Program
The Program
The master's degree program in Human Services and Administration offers three field-based specializations designed for professionals who work with children, youth, and families.
- child and youth care administration
- early childhood education administration
- family support studies
Students in the master's degree program enter at specified times (January, May, or September), and form a cohort. They follow the same schedule and meet at the required summer instruction session during the program. Members of a cohort may be widely distributed geographically, but will have opportunities to interact and share assignments through the summer instruction.
Coursework for the program is grouped into modules. Modules are units of related courses under the supervision of the same faculty member. Each cohort will have its own guided-study schedule for completion of the master's degree program. Each six-credit module is three months long; each nine-credit module is four months long. Coursework, the practicum, and summer instruction will take 26 months to complete for all specializations. Students are required to complete a practicum project. This practicum is a job-related, problem-solving project designed by the student, the desired result of which is the resolution of an identified problem within the daily work setting.
The master's degree program uses the distance education on-line (WebCT), field-based, guided-study approach to provide educational opportunities to nontraditional adult students. In the delivery of this unique educational program, establishing and maintaining standards of availability and participation are vital to the academic quality and integrity of the program.
All students must attend one summer instruction in Florida, in July. Students are responsible for travel and lodging costs related to summer instruction.[Top]
Academic Expectations
This distance education graduate degree program is designed in a guided study format. Successful completion of this program will depend greatly on your ability to work independently and complete assignments and projects within the prescribed timelines, and on your ability to demonstrate--in writing and verbally--a comprehensive understanding of the required course content.
Degree Completion
Students are required to be available for all structured biweekly phone conferences and maintain a 3.0 grade point average. A student must successfully complete three 9-credit modules, one 6-credit module, and a
7-credit practicum for a total of 40 credits.
All students are required to complete their graduate program within the established time limit for their respective cohort specialization, unless they have been granted a one-time extension or a one-time withdrawal from the program.[Top]
Transfer of Credit
Forty credits of graduate work must be completed for the master of science degree with a specialization in child and youth care administration, early childhood education administration, or family support studies. Transfer of graduate-level credits up to a maximum of six semester hours from an accredited institution (with a grade of A or B) may be allowed upon approval of the program director. These credits must have been earned within the past 10 years.
Tuition
Tuition for the master's degree program in Human Services and Administration for 2006-2007 is $295 per credit. Tuition payments are based on 40 credits of coursework (for all specializations) plus a $100 materials fee for summer instruction on campus. Students register and pay for each credited component as they progress through the program. This tuition rate may be subject to change yearly.
Tuition and fees are due at the time of registration. Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice.[Top]
Fees
A one-time, nonrefundable application fee of $50 is required and must accompany the completed application. Students will be responsible for the purchase of textbooks, as well as other typical needs associated with advanced study.
NSU Email Account
You can obtain your NSU email account only after you are admitted as a student. All students are required to obtain and use an NSU email account. Your NSU email name and password may be used for
- your WebCT class login
- your NSU WebMail account
- access to the NSU Electronic Library
- security access to various NSU Web applications
The NSU Email Account Request Form will allow you to create your own NSU email account within one hour. You will be assigned an NSU email name and select your own email account password. However, in order to create your own NSU email account, new students must be provisionally accepted into an NSU program and be registered for a course.
Go to this Web site to create your NSU email account: https://www.nova.edu/sbin/account_request.
If you experience a problem with the creation of your NSU email account, please contact the help desk at (954) 262-4357 or (800) 541-6682, ext. 4357 or help@nsu.nova.edu
For more information, please email the Educational Technology Systems and Services at ets@nsu.nova.edu.[Top]
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