Department of Higher Education and Student Affairs

Welcome!

The Department of Higher Education and Student Affairs at BGSU is home to two graduate programs: the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Higher Education Administration and the Master of Arts (M.A.) in College Student Personnel. 

Information about these programs, as well as our faculty, students, and alumni, can be found using the links to your left.

For more than 40 years, our department has worked to create and affirm a culture that encourages personal development, academic and professional integrity, and social action.

If you have questions about our programs, please contact our office. Thank you for your interest in HESA, we look forward to hearing from you!

  

Higher Education and Student Affairs
330 Education Building
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403

Phone - (419) 372-7382
Fax - (419) 372-9382
hesa@bgsu.edu

 

 Quick HESA Facts

  • Eight full-time faculty members
  • 74 full-time master's students
  • 23 full-time doctoral students; 25 part-time
  • Alumni in all 50 states and several countries
  • All CSP students have a required two-year internship in student or academic affairs
  • Approximately 200 students have traveled/studied abroad and 20 have completed internships abroad
  • CSP placement: 97% hired by September 1 in 2011
  • HIED placement: Nearly all found employment prior to or in the months following graduation
  • Home to the National Student Affairs Archives
  • Program alumni have gone on to become college presidents, vice presidents, department directors, faculty, and business owners