Does the master’s program prepare teachers or require applicants to have teaching experience?

No, the MEd program in Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs prepares graduates to assume a wide variety of administrative positions within colleges and universities in the U.S. and throughout the world. Applicants who are interested in becoming primary or secondary teachers or furthering their professional development as primary or secondary teachers should consider Kent State University’s many excellent graduate programs in the School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies. We do not expect applicants to the MEd program in Higher Education Administration and Student Affairs to have a teaching background; those who do should clearly address in their goal statement the connection between any prior teaching experience at the primary or secondary level and their desire to work in higher (or tertiary) education as an administrator or student affairs professional.