• Mission Statement
• Master of Arts in Counseling
• Master of Arts in Educational Leadership
• Master of Arts in Administration and Supervision (Adult and Organizational Learning)

Mission Statement

1. Apply critical thinking approaches and skills to their respective disciplines and exhibit both theoretical and practical application of these approaches and skills in their professional fields.
2. Use critical thinking to make sound, responsible judgments and decisions in working with clients, students, and other professionals in their respective fields.
3. Act with sound ethical principles when carrying out the role of the professional in each of the three areas, keeping in mind the key responsibility this professional has toward student and client.
4. Function as a responsible professional in his or her specialty field, seeking to promote the best interest of the client and student to whom these professional fields serve.
5. Display an understanding of the political and social environment and the professional and personal roles each citizen must play in order to ensure that society remains a free and open democracy.
6. Commit to a professional life that will enhance self-renewal and encourage others in the profession to seek careers devoted to the advancement of the principles and standards of their respective fields of interest.

Master of Arts in Counseling

1. Demonstrating the meaning and significance of fundamental guidance/counseling concepts, principles and theories.
2. Interacting effectively with others (colleagues, parents, clients, students, and administrators).
3. Analyzing individual behavior within group structures.
4. Interpreting research and measurement results in light of social and psychological factors.
5. Interviewing and counseling on a one-to-one basis.
6. Relating theories and principles of group dynamics, group practices, and facilitative skills to professional practice.
7. Assessing professional abilities and limitations, professionally and personally.
8. Professional writing (e.g. research proposals/reports, case studies).

Master of Arts in Educational Leadership

1. To help develop and/or support a personal philosophy of education and social consciousness consistent with related theories of learning and human development.
2. To develop characteristics required for effective leadership.
3. To analyze educational organizations and plan programs and strategies for increasing organizational effectiveness.
4. To develop techniques to facilitate interpersonal and group problem-solving and decision-making.
5. To develop skills in managing change and conflict in educational endeavors.
6. To interpret research findings and design and implement research techniques for their organizational needs.

Masters of Arts in Educational Leadership (Adult and Organizational Learning)