Siena Heights University
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DEGREES , PROGRAMS & POLICIES
Graduate College Degree Requirements and Restrictions
Graduate courses are typically scheduled from 8-weeks to 16-weeks in length and utilize a variety of formats : traditional classroom , blended ( mixture of classroom and online ), and totally online . The Organizational , Health Care , and Higher Education Leadership programs are offered totally online and in hybrid formats on the Adrian campus . The Graduate College has three ( 3 ) sessions : fall , winter , and summer . All three ( 3 ) sessions are broken into two sub-sessions : fall 1 and fall 2 ; winter 1 and winter 2 ; and summer 1 and summer 2 .
All graduate programs are based on professional competencies recognized by external authorities . The Education Program complies with standards set by the Michigan Department of Education . The Clinical Mental Health Counseling program complies with standards set by the Michigan Board of Counseling .
In addition to coursework , the master ’ s degree programs in Clinical Mental Health Counseling , most concentrations in Education , and the Health Care Leadership program , require at least one three-credit-hour practicum or internship .
Canvas Student Orientation Requirement It is important that the student familiarize themselves with the Graduate College website at https :// mysiena . sienaheights . edu / ICS / Departments _ and _ Offices / Graduate _ College /. Please refer to Important Documents on the left side of the page . Part of becoming familiar with the website also involves becoming familiar with the Canvas Learning Management System ( LMS ). New students completing online coursework are required to complete the Canvas Student Orientation . Begin by : 1 . Go to www . mysiena . sienaheights . edu / ics / 2 . Select Canvas Homepage under My LMS Courses ( right-hand side of page )
3 . Under the Canvas Dashboard ( left-hand side of page ), select Student Orientation .
4 . If a student experiences any difficulty logging on to MySiena , gaining access to courses , or accessing the orientation , please call the IT Help Desk at 517-264-7655 .
Degree Planning and Advising Following acceptance , part of the admissions process involves students and advisors developing a degree plan . This degree plan outlines the sequence of courses that the student will take . The degree plan takes into account which terms courses are offered , how many courses a student intends to take every year , and options if modifications to the plan are necessary . Because the degree plan is a tentative plan , the student is expected to initiate a meeting with the advisor to revise or make needed changes to the tentative degree plan .
Time Commitments Most three ( 3 ) credit-hour graduate courses require students to attend live class sessions for a total of 10.5 to 42 hours and require an additional 50 – 150 hours of out-of-class and / or online learning activities , or 5 – 12 hours per week . Thus , part-time students are encouraged to take no more than two ( 2 ) courses per sub-session . Experience has shown that students who are working full-time should plan on taking at least two ( 2 ) years to complete the 36-credit-hour master ’ s degree programs in Education and Leadership , and should plan on taking at least three ( 3 ) years to complete the 60-credit-hour master ’ s program in Clinical Mental Health Counseling .
Benefits of the Graduate College at Siena Heights University The University ’ s master ’ s degree programs offer : high academic quality ; convenience in terms of location , schedule ( night and weekend classes ), and format ( traditional , face-to-face , partly or totally online ); highly qualified and experienced faculty ; affordable price ; convenient parking ; small class sizes ; free academic advising and career counseling ; free use of the library , including inter-library loan ( technology fees are assessed every session for use of computing and technology resources on all campuses ).
All of the facilities and services on the Adrian campus are available to graduate students from all of the university ' s locations . These facilities include : the library , computing resources ( including the internet and e-mail ), the counseling center , the career planning and placement center , the campus store , campus ministry , campus
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