Resources & Information For Current Students

For current MA students, the most recent handbook is here: MA Higher Education & Student Affairs Handbook

Find past MA handbooks here: 

• MA Higher Education & Student Affairs Handbook Fall 2020
• MA Higher Education & Student Affairs Handbook Fall 2019
• MA Program of Study (Aug 2019 and prior) (MS Word) (PDF)
  

Current students should email Dr. Virginia Byrne to set up an advising session and consult our private Canvas group for advising guides. Here is a full-time Recommended MA Course Sequence. 

The Practicum/Internship is the experiential field placement course of our degree program. In alignment with the CAS standards, all students must complete a supervised experiential learning opportunity in a higher education or student affairs functional area (or similar non-profit organization). The internship program was designed to provide a structure for the planning and implementation of field experiences for our master's and doctoral students, and to ensure high-quality experiences for both students and collaborating sites. Our interns usually serve at Baltimore-area institutions like Johns Hopkins University, UMBC, Towson University, and CCBC, but have also served at Baltimore City Public Schools and education-focused non-profit organizations. The internship experience provides for the integration and practical application of theory and methods gained through the formal program of study and allows for the development of professional competencies that enhance personal and professional growth. Also, the internship provides on-the-job experiences of reasonable depth and length to strengthen qualifications and broaden the range of career alternatives for the student.

• Each graduate student is required to complete at least one internship experience. Under the supervision of experienced professionals, internship students work 150 hours over one semester while completing an experiential reflection course. 
  • Students doing their first internship register for RDHE685. Students doing their second internship register for RDHE785. 
  • WAIVER: Students who have significant work experience are eligible to waive their second internship and instead take an elective. The waiver and the elective selection are determined in conversation with faculty.
• The internship requires a total student time commitment of at least 150 hours.
  • For fall and spring terms, students will work 10-12 hours per week during a 15-week term.
  • In the summer term, weekly hours are adjusted to complete the 150 minimum required hours.
  • These hours can be online or face-to-face, but at least 50% of the hours need to be in a role that is student-facing.
  • Internships can be paid or unpaid.
  • The internship should be scheduled to begin at the beginning of the academic term. 

Learn more about Hosting an Intern or Practicum student: Internship Program Overview

Resources for Practicum or Internship students:

• Practicum/Internship Manual (2019)
• Site Confirmation Form
• Learning Contract
• Midterm and Final Evaluation Form
• Internship Site Evaluation Form

Students pursuing the Master’s degree in Higher Education & Student Affairs Administration will be expected to develop a professional Portfolio. This Portfolio, when completed, will demonstrate the student’s overall learning while a graduate student in the Master’s degree program in Higher Education & Student Affairs Administration at Morgan State University. The Portfolio will represent a record of the student’s progress and growth. Thus, the Portfolio will seek evidence of the student’s ability to apply the knowledge and skills they have gained in the program.

• MA Portfolio Guidelines 
• ACPA/NASPA Competencies (to be used in developing the Portfolio)

• PhD Higher Education Program Handbook Fall 2021
• PhD Higher Education Program Handbook Fall 2020
• PhD Higher Education Program Handbook Fall 2019
• PhD Program of Study (Aug 2018) (MS Word) (PDF)
• PhD Program of Study (Aug 2019) (MS Word) (PDF)
• PhD Program of Study (Aug 2020) (MS Word) (PDF)

Find the complete PhD Program Handbook (2024) here.

Only for PhD students in the program in 2023 and before.

PhD Portfolio Handbook.

As you will discuss with your advisor, the first portfolio submission is due when you have completed between 27-33 credit hours, and the second portfolio submission is due during very last semester of coursework

• Dissertation Committee Approval Form (opens a DocuSign electronic form)
• Change in Dissertation Committee Chair Form (opens a DocuSign electronic form)
• Thesis/Dissertation Submission Process (Links to School of Graduate Studies)