The program is designed to produce student affairs generalists, defined as competent practitioner-scholars who:

• Understand how divisions of student affairs function as interconnected working units, and how divisions of student affairs complement the academic mission of institutions of higher learning;
• Learn and apply a multitude of practitioner-based competencies (modeled on the ACPA/NASPA Professional Competencies for Student Affairs Practitioners) in a student-centered manner; and
• Can contribute to higher education in a variety of ways, in a variety of positions, and in a variety of institutional settings.