Welcome to the Directory of Graduate Programs Preparing Student Affairs Professionals,developed by the Professional Preparation Commission of the American College Personnel Association. The members of the Professional Preparation Commission hope the Directory aids you in making an informed choice about your graduate study. Listings:
This publication is a project of the Professional Preparation Commission of the American College Personnel Association. Ten previous Directories have been produced by this Commission in 1968, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1980, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1994, 1999, and 2003. In addition to a paper version, the 1994, 1999, and 2003 Directories were also available on-line and updated on a continuing basis.
Inclusion in the Directory is by subscription. Graduate programs pay a subscription fee and provide information for the users of the Directory. Contacts for individual graduate programs are encouraged to update information frequently so as to provide users with the most accurate information available. Each page is electronically stamped with a "last modified" date so that users can determine the most recent information refresh.
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Directory Editors
Danielle M. DeSawal
Indiana University-BloomingtonD. Eric Archer
Northern Illinois University