Youth Program Management and Evaluation

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Course Information

Core Courses

• HDFS 801 - Foundations of Youth Development (3 Credits)
• YD 804 - Program Design Evaluation and Implementation (3 Credits)
• YD 808 - Administration and Program Management (3 Credits)

Electives

Choose 3 credits of electives

• HDFS 860/YD 823 - Youth Policy (3 Credits)
• HDFS 861/YD 824 - Positive Youth Development in Community Settings (3 Credits)
• HDFS815 - Youth, Families, and Technology (3 Credits)
• YD806 - Youth Mental Health (3 Credits)
• YD 807 - Youth Professionals as Consumers of Research (3 Credits)

Admissions Requirements

To be accepted to this program, you must have:

• A bachelor's degree
• Résumé/CV
  • Previous work experience preferred
• A written personal statement
  • Detailing your professional interests and goals
• A written academic statement
  • Detailing why you are academically interested in the field and how you wish to use the degree in professional settings
• 3 letters of recommendation
  • At least one academic reference is preferred. If the applicant has been out of
    school for a while, ask letter writers to discuss the applicant's ability to apply research and theory
• Official transcripts from all previous schools
• No GRE required
  • GRE needed for international students
• TOEFL is English is not your native language
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• To apply to this program:

• Complete a university graduate application  
  • Including paying the application fee
• Submit all required materials to the application portal.
• Send all official transcripts to Michigan State University.
• Complete a department application form
• GRE scores are not required if you are a U.S. resident applying to the Masters Plan B program. International applicants must submit GRE scores. Send the GRE scores directly to the University.
• Applicants whose native language is not English must submit scores
  from the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) taken within the last 2 years. The code for Michigan State University is 1465.