Counseling and Human Development Services

College Student Affairs Administration PhD

Advisement & Registration

students

Upon admission, each student is assigned a temporary faculty advisor from the graduate faculty members associated with the CSAA-D program. After the first semester, you will be expected to select a program advisor who will work with you through the final defense of the Publishable Paper. After successfully completing the Publishable Paper and most of your coursework, you become eligible to take the Preliminary Examination. Prior to the Preliminary Examination and the selection of the Dissertation topic, you must request a graduate faculty member to serve as your major professor for the remainder of your program. You can obtain a change of advisor form from the Graduate Records Specialist in 402 Aderhold and get both faculty members to sign it. Return the form to the Graduate Records Specialist, who will make the necessary notifications in the Graduate School.

The advisor-student relationship is not limited to advisement and registration activities. Ideally, students will seek consultation frequently with their advisor about program plans, personal and developmental issues, and career planning. All faculty members associated with the doctoral program are available for consultation with students, and attention is given to providing an appropriate amount of individual challenge and support as students progress through the program. It is students’ responsibility, however, to request assistance from their advisor when they have questions, desire guidance, or are experiencing problems. All faculty are available by appointment. (It is usually easier to make appointments via e-mail.)

Registration occurs each semester and forms can be obtained in 402 Aderhold, the department’s central office. The UGA Schedule of Courses is available on-line; however information about department courses will be distributed prior to pre-registration.

ECHD 8990 Seminar

All students are expected to participate actively in the ECHD 8990 Seminar each Fall and Spring Semester that they are enrolled. This seminar is a weekly meeting of all doctoral students and faculty. As part of that seminar each student will participate in at least one research, pedagogy, or service project that meets independent of the ECHD 8990 seminar class times.

Internship Experiences

The internship program provides an opportunity for students to gain first-hand experience under supervision and guidance of qualified and dedicated professionals in the field of higher education.

All students must complete at least 3-6 hours of internship. Students with 5 or more years of full-time post-masters professional work experience in student affairs at the time of admission to the program are only required to complete a 3 hour teaching internship. Students with less than 5 years of full-time post-masters professional work experience in student affairs at the time of admission must also complete a 3 hour Administrative internship.

The internship experience should be discussed and designed with your program advisor. In general, administrative internships cannot be completed as part of your current job responsibilities.