Higher Education & Student Affairs (Graduate Certificate)
- Degree Levels:
- Graduate Certificate
You'll be prepared to lead and serve two-year, four-year, public, and private colleges and universities. You'll explore knowledge and skills within student life, academic affairs, athletics, and administrative divisions. And, you'll grow as a leader.
This 15-credit graduate certificate quickly gives you leadership skills. It is ideal for people with advanced degrees who lack leadership training or for those who want to begin their graduate degree by gaining leadership skills.
You'll enjoy an engaging and interactive learning experience that accommodates working professionals and attend classes online when it is convenient for you.
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Program Requirements
Educational Leadership and Higher Education
School of Graduate Studies
Program Highlights
- Take courses 100 percent online, at your convenience
- Enjoy 8- and 16-week course delivery
- No work experience or GRE admission requirement
- Structured to actively connect and engage with your professors and colleagues
- Complete your program in less than one year
- Gain employment and a lifetime of career advancement
- Faculty are nationally recognized and published researchers
- Apply coursework towards a Higher Education master's degree
Program Distinctions
- Take an optional Education Abroad experience in Italy
- Participate in our Leadership Institute to explore current practices and research in the field
- St. Cloud State is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Graduate Director
Dr. Emeka IkegwuonuStudent Organizations
Popular Careers
- Administration
- Admissions
- Advising
- Athletics
- Career services
- Residential life
- Records and registration
- Multicultural resource centers
- Student life and development
- Teaching
Application Deadlines
| U.S. Citizens | International Outside U.S. |
International Inside U.S. |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Jan. 15 (Priority 1) March 15 (Priority 2) Aug. 1(Final) | Jan. 15 (Priority 1) March 15 (Priority 2) May 15 (Final) | Jan. 15 (Priority 1) March 15 (Priority 2) Aug. 1 (Final) |
| Spring | December 1 | December 1 | December 1 |
| Summer | N/A | N/A | N/A |