Admission Requirements

The MA in Higher Education & Student Affairs has one start term per year in the fall semester.

Priority Deadline: February 1 & Final Deadline: July 1

• Online application
• Non-refundable $75 application fee
• Official transcripts from all college level coursework with a cumulative GPA of 2.8 or higher
• 1 Letter of Recommendation (academic or professional reference will be accepted)
• Résumé
• Personal Essay: In 500 words, tell us how your experiences in college have led you to pursue a career in Student Affairs & Higher Education? What are your career goals?

Transcripts can be submitted directly from your previous institution(s) via official electronic delivery system (preferred method), to gradstudies@sacredheart.edu. Alternately, they can be mailed to:

Sacred Heart University
Graduate Admissions
5151 Park Avenue
Fairfield, CT 06825