Master's Degree Programs

Graduate Education

Graduate degrees offered by Keene State College are designed to meet the Standards of Accreditation for Academic Programs that are set forth by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). Scholarly work for a post-baccalaureate or advanced degree requires more independence and demonstrated advanced intellectual and creative capacity. The major goal of graduate study at Keene State College is to provide students with the opportunity to develop mastery within a selected field of study through the study of subject matter, advanced practice or, by engaging in research as applied in the discipline. In preparing our students for intellectual leadership through this graduate work, they are expected to adhere to the accepted standards of scholarly integrity in all presentations, examinations, research, in clinical practice and in the writing of papers, capstone projects and theses.

Keene State College’s graduate degree programs are administratively supported through the Office of the Dean of Accredited Programs, Graduate Studies and Professional Preparation, which reports through the Office of the Provost (Academic Affairs). Each specific graduate program is housed within an academic department, where the department chair, a graduate program director/coordinator, and graduate faculty teach, mentor, advise and engage with students. Upon admission to a graduate program, each student is assigned a faculty advisor. The faculty advisor is the prime program contact and source of information for students. Regular consultation between advisee and advisor is one of the most essential elements in the successful pursuit of graduate study.

The Office of the Dean of Accredited Programs, Graduate Studies and Professional Preparation works in partnership with the Graduate Council to review and propose graduate policy and to improve processes related to student on-boarding, orientation and degree completion. Once matriculated, graduate students will be assigned a KSC email account through which all Graduate Studies notifications and communications will be routed.