BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE MASTER'S PROGRAM

GENERAL PROGRAM INFORMATION

Program Name: Student Affairs Counseling

College: Bridgewater State College

Department: Counselor Education

Degrees and Emphases: M.Ed. Student Affairs Counseling

Tuition and Fees: www.bridgew.edu

Contact Persons:

Michael M. Kocet, Ph.D.
Student Affairs Program Director
Department of Counselor Education
110 Kelly
Bridgewater State College
Bridgewater, MA 02325

(508) 531-2721 (office)
(508) 531-2961 (fax)
mkocet@bridgew.edu

Web Page (URL) address: http://www.bridgew.edu/CounselingPrograms/higher_ed_counseling.cfm

Degree first offered:

Typical number of students admitted each year:

PROGRAM STATEMENT

The Bridgewater State College graduate Department of Counselor Education prepares professionals to provide counseling, consultation, and preventive services to individuals, families, groups, and communities in mental health, higher education, and preK-12 educational settings. The department is particularly suited to the needs of adult learners and non-traditional students who are seeking career advancement or a change in career. Students typically are part-time and are balancing graduate studies with multiple roles and responsibilities. Using a constructivist framework, the faculty build on students' prior knowledge, background, and experience. The counseling faculty is diverse with regard to background, experience, and counseling orientation, and prepare counselors to help clients effectively respond to developmental, educational, career, mental health and other lifespan challenges. Professional ethics, legal standards, technology, and multicultural competencies are also infused throughout the curriculum and experiential opportunities. Graduate students in the Department of Counselor Education are educated to think critically, communicate effectively, and responsibly utilize innovative strategies to enhance the practice of counseling in the 21st century. The faculty facilitates the ability of students to translate theoretical and philosophical principles into practical application to promote wellness throughout the lifespan. Students graduate prepared to pursue licensure in their respective area of counseling.

PROGRAM MISSION

Unlike most student affairs and college student personnel programs at focus on higher education administration, the M.Ed. Program in Student Affairs at Bridgewater State College provides students with a strong counseling foundation. In addition to courses on student development theory, foundations and philosophies in higher education, and student affairs administration, graduates in the program learn basic counseling skills to help in a variety of capacities: individual, group, and crisis counseling interventions. The program places a strong emphasis on the professional development of its students. Students partner each year with the faculty to present at national student affairs conferences. Adjunct Faculty are current Student Affairs Practitioners from area colleges and universities which provides students with a practitioner-educator focus. Students have opportunities for internship and fieldwork experiences at colleges and universities within Boston, Massachusetts and the Southeastern Massachusetts area.

PROGRAM UNIQUENESS

 

NATIONAL STANDARDS
Meets ACPA Professional Preparation Commission Standards: YES
Meets CAS Standards: YES
Other/Comments: We are also in the process of seeking CACREP accreditation (national counseling accreditation) for the Student Affairs Counseling program.

APPLICATION AND ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS

CURRICULUM INFORMATION

Program Required Hours: 51 credit hours

Program Curriculum:

Counseling Core Courses

Student Affairs Core Courses

Capstone Experience Choices

Is a thesis required? See Capstone above.

STUDENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION - Students in student affairs or higher education administration programs (2005-2006):

 
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% of students enrolled in the program who also hold some form of financial assistance (graduate assistantship, fellowship, tuition waiver, scholarship)
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PROGRAM FACULTY (Name, title, typical number of coursed taught annually, interests)

Michael M. Kocet, Ph.D. Program Director for Student Affairs, Full-Time Faculty
Courses taught: Student Development Theory, Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Student Affairs, Foundations of Higher Education Counseling, Intro to Career Counseling, Internship Seminar.

J. Allen Ward, Ed.D., Adjunct Faculty (Visiting Lecturer), Senior Associate Dean of Students, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Courses Taught: Student Affairs Administration, Special Topics in Student Affairs.

Beth Moriarty, M.S., Adjunct Faculty (Visiting Lecturer), Director of Residence Life & Housing, Bridgewater State College. Courses Taught: Student Development Theory, Special Topics in Student Affairs, Millenial Students.

Helen Santos, Ed.D. Adjunct Faculty (Visiting Lecturer), Dean of Advising and First Year Programs, Lasell College. Courses Taught: Academic Advising, Special Topics in Student Affairs.



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