About the Program

The Higher Education program is designed to produce outstanding faith-informed practitioners who are prepared to engage and impact the lives of students and to fulfill leadership roles in a broad range of higher education settings. The program has an emphasis in College Student Development.

This program is distinguished from other graduate programs in higher education with focus on preparing graduates to deal with issues and concerns in higher education from a Christian perspective.

Students will complete 150 hours of supervised experience as 'reflective practitioners.' Students will choose from many practicum opportunities available at ACU and other local colleges and universities that may include the following areas:

Recruiting and Admissions
Career planning and placement
Intercollegiate athletics
Federal TRIO programs
Financial aid
First-year program
International education
Intramurals

Judicial affairs
Student multicultural affairs
Registrar
Residence life
Student activities
Student leadership
Spiritual life
Volunteer and service learning

Each student will complete a capstone course that requires the integration of foundational program concepts. The capstone course culminates in a project that the student uses to illustrate competencies mastered throughout the program. Students present their final capstone project to a panel of three higher education professionals for evaluation.