: Legal Issues in Student Affairs (3) CSP 6800: Freshman Year Experience (3)* CSP 6800: Multicultural Competence in Student Affairs (3) CSP 6800: Resource Management (3) CSP 6800: Social Justice Education and Training (3) CSP 6800: Spiritual Dimensions of Student Development (3) CSP 6800: Advanced Student Development Theory (3) CSP 6800: Issues in Student Housing (3)* CSP 6800: Advanced Seminar in CSP (3) CSP 6840: Readings in Application of CSP Concepts and Procedures (3) CSP 6900: Directed Research in College Student Personnel (1-4) CSP 6940: Workshop on current topics in CSP (3)* CSP 6950: United Kingdom Study Tour (3) CSP 6990: Thesis Research (1-9) HIED 7210: Law and Higher Education (3) * Courses not taught on a regular basis
Additional Electives	Courses from other graduate departments and programs also serve to fulfill elective interests and objectives. Such departments may include (but are not limited to): * Career and Technology Education * Educational Foundations and Inquiry * Graduate Business Administration * Health, Physical Education and Recreation * Higher Education Program * Interpersonal Communication * Psychology * Sociology * Women's Studies Courses may also be taken at other campuses in consultation with an adviser (up to nine semester hour credits may be transferred in to BGSU from the other colleges or universities). Graduate extension courses are offered at the Firelands Campus. Firelands Campus is a branch campus of Bowling Green State University located in Huron, Ohio.

Of the 45 credit hours, at least 30 credits must be from academic courses; up to 15 hours of experiential learning credits may be applied toward graduation. Nine (9) of the possible 15 hours of experiential learning credits will be awarded in conjunction with the student's internship through CSP 6890.